Huawei, China Mobile Test 5G Core Network Performance
Huawei has announced the completion of latest 3GPP specifications (Release 15) based 5G core network technical verification test at China Mobile’s Research Institute. This test covered service-based architecture (SBA), network…
Nokia, T-Mobile and Intel Test Commercial Hardware Based 5G 28 GHz Cell On Air
Nokia, T-Mobile and Intel have brought up a 28 GHz outdoor 5G commercial radio system on air in the downtown corridor of Bellevue in Washington state.
AT&T to Launch Mobile 5G in Late 2018
AT&T plans to introduce mobile 5G service in a dozen markets by late 2018. In addition, the company expects to trial 5G technology with businesses of all sizes across industries…
SK Telecom Deploys 5G Infrastructure in K-City
SK Telecom along with Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) has successfully deployed 5G infrastructure in K-City, the country’s pilot city for self-driving. K-City, located in Hwaseong, southwest of Seoul, has…
Verizon, Qualcomm, and Ericsson Trial Latest Massive MIMO Advancements
Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm have completed the successful FDD Massive MIMO trial with a fully compatible customer device. This achievement builds on the momentum from the deployment of FDD (Frequency…
3GPP Achieves 5G Phase 1 System Architecture Milestone
3GPP has completed 3GPP 5G architecture stage 2 level specifications. With this Release 15 milestone, 3GPP has provided the set of features and functionality needed for deploying a commercially operational…
Huawei and NTT DOCOMO Complete 5G mmWave Long-Distance Mobility Trial over 39 GHz Band
Huawei and NTT DOCOMO have completed a successful joint field trial for 5G mobile communications over a long distance with 39 GHz Millimeter Wave (mmWave) band in Yokohama, Japan. Long-distance…
SK Telecom’s Fronthaul Technology for 5G Adopted as Korean National Standard
SK Telecom’s newly developed fronthaul of 5G network technology was adopted as a Korean national standard by the Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA), the operator has announced today.
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…
Sunrise and Huawei Conduct 5G Tests in Switzerland
Sunrise and Huawei demonstrated 5G performance with download data throughput of 3.28 Gbit/s in the 3.5 GHz (band 42) frequency band at the 5G lab at Sunrise headquarters in Zurich…
Verizon Awards Commercial 5G Network Contract to Ericsson
Verizon has selected Ericsson to provide networking equipment for their commercial 5G launch. Verizon will deploy the pre-standard 5G commercial radio network and the 5G Core network in select markets…
Singtel, Ericsson Test Gigabit speeds with LAA
Singtel and Ericsson have achieved a peak speed of 1.1 Gbps in a joint trial of a new configuration of Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology. Conducted in a Singtel laboratory,…
T-Mobile and Ericsson Demonstrate 1.1 Gbps Speeds Using 12-Layer LAA
T-Mobile and Ericsson have achieved speeds of 1.1 Gbps using 12-layer Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology, companies announced today. This LAA technology builds upon operator’s deployments of 4×4 MIMO and 256 QAM…
SK Telecom Announces New Relay Technologies for 5G Networks Using the Ultra-high Frequency Bands
SK Telecom has developed and applied new relay technologies for 5G networks using the ultra-high frequency bands to the trial network after its six-month-long collaboration with local partners, operator announced…
ZTE to Develop 5G Services in Partnership with China Mobile
ZTE has unveiled its 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), smart home, smart education, big video, and terminal services at China Mobile Global Partners Conference 2017. ZTE, in collaboration with China…
Huawei Releases New 5G-oriented Base Station
Huawei has announced a new generation of a 5G-oriented base station at the 2017 Global Mobile Broadband Forum in London for network deployment in multi-band, multi-RAT, and multi-service scenarios in…
AT&T Plans 5G Evolution with LTE-Advanced Features in Minneapolis
AT&T has announced the launch of 5G Evolution in parts of Minneapolis in the coming months. As part of 5G Evolution, the operator will upgrade the network that includes LTE…
EE Demonstrates End-to-End 5G Network Architecture with 2.8Gbps Speeds
UK’s operator EE has showcased 2.8Gbps download speeds across an end-to-end 5G test network in its UK mobile lab. The test was carried out in partnership with Huawei and linked…
SK Telecom Trials LTE Cat-M1 Technology for IoT Applications
SK Telecom has completed the deployment of LTE Cat-M1 technology for IoT applications on commercial LTE base stations in collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm. LTE Cat-M1 is expected to lower…
T-Mobile More Than Doubles LTE Advanced Coverage
T-Mobile more than doubles its LTE Advanced footprint to 920+ markets across USA. In addition, the operator announced Gigabit Class LTE readiness with a combination of three speed-boosting technologies carrier…
Vodafone, Huawei Test 5G Data Connection in Italy
Vodafone is trialing 5G in partnership with Huawei and has achieved the first 5G data connection in Italy. The test utilized a radio base station using Massive MIMO technology. During…
Nokia and Vodacom to Conduct 5G Lab and Network Trial in South Africa
Nokia and Vodacom have signed an agreement under which the companies will trial Nokia 5G technology to enable Vodacom to drive digitalization for the benefit of businesses and individuals in…
SK Telecom Announces Ultra-fast Packet Processing Technology for 10x Handling in 5G Network
SK Telecom has tested a new Ultra-fast packet processing technology, which will help 5G network equipment to process data traffic 10 times faster than LTE, company announced Operator aims to…
Swisscom Deploys Gigabit LTE with Ericsson’s Radio Dot System
Swisscom is bringing gigabit connectivity to operator’s retail stores with the deployment of the Ericsson Radio Dot System. In Swisscom shops across Switzerland, gigabit speeds were achieved by the Ericsson…
DOCOMO Conducts Successful Outdoor 5G Trial for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications
Japan’s mobile operator NTT DOCOMO has conducted a successful outdoor trial of 5G mobile technologies for ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC) using a 4.5 GHz system developed in collaboration with Huawei.
ZTE and Telefonica Complete 5G Phase I Transport Tests
ZTE has successfully completed phase-1 5G transport test in cooperation with Telefonica at its Future Networks Lab in Madrid, Spain. In this test, ZTE provided the new 5G Flexhaul solution,…
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…
SmarTone, Ericsson Testing FDD Massive MIMO
Hong Kong’s mobile network operator SmarTone and Ericsson are trialing FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) Massive MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology as part of the operator’s network evolution plan towards…
Entel to Deploy Massive MIMO, Extends Partnership Towards 5G with Ericsson
Chile’s telecom service provider Entel and Ericsson have extended their partnership to prepare Entel’s network in the evolution path towards 5G by deploying its latest LTE FDD network technologies and…
Verizon and Ericsson to Deploy Massive MIMO in Irvine
Verizon and Ericsson have announced the completion of their first deployment of FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing) Massive MIMO (Multiple Input – Multiple Output) on Verizon’s wireless network in Irvine, CA.
