End-to-end fronthaul testing, as well as isolation testing, provide the big picture and granular data needed to drive Open RAN adoption
Given one of the primary goals of Open RAN—providing architectural flexibility by breaking up the centralized unit (CU), distributed unit (DU) and radio unit...
Ericsson noted that its AIR 3229 dual-band radio enables e& UAE to deliver 5G services simultaneously on both the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz spectrum layers using a single unit
Ericsson and Emirati-based operator e& UAE have completed what it claims to be one of...
Ericsson said it will continue to supply the hardware and software for Swisscom’s network under the extended deal
Swiss telco Swisscom and Swedish vendor Ericsson announced they have extended their strategic partnership for another three years.
In a release, the vendor said it will continue to...
The evolution from massive MIMO to Giga-MIMO will facilitate fast, cost-effective 6G deployment
Global consensus around 7.1 GHz to 8.4 GHz as a prime 6G candidate band, along with broader interest in the upper mid-band (7 GHz to 16 GHz) for future mobile broadband services,...
ZTE unveiled 10 5G-A products including UBR and FDD massive MIMO products, mmWave products and a non-terrestrial networks (NTN) base station
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation recently announced 5G-Advanced (5G-A) products at an event during MWC 2024, which took place in Barcelona, Spain, last week.
During its...
du has also deployed extreme-large antenna arrays (ELAA) technology, which has resulted in approximately a 30% enhancement in user experience
United Arab Emirates (UAE) telco du announced the deployment of a large-scale three carrier aggregation (CA) in TDD Massive MIMO base station, delivering a peak...
Verizon says it is laying the foundation for O-RAN
Verizon says that it has already deployed more than 130,000 Open RAN-capable radios in its network as part of an ongoing modernization project in which the carrier is putting in place a virtualized Radio Access Network...
Ericsson on how operators can work towards net-zero goals and deliver 5G sustainability without compromising performance
“Our target as an industry, as a society, is very clear,” Ericsson Head of Product Line 5G Sibel Tombaz said during a talk on 5G sustainability at the recent...
Various forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are pivotal for an upcoming surge in mobile ecosystem development and revenue growth over the next couple of years. New applications, services and network efficiency enhancements will escalate demand for AI workload processing in cloud data centers, mobile-edge...
Ericsson said the toolkit is designed for telecommunications services providers to deliver use cases with high requirements on throughput, reliability and latency at agreed performance levels
Swedish vendor Ericsson has launched a new software toolkit with the main aim of strengthening 5G Standalone (SA) network...
As brownfield Open RAN deployments pick up and interoperability processes are refined, questions around fiber expense and massive MIMO still dog the ecosystem
Open RAN has come a long way since the days of the xRAN Forum and C-RAN Alliance. Standards have been developed and...
Nokia noted that the first 5G site using its technology is expected to go live in August
Finnish vendor Nokia and Canadian cable TV and mobile telephony operator Eastlink announced a multi-year strategic access network partnership with the aim of modernizing Eastlink’s mobile network.
Under the...
Ericsson's AIR 3218 is expected to be deployed across 50 sites within the Vodafone UK network during 2023
U.K. carrier Vodafone and Swedish vendor Ericsson have begun the deployment of a compact active-passive antenna in the U.K. to bring greater 5G capacity, coverage and performance...
Vodafone said that the O-RAN trial was carried out in Torquay and Exmouth, in the U.K.
U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone claimed it achieved the first commercial urban deployment of Open RAN (O-RAN) in Europe, trialing the technology in two U.K. towns to provide mobile subscribers...
Watching the evolution of telco carrier RAN networks feels like viewing a sports replay in slow motion. It’s interesting to see, and there are often angles and perspectives that crop up that aren’t immediately apparent. In the end, however, you still know where things...
Qualcomm focusing R&D efforts on Giga-MIMO to support future spectrum deployments
The early vision of 5G, which has come to life based on global operator-led deployments, involved a mix of low-, mid- and high-band frequencies to strike the right balance between coverage and capacity. Looking...
Air interface innovations and new services on the way with 5G Advanced and 6G
In addition to driving the ongoing standardization of 5G Advanced and early scoping of 6G, Qualcomm engages in long-term foundational research geared toward identifying and solving problems facing ever-evolving mobile networks....
Yes, the market for Macro and Massive MIMO infrastructure will drop dramatically through 2027. But that drop will be offset by small cells, software, millimeter wave, and private cellular investments. In fact, with a rebound expected from new spectrum bands in 2028, our new...
Mavenir said its FWA solution can be deployed on public, hybrid and private clouds
Mavenir announced the availability of its new Fixed Wireless Access solution (FWA), which combines its open virtualized RAN, converged packet core and OpenBeam portfolio of radio units.
The firm said that this...
Huawei said that the massive MIMO technology deployed in the Philippines boost download and upload speeds by 35%
Chinese vendor Huawei has started to commercially deploy its third-generation 5G massive MIMO outside China, with the Philippines being the first major market.
In a release, the vendor...
NEC and Mavenir said that the technologies have been deployed at the Orange Gardens campus in Chatillon
NEC and Mavenir have deployed massive MIMO (mMIMO) on Orange's 5G Standalone (SA) experimental network, the companies said in a joint release.
As part of the deal, Mavenir's...
ABI Research said that the deployment of outdoor 5G small cells is forecast to reach 13 million by 2027
A total of 13 million outdoor 5G small cells will be deployed at a global level by 2027, according to a recent report by technology intelligence...
The DoD said it has a vital interest in advancing 5G-to-NextG wireless technologies and concept demonstrations
The Department of Defense’s Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) Program recently launched three new projects focused on 5G and future 6G systems.
“The DoD has a vital interest in advancing 5G-to-NextG...
CHT is in process to upgrade mid-band 5G base stations in an estimated 2,000 sites in Taiwan
Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecoms company in Taiwan, has begun upgrading its installed Ericsson base of mid-band Massive MIMO radios, the latter said in a...
