5G
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Antel, Uruguay's incumbent mobile operator, has partnered VMware on a use case driven trial using the VMware telco cloud platform to support a proof of concept (PoC).
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Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting will create a 5G network design and proof of concept (POC) for NOW Telecom to establish the first 5G Standalone (SA) network in the Philippines.
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Aerospace company Airbus has relaunched its high-altitude platform station (HAPS) business under a new name.
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Nokia has signed a new cross-license patent agreement with Samsung after the previous agreement between the two expired last year.
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Customers of BICS can now receive near real-time insights into the traffic being carried thanks to a software deal by the communications platform.
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5G-RAN growth will slow over the next five years as the market makes a transition from the expansion phase to the “next phase” according to research from Dell’Oro Group.
Forthcoming events
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The market for 5G networks that are satellite-based or come from high altitude platforms is growing at 38% a year, according to a new report.
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SES and du from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC) have successfully demonstrated the first satellite-enabled 5G backhaul in the Middle East.
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Airspan has announced plans to expand its 5G innovation lab in Tokyo to accommodate accelerating network adoption and scaling in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Nokia and A1 Telekom Austria have achieved 2Gbps data rates in a 5G standalone (SA) trial network in Austria.
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Private wireless networks have joined the list of ‘must have’ facilities for guests at a Seattle hotel.
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The European Commission has awarded Cellnex six projects for the deployment of 5G infrastructure in cross-border corridors.
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EE and Freshwave have partnered to enhance 4G and 5G coverage along Queen Victoria Street after a “first-of-its-kind” mobile infrastructure pilot was completed by both firms.
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Vodafone Idea is yet to start setting up a 5G base station network in India according to local reports from the country.
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The new UK Telecoms Lab, which is being set up in a suburb of Birmingham, will operated by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) on behalf of the government.
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French mobile operator Free has built what it claims to be the largest 5G connected factory in Europe for Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN).
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Nokia and O2 Telefonica Germany have successfully aggregated sub-6 GHz spectrum frequencies in a two-component carrier uplink carrier aggregation (CA) trial on 5G standalone (SA).
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MTN South Africa has selected TEOCO’s ASSET 5G planning solution to deliver its 5G services nationwide.