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SK Telecom and Ericsson Demonstrate Elastic Cell Technology

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Elastic Cell Technology

SK Telecom and Ericsson have successfully demonstrated the Elastic Cell technology on July 21. According to SK Telecom, Elastic Cell is expected to become a key technology for 5G. Demonstrating data transfer rate improved by up to 50 percent at the cell-edge, SK Telecom aims to commercially launch the technology by 2016.

(5G) The Day Your Phone Becomes 100x Faster

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5G mobile networks are expected to reach transmission speeds of about 10 Gbps, or 100 times faster than LTE. So, what's in store for your phone of the future? Here's a peek at the world of ultra-fast mobile communications that you might be enjoying by 2020.

Etisalat and Huawei Conduct First 400G Trial Optical Transport Network in Middle East and North Africa

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Dubai, UAE, July 7, 2014: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, together with Etisalat, a leading telecom service provider in UAE, today announced the first successful trial of its new OSN9800 U16 and 400G technology on a commercially available optical transport network (OTN) in U

ZTE Proposes Pre-5G Concept for 4G Terminals

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ZTE

ZTE has introduced its first pre-5G concept. At the LTE World Summit 2014 in Nice, France, ZTE announced that under certain conditions some 5G technologies can provide a 5G-like user experience on 4G terminals without changing the air interface standards. 

Ericsson 5G Demonstration Achieves 5 Gbps Throughput

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Ericsson MINI-LINK

Ericsson has achieved 5 Gbps speed in the 15 GHz frequency band in live, over-the-air demonstrations of the company's pre-standard 5G network technology. NTT DOCOMO and SK Telecom senior management witnessed Ericsson's demonstration at Ericsson lab in Kista, Sweden.

Anite-led METIS task group defines world’s first 5G channel models

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Fleet, Hampshire, UK – 12 June, 2014 – Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology, today announced that an Anite-led task group within the METIS¹ project has published the world’s first channel models for 5G.

Nokia and NTT DOCOMO pave the way for 5G

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Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced today that the company and NTT DOCOMO INC. have agreed to collaborate on research and standardization of 5G technologies and to work jointly on a 5G proof of concept (PoC) system.

NEC and NTT DOCOMO to Conduct Trials of 5G Mobile Communication Technologies

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Tokyo, May 8, 2014 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) has reached an agreement with NTT DOCOMO, INC. (NTT DOCOMO) to jointly conduct trials aimed at the practical use of technologies for a 5th-generation mobile communication standard (5G).

NTT DOCOMO to Conduct 5G Experimental Trials

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LTE

Japanese carrier NTT DOCOMO plans to conduct experimental trials of emerging 5G mobile communications technologies with six mobile technology vendors: Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, Nokia and Samsung.

Anite to accelerate lab-based virtual drive testing for 4G and 5G technologies

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Fleet, Hampshire, UK – 20 March, 2014 – Anite, a global leader in wireless equipment testing technology, today announced its participation in a project initiated by Intel, a world leader in computing innovation, to develop “virtualised” testing environments in order to accelerate 4G and 5G technology development and testing.