evolved packet core

In the massive effort to connect the billions of people without reliable access to broadband, there is no singular solution that can be delivered by one company or government. Bridging …

Open Mobile Evolved Core is part of the larger CORD project In 2017, Sprint worked with Intel Labs on an open source mobile core dubbed C3PO–Clean CUPS Core for Packet …

FCC pauses shot clock related to Sprint, T-Mobile US merger In a week of 5G-related world firsts, T-Mobile US got into the mix by announcing completion of the “world’s largest” …

Cloud packet core will support nearly 8 million subs Bangalore, India, a tech hub in the rapidly developing subcontinent, just got a little more connected with Vodafone India’s deployment of …

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 …

Mavenir SVP highlights 5G bandwidth, latency benefits Early deployments of commercial 5G services will look more like really fast LTE services, according to John Baker, Mavenir SVP, Business Development. During …

RFIs for 5G core are coming out now; RFPs to follow in 2019, Oracle VP says 5G, for operators, is all about efficiency and flexibility–lowering the cost per bit per …

In December 2017, 3GPP finalized the non-standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification, which uses the LTE radio and core network in tandem with a new 5G carriers. The standalone 5G …

VodafoneZiggo awards Ericsson evolved packet core contract VodafoneZiggo, a joint venture between Vodafone Netherlands and Ziggo, announced it has awarded Ericsson an evolved packet core contract. As part of the …

Nokia contract valued at $210 million and includes the core and radio networks; Vodafone India also contracts with Huawei and Ericsson. Vodafone India awarded Nokia a multi-year contract extension worth …

Huawei is planning a commercial trial of NB-IoT in Q4 Huawei announced the large-scale commercialization of its end-to-end narrowband “internet of things” solution will take place starting next year. The Chinese …

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 …

IP platform will enable the Japanese firm to manage increasing data demand French telecom equipment provider Alcatel-Lucent plans to deploy its IP core/edge routing platform – the 7950 Extensible Routing …

Business will be divided into mobile networks, fixed networks, applications and analytics, and IP/optical networks Ahead of finalizing its planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia on Oct. 7 announced its intended …

ATLANTA – Focused on enabling network operators to keep up with customer demand for mobile video, Ericsson is emphasizing its various solution platforms including LTE Broadcast and the Media Delivery …

Nokia plans unveiling for Mobile World Congress in March Nokia Networks have partnered to deploy what the companies are billing as the first-ever intelligent self-organizing network to mobile backhaul. The two …

Editor’s Note: With 2015 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. There’s …