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Deeper look into CORD and M-CORD initiatives

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Radisys for a deeper look into the ONOS CORD and M-CORD initiatives On this week’s show we have a featured interview with Radisys for a deeper look into the Open Network Operating System project’s central office...

SK Telecom inks transcontinental 5G trial with Ericsson and DT

5G trial includes technologies including NFV, SDTI cloud and network slicing SHANGHAI – SK Telecom announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson to cooperate in the development of the 5G core network. Under terms of the deal, the three parties agreed...

SK Telecom inks transcontinental 5G trial with Ericsson and DT

5G trial includes technologies including NFV, SDTI cloud and network slicing SHANGHAI – SK Telecom announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson to cooperate in the development of the 5G core network. Under terms of the deal, the three parties agreed...

KT confirms 5G services for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

5G trials conducted ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea SHANGHAI – Korean telecommunications company KT confirmed "5G" technology will be available during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which are set to take place in February 2018. Speaking at this week's Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2016...

SK and Ericsson push 5G plans with SDTI; Ericsson claims 7 Gbps mobile 5G test

SK Telecom and Ericsson tout first SD telecom infrastructure demo targeting 5G network slicing, while Ericsson mobile 5G test hits 7 Gbps speeds in transit SK Telecom and Ericsson claimed to have demonstrated the first software-defined telecommunications infrastructure based on Hyperscale Datacenter System 8000 at...

Nokia 5G ‘commercial’ demo, network slicing slated for 5G World

Nokia 5G demonstration plans include a claimed first ever network running on commercial platforms and cloud orchestration-based network slicing Ahead of this week’s 5G World event, Nokia said it plans to demonstrate a “5G” network running on commercial platforms at the show in London. The...

Nokia 5G ‘commercial’ demo, network slicing slated for 5G World

Nokia 5G demonstration plans include a claimed first ever network running on commercial platforms and cloud orchestration-based network slicing Ahead of this week’s 5G World event, Nokia said it plans to demonstrate a “5G” network running on commercial platforms at the show in London. The...

SK Telecom unveils new connected car service

Service is based on the SK Telecom's mobile navigation app ‘T map’ SK Telecom unveiled its "T map for Car" connected car service, which is based on the company’s "T map" mobile navigation app. The mobile operator said the new connected car service will be...

SK Telecom unveils new connected car service

Service is based on the SK Telecom's mobile navigation app ‘T map’ SK Telecom unveiled its "T map for Car" connected car service, which is based on the company’s "T map" mobile navigation app. The mobile operator said the new connected car service will be...

New 5G-capable stretchable circuits may revolutionize IoT

New fast, stretchable circuits that adhere to the skin like tattoos may revolutionize the IoT, not least biomedical applications. Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW–Madison) have created what they claim to be the world’s fastest stretchable circuits. The new 5G-capable stretchy electronics may revolutionize the...

SK Telecom, Samsung plan LoRaWAN network in Korea

The LoRaWAN network set to initially be available in the city of Daegu SK Telecom and Samsung plan to deploy a nationwide LoRaWAN network to support "Internet of Things" services. The companies said the low-power, wide-area network will be deployed using the 900 MHz band. SK...

SK Telecom, Samsung plan LoRaWAN network in Korea

The LoRaWAN network will be initially available in the city of Daegu South Korean telecoms operator SK Telecom and compatriot firm Samsung will deploy a nationwide LoRaWAN network for the provision of Internet of Things (IoT) services. The two companies said the low power wide area...

LoRa-based IoT networks gaining momentum with Samsung, Tele2 rollouts

Samsung and Tele2 will both deploy LoRa-based IoT networks, showing LoRa's increasing popularity. Or is it simply LPWAN gaining momentum? LoRa is gaining traction in the market as new LoRa-based IoT networks are starting to get deployed. Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom have partnered for...

ZTE helps China Mobile promote MANO interoperability across industry vendors

New project aims to ease adoption of NFV ZTE entered into a collaboration with China Mobile to promote a management and orchestration interoperability test across key industry vendors, with a goal of easing network functions virtualization adoption by verifying interoperability of China Mobile’s NFV standard...

5G network slicing and its key role in future networks

Virtual networks optimized by use case is goal of 5G network slicing The mobile industry consensus is there will be a new "5G" radio access standard by 2020. However, 5G networks will be much more than just radio access as these future networks are expected...

5G network slicing and its key role in future networks

Virtual networks optimized by use case is goal of 5G network slicing The mobile industry consensus is there will be a new "5G" radio access standard by 2020. However, 5G networks will be much more than just radio access as these future networks are expected...

China Unicom partners with Shanghai on smart city initiative

China Unicom plans to upgrade and expand infrastructure across the city and deploy IoT platform China Unicom announced an investment program to expand and upgrade its telecommunications infrastructure in Shanghai, local press reported. The initiative also stipulates the development of an “Internet of Things” platform...

Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz validates 64 QAM for LTE-Advanced Pro

Rohde & Schwarz says it has achieved the first validation of RF conformance for LTE-Advanced Pro with 64 quadrature amplitude modulation and carrier aggregation in the uplink, claimed to enable maximum uplink data speeds of 150 megabits per second. The validation came out of...

Korean mobile carriers secure additional spectrum

The government raised $1.81 billion in the multiband spectrum auction South Korea obtained 2.11 trillion won ($1.81 billion) in a recent multiband spectrum auction, well below the market expectation of 2.5 trillion won. The country’s largest mobile operator SK Telecom picked up both blocks of...

IIoT manufacturing moves beyond hype

Awareness and intent is growing around IIoT manufacturing, but companies have yet to see significant impact The 2016 edition of the global MESA international and LNS Research survey on "Metrics that Matter in the manufacturing world” shows the industrial "Internet of Things" manufacturing sector’s take on IoT...

IIoT manufacturing has moved beyond hype

Awareness and intent is growing around IIoT manufacturing but companies have yet to see significant impact The 2016 edition of the global MESA International and LNS Research survey on ”Metrics that Matter in the manufacturing world” shows that the IIoT manufacturing sector’s take on IoT is changing...

LTE and smartphones power SK Telecom Q1 growth

SK Telecom posted Q1 growth highlighting continued growth among LTE and smartphone users, with planned focus on IoT expansion SK Telecom said it added 295,000 mobile customers during the first quarter, pushing its total customer base to 28.92 million subscribers. LTE customers numbered 19.52 million...

Telkomsel LTE network reaches 100 cities

4G LTE subscriber base reaches 5 million Indonesian telecoms operator Telkomsel announced its 4G LTE network currently reaches 100 cities across the country. The telco has already deployed more than 4,500 base stations in in Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, Nusa Tenggara, and Papua. Telkomsel reported that...

SK Telecom, Nokia demonstrate 20 Gbps speeds

Korean telco plans to unveil 5G device prototype BARCELONA, Spain – Korean operator SK Telecom and Nokia Networks claimed a network test resulting in over-the-air transmission speeds of 20.5 gigabits per second at this week's Mobile World Congress event. SK Telecom said the test meets...