BROWSING: LTE

German carriers to expand 5G coverage via DSS technology

  German carriers Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Vodafone Germany are in the process of expanding 5G coverage across the country through the use of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology. Deutsche Telekom said that this expansion in 5G coverage will allow more than half of the German...

Turkcell selects Mavenir solution to transform its LTE, 5G network

Turkcell has already virtualized 60% of its mobile core services In March, Mavenir and Turkey’s largest mobile operator Turkcell partnered up to test and deploy OpenRAN vRAN, beginning with trials of fully containerized CU/DU and Open FH with Split 7.2 and the deployment of the...

Altran looks to federate MEC to deploy Industry 4.0 on private networks anywhere

Paris based system integrator Altran is working with London edge-cloud startup Ori Industries to promote federated multi-access edge computing (MEC) so developers can deploy Industry 4.0 solutions on private LTE and 5G networks, in any geography, and telecoms operators can serve industrial partners on...

Private 5G networks become indispensable, more evident during coronavirus quarantine

  Various countries are offering licensed millimeter wave 5G spectrum directly to private enterprises, and for good reason. Wifi hotspots are overloaded and cannot scale to meet the rapidly increasing demands for higher capacity and data speeds. For instance, with today’s COVID-19 quarantine and social...

BMW talks €30bn future-tech fund, new blockchain experiment, plus COVID impact

German car giant BMW will invest €30 billion in “future-oriented” technologies during the next five years. The group has confirmed it will expand a blockchain pilot for purchasing front lights to suppliers of other car parts. The announcements, made at the end of last month,...

Accelerators will play a key role in 5G and Edge Computing

Over the past several years, there has been a growing interest in the use of accelerators on standard servers to improve workload performance. It started with GPUs to accelerate AI/ML and is now growing to include FPGAs, SMART-NICs on servers and other low-power embedded...

CBRS: Understanding the operator and enterprise opportunities

  New mid-band spectrum allows operators to add capacities, enterprise to invest in private networks A consummate theme of telecom discussions is the desperate need for additional spectrum dedicated to mobile services; in the context of 5G, that refrain tends to focus on mid-band spectrum, which...

Metals & Mining | Digging with data – unique challenges, cellular solutions (part 3)

This article continues from here (part 2). It is also available to download (for free) in full, as a standalone report – from here. The report features additional information. It forms part of Enterprise IoT Insights’ ongoing Making Industry Smarter report series, which has...

Teracom recruits Ericsson for Industry 4.0-geared LTE/5G rollout in Sweden

Telecoms provider and broadcaster Teracom has said it will use radio and cloud products from Ericsson as it starts to roll out LTE and 5G in the 450 MHz band in Sweden. Teracom will offer critical-grade LTE and 5G to public and private national...

GSMA: Network investment will hit $1.1 trillion over the next five years, focused mostly on 5G

LTE just became the dominant mobile network technology last year, but the industry is already looking ahead Mobile network operators are projected to invest more than $1.1 trillion in their networks over the next five years, and about 80% of that will be in 5G...

Rohde & Schwarz Application Card: Automated spectrum clearance in LTE and 5G mobile networks

Interference that can degrade capacity and quality of service is becoming ever more troublesome as operators roll out 5G NR using new bands that previously contained other services. This is particularly important for the rollout of 5G NR because of its demanding use cases...

Editorial Webinar: Dynamic spectrum sharing: Driving 5G to scale

Previous generational upgrade cycles required operators to undertake the expensive, time-consuming process of spectrum refarming. But, for 5G, dynamic spectrum sharing allows carriers to side-step that process by transmitting LTE and 5G NR in the same band at the same time. DSS, coupled with the...

Nextivity Announces 5G Rollout for Cel-Fi Products as Carriers Upgrade their Networks

  New and Existing Cel-Fi QUATRA, Cel-Fi SOLO, and Cel-Fi GO G32 Models to receive over-the-air updates later this year, as carrier’s upgrade their existing network bands to 5G. Nextivity Inc. has announced that three of its flagship offerings – Cel-Fi QUATRA, Cel-Fi SOLO, and Cel-Fi...

Rakuten Mobile unveils aggressive launch strategy, plans US expansion

  Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has officially started accepting customer applications for its mobile service, scheduled to be launched next month. Rakuten Mobile is initially launching a single unlimited plan with free service over the first 12 months for 3...

Telit ME910G1-W1 Module AT&T Certified for LTE-M and NB-IoT Use

  Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), announced that its ME910G1-W1 module has been certified for use on AT&T's LTE-M and narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) networks. Based on the Qualcomm® 9205 LTE Modem from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., the module is ideal for...

VMware, Deutsche Telekom collaborate on virtual RAN Platform

Virtual RAN solutions are critical in a 5G world, says VMware VMware, Inc. and Deutsche Telekom are collaborating on an open and intelligent virtual RAN (vRAN) platform. The platform, based on O-RAN standards and Intel’s FlexRAN architecture, will improve RAN agility for both existing LTE...

Cost-effective 5G deployment calls for flexible planning tools

  5G is here, and it is making its debut in providing fixed wireless broadband or augmenting customer experiences at marquee destinations such as stadiums and red-carpet events like the Academy Awards. But beyond those high-profile locations and the much-hyped marketing launches, mobile network operators face...

Transitioning in-building cellular from off-air to a signal source

Coverage first, everything else second, for in-building cellular investment With businesses and consumers being bombarded by advertisements touting the advanced features enabled by 5G, and building owners trying to make sense of the diverse technologies that fit under the "smart building umbrella," it's important to...

Ericsson providing DSS, indoor radio solutions as operators rethink network deployment

  Ericsson took to Mobile World Congress Los Angeles to demonstrate its dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) solution for LTE and 5G NR networks, which supports the dynamic allocation of 4G and 5G traffic. “Ericsson spectrum sharing,” Paul Challoner, Ericsson’s VP of Product Solutions, told RCR Wireless...

5G should cover 70% of industrial sites by 2025, tech sector tells EU leaders

By 2025, 5G connections should cover 40 per cent of Europe’s workforce, 70 per cent of its industrial sites, and 80 per cent of its main logistics routes. This was the message from DigitalEurope, the trade association for the European tech industry, at the...

‘Manufacturers want proof’ – Ericsson looks to bottle fizz and pop of industrial IoT

Industrial IoT’s biggest problem? The fear of failure in a risk adverse industry. So says Ericsson, which recommends a two-pronged approach to spur takeup among overly-cautious manufacturing companies. The first fix is to drive starter IoT with proven low-level sensor solutions; the second is to...

5G cybersecurity: 3GPP vs. NIST—understanding the standards

  5G is very much an evolving technology and will be for some time as the 3GPP continues to refine the standard and vertical-specific use cases like autonomous manufacturing robotics and remote surgical procedures become a reality. As such, 5G cybersecurity needs to be equally...

Verizon, Honeywell help utilities to accelerate deployment of smart meters

Verizon has inked an agreement with Honeywell with the aim of helping utilities speed up the deployment of new communication-enabled, intelligent sensors and controls for the smart electric grid, both firms said in a release. Under the terms of the agreement, Verizon will integrate its...

Rohde & Schwarz White Paper: An introduction to interference hunting

Interference in the Radio Access Network is ubiquitous and becoming more critical as the deployment of the latest cellular standards brings increased sensitivity and subsequent degradation of network capacity and subscriber Quality of Experience. In this white paper, we will explore the topic of interference...