New Zealand’s 2degrees Selects Nokia 5G Core Running on Red Hat OpenShift
New Zealand communication service provider 2degrees has selected Nokia’s 5G core Registers and Shared Data Layer (SDL) software, which will be deployed on Red Hat OpenShift to more cost-effectively manage data with…
AT&T Launches Enhanced Data Connectivity on the Go
AT&T has announced a new plan giving customers the choice to purchase enhanced data connectivity for real-time responsiveness with the introduction of AT&T Turbo on May 2. Built to support high-performance…
OSIA is Now a Official International Telecoms Union (ITU) Standard
The Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) recently announced that its OSIA specification, is recognized as international standard by the International Telecommunication Union’s Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). This milestone establishes OSIA as…
NextNav Unveils Dual-Track Approach: Complementing GPS with Additional Spectrum for Broadband
NextNav, a provider of next-generation GPS (Global Positioning System) positioning and timing services, has announced a new vision for the future of positioning and communication. The company proposes leveraging additional…
RADCOM to Provide SaaS Service Assurance Solution on AWS to a U.S. Operator
A U.S. telecom operator has extended its contract to use RADCOM ACE Service Assurance to drive quality and ensure superior customer experiences. As part of this contract extension, RADCOM ACE…
Nokia and Vodafone Complete Open RAN Trial in Italy on Live 5G Standalone Network
Nokia and Vodafone have successfully completed an end-to-end Open RAN trial on Vodafone Italy’s live 5G standalone network. The trial utilized Nokia’s AirScale Massive MIMO radios and Nokia’s baseband software…
Nokia and Anterix Showcase 3GPP B106 Data Call
Nokia and Anterix have announced the successful completion of the B106 data call at Nokia’s Lab in Dallas, Texas. The companies collaborated following the standardization of B106 in 3GPP Release…
Telecom Weekly Roundup: Net Neutrality Wins, 6G Research Heats Up, and Broadband Expansion Takes Center Stage
This week in telecom was a whirlwind of activity, with significant developments in net neutrality, 6G research, and broadband access initiatives. Here’s a quick breakdown of the top news: Net…
Korean Air Showcases a Comprehensive UAM Operations Demonstration with 5G
Korean Air, in collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company, Korea Telecom (KT), Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC), and Hyundai Engineering & Construction, successfully completed a comprehensive urban air mobility (UAM) operations…
FCC Reinstates Net Neutrality Protections in Landmark Decision
In a 3-2 vote along party lines, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has restored net neutrality rules, effectively reclassifying broadband internet service as a Title II telecommunications service. This decision…
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…
Comcast Launches NOW – a New Brand for Low-Cost Internet, Mobile and TV
Comcast has introduced NOW, a new brand of quality, low-cost Internet, mobile and streaming TV products that consumers can purchase month-to-month, whenever they want. NOW Internet is a prepaid service…
US Broadband Buzz: FCC Announces Funding Boost, Race to 5G Heats Up
The race to expand broadband access and improve internet speeds continues to be a hot topic in the US. Here’s a roundup of some key news stories from the past…
Ericsson and Turkcell Establish 5G test Network in Istanbul Technical University
Ericsson has partnered with Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) and Turkcell to establish a 5G test network at İTÜ’s Ayazağa Campus. The network will showcase the benefits of 5G while providing…
University of Glasgow Announces Breakthrough Development To Deliver Software-controlled 6G Networks
A team led by researchers from the University of Glasgow has developed a wireless communications antenna which combines the unique properties of metamaterials with sophisticated signal processing to deliver a…
Faroese Telecom launches 5G in Faroe Islands across all 18 islands
Faroese Telecom, in partnership with Ericsson, has launched 5G in its modernized network today, bringing 5G connectivity to the entire population across all 18 of the rocky volcanic islands. The…
DOCOMO, NTT, NEC and Fujitsu Announce Sub-terahertz 6G Device Capable of 100 Gbps Transmission
NTT DOCOMO, NTT, NEC and Fujitsu jointly announced last week the development of a top-level wireless device capable of ultra-high-speed 100 Gbps transmissions in the 100 GHz and 300 GHz sub-terahertz…
Nokia and Vodafone conduct trial of L4S technology over an end-to-end PON network
Last week, Nokia and Vodafone announced they are collaborating to test the viability of L4S technology over passive optical networks (PON), which could greatly improve the experience of residential customers…
Aramco and GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. Sign MOU to Accelerate the Development of the 4G and 5G Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia
SAN JOSE, Calif. & DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia, April 05, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aramco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with GCT Semiconductor Holding Inc., a leading designer and supplier of advanced…
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 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 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…
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…
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).
