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…
Samsung and KDDI Demonstrate 5G End-to-End Network Slicing in Tokyo
Samsung and KDDI have announced the successful completion a 5G end-to-end (E2E) network slicing demonstration with a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) in Tokyo, Japan.
Nokia Signs €400M 5G deal with Taiwan Mobile
Nokia has been selected by Taiwan Mobile (TWM) as the sole supplier of its 5G network in a three-year framework deal worth approximately 400 million euros. The initial phase of…
Rogers Communications and Ericsson Launch 5G Network in Canada
Rogers has rolled-out 5G network in downtown Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. It is also deploying 5G in major Canadian sporting, entertainment and events venues: Rogers Centre in Toronto; Scotiabank…
Nokia Achieves 4.7 Gbps Speed Using Commercial 5G Network Nodes
Earlier this week, Nokia announced that it has achieved the record 5G speeds in its Over-the-Air (OTA) network in Dallas, Texas. Utilizing 800 MHz of commercial millimeter wave 5G spectrum…
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…
Verizon Demonstrates 4.2 Gbps on Live 5G Network Using Eight channel Carrier Aggregation with mmWave
Verizon, along with Samsung Electronics, Motorola Mobility, and Qualcomm has achieved 5G peak speeds of 4.2 gigabits per second on its live 5G network. Using carrier aggregation, a technology that…
Nokia Signs 5G Deal with Orange France, Orange Slovensko
Earlier this month, Nokia announced that the company has been selected by Orange France and Orange Slovensko to evolve the operator’s Radio Access Network for 5G.
Verizon Extends 5G Service Coverage to Additional Markets
Verizon recently enabled 5G service in Cleveland and Columbus, OH, and Hampton Roads, VA. In addition, the operator made 5G service is available in the professional football stadium and hockey…
Vodafone Launches 5G Service in New Zealand
Vodafone New Zealand has rolled out 5G service in parts of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown in 3.5GHz spectrum. To access 5G, Kiwis need a 5G device from Vodafone New…
T-Mobile Launches Nationwide 5G Network in USA
T-Mobile has rolled out 5G nationwide network, covering more than 200 million people and more than 5,000 cities and towns all across the country. 5G on 600 MHz spectrum goes…
T-Mobile Makes Standalone 5G Data Session on a Multi-Vendor Radio and Core Network
T-Mobile USA has announced that the operator has made successful standalone end-to-end 5G data session on a multi-vendor 5G next-generation radio and core network, an important step in realizing the…
Ericsson Demonstrates Live 5G at Google I/O 2019
Ericsson brought live 5G network coverage for developers from around the world at the annual Google I/O event in Mountain View, California this week. Google had selected Ericsson as 5G…
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…
T-Mobile, Ericsson Make 5G Call on 600 MHz
U.S. carrier T-Mobile has made a successful 5G data call and video call on 600 MHz both on a live commercial network in partnership with Ericsson and Intel. T-Mobile also…
Telstra, Optus, TPG-Vodafone Win in Australia’s 5G Auction
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has announced four winners in recently concluded 5G spectrum auction in the 3.6 GHz band. All 350 lots available in the auction were…
South Korean Operators Launch Commercial 5G Services
South Korean carriers SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have launched the 5G network that supports 3GPP specifications in limited areas in Seoul and other major cities.
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.
Telstra Demonstrates Live 5G 3GPP R15 Data Connection
Australia’s Telstra has announced the demonstration of live 5G 3GPP R15 data call using a commercial 5G chipset in a form factor device on Telstra’s mobile network.
SK Telecom Successfully Makes 5G Call with Samsung’s Commercial 5G Equipment
SK Telecom has successfully completed the 5G call using the 3GPP 5G Non-standalone(NSA) new radio (NR) standard and commercial 5G NR Samsung’s equipment that can be readily applied to the…
Ericsson and Swisscom Get 5G Ready with 5G NSA Data Call
Ericsson and Swisscom have stepped up their 5G game by setting up end-to-end, multivendor 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) data call on 3.5 GHz band in the Swiss city of Burgdorf. Swisscom…
Telstra Starts 5G on the Gold Coast
Australian carrier Telstra has switched on 5G technology across selected areas of the Gold Coast. The operator plans to launch more than 200 5G-capable sites around the country by the…
AT&T Adds More cities to 5G Rollout Plan in 2018
AT&T plans to offer 5G services to customers in a dozen cities this year and is adding Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C. and Oklahoma City as the next three identified cities…
3GPP Completes 5G System Specifications with SA Release
3GPP has announced the completion of the standalone (SA) Release 15, 5G specifications paving the way for 5G commercialization. Earlier in Dec. 2017, 3GPP has released the 5G NR specifications…
AT&T Preps for 5G, Doubles LTE Speed in More Than 100 New Markets
As part of 5G Evolution strategy, AT&T continues to evolve it’s LTE network and has announced 117 new markets which will have theoretical peak speeds of up to 400 megabits…
China Unicom and Huawei to Work Together on 5G Network Slicing
China Unicom and Huawei have signed an agreement on 5G network slicing to jointly carry out research, demonstration, and application of 5G network slicing. Network slicing is a key native…
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…
Cisco and Partners to Start 5G Trial in Rural Areas of the UK
Cisco and it’s partners aim to create a UK government funded complete end-to-end rural 5G testbed system for trials of new wireless and networking technologies, spectrum sharing, new applications and…
Ofcom Begins 5G Spectrum Auction to Improve Mobile Broadband
Ofcom has begun 5G auction for mobile broadband and future 5G services, earlier this week. Five companies are taking part in the auction to bid for available spectrum in two…
