5G architecture
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Rakuten Symphony is expanding its operations in three markets as it looks to bring its Open RAN technologies to Europe and the UK.
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The 5G revolution may have started to arrive on Europe’s shores in terms of licences, network infrastructure, devices and services – but I can’t be alone in feeling a sense of déjà vu when reflecting on the current state of the rollout.
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Ooredoo Qatar is turning to its long-term equipment supplier, Ericsson, to supply the telecoms equipment needed for next year's FIFA World Cup.
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Nokia and Taiwan Mobile have claimed a world first in New Radio (NR) carrier aggregation (CA) by combining spectrum.
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TPG Telecom is to conduct Australia’s first 5G virtualised RAN (vRAN) trial on 26GHz, using integrated mmWave solution.
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In the past, SLAs were based on voice, but mobility today requires a different approach. Chuck Girt, CTO, Everstream, explains the implications for fibre providers
Forthcoming events
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During MWC Barcelona 2021, Huawei Executive Director and President of Carrier BG Ryan Ding delivered a keynote speech Innovation: lighting up the future.
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Chipmaker Qualcomm today put its weight behind a move to support extremely high frequency 5G services, which it said can add massive capacity to cellular networks.
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The mobile industry’s technology experts have already defined the next standard beyond 5G.
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The Linux Foundation is working with a leading mobile industry organisation to set priorities for 5G and move on to 6G.
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Qualcomm has launched a fellowship and training programme to "identify, educate and attract" home-grown talent to work on the development of 5G in Spain.
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Qualcomm has joined a UK government scheme to test 5G wireless for rural applications, from agriculture and fisheries to tourism and safety.
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The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance is calling for the completion of Option 4 to support the full realisation of 5G.
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The dawn of the 5G era may be a natural progression for those in the industry, but for their customers it can quickly become a minefield.
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The UK government has launched nine projects as part of a £28.3 million joint investment between government and businesses.
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With a management shakeup and a new strategic direction, Orange Group has had a far from dull year. Tasked with defining the company of tomorrow, newly appointed CTIO Michaël Trabbia, tells Melanie Mingas what’s coming next
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Etisalat has claimed the world’s fastest 5G download speed at 9.1 Gigabits per second, by aggregating three spectrum bands.
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Vendors, operators and enterprises are becoming enthusiastic about private 5G networks, running IoT networks separate from what’s out there in the public world. Alan Burkitt-Gray looks at the market
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Ericsson has been appointed to implement its advanced 5G Radio and 5G Core network, including User Data Management (UDM), for Etisalat.
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Silos across the technology industry could hinder development and prevent players from realising the full potential of 5G.
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Chinese vendor Huawei is to set up a private 5G testbed in the Cambridge Science Park in the UK, working with Cambridge Wireless.
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SK Telecom and Deutsche Telekom have established a joint venture (JV) to develop advanced 5G in-building solutions and capitalise on global growth in demand for 5G repeaters.
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Open radio access networks (open RAN) will account for 58% of total RAN capex by 2026 and will be deployed at 65% of all sites.
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The UK’s University of Surrey says it has built the country’s first end-to-end 5G system.
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Telecoms software company Amdocs is working with chip maker Intel on virtualisation technology for cloud-based 5G networks.
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Samsung has released the first product from its newly-branded 5G in-building portfolio, Samsung Link.
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Dish Network, set to become the fourth mobile network in the US, has chosen to go with a cloud approach, using technology from Nokia.
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Telecoms software company Amdocs has bought Irish 5G charging, policy and cloud company Openet for US$180 million in cash.
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Eight companies have got together to support a new 5G lab that is being set up by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), aimed to develop, test and integrate open 5G solutions.
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The first 5G small cell network architecture and product definitions have been published by the Small Cell Forum (SCF), in a bid to prevent industry fragmentation.
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Two bodies representing Europe’s telecommunications industry have called on EU institutions and national governments to take a series of actions as they prioritise digital technology across the continent.
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Nokia’s next generation 5G AirScale Cloud RAN solution, based on vRAN2.0, will be commercially available this year with general availability expected in 2021.
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Eurofiber has joined an international research project with a €10 million budget to explore the use of fiberoptic infrastructure and technology for 5G connections.
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Taiwanese telecoms provider, Taiwan Star Telecom (TST) has selected Nokia as its sole provider of solutions for its 5G networks.
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Ericsson is to incorporate Sinch’s SMS Function (SMSF), a cloud-native 3GPP-specified messaging product into its core network to support its global 5G rollout.
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The 5G network will support more than 10% of global mobile connections by 2023, according to the Cisco Annual Internet Report, paving the way for “more dynamic mobile infrastructures for AI and emerging IoT applications”, including autonomous cars, smart cities, connected health, immersive video and more.
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UK mobile operators will be able to use Huawei equipment in their new 5G networks, but only in limited parts of their infrastructure, and only to a limited percentage, because it is a “high-risk vendor”.
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The US telecoms regulator has named two cities as innovation zones to try out new 5G services.
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Nigeria is to start testing spectrum for 5G services in the country, the regulator has announced – but isn’t yet planning services.
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CK Hutchison’s Austrian mobile operator Drei (Three) has launched 5G operations in the southern state of Carinthia.
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Swisscom has successfully tried out Ericsson’s so-called Radio Dot small cells to make 5G data calls between two offices.
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ZTE Corporation and Slovakian mobile operator SWAN Mobile have jointly conducted the country’s first 5G video call in a major breakthrough for 5G commercialisation.