Vodafone U.K. switched-on what it claimed was the first live standalone (SA) 5G deployment in the country, with a new network built for Coventry University, the operator said in a release.
Vodafone noted it would be used to show the “true benefits of 5G” covering...
In 5G standalone (SA), the control plane has been significantly enhanced as service-based architecture. Components for policy, authentication, session management and user management have been disaggregated. They provide a flexible, open deployment framework for a range of new use cases.
Driven by the range of...
South Korean carrier LG Uplus completed tests of core technologies supporting voice service running on a standalone (SA) 5G network as the carrier expects to launch 5G based on SA architecture later this year.
In a statement, the operator said the tests verified the performance...
Made in Japan--compatriot firms collaborate on standalone
Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, and NEC Corporation announced that the two companies have reached an agreement to jointly develop the containerized standalone (SA) 5G core network (5GC) to be used...
T-Mobile US exec: 'SA 5G will accelerate 5G adoption and services'
T-Mobile US, assisted by Ericsson, has achieved a number of significant milestones for standalone architecture (SA) 5G. In order to achieve this string of firsts, the companies conducted tests in which SA and...
Keysight Technologies said this week that Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten will be using Keysight's test equipment in support of its Rakuten Mobile network launch.
Rakuten Mobile, which just began offering its low-cost data service to consumers last week, will be using Keysight's 5G network and...
Chinese vendor ZTE announced it has secured the winning bid for the commercial 5G Standalone core network in China Mobile’s 2020 centralized procurement for new 5G SA core network equipment.
ZTE will provide the core technology that will power China Mobile’s 5G in 12 provinces...
DSS can ease the transition from non-standalone to standalone 5G
For operators looking to quickly scale 5G, the DSS value proposition is crystal clear--instead of rolling trucks to re-farm spectrum for 5G on a site-by-site basis, a software upgrade can be remotely pushed to base...
Nokia exec: 'You cannot do 5G properly without taking advantage of cloud computing technologies"
To demonstrate just how varied Nokia’s approach to 5G is, the Finnish company’s Global Head of Mobile Networks Marketing Sandro Tavares explained to RCR Wireless News that its 20 global 5G...
SK Telecom tested SA 5G transmission on a multi-vendor network
SK Telecom expects to start offering standalone (SA) 5G services in Korea in the first half of 2020, the telco said in a statement.
The carrier said it successfully accomplished what it claims to be the...
The VoNR test used a commercial chipset from MediaTek deployed on a 3.5GHz TDD band
A successful Voice over New Radio (VoNR) interoperability test was conducted at the Ericsson Lab in Kista, Sweden. The achievement, which used a commercial chipset from MediaTek deployed on a...
Nokia has won a tender with German rail company Deutsche Bahn to test and deliver standalone 5G for autonomous trains and rail operations.
It will be the first time a standalone 5G system has been used for rail automation, said Nokia. The project, based in...
Etisalat recently recognized as the fastest mobile network in MENA region
Telecom services operator Etisalat already made headlines for completing the first end-to-end standalone 5G call in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region back in October. Now, the company is back in the...
Dynamic spectrum sharing allows operators to avoid re-farming
Dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) is a software-based functionality that allows a base station to simultaneously transmit LTE and 5G NR communications at the same time in the same band. This means operators can avoid the costly, time-consuming...
Greetings from New York City (aerial shot of Manhattan pictured), Philadelphia and Davidson/ Charlotte. This week’s Sunday Brief is kind of lengthy but worth careful reading as we have entered a new phase of state-based regulation (many current and former local telephone employees are...
M1 details plans for 5G in Singapore
While it covers a land area of a little more than 275 square miles, the island nation of Singapore is an economic powerhouse with a GDP per capita that puts it in the top 10 globally. The country...
SK Telecom: "SA 5G will be the cornerstone of the true 5G era"
Korean mobile operator SK Telecom (SKT) and network infrastructure vendor Ericsson have completed testing of an end-to-end 5G transmission using handsets, radio equipment and a 5G core, a critical step towards the...
Qualcomm: “The global rollout of 5G is exceeding expectations in both its speed and scale”
With 5G just picking up momentum, operators are already looking to the second phase of the cellular transition: standalone (SA) 5G. The SA version is slated to be more efficient...
Now that more than 50 service providers on every continent have rolled out 5G, where are we with 5G? and where we are going? are timely questions. When will we get to 5G Standalone (5G SA)?
To date, all 5G networks have been launched with...
T-Mobile US says it has conducted the first successful North American testing of a Standalone 5G New Radio data session, and that the test was also a world-first test of a 5G SA data session in a multi-vendor environment.
The carrier plans to introduce Standalone...
Affirmed Networks is supporting several fledgling Standalone 5G trials with its new UnityCloud solution, which it described as bringing together 5G and webscale technology on a virtualized network platform that allows operators to converge their networks onto a single core.
UnityCloud, the company said, is...
