Ericsson rApp strategy is focused on network automation, deployment, evolution, healing and optimization
As operators continue to push toward large-scale Open RAN deployments, a North Star is this idea of using open radio access networks as decentralized platforms for innovation. What this means, we...
Ericsson said that the deal also stipulates the modernization of Viettel's 4G network infrastructure
Vietnamese telecommunications operator Viettel has awarded the majority of its nationwide 5G radio access network (RAN) deployment to Swedish vendor Ericsson, the latter said in a release.
Ericsson said its 5G products...
WASHINGTON, D.C—With 6G already looming on the horizon as a technical challenge, there is also the pressing issue that in terms of new revenues, 5G has, by and large, not yet delivered. So what might 6G business models even look like, when the industry...
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Vodafone signed new agreements with Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung
Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has concluded different deals worth $3.6 billion with Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung for the supply of network equipment over a period of three years.
In a release, the Indian telco noted that the...
Ericsson, Nokia, NVIDIA, T-Mobile US establish the AI RAN Innovation Center
As T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert pointed out during the carrier’s recent Capital Markets Day, delivering cellular connectivity is “harder than it looks.” As such, T-Mo is looking to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to...
Network equipment vendor Ericsson has joined the new Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)-focused industry advocacy group, MSSA, that is focused on the use of satellite spectrum for direct-to-cellular device and IoT communications.
There are two broad approaches to NTN direct-to-cellular (D2C, sometimes also direct-to-device or D2D),...
A new “forecast report” by analyst house Dell’Oro Group, says revenue from the sale of radio access network (RAN) equipment for private 4G (LTE) and 5G deployments in the global enterprise market grew by 24 percent in the second quarter of 2024. The result...
More to follow next week, with coverage of a wide-ranging interview with the firm’s enterprise chiefs, but here is the news from Ericsson’s enterprise industry event in Boston today (September 12), covering the brand and product refresh it talked about at the start of...
DNB, Ericsson and eMooVit had initially signed a MoU in May 2024
Malaysian state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), Ericsson and eMooVit Technology have inked a partnership with the aim of enhancing Malaysia's autonomous bus experience using 5G technology, the former said in a...
McKinsey & Company sees network API market potentially generating hundreds of billions in new revenue
Ericsson alongside major global operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone, today announced an as-yet unnamed joint venture...
Artificial intelligence is being applied more broadly and deeply in telecom networks; though AI and machine learning have been part of network testing and assurance tools for years, new advancements in compute, in models and in more holistic data governance and application of data...
The communications regulator will auction spectrum in the 2.1 GHz and 2.3 GHz bands to support the development of 5G-A and 6G in Thailand
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) in Thailand has announced plans to auction spectrum in the 2.1 GHz and 2.3...
Ericsson said that this deployment lays the groundwork for forthcoming 5G-A and associated technologies
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Australian telco Telstra claimed the first deployment of Ericsson’s 4th generation of Radio Access Network (RAN) purpose-built compute platform in Australia, "paving the way" for a 5G Advanced...
Bloomberg reported this week that Samsung is interested in acquiring Nokia’s mobile networks business
On Aug. 29 Bloomberg, citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” reported that Nokia is exploring a divestiture of its mobile networks business with Samsung emerging as a potential buyer. In...
The 5G MCN market growth stalled for the first time, declining 8% year-on-year in the second quarter, Dell’Oro said
The global mobile core network (MCN) market experienced a decline of 15% year-over-year in the second quarter of the year, marking a historic low point in...
Ericsson supplied hardware and software and conducted demonstrations, test cases and performance assessments for the trial
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Turkish operator Turkcell announced a successful trial deployment of the Ericsson 5G Cloud Radio Access Network (RAN) technology on Turkcell's network.
With the deployment, Turkcell claimed...
My coverage over the last two weeks or so is beginning to paint a broad picture of a struggling — or at least a changing — market, characterized by the unloading of assets and workers. The latest news, this time from Swedish vendor Ericsson,...
Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE account for nearly half of the global RAN market, according to Dell'Oro
The global radio access network (RAN) market conditions remained challenging in the second quarter of the year, with global RAN revenues declining at a double-digit rate year-over-year for...
EE highlighted its first 5G small cells are now live as part of a trial taking place in the London Borough of Croydon
U.K. telco EE, owned by BT Group, confirmed it has already deployed over 1,000 small cells across the country, with 400 new...
US gold mining company Newmont Corporation is to junk Wi-Fi in favour of 5G on its remote controlled and autonomous machinery at its major mining operations in Australia, Africa, Latin America, and North America. The decision comes after a private 5G trial with Ericsson...
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has appointed Ericsson to offer private 4G and 5G networks to small- and mid-sized electric cooperatives (co-ops) across the US. NRTC is leading the consortium, which also includes telecoms and energy utility Southern Linc, offering core hosting solutions,...
US Cellular is the first customer in the world to deploy the Ericsson Router 6671, which was showcased at MWC Barcelona 2024
US Cellular announced this week that it will use products from the Ericsson 5G Router 6000 portfolio, including the vendor's most recently announced...
The testing took place in e& UAE's live 5G SA network, where RedCap was enabled in both frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD) spectrum
Ericsson and Emirati-based operator e& UAE have conducted a successful end-to-end verification of Ericsson's Reduced Capability (RedCap) software...
