German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it has completed the first 5G Voice over New Radio (VoNR) call in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung and Xiaomi.
The call was made over a 5G Standalone (SA) network set up at Deutsche Telekom's lab in Warsaw, Poland.
This...
The public safety network will have Samsung’s Mission-Critical Push-to-Talk capabilities
Samsung Electronics is working with Korean mobile operators on the deployment of the world’s first 3GPP-compliant nationwide public safety LTE (PS-LTE) network. The PS-LTE network will operate in 700 MHz spectrum to provide connectivity...
KDDI following a low-, mid- and high-band 5G strategy with plans to spend $4 billion by 2025
Korean vendor Samsung Electronics has announced it has brought its 700MHz services on air for Japanese carrier KDDI's commercial launch of 5G.
The use of 700 MHz spectrum in...
The Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra supports enhanced intelligent Wi-Fi, OpenRoaming and Wi-Fi 6E
Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 Ultra, announced in January, has a number of features aimed at eliminating a particularly annoying pain point for consumers: The transition between Wi-Fi and cellular and vice versa.
“Our...
Canadian operator Rogers Communications today announced that it has turned on its 5G service in Winnipeg and Brandon, Manitoba.
Including these communities, Rogers' 5G network now reaches a total of 134 cities and towns across Canada.
“The arrival of 5G in Manitoba will change the way...
The Samsung 5G common core supports 5G SA, 5G NSA and 4G simultaneously
Samsung Electronics and KT Corporation (KT) said that they have deployed Korea’s first 5G standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) common core in KT’s commercial network. By supporting 5G SA, 5G NSA and...
Samsung Electronics and Japanese operator KDDI signed an agreement to expand their collaboration in the 5G network business in Japan.
Under the terms of the new deal, the companies will "verify and assess optimal 5G network solutions" for enterprises to improve user experiences and enhance...
Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo and compatriot firm NEC announced that they have expanded multi-vendor interoperability by interconnecting a new 5G base station baseband unit (5G-CU/DU), developed by NEC and Samsung Electronics and compliant with O-RAN Alliance specifications, with 5G base station remote radio units...
Korean carrier SK Telecom and compatriot company Samsung Electronics announced that they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Intel for cooperation in the commercialization of an evolved 5G network functions virtualization platform.
Under the terms of the agreement, the...
Australian operator Optus has completed what it claims to be the world’-s first 2.3 GHz + 3.5 GHz 5G non-standalone carrier aggregation call, the company said in a release.
The call -- made in Sydney, in collaboration with Ericsson and using Samsung’s Galaxy S20 5G...
Chinese vendor Huawei is forecast to lead the global mobile base station market this year with a total share of 28.5%, up from 27.5% in 2019, according to a report by Taiwan-based research firm TrendForce.
The second position will be occupied by Swedish vendor Ericsson,...
Initial "6G" networks could be deployed in 2028, while mass commercialization of this technology will occur in 2030, according to a new white paper released by Samsung Electronics.
Samsung released a white paper entitled “The Next Hyper-Connected Experience for All,” outlining the company’s vision for...
Canadian telecoms operator Telus has selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G network infrastructure supplier, the latter said in a release.
Samsung has signed four new 5G contracts in the last seven months, including operators in Canada, U.S. and New Zealand.
“We are pleased to select Samsung as...
The trials are related to IBM's recent 5G edge computing offerings
IBM is working with Singaporean local mobile carrier M1 and South Korean vendor Samsung to trial 5G use cases for the manufacturing sector. The trials will explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and...
South Korea tech giant Samsung Electronics expects to see a slowdown in 5G investments in the second quarter of the year due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, JongMin Lee, VP of Samsung's mobile communications business, said during the firm’s earnings call.
“It...
Korea’s main telecom operators expect to commercialize an ultrafast mmWave 5G network this year, The Korea Herald reported, citing industry sources.
According to the report, the mmWave 5G service will be initially available for the business-to-business segment. Operators have not yet finalized investment plans for...
Samsung: 'MCPTX opens a new horizon in advancing public safety'
Samsung Electronics announced the successful demonstration of the world’s first video call on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform using Mission Critical Push-to Talk, Data and Video (MCPTX), a communications capability developed specifically for first...
Samsung Electronics announced it has signed a commercial agreement with New Zealand’s largest mobile carrier, Spark, to take part in building Spark’s 5G network in 2020.
The South Korean vendor carrier out 5G trials with Spark last year.These trials used Samsung’s 5G end-to-end solutions to...
Samsung will assist US Cellular in the development of its 5G network
US Cellular has selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G and 4G LTE network solutions provider. US Cellular will purchase Samsung’s network solutions, including 5G New Radio (NR) technology, to contribute to the operator’s...
Canadian telecommunications services provider TeraGo announced that it will start technical trials in the greater Toronto area and greater Golden Horseshoe area in the first quarter of 2020, using fixed wireless 5G millimeter wave equipment from Nokia.
The trials will be conducted on the 24...
5G takes centerstage during IFA keynotes
With keynotes highlighting 5G from executives at Qualcomm and Huawei, the Berlin-based IFA consumer electronics show served as a proof point that device OEMs and their ecosystem partners are working overtime to support the global deployment of 5G, which...
Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom announced they have carried out a successful demonstration of how 5G technology can improve motor racing experiences for fans.
The demonstration, held at the Korea International Circuit race track, was carried out using Samsung Networks’ end-to-end 5G mmWave...
Telecom Italia (TIM) expects to provide 5G technology in at least 120 cities and 200 tourist destinations across Italy by 2021, the operator said in a release.
By that year, TIM also plans to provide 5G coverage for 245 industrial districts and 200 specific projects...
The United States Department of Commerce has recommended to the government of India that it not purchase equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei over security concerns, Indian newspaper The Economic Times reported.
According to the report, the U.S government agency had written a letter to Indian...
