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The France-based operator Orange recently said it picked Spain as its first market to move to a 5G standalone (SA) core. The operator has already launched non-standalone (NSA) 5G across all seven of its European countries. NSA means that it uses 5G in the radio access...

5G is the gift that keeps giving to the top three U.S. tower companies. Although most agree that 2022 was the year of “peak” 5G deployments, executives with American Tower, SBA Communications and Crown Castle told investors during their Q1 earnings calls that they are...

It looks like T-Mobile and Verizon are onto something based on ABI Research’s latest report on the state of the fixed wireless access (FWA) market. ABI Research forecasts that 5G FWA subscriptions will reach 72 million by 2027, representing 35% of the total FWA market...

Ericsson and the Government of Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, attend Ottawa announcement alongside Ericsson President and CEO, Börje Ekholm Scope of the program is expected to...

With some of the best Android smartphones now supporting 5G, it makes sense to consider investing in the new wireless standard. Today's 5G networks are based on sub-6GHz (sub-6) or millimeter-wave (mmWave), and both have different purposes. For example, sub-6GHz can...

Cellular service providers (CSPs), infrastructure manufacturers, hyperscalers, and other industry stakeholders met last week during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) to discuss the mobile industry’s challenges, opportunities, and benefits — including those regarding...

The healthcare industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors, putting complex demands on the network in terms of data rate, latency, and bandwidth, among other things. Several emerging connection needs of healthcare providers are addressed by 5G technology Luton,...

Day 1 Mobile World Live has all the highlights from the opening day of this year’s show, including the latest gadget launches and a strong unified message in the keynote sessions....

Verizon landed the most individual awards, but T-Mo’s speeds can’t be beat T-Mobile US garnered the overall best 5G experience in the second half of 2022, per Rootmetrics, but AT&T also had a strong performance at the state level and Verizon did particularly well...

New IBM Foundation Model Technology Leverages NASA Earth Science Data for Geospatial Intelligence IBM (NYSE: IBM) and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center today announce a collaboration to use IBM's artificial intelligence (AI) technology to discover new insights in...

The coming migration to 5G standalone core networks is expected to allow for increased device density, reliability, and latency, opening the door to advanced enterprise applications. By introducing virtualized, cloud-centric capabilities, 5G standalone (SA) networks...

As we are approaching the 5G standard for wireless communication, the traditional network infrastructure has a lot of limitations. 5G technology has to address many challenges in terms of data speed, reliability, and latency specifications. To provide a higher...

Ericsson noted that only around 20 carriers globally had already launched SA 5G networks by the end of 2021 5G subscription penetration in North America is forecasted to reach 90% in 2027, according to the latest edition of Ericsson Mobility Report. The report also...

When we look around at today’s technology and digital transformation landscape, it seems like the Metaverse and related futuristic tools like 5G (or even 6G) and XR have become the poster children for what is hot and where the global trends are headed. It’s true that...

For the first century of the automotive age, cars were run by mechanics. By the late 1960s, there was a computer here and there to control the fuel injection rate, and by the 1980s, they were ubiquitous. It happened that fast. In many ways, our cars are computers on...

Mobile subscribers across Canada's vast rural landscape have benefited from having some of the fastest 4G networks in the world. Although a clear divide has existed between Canada's urban and rural mobile experience, for example with download speed or multiplayer...

On-site solar and wind are growing, but can cell sites ever be independent of the grid at scale? Compared to data centers, the energy requirements of individual cell towers are a pittance. A typical 4kW cell site pales in comparison to the 20-50kW rack densities we...

By the year 2023, there would be a market in Mexico with 16 million people using a mobile phone and Internet service through fifth-generation technology, revealed the report "5G: The Next Wave" by the telecommunications manufacturer Ericsson. These services will be...

DSS or Dynamic Spectrum Sharing is a term used in the context of 5G New Radio (NR) mobile networks. It deals with the sharing of the radio frequency spectrum between 4G LTE and 5G NR networks. Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) is a technology that allows 5G networks to...

