T-Mobile, Nokia, and Qualcomm Test 1.175 Gbps Speeds in Lab Trials
T-Mobile, Nokia, and Qualcomm, have exceeded gigabit speeds using evolved, commercially-available 4G LTE technology. In tests at T-Mobile’s lab last week, download speeds of 1.175 Gbps were achieved on T-Mobile’s…
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…
SmarTone and Ericsson Test LAA on Live Network
Ericsson and Hong Kong’ SmarTone today announced successful trial of Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology in a live over-the-air demonstration in Hong Kong. LAA allows the use of unlicensed spectrum…
Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm Hit 1.07 Gpbs in North America
Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm achieved 1.07Gbps (gigabits per second) download speeds with commercial silicon and network infrastructure using the Qualcomm SnapdragonTMX20 LTE Modem that supports Category 18 LTE speeds, during…
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…
Nokia to Expand Development and Deployment of 5G Solution
Nokia is broadening its focus into multiple areas of early 5G mobility use cases, including enhanced mobile broadband and ultra-reliable, ultra-low latency communications, company announced yesterday.
Ericsson, MTS trials live Licensed Assisted Access
Ericsson, Qualcomm and Russian mobile network operator MTS have conducted a successful live trial with a commercial small cell product of Rel-13 Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology in Russia. LAA…
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…
T-Mobile Launches LTE-U, Completes Test of License Assisted Access (LAA)
USA carrier T-Mobile has completed live field testing of mobile broadband data session using License Assisted Access (LAA) on its commercial network. The field testing, which began in Los Angeles…
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…
SLT Trials Pre-5G LTE Advanced Pro Technology in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s national network operator, Sri Lanka Telecom, together with Huawei Technologies, has successfully carried out a comprehensive field trial of Pre-5G LTE Advanced Pro technology, laying the groundwork for…
Bell to Launch LTE-M Network to Transform the Canadians Use of IoT
Bell Canada today announced it will launch a LTE-M (Long Term Evolution, category M1) network to support the rapidly increasing use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices on low-power, wide-area…
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…
ASUS, HP and Lenovo to Launch LTE Devices Running Windows 10 Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Qualcomm has announced that ASUS, HP and Lenovo are the first OEMs to develop mobile PCs powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 835 Mobile PC Platform featuring the X16 LTE modem.
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…
Nokia and KDDI Trial 5G with AirScale Radio on 28GHz Band
Nokia and Japanese operator KDDI have conducted a trial simulating future 5G network demands, providing high-speed, one gigabit-per-second connectivity inside an apartment block using Nokia radio technology on the 28GHz…
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…
Ericsson Demonstrates 5G New Radio in Indonesia
Ericsson has completed a demonstration of 5G in Indonesia, including 5G test bed, 5G New Radio (NR) and use cases such as a motion-sensing robotic arm and live 4K video…
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.
Qualcomm Announces 205 Mobile Platform to Bring 4G LTE Services to Entry-level Phones
Qualcomm has introduced the Qualcomm® 205 Mobile Platform, designed to bring 4G LTE connectivity and 4G services to entry-level feature phones, company announced at a launch event in New Delhi…
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.
Vodafone Egypt Selects Ericsson for Network Function Virtualization Launch
Vodafone Egypt has selected Ericsson as its Network Function Virtualization partner and has gone live with the commercial virtual network function. Since October 2016, Ericsson’s virtual Serving GPRS Support Node…
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,…
Verizon to Start Testing 5G Service in 11 Markets Across U.S. by Mid 2017
Verizon plans to deliver 5G pre-commercial services to select customers in 11 markets throughout the country on its newly built 5G network.
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…
Nokia and Three UK to Deploy Next-generation Cloud Core Network
Nokia and Three UK, part of CK Hutchison, plan to deploy a fully integrated cloud native core network in UK to enable massive scalability, allowing Three to rapidly respond to…
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…