Machine Learning for Mobile Network Service Degradation
In today’s hyper-connected world, maintaining a seamless mobile network experience is paramount. Service disruptions can be frustrating for users and costly for operators. This is where machine learning (ML) steps…
Cradlepoint 5G-Optimised NetCloud SASE Secures Agile Enterprises
Cradlepoint, part of Ericsson, has launched its single vendor Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solution, NetCloud SASE. Designed to serve agile enterprises, NetCloud SASE integrates cellular-centric SD-WAN and security into…
Nokia and Claro Demonstrate 5G in Colombia
Nokia has launched a live 5G network trial in Colombia with mobile operator Claro Colombia. The pilot will cover mobile, fixed wireless access (FWA) and corporate 5G services in 3.5GHz…
Ericsson and China Telecom Make 5G Standalone Data Call with Ericsson Spectrum Sharing
Ericsson and China Telecom (Sichuan) have successfully completed 5G Standalone (SA 5G) Ericsson Spectrum Sharing data call on a commercial network. The milestone was achieved recently on China Telecom’s 2.1GHz…
Nokia Now Offering End-to-End 4G and 5G New Radio Slicing
Nokia has launched new end-to-end slicing network functionality for 4G and 5G New Radio (NR). The solution will support connectivity from 4G and 5G devices over the sliced network to…
Dual Connectivity (DC) and Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity (MR-DC)
E-UTRAN supports Dual Connectivity (DC) operation whereby a multiple Rx/Tx UE in RRC_CONNECTED is configured to utilise radio resources provided by two distinct schedulers, located in two eNBs connected via…
Ericsson and Intel to Demonstrate 4G + 5G Dynamic Spectrum Sharing at MWC 2019
Ericsson will showcase activation of Ericsson Spectrum Sharing with an Intel 5G device at Mobile World Congress 2019. The demo will show that 4G and 5G traffic can run simultaneously…
Mitsubishi and NTT DOCOMO Achieve 27Gbps Throughput in 5G Outdoor Trials
Mitsubishi Electric and NTT DOCOMO have demonstrated 5G 27Gbps and 25Gbps maximum throughputs via one mobile terminal over communication distances of 10m and 100m, respectively, using the 28GHz radio frequency.
Nokia and dtac Deploy Commercial 4G TDD Network in Thailand
Nokia and dtac are deploying the commercial 4G TDD network in Thailand. Once completed, dtac TURBO users on the 2300 MHz spectrum operated in cooperation with TOT will get superior…
EE, Telefónica, Vodafone Win Big in Ofcom’s 4G, 5G Spectrum Auction
UK’s telecom regulator Ofcom has released the outcome of the principal stage of its 4G, 5G spectrum auction. EE, Telefónica, Vodafone came out as big winners. Ofcom has been running…
3GPP Road to 5G Massive Internet of Things
In last few years, Internet of Things (IoT) standards have evolved considerably to provide seamless convergence of the digital and the physical world. IoT allows applications, machines connected to the…
Session and Service Continuity Evolution in 5G Networks
The explosive growth of data-driven service has been the main driver for 3GPP evolutions in recent years. 5G is expected to provide considerably more flexibility for customization compared to earlier…
Nokia, Intel and Verizon Demonstrate New Virtualized RAN Architectures
Nokia, Intel and Verizon are collaborating on new Cloud RAN architectures to provide the flexibility needed for the operator’s future services and requirements for 4G, 5G and IoT in the…
Deutsche Telekom Picks Ericsson for Network Modernization
Deutsche Telekom has selected Ericsson as a supplier for its current and future network in one out of two market areas of Deutsche Telekom in Germany. The operator is modernizing…
Singapore Has Top 4G LTE Speed Among 77 Nations
Singapore has best 4G LTE experience with a 46.64Mbps average download speed among 77 nations according to a recent OpenSignal report. South Korea is not far behind with an average…
Nokia and Zain Deploy FastMile LTE Solution Following Successful Trial
Nokia and Zain Saudi Arabia are deploying Nokia’s FastMile technology to provide better broadband speeds to Zain’s customers. The deployment, the first for Nokia FastMile in the Middle East and…
Orange Advances Enterprise IoT with LTE-M Network and Devices in Europe
Orange Business Services has accelerated its LTE-M strategy to support the development of internet of things (IoT) solutions for the enterprise market. This follows the announcement by Orange in February…
SmartSky Starts Deploying 4G LTE Air-to-Ground Network
Aviation communications provider SmartSky Networks has started deployment of the airborne 4G LTE-based air-to-ground (ATG) network. Using 60 MHz of spectrum and beamforming technology, SmartSky’s network plans to provide more…
T-Mobile Launches LTE-U, Completes Test of License Assisted Access (LAA)
USA carrier T-Mobile has completed live field testing of mobile broadband data session using License Assisted Access (LAA) on its commercial network. The field testing, which began in Los Angeles…
AT&T Plans to Bring Faster Speeds to Over 20 Metros by End of Year
AT&T has announced 5G Evolution plans to pave the way to the next generation of faster speeds for its wireless customers with the latest devices in over 20 major metro…
Qualcomm Announces 205 Mobile Platform to Bring 4G LTE Services to Entry-level Phones
Qualcomm has introduced the Qualcomm® 205 Mobile Platform, designed to bring 4G LTE connectivity and 4G services to entry-level feature phones, company announced at a launch event in New Delhi…
Armenia’s VivaCell-MTS Expands 4G Network in 22 Towns
Armenia’s VivaCell-MTS continues expanding its 4G network in Armenia that was deployed six years ago, in 2010. Upon the completion of the planned works, 4G services will become available to…
Nokia and StarHub to Triple 4G upload Speeds in Singapore
Nokia and Singapore’s StarHub have successfully tripled peak upload speed to 150Mbps over the operator’s 4G network, in a trial using carrier aggregation technology and the 64 quadrature amplitude modulation…
MTN Ghana Selects Ericsson for deployment of LTE network in Greater Accra region
Ericsson has been selected by MTN Ghana for the deployment of a new LTE network in the Greater Accra region. The deployment will enable MTN to offer its 16 million…
Verizon Now Offers LTE for IoT Devices
Verizon, this week announced the availability of the world’s first Cat1 LTE network features for IoT, along with new tools for itsThingSpace IoT applications platform that enable developers “to quickly…
HERE and Netherlands Evaluating LTE-based C-ITS Road Messaging System
HERE, a Nokia company, and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment are together evaluating the deployment of a cellular network-based Cooperative Intelligent Transportation System (C-ITS) for improving road…
Ericsson announces launch of 5GEx project to unify 5G infrastructure service market
Ericsson today announces the launch of the 5G Exchange (5GEx) project. A Phase 1 5G Infrastructure Public Private Partnership (5G PPP) research and innovation project, 5GEx aims to enable a…
Millicom gets a 24% Stake in Helios Towers Africa
Helios Towers Africa (“HTA”), a telecommunications tower company in Africa and Millicom, a telecom and media company dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America and Africa, today announced that Millicom…
XL Axiata Selects Ericsson for LTE Deployment in Indonesia
XL Axiata, one of the major cellular providers in Indonesia, has signed a three-year contract with Ericsson for design and implementation of 4G/LTE network and upgrade of existing 2G and…
GSA confirms growing traction for LTE using 2.1 GHz spectrum
The LTE2100 market status report by GSA confirms that 15 operators in 11 countries have commercially launched LTE systems and service using 2.1 GHz (band 1) spectrum, almost double the…