FCC ANNOUNCES NEARLY $68 MILLION IN EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES Over 13 Million Students Benefitting from Program to Help Close the Homework Gap The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing nearly $68 million in...

In 2022, the telecom industry will face new opportunities and challenges presented by a dynamic regulatory, technological, and competitive environment. Our annual outlook dials into the biggest trends shaping the telecommunications industry, from more competitive...

Consumers are using connected devices to enhance their daily lives and well-being while fine-tuning the balance between their virtual and physical worlds. Our study of consumer technology trends examines how US households are adjusting their use of mobile devices,...

5G adoption is a catalyst for broad economic growth The world’s economy is at another pivotal moment where a key catalyst for growth will be wireless connectivity enabled by 5G deployment. The introduction of 5G technology makes possible the connection and interaction...

Fiber is more than internet access and playing video games. It's everything we will ever do moving forward. As fiber-fed speeds spur innovation across industries, virtual healthcare will go from just a person on a screen to a more real-life experience. Kids will be...

Hong Kong operators have secured 700MHz frequencies in a spectrum auction last year Mobile operators in Hong Kong are set to gradually activate their mobile base stations in the 700 MHz band to provide 5G services, the Hong Kong’s Office of the Communications...

Virgin Media O2 launched services in June 2021 as a joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica in the U.K. U.K. carrier Virgin Media O2 said it installed more than 1,300 small cells across London, claiming the largest deployment of any major operator in the...

IHS Market estimates that around 120,000,000 mobile access credentials will be downloaded by 2023. Businesses are moving away from traditional access control methods like keycards and are investing in mobile-first technology. Why is mobile-first technology becoming so...

The world is readying itself for the next leap forward in computing power and capabilities. We are entering into an era of real-time systems and services, developing new hardware and software and deploying new applications that allow us to build stronger connections...

At its Global Analyst Summit (HAS) 2022, Huawei launched its commercial 5G indoor positioning solution. This is the first time the industry has provided a to B-focused 5G positioning solution. The positioning this solution offers is accurate to 1–3 m@90%, making...

Viavi Solutions released new industry data revealing that the number of cities with 5G networks now stands at 1,947 globally. Despite the pandemic, 5G cities came online at a rate of nearly two per day, with the addition of 635 new 5G cities in 2021, according to the...

When was the last time you sat around a fire with your friends? Maybe it was dusk, maybe full night. Maybe you can still remember the calm crackling sounds, the warm soothing light, and the lingering smell of the fire in your hair and in your clothes. Few things are...

5G has brought a lot of hopes and dreams to the telecommunications industry, promising communication and digital service providers a way to open up new revenue streams and monetization models. Yet, for most CSPs, this hasn’t come to fruition. Now, this can change....

Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer at Vodafone UK, gives his view on how the telecoms industry should go about the development of the next...

During the keynote "New frontier of associations", on the second day of the Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona , ​​the President of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Jessica Rosenworcel, announced that next July there will be a new...

A growing number of supply chain leaders are turning to internet of things (IoT) as a means to drive efficiency, transparency, and sustainability. Siyi Xu, a Consultant at Procura, outlines five use cases how internet of things can be applied within the supply chain...

Increasing demand for high-speed network connectivity such as Fifth Generation (5G) is a key factor driving IoT connectivity market revenue growth The global Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity market size reached USD 5.91 Billion in 2021 and is expected to register...

Smartphone Experience Shift from 4G to 5G. On March 8, 2022 Apple announced a new 5G version of the iPhone SE — its cheapest iPhone — that will replace an older 4G-only SE model, first released in 2020. Notably, Apple prioritized including 5G and the modern A15...

Telecom companies haven’t yet seen their big investments pay off. Will they ever? How long it takes for true 5G to take hold—and how much businesses will be willing to pay for it—could have long-lasting effects on telecom companies’ investors, customers and even the...

5G provides an infrastructure that changes the way you live, supporting faster mobile connections so that you can stream smoother movies, upload videos quicker, and connect more of your devices to the internet with fewer delays. 5G in the US. However, due to multiple...

