EPC

Ericsson is already working with TIM competitor WindTre on 5G SA efforts  Ericsson noted Friday that Italian telco TIM has selected Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G core for its forthcoming 4G and 5G …

Mavenir says its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) will help rural carrier service RINA better scale to 5G services.

The Evolved Packet Core converges voice and data, but silos network functions (NFs). 5G’s cloud-native core makes NFs addressable services.

Most of you reading this blog will be doing so under lockdown. Whether or not you are reading this while working is another matter, but regardless, you will be using …

What is the best 5G deployment strategy? In recent conversations with mobile operators, many admitted to shying away from investing in full 5G standalone (SA). Instead they have opted for …

In the evolution of next generation mobile architectures, much of the focus is understandably on 5G New Radio – primarily, how much faster it will be than today’s 4G access …

Idea Cellular and Vodafone India both using cloud-native core solution As India’s booming mobile market continues to develop, Nokia is chalking up another win for its cloud-native core solution. The …

Biggest change in 5G core reflected in mission critical communications In December the 3GPP adopted the non-standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification and, following a meeting last week in South …

Diameter signaling has similar vulnerabilities as SS7 Location tracking, interception of voice and text messages, denial of service and account fraud are all potential attack vectors associated with the Signaling …

Carrier capital spending is expected to pick up this year after an investment lull,  according to new analysis from Dell’Oro Group. “After two consecutive years of declining capex trends, we …

Part 96 of FCC rules could support LTE deployments in shared CBRS spectrum The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has yet to finalize Part 96 rules governing shared access to spectrum …

Nokia discusses the role of virtualization from the EPC to the baseband unit The explosion of connected, smart devices, coupled with unyielding demand from consumers and enterprises for mobile data, …

Affirmed Networks discusses how virtualizing the evolved packet core will facilitate 5G network slicing for the internet of things. BARCELONA, Spain – In the race to “5G,” operators are steadily …

Huawei claims T-Mobile has failed to engage in FRAND licensing terms tied to 4G technology patents said to be core to network operations T-Mobile US’ rollout of LTE services has …

Huawei said the NB-IoT solution will be available in September Huawei launched an end-to-end narrowband “internet of things” solution with the aim of helping operators expand their IoT services. Huawei confirmed its …

Commercial 5G could come sooner than expected. An exclusive interview with Volker Held, head of 5G Market Development at Nokia. The search for commercial 5G use cases was some sort …

5G trial includes technologies including NFV, SDTI cloud and network slicing SHANGHAI – SK Telecom announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson to cooperate in …

Sixty-five percent of network operators are doing more network testing now than they were a year ago, according to recent research commissioned by Amdocs. The research, conducted by Coleman Parkes, …

In the past two months, customers of Australian mobile carrier Telstra have experienced network outages of varying degrees of severity prompting Telstra and primary equipment vendor Ericsson to launch a …

Thai operator plans to launch VoLTE-enabled phones with Huawei Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service launched commercial voice-over-LTE services across all 77 provinces in the country, according to an announcement …

Swedish firm looks to deploy VEPC in the cloud by Q3 2016, as it prepares for 5G Swedish telecom operator Tele2 announced the launch of its network functions virtualization strategy, …

Service providers should regard signaling as a competitive advantage that fosters innovation, rather than a source of frustration As the Internet of Things takes shape and 5G use cases bring …

The Japanese firm plans to start deploying the NFV technology on its network this month NTT DoCoMo said it has completed development of what it claims to be the world’s …

There is agreement in the telecom industry that the future of wireless networks is “5G.” However, ask anyone in the industry to define 5G and you’ll get many different answers. …

Connectem’s V-EPC platform expected to bolster Brocade’s NFV, SDN services Virtualized telecom platform provider Brocade is set to bolster its offerings through a pending acquisition of privately held LTE virtual …