BROWSING: 5G
ZTE explains how to accelerate the upgrade of smart manufacturing
The full connectivity of digital infrastructure and the intelligent platform are the twin engines for smart factories to accelerate the intelligent manufacturing upgrade, according to Summer Chen, Vice President and General Manager of Branding and PR Strategies at ZTE.
During a presentation at the Manufacturing...
Vodafone, Intel expand O-RAN collaboration
Vodafone and Intel are working alongside the Telecommunication Institute of University of Málaga on an O-RAN project
U.K. telecom group Vodafone announced an extension of its cooperation with Intel on optimizing advanced algorithms for use in Open RAN (O-RAN) platforms, the former said in a...
Telkomsel, Huawei claim first 5G smart warehouse in Indonesia
Huawei noted that warehouse managers can carry out simulations using digital twins and big data analytics solutions
Indonesian service provider Telkomsel and Chinese vendor Huawei have debuted what they claim is the first 5G smart warehouse and 5G innovation center in Indonesia.
Located in Cikarang, Bekasi,...
Nokia, stc perform O-RAN based-5G private wireless network trial
Nokia said that the trial demonstrated an augmented reality use case for industrial applications
Finnish vendor Nokia and Saudi carrier stc announced that they have successfully tested a 5G private wireless network based on cloud-native O-RAN technology.
In a release, Nokia noted that the trial was...
Cellnex gets EU funds for shared 5G network for IoT, V2X on Czech-Poland border
Shared 5G infrastructure is to be deployed for smart vehicle and traffic communications, plus for rural connectivity, in cross-border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland. The project is funded by the European Union (EU) as part of its Connecting Europe Facility for digital...
Industrializing Open RAN with an improved open fronthaul interface
With industry consensus around the Cat-B ULPI open fronthaul interface standard, the Open RAN ecosystem is ready to scale with massive MIMO support
Open RAN is often described as a movement that reinvents the radio access network (RAN) as a platform for innovation but, at...
India to kick off new 5G spectrum auction on May 20
Operators seeking to buy 5G spectrum can apply until April 22
The government of India confirmed that the upcoming spectrum auction is slated to start on May 20, according to local press reports.
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) issued the notice inviting application (NIA), which outlines...
Editorial Report: The move to 5G Standalone and creating a cloud-native telco
As 5G marks its fifth year in commercial availability, network monetization is elusive and it seems the best is (hopefully) still to come. The shift from 5G Non-standalone to Standalone is a pivotal moment, introducing a new cloud-native core, revolutionary service-based architecture and dynamic management for...
ZTE reports revenues of $17.27 billion in 2023
ZTE recently launched a set of 5G-Advanced products at MWC 2024
Chinese vendor ZTE said it has recorded an operating revenue of CNY 124.2 billion ($17.27 billion) during 2023.
In a release, the company said its net profit amounted to CNY 9.33 billion last year, representing...
Mavenir looks to secure O-RAN deal with Vodafone Idea: Report
The first pilot of the technology for Vodafone Idea is being conducted in Jalandhar, Punjab
U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) provider Mavenir expects to secure a commercial agreement from Indian telco Vodafone Idea for the deployment of the latter's 5G network by the end of the...
Inmarsat Maritime, Aramco to trial 5G network in the Arabian Gulf
With the implementation of this technology, Aramco has the potential to optimize its offshore operations via the 5G mesh
Inmarsat Maritime, which is owned by Viasat, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Saudi energy and chemical company Aramco to undertake a 5G mesh...
Saudi carriers boost O-RAN adoption with new agreements
Solutions by stc announced an O-RAN deal with Mavenir to launch what it claims to be the first commercial O-RAN network in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian operators stc and Mobily have announced different deals for the implementation of Open RAN (O-RAN) technology in the country.
In...
Huawei unveils ‘5.5G’ innovation practices for operators
During MWC 2024, Huawei also unveiled its ‘5.5G’ intelligent core network solution
Chinese vendor Huawei recently unveiled eight "5.5G", or 5G-Advanced innovation practices to help operators build such networks.
The announcement was made during MWC 2024, which took place last week in Barcelona, Spain.
"As all industry...
Optus to boost indoor 5G coverage in Australia with Ericsson gear
Following a successful test, Optus plans to deploy the multi-operator Ericsson Radio Dot System at indoor venues
Australian operator Optus is laying the groundwork to deploy Ericsson’s multi-operator Radio Dot system across Australia to improve its indoor 5G coverage.
In a release, Ericsson noted that once...
How to scale your private 5G/LTE network from pilot to fully operational autonomous network
The fast-evolving landscape of private 5G/LTE networks showed a move last year toward operational networks after several years of pilots and trials. A new player now enters the picture: operation teams. As the network users, the key to private 5G/LTE growth and scale depends...
Rakuten Symphony, Kyivstar commit to O-RAN in Ukraine
Kyivstar aims to use Rakuten Symphony’s O-RAN and 5G technologies to help rebuild Ukraine's digital infrastructure
Japan's Rakuten Symphon and Veon Group’s subsidiary Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest telecommunications operator, have announced a preliminary agreement that confirms Kyivstar’s interest in procuring and deploying Rakuten Symphony's Open RAN...
Slow 5G SA rollout to negatively impact UK SMEs: Vodafone
Vodafone highlighted that countries such as Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Denmark are currently investing in 5G SA connectivity at a faster rate compared to the U.K.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the U.K. could be missing out on up to $10.9 billion...
Ericsson boosts 5G-A, 6G initiatives in Turkey
Ericsson and Türk Telekom have signed a MoU during MWC Barcelona 2024 to cooperate on exploring the 6G ecosystem and its application areas
Swedish vendor Ericsson has announced two separate developments with Turkish operators to cooperate in different fields including 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and 6G.
In the...
Intel showcases ‘AI Everywhere’ vision at MWC
With focuses from client to edge to RAN to core, Intel is all-in on AI for 5G
Mobile World Congress was big for Intel. In the larger sweep of 5G network disaggregation and automation, Intel has already built out a big partner ecosystem on its...
ZTE announces 5G-A plans, launches 5G-A products at MWC 2024
ZTE unveiled 10 5G-A products including UBR and FDD massive MIMO products, mmWave products and a non-terrestrial networks (NTN) base station
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation recently announced 5G-Advanced (5G-A) products at an event during MWC 2024, which took place in Barcelona, Spain, last week.
During its...
Zain announces plan to boost 5G-Advanced tech in Saudi Arabia
Zain initially launched 5G-A services last year in capital Riyadh
Saudi Arabia telco Zain aims to accelerate the deployment of 5G-Advanced (5G-A) services from 2024, the carrier’s engineering executive general manager Mohammed Abdulazis AlNujaidi said.
The telco launched 5G-A services last year. The initial launch took...
Ericsson, Chunghwa Telecom boost collaboration in 5G-A
Ericsson and the Taiwanese telco signed this 5G-A deal during MWC 2024
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost 5G technology in Taiwan, the former said in a release.
The agreement, signed at MWC 2024, aims to...
The human edge—where context and data create knowledge
39,997 feet above the Gulf of St. Lawrence—Still on the way home from Mobile World Congress, still trying to figure out Mobile World Congress. One thing I learned is that context and data are everything really if you’re looking to create knowledge, right? Whether it’s...
5G to account for 51% of mobile connections by 2029: GSMAi
As of January 2024, 261 operators in 101 countries had launched commercial 5G services, GSMAi said
5G connections are expected to represent 51% of total mobile connections at a global level by 2029, according to new figures from GSMA Intelligence (GSMi).
Meanwhile, 5G connections will account...