Ericsson Forms a New Global API Venture with Top Operators
Some of the world’s largest telecom operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone, together with Ericsson have announced…
Claro Argentina Selects Nokia for 5G Network Deployment
Nokia has signed a comprehensive 5G deal with Claro Argentina (Claro) to deploy 5G infrastructure across the country. The agreement will cover the first phase of 5G implementation in the…
Qualcomm has made a significant move to democratise 5G by introducing the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chipset
This new silicon is specifically designed to power budget-friendly smartphones while offering robust 5G connectivity. By integrating this chipset into their devices, smartphone manufacturers can provide affordable options without compromising…
IEEE Launches New Virtual Testbed for 5G and 6G Tech
Telecom engineers and researchers face several challenges when it comes to testing their 5G and 6G prototypes. One is finding a testbed where they can run experiments with their new hardware and software. The…
Nokia and Bharti Airtel complete successful 5G NSA Cloud RAN trial in India
Nokia today announced that it has successfully completed its first 5G non-standalone (NSA) Cloud RAN trial with Bharti Airtel (Airtel) in India. The project supports Airtel’s strategy of delivering a…
Ericsson and OPPO Sign Global Patent Cross License Agreement
Ericsson and OPPO have signed a multi-year global patent cross license agreement. This agreement includes a cross license covering patents essential to standards for cellular technologies, including 5G. OPPO, a…
Nokia and Telefónica Collaborate to Develop the Private Network Market
Nokia has announced an agreement with Telefonica, through its areas Telefónica Mobile Spain and Telefónica IoT & Big Data Tech Spain and Telefonica IoT & Big Data Tech, to drive…
Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 Announce New, Long-term Network Sharing Agreement
Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 has announced a new, long-term network sharing agreement. This agreement significantly extends the current agreement between Vodafone Limited (‘Vodafone UK’) and VMED O2 UK Limited…
Nokia and Google Cloud collaborate to help developers worldwide create 5G applications faster with telco APIs
Nokia is expanding its collaboration with Google Cloud to give developers around the world the network software tools they need to create innovative new 5G enterprise and consumer applications faster…
Accenture Announces Intent to Acquire Fibermind to Strengthen Fiber and Mobile 5G Network Services
Accenture has agreed to acquire Fibermind, an Italy-based network services company, specializing in fiber and mobile 5G networks deployment, as well as infrastructure engineering services. The acquisition will strengthen Accenture’s…
Ericsson, 3 Denmark, TV 2, and Sony Successfully Trialed a Live Broadcast Over 3’s 5G Standalone (SA) Network
Ericsson, in collaboration with 3 Denmark, TV 2, and Sony, has successfully trialed a live television broadcast of a high-profile football match over a 5G standalone (SA) network, leveraging cutting-edge…
Nokia Makes Cellular Call Using The New 3GPP Immersive Voice and Audio Services (IVAS) Codec
Nokia has made a live immersive voice and audio call over a cellular network. Pekka Lundmark, Nokia’s President and CEO, held a live immersive audio and video call with Stefan…
Japanese Consortium Demonstrates of 5G Communication from Altitude of 4km Using 38GHz Band
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, INC., the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) , and Panasonic Holdings Corporation (Panasonic HD) have successfully conducted a 5G communication verification…
T-Mobile Offers 5G Backup Plan for ISP Outages
T-Mobile has announced the launch of Home Internet Backup, a new service designed to provide a secondary internet connection for customers facing outages with their primary Internet Service Provider (ISP).…
HPE Launches HPE Aruba Networking Enterprise Private 5G to Simplify the Deployment and Management of Private 5G Networks
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has introduced HPE Aruba Networking Enterprise Private 5G to help customers accelerate and simplify the deployment and management of private 5G networks, providing high levels of reliable…
AT&T and Cisco Introduce a Simpler Way to Deploy 5G Fixed Wireless Access for Businesses
Cisco and AT&T have announced a new digital buying experience that makes it faster and easier for businesses everywhere to take advantage of 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). For businesses…
The Future of Connectivity: This Week in 5G, Wireless, and FWA
Here’s a roundup of key happenings in the 5G, wireless, and fixed wireless (FWA) domains across the globe this week. 5G Deployment Update: US Carriers Focus on FWA Expansion: Major…
T-Mobile Deploys 5G Solutions At The PGA Championship
T-Mobile has deployed it’s cutting-edge 5G solutions at the PGA Championship to elevate the fan experience for the millions watching at home and hundreds of thousands at Valhalla Golf Club…
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…
O2 Telefónica and Nokia Roll out 5G Standalone Core on AWS Cloud
O2 Telefónica in Germany and Nokia announced today the deployment of 5G standalone core software on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The rollout provides O2 Telefónica with ultra-low latency to deliver advanced 5G…
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…
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…
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.