The key to making edge computing as a service practical is the capability for network operators to deploy a fast, low-latency connection – that is, they need 5G.Mobile edge computing has been talked about for a couple of years now as the way to bring cloud computing...

Verizon and AT&T's new 5G upgrades and some new wearables are among the highlights in what could be an exciting year in wireless.5G has enjoyed plenty of hype over the last few years, but for many, it may not have been warranted. The early talk brought along ideas...

The most interesting phones from CES aren't necessarily the most expensive.CES 2022's phone reveals and announcements gave us an early peek at what the next wave of flagships will look like. We've also seen plenty of midrange devices that will target lower prices with...

Enacom published the frequencies it will reserve for the new generation of mobile connectivity; however, there are still dates for the bidding of these frequenciesThe National Communications Agency (Enacom) published yesterday a newsletter where it gives an account of...

According to T-Mobile, the speeds supported by its new 5G network in midband spectrum are pushing its customers off Wi-Fi networks.That's noteworthy considering 5G proponents have long argued that such networks will carry more and more of the world's overall data...

AT&T Mexico announced that it has started the deployment of its 5G network in the country. In a progressive way, starting in industrial and urban areas, the telecommunications company inaugurates its 5G network in the country while continuing to operate its 3G and...

The challenge now is to make the leap from trials to commercial provision Operators will encourage higher-value 5G customers to purchase unlimited rates 5G wireless connectivity is unbeatable for certain outdoor services The extension of 5G in mobile communications is...

With 185 commercial 5G networks deployed around the world, 5G connections worldwide reached 438 million as of Q3 2021: 19.6% more than in Q2. Global 5G wireless connections reached 438 million in the third quarter of 2021, and are on track to exceed 540 million by the...

By the end of 2021, Latin America seems to be heading towards 5G with the processes faced in Chile, the Dominican Republic and Brazil, although in different stages. A few days ago, in a regional congress Guillermo Solomon, Chief Digital Transformation Officer LATAM at...

Open RAN  which stands for Open Radio Access Network, is a network architecture that promotes interoperability through open hardware, open software, and open interfaces. It aims to generate an open ecosystem of providers, fostering innovation, accelerating deployment...

The decree reinforces the gratuity of the right of way and recovers the so-called “positive silence”. Small antennas are also considered, with exemption from licensing, which makes it much easier for small cells.The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, signed the...

SpaceX is targeting a five-hour launch window on Wednesday, September 15, opening at 8:02 p.m. EDT (Thursday, September 16 at 00:02 UTC) for launch of the Inspiration4 mission – the world’s first all-civilian human spaceflight to orbit – aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9...

According to a global report, the advancement of the new generation of mobile networks is growing more and more as Latin America joins the transformationAccording to the most recent Ericsson Mobility Report, the assimilation speed of 5G technology is already proving...

Rhode & Schwarz: Voice over New Radio (VoNR) should be ‘considered a prerequisite for successful 5G deployment in Standalone operation’ In cloud-native 5G Standalone (SA) networks, operators can deliver high-quality voice services without having to rely on LTE as...

For about two months, Colombia has had a new mobile operator, it is WOM that launched its brand and whose existence is possible after the frequency auction that occurred in December 2019. The company won frequencies in the auction under the name of Partners, as in...

Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google recently partnered with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to develop new 5G and edge cloud solutions for telecom companies and enterprise customers. Google already provides cloud services to Ericsson, one of the world's top...

The telecoms industry continues to play an integral role in keeping businesses and individuals moving forward through these uncertain times, by providing quality mobile experiences powered by reliable wireless connectivity. This is no easy task as mobile operators...

Mexican operators are yet to launch 5G services on a large commercial scale. The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) made spectrum in 600 MHz and 3.3 GHz bands available for potential use for 5G deployments and the Mexican government recommended a two-year...

Opensignal analyzed mobile users in Canada to investigate the experience of users that switched the carrier that provided their mobile service. We found that users who changed their mobile carrier — “Leavers” — on average had a worse mobile experience before they...

The mobile operator enabled access to its network for WOM traffic. Months ago it also completed the interconnection with the new operator. In compliance with a resolution of the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) in December last year, Claro Colombia enabled...