The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people live and work, and accelerated the pace of digital and intelligent transformation of enterprises. 5G has become the core engine of industrial digital transformation. It is commonly agreed in the industry that standalone (SA) is the...
Ericsson said that the decision by the Post and Telecommunication Authority (PTS) to exclude Chinese vendors’ products from 5G network rollouts in Sweden may negatively impact the company’s business in the Chinese market.
In a financial filing, the Swedish company noted that the “ongoing geopolitical...
On May 12, Cui Li, Chief Development Officer of ZTE Corporation, attended the WISE2021 Leaders Conference, and shared her views on the topic "Accelerating 5G Expansion, Exploring Innovative Applications for Industries" with experts and business leaders from various sectors.
At the panel discussion, Ms. Cui...
India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has authorized local carriers to carry out trials of 5G technology in the country.
In a statement, DoT said that the permits were given to Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Vodafone Idea and MTNL, which will carry out these 5G...
Chinese operators added a total of 16.94 million 5G subscribers during February, according to monthly statistics published on the carriers’ websites.
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 4.19 million 5G subscribers in February.
The operator said it ended February with a...
Chinese vendor ZTE said it expects its first-quarter net profit to more than double year-on-year, to an estimated CNY 1.8-2.4 billion ($276.7-368.9 million), mainly driven by continued revenue growth and improving gross margins and profitability.
In its 2020 earnings statement, the Asian vendor reported a...
ZTE expects to work with Chinese mobile operators to construct and commercialize 5G ATG networks in China in 2021, according to Liu WeiWei, ZTE’s ATG product manager.
ATG is short for Air-to-ground, which uses mature land mobile communication technologies to provide high speed mobile network...
In 2020, Chinese operators accelerated the deployment of 5G SA networks across the country and now operate more than 700,000 5G sites nationwide. New, massive deployments are expected to occur this year, to further expand 5G coverage in urban and rural areas of the...
Italian operator WindTre has activated its 5G network in 59 provinces and eight provincial capitals, reaching around 74% of the Italian population, up from 56% last month and 40%in November, according to a report by Italian news site Mondo Mobile Web.
WindTre has accelerated the...
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) confirmed its auction for licenses in the 3.5 GHz and 2.3GHz bands started today.
“The licenses are attractive for increasing capacity for mobile broadband services and are expected to be central for 5G development in Sweden,” the regulator...
Austrian operator Magenta Telekom, which is owned by German telecom group Deutsche Telekom, said its 5G service reached 1,200 locations across the country as of the end of 2020.
Magenta Telekom said it had reached around 40% of households and businesses in Austria with the...
Will Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE, who have been blocked from doing business in the USA by the Trump administration because of security issues, now be cleared under the Biden administration? Many have wondered whether this problem was real or political. Biden won’t...
Super dynamic spectrum sharing (SuperDSS) is a technology that will facilitate the early introduction of 5G networks by enabling spectrum sharing and will futureproof network designs by simplifying the operations and maintenance (O&M) when single band multiple RATs especially 5G is involved in FDD...
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) decided to put on hold a 5G spectrum auction scheduled to begin on November 10 after a court in Stockholm issued a ruling suspending parts of its decision that had excluded Chinese vendor Huawei from 5G networks.
“The...
A Recap – the Ubiquitous Edge Platform
This is the second of two blog posts that explore the concept of a ubiquitous multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform that universally addresses edge computing needs, from customer premises to regional telco data centers. If you haven’t yet...
MEC is critical for both wireless and wireline carriers
With 5G rolling out across the globe, there's been substantial attention showered on edge computing as a crucial enabler for specific capabilities such as ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) support. Edge and 5G have become synonymous even...
India’s Department of Telecommunications is expected to carry out a 5G spectrum auction in the first quarter of 2021, Indian press reported, citing a top executive of telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel.
The executive said that the telco will refrain from taking part in the spectrum...
Telenor Sweden has activated its 5G network in central Stockholm, marking the launch of nationwide roll-out using the new technology.
The operator said the 5G network will provide internet access at 1 Gbps to customers with a compatible handset and a Telenor 5G-ready 30 GB,...
ZTE posted operating revenues of CNY 74.13 billion ($11 billion) in the first three quarters of the year, an increase of 15.4% compared to the year-ago period, the Chinese vendor said in a statement.
During the period, net profits amounted to CNY 2.71 billion, while...
The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said four mobile operators have been approved to take part in an upcoming 5G spectrum auction, the regulator said in a statement.
Hi3G Access, Net4Mobility, Telia Sverige and Teracom have been approved for participation in the 3.5 GHz...
With the curtain on 5G pulled back in 2019, the pace of 5G deployment is accelerated worldwide. On the one hand, 5G will deliver higher capacity to meet the growing demand for mobile data; on the other hand, the smart internet of everything (IoE)...
ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has launched a revolutionary 5G energy saving solution, PowerPilot, in a bid to help operators realize higher energy efficiency, lower carbon footprint and achieve...
Recently, ZTE released “AIVO Digital Operation Solution White Paper”. As one of the ten scenarios of autonomous evolving network, AIVO digital operation solution deeply practices the evolution of autonomous evolving network, systematically elaborates how to meet the customer's growing operation requirements, maximize the operation...
Chinese vendors Huawei Technologies and ZTE have been slowing down their 5G base station installation in the country, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
According to the report, the two Chinese vendors told some of its suppliers to slow down shipments of some 5G base station-related...
