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3GPP Announces New Release 17 Schedule

Earlier this month, 3GPP Technical Specification Groups (TSG) announced a firm Release 17 timeline after considering the effects that e-meetings in 2020 had on the work’s progress and the pressure…

Qualcomm and NTT DOCOMO Enable Commercialization of 5G Sub-6 GHz Carrier Aggregation in Japan

Qualcomm and NTT DOCOMO have together enabled the commercialization of 5G sub-6 GHz carrier aggregation (sub6-CA) in Japan, effective immediately, to bring multi-gigabit mobile experiences to DOCOMO customers.

Nokia and StarHub Conduct 5G Non-Standalone Network Trial in Singapore

Nokia and Singapore-based operator StarHub are conducting live 5G non-standalone (NSA) network trial across Singapore, running until 16 February 2021. By leveraging existing 4G infrastructure, the trial 5G network will…

Ericsson Delivers First U.S. Manufactured 5G Base Station to Verizon

Verizon has become the first U.S. communications service provider to receive a 5G base station manufactured at Ericsson’s new 5G production factory in Texas. Kyle Malady, CTO, Verizon, received the…

Ericsson to Supply AI-based RAN Optimization to NTT DOCOMO

Ericsson has been selected by Japanese communications service provider NTT DOCOMO as its AI-based optimization solution vendor for its nationwide radio access network (RAN).

Orange France Selects Ericsson for 5G Network Deployment

Ericsson has been selected by Orange France to deploy its 5G radio access network (RAN) in three major French regions, including the capital Paris, and modernize its existing 2G/3G/4G radio…

Qualcomm and ZTE Make 5G Voice Over NR Call

Qualcomm and ZTE have established 5G-enabled Voice over New Radio call. The call was performed in compliance with 3GPP Release 15 specifications over the 2.5 GHz spectrum band (n41) by…

AT&T Brings 5G Services in 10 USA Markets

AT&T 5G has now made 5G services available in 10 markets across USA. AT&T customers in Birmingham, Ala., Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Providence, R.I., Rochester, N.Y., San Diego, San…

O2 and Ericsson Start Commercial 5G in UK

UK Service Provider O2 has launched commercial 5G in several major cities enabled by Ericsson 5G Cloud Core and 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) products and solutions. O2’s 5G networks…

Nokia and Orange Polska Launch 5G Tests in Lublin

Nokia and Orange have started 5G testing in the city of Lublin, Poland, as part of the next stage of network trials in the country. Ten Nokia 5G base stations…

Verizon Starts Offering Commercial 5G Service for 5G-enabled Smartphones in Select Areas

Verizon has turned on its 5G Ultra Wideband network in select areas of Minneapolis and Chicago last week. Verizon customers can access a commercial 5G network with the 5G-enabled smartphone,…

5G Tests, Trials Gain Momentum Across Globe

5G has gathered momentum globally as per latest GSA report. 201 operators, in 83 countries are currently investing in 5G mobile and 5G FWA networks, ~30% increase since mid-2018. Level…

Ericsson and Qualcomm Complete Interoperability Testing of 5G NR Data Call on 2.6 GHz Band

Ericsson and Qualcomm have completed a non-standalone (NSA) 5G New Radio (NR) data call on 2.6 GHz, adding a new frequency band to those successfully tested for commercial deployment. The…

Ericsson, SK Telecom and Qualcomm Make 5G NR Data Call over SKT’s 5G Commercial Network

Ericsson, SK Telecom (SKT) and Qualcomm have successfully established a 5G NR data call on mid-band over SKT’s live, 5G commercial network in Busan, South Korea. SK Telecom plans to…

Nokia and StarHub Demonstrate 3GPP Compliant 5G New Radio Pilot in Singapore

Nokia and Singapore’s StarHub have completed the outdoor pilot of 5G New Radio on 3.5GHz frequency band in Singapore. The companies demonstrated industrial and consumer applications to staff, industry partners…

AT&T Completes Millimeter Wave Mobile 5G Browsing Session with a Commercial Mobile 5G Device

AT&T has successfully completed a millimeter wave mobile 5G browsing session with a  3GPP 5G NR standards-based device the NETGEAR Nighthawk® 5G Mobile Hotspot on a mobile 5G network earlier…

Verizon Turns on Commercial 5G TF Network in Select Markets

Verizon has announced the launch of the commercial 5G network in portions of Sacramento, Houston, Indianapolis, and Los Angeles. Installations of 5G Home began this week for “First on 5G”…

T-Mobile and Ericsson Sign $3.5 Billion 5G Deal

T-Mobile and Ericsson have signed a multi-year, $3.5 billion contract to support T-Mobile’s nationwide 5G network deployment. Under the deal, Ericsson will provide T-Mobile with the latest 5G New Radio…

Vodacom Launches Commercial 5G service in Lesotho

Vodacom has announced the launch of standards-based, commercial 5G service in Lesotho using 3.5GHz spectrum to initially deliver Fixed-Wireless Access broadband services to two enterprise customers in Lesotho.

Nokia, T-Mobile Sign $3.5 Billion 5G Network Agreement

Nokia and T-Mobile have inked a $3.5 billion agreement to accelerate the deployment of a nationwide 5G network. Nokia will provide T-Mobile with its complete end-to-end 5G technology, software, and…

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…

Elisa Launches Commercial 5G Network in Finland

Finnish operator Elisa has announced the launch of commercial 5G network and has started selling 5G subscriptions. The company has started 5G services in Tampere and Tallinn. The operator is…

NTT DOCOMO and Huawei Test IAB with 39 GHz Band During 5G Trial

Huawei and NTT DOCOMO have announced the successful completion of  Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) technology trial using the 39GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) band as part of on-going 5G tests.

Verizon Announces 5G Plan for Los Angeles, Tests LTE over CBRS Spectrum

Verizon plans to deploy 5G technology in Los Angeles starting in the fourth quarter of 2018. Los Angeles is the second city Verizon has identified as part of its 3-5…

Nokia and SFR Conduct a 5G New Radio Call using 3.5 GHz spectrum

Nokia and SFR have announced the successful completion of a 5G call, using the 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio (NR) system over-the-air on the 3.5GHz frequency band. The test took place…

AT&T Shares 5G Trial Progress, Reports Gigabit Speeds and 9ms Latency

AT&T has released some ongoing 5G trial details earlier this week. The company had started enterprise 5G trial in Austin, Texas more than a year ago to explore mmWave and…

AutoAir to Deliver a Small Cell 5G Testbed for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)

Airspan Networks has announced AutoAir, a 5G testbed for connected and autonomous vehicles as part UK’s £25M 5G digital strategy. The company is part of “AutoAir” consortium, a neutral host…

Huawei, NTT DOCOMO and TOBU RAILWAY Conduct 5G Field Trial In Japan

Huawei collaborated with NTT DOCOMO and TOBU RAILWAY in 5G system trial at TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN as part of 5G Field Trials initiated by Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications,…

Singtel and Ericsson Launch commercial NB-IoT Network in Singapore

Singtel in partnership with Ericsson has rolled out a nationwide commercial cellular Internet of Things (IoT) network in Singapore. This advanced mobile network technology will help accelerate the proliferation of…

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…