Nokia said that the agreement with Virgin Media O2 covers the Southern parts of the United Kingdom including London
Nokia secured a new three-year deal with Virgin Media O2 to supply Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment from its AirScale portfolio, effectively expanding an ongoing partnership...
Ongoing RAN standardization work is paving the way for future 5G Advanced technology
During a session at RCR Live Telco Reinvention in April, Doug Pulley, chief solutions architect at Picocom, explained that a number of actors including the International Telecommunications Union, the Next Generation Mobile...
While RIC promises to bring intelligent control and automation to the radio access network, the devil is in the details
As cellular technology becomes pervasive within enterprise environments, how best to bring intelligence, programmability, and automation to the radio access network (RAN) is receiving much...
LF Connectivity will address connectivity challenges within high-bandwidth fixed and mobile connectivity, says the Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation launched LF Connectivity, an open-source project that includes Meta’s fixed wireless access (FWA) service Terragraph, as well as software from its Evenstar program, which was established...
The country, however, is reportedly considering a ban on certain components made by Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE
Deutsche Telekom is not seeing a total ban on Chinese vendor Huawei by the German government, the carrier’s CEO, Tim Höttges, said in a conference call with...
At Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, radio intelligence continued to be a big theme for the second year in row. Leading infrastructure players and Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) supporters showcased significant advances in their approaches to better manage radio network resources in...
Mobile networks across the globe have made unprecedented strides in speed, throughput, manageability and cost reductions in the past few years, all of which proved their worth over the pandemic amid the staggering spike in demand caused by the work-from-home movement among other factors.
Unlike...
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....
ZTE said that this new solution, dubbed UniSite, aims to help carriers build a future-oriented 5G network offering capabilities for all spectrum bands
BARCELONA—Chinese vendor ZTE has released its new all-scenario 5G solution at Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2023.
The vendor noted that the new...
There are early signs of sustainability as a 5G value proposition, but can saving money through reducing power consumption be construed as 5G monetization?
If you look at major global corporations, you’ll like notice an increasing emphasis on reducing power consumption, achieving net-zero carbon emissions,...
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...
Rakuten Symphony said that Symworld RAN Commander is a one-stop solution for all aspects of network planning and optimization
Rakuten Symphony recently announced the general availability of its Symworld RAN Commander solution for automated 5G mobile network planning and optimization.
The Japanese company, which is the...
In February of 2019, the GSMA board set what it called a “milestone ambition”: The goal to transform the mobile industry so that it would reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest. An energy crisis in Europe, and climate-driven natural disasters and...
Reducing network energy consumption has become central to communication service providers’ (CSPs) business operations and can help them drastically reduce operating costs. In fact, according to Nokia, energy consumption accounts for nearly half of all telco network operations cost, and as a result, an...
As the telecommunications industry enters 2023, economic times are uncertain and capital and operational costs are under increased pressure. Customers need to be better understood and served. Communications Service Providers (CSPs) need to understand and manage their environment better. New skills in the workforce...
Ericsson aims cut costs by SEK9 billion ($880 million) by the end of 2023
In preparation for a flat RAN market over the next three years, Ericsson revealed that it aims to cut costs by SEK9 billion ($880 million) by the end of 2023. While...
Ericsson explains three-step approach to sustainably scaling 5G—plan differently, deploy differently, operate differently
In 2020, Ericsson first took a deep dive into breaking the energy curve with a focus on how operators could transition from 4G to 5G without following the historical pattern of major...
The Société du Grand Paris (SGP), the state owned industrial company responsible for the Grand Paris Express metro project, has appointed Nokia to deploy a private 5G macro network across four new lines and 68 new stations in the French capital, covering 200 kilometres...
Beefier antennas purportedly more than doubles range over small cell deployments, said Qualcomm
Hoping to address the range and cost deployment issues that surround outdoor mmWave deployments, Qualcomm on Tuesday announced its Compact Macro 5G RAN Platform. The new tech can boost the range of mmWave...
Vodafone, Intel and others showcased new solutions leveraging AWS technology
Amazon Web Services (AWS) held its annual re:Invent event in Las Vegas, Nevada this week. The week-long fête spanned the depth and breadth of the myriad services AWS offers, but there were a few interesting tidbits for...
Telefonica Germany said it has been testing Nokia's cloud RAN tech in Potsdam
German carrier O2 Telefónica, which is controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, said it is currently using cloud RAN technology from Nokia in its 5G network.
The telco noted that cloud RAN allows parts...
AI and ML use for network energy saving, load balancing, and mobility optimization are key
3GPP Release 18 marks the first release of the 5G-Advanced standard. R16 and R17 exposed new functionality to help 5G address IoT and edge computing, enabling 5G to reach new...
The two companies hope to drive standardized RIC testing with the new solution
Viavi Solutions on Wednesday announced that it’s signed a partnership agreement with VMware to develop a testbed as a service for RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) testing. Viavi said it hopes the new service will...
5G is here, and with the expansion of connectivity comes the challenge of deploying and operating networks that prioritize both performance and reduced energy use.
In the past, each generation of mobile broadband has come with a steep increase in energy use due to the...
