Huawei Launches 5G-Oriented FDD/TDD Converged Antenna Platforms
At recently held Global Antenna Technology & Industry Forum in Munich, Huawei released its new FDD antenna and FDD/TDD converged antenna platforms. These antennas apply to full-band 4T4R and FDD/TDD…
Ericsson Finds 5G Readiness on the Rise Among Operators
5G Readiness is on the rise according to a recently released the 5G Readiness Survey 2017 from Ericsson. The report shows that many operators have accelerated preparations for the new…
Singtel and Ericsson to Setup 5G Center of Excellence in Singapore
Singtel and Ericsson plan to jointly establish a Center of Excellence (CoE) to facilitate 5G development and deployment in Singapore. With an initial investment of 2 million Singapore Dollars over…
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…
Nokia to Modernize LTE Network for Finland’s Ukkoverkot
Nokia is to completely modernize private nationwide LTE network for Ukkoverkot, the Finnish network operator offering wireless data communications services for infrastructure operators, the industrial IoT market, public safety authorities,…
Ericsson Announces Expansion of 5G Portfolio
Ericsson has introduced a new radio product, AIR 3246, for Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output (Massive MIMO), which is a complement to Ericsson’s global 5G radio offering. AIR 3246 supports…
Huawei Announces 5G-oriented Mobile Bearer Solution X-Haul
Huawei has launched 5G-oriented mobile bearer solution X-Haul to support operators’ 5G service expansion and help operators build end-to-end 5G networks.
Singtel to Deploy Massive MIMO at Special Events
Singapore’s Singtel plans to deploy Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) technology commercially on its LTE-Advanced mobile network, to enhance mobile data speed experience by up to 200% at special events for…
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…
ZTE Announces 5G Tests with Cell Throughput Exceeding 19 Gbps
ZTE has announced the completion of tests in seven major scenarios that are part of the second phase of China’s National 5G tests. Phase 2 of China’s National 5G tests,…
SK Telecom Demonstrates 5G Trial Networks using 3.5GHz Band
SK Telecom has successfully demonstrated 5G communications using the 3.5GHz band through collaborations with Samsung Electronics and Nokia in Korea. Operator joined hands with Samsung Electronics to develop a 3.5GHz…
Ericsson Report Foresees 2.6B Additional Mobile Broadband Subscribers by 2022
According to latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, nearly 2.6 billion new subscribers will be added to mobile broadband networks in the next six years. Report shows the highest…
SK Telecom Launches Five-band Carrier Aggregation and 4X4 MIMO
SK Telecom has launched commercial five-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) and 4X4 MIMO, which are key technologies of LTE-A Pro. Five-band CA is a core LTE-A Pro technology that enhances data…
AT&T Completes Nationwide Deployment of LTE-M Network for Internet of Things
US carrier AT&T has completed deployment of its nationwide LTE-M network ahead of schedule to enable a new generation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications. The LTE-M network…
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…
Nokia Makes Pre-standard 600MHz LTE Call Using Commercial Hardware
Nokia has announced completion of the pre-standard testing of 600MHz on commercially-available hardware, creating a test bed for terminal ecosystem development and availability.
ASTRI, HKT, Huawei and Qualcomm to Build a Smart Mobility System for Hong Kong using Cellular-V2X
A Smart Mobility Consortium on Cellular-Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technologies has been formed by the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI), HKT Limited, Huawei and Qualcomm Technologies.
SK Telecom Demonstrates LTE-Advanced Five- Band Carrier Aggregation on its Commercial Network
SK Telecom has successfully tested LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) five-band carrier aggregation (CA) on its commercial network. SK Telecom’s bandwidth resources as of February 2017 are 10MHz bandwidth in the 800MHz band,…
ZTE to Unveil Gigabit Smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2017
ZTE plans to unveil a Gigabit smartphone at MWC 2017. Returning to Barcelona for the 13th time, the company will focus on leading 5G evolution, advancing cloudification, creating the Internet…
Telstra Launches Commercial Gigabit LTE Network
Telstra, Ericsson, Qualcomm and NETGEAR have announced a commercial launch of Gigabit LTE network and device. Telstra confirmed at the “Gigabit LTE Experience” event in Sydney today that their Gigabit…
SK Telecom and Nokia Develop Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) Solution Over VoLTE
SK Telecom and Nokia have announced joint development of “Mission-Critical Push-To-Talk (MCPTT) solution, which is a next-generation push-to-talk communications technology over VoLTE, and demonstrated the solution at Nokia’s Research and…
T-Mobile Increases 4G LTE Capacity in DC by Nearly 1,000%
U.S. carrier T-Mobile have announced permanent increase of 4G LTE capacity in the areas surrounding the National Mall by nearly 1,000% since last year carrier ahead of Presidential Inauguration.
Nokia and T-Mobile Achieve LTE Speeds Near 1 Gbps
Nokia and T-Mobile have achieved LTE speeds near 1 Gbps in a demonstration using Nokia’s deployed 4.5G Pro technology. The demonstration, conducted at T-Mobile’s lab in Bellevue, Washington, encompassed technologies…
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…
ZTE Announces Successful Commercial Launch of Pre5G in Telkomsel Indonesia
ZTE and Telkomsel have announce successful deployment of commercial Pre5G networks in Makassar, capital of Sulawesi, and Manado, a famous tourist destination. According to company, using the 20 Mhz commercial…
Ericsson, Qualcomm and SK Telecom to Collaborate on 5G NR Trials
Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, and SK Telecom plan to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G New Radio (NR) standards being developed…
5G Americas: Global LTE Connections Rise 81% Year-over-Year in Q3 2016
LTE continues its impressive momentum in North Americas, Latin America and throughout the world. 5G Americas reported mobile subscriber data for the third quarter of 2016 which included significant regional…
Nokia to Supply LTE-R network to Korea Rail Network Authority
Nokia has been selected by the Korea Rail Network Authority (KRNA) as a supplier for the LTE-R mobile broadband network to support railway operations and employee services. The network will…
Ericsson Announces Commercial 5G New Radio (NR)
Ericsson is commercializing the 5G NR radio for massive MIMO, with the first deployments coming in 2017. Together with the Ericsson 5G Plug-Ins announced in June and Ericsson’s already commercially…
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…
