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Turkcell and Huawei Complete LTE Spectrum Coordination on a Commercial Network

Posted on 22. Jan, 2018 by sujitg in News, Huawei, LTE-Advanced, Turkcell, LTE

Turkcell and Huawei have completed LTE Spectrum coordination on Antalya's commercial LTE network with Huawei’s latest eRAN13.1 solution. This solution enables coordination between high and low LTE bands to realize channel selection based on a user’s experience and maximize user throughput.

Nokia to Supply 5G Gears to NTT DOCOMO for Commercial 5G Service

Posted on 19. Jan, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, Nokia, NTT DOCOMO, LTE

Nokia has signed an agreement with Japan's mobile operator NTT DOCOMO to supply 5G baseband equipments for aiming to deploy in a 5G mobile network planned to be in commercial service by 2020.

French Regulator Prepares for 5G Pilots

Posted on 17. Jan, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, ARCEP

In France, the Government has launched a public consultation as part of the process of devising a national strategy for 5G. In this context French regulator, Arcep is opening up a window for conducting 5G pilots.

Continental, Ericsson, Nissan, NTT DOCOMO, OKI and Qualcomm to Host Cellular C-V2X Trials in Japan

Posted on 15. Jan, 2018 by Pankaj in News, 5G, 5G NR, Continental, Ericsson, LTE-Advanced, Nissan, NTT DOCOMO, OKI, Qualcomm, LTE

Continental, Ericsson, Nissan, NTT DOCOMO, OKI, and Qualcomm plan to carry out their first Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) trials in Japan. The objective is to validate and demonstrate the benefits of C-V2X using direct communication technology defined by the 3GPP Release 14 specifications.

T-Mobile Launches Narrowband IoT Plans

Posted on 11. Jan, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, IOT, LTE-Advanced, NB-IoT, T-Mobile, LTE

T-Mobile USA has launched narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) plan for $6 per year. T-Mobile launched NB-IoT last October and plans to launch the technology nationwide by mid-year. T-Mobile also announced that the company has certified new NB-IoT modules from u-blox and Sierra Wireless for use on its network.

Huawei, China Mobile Test 5G Core Network Performance

Posted on 10. Jan, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, China Mobile, Huawei, LTE

Huawei has announced the completion of latest 3GPP specifications (Release 15) based 5G core network technical verification test at China Mobile’s Research Institute. This test covered service-based architecture (SBA), network slicing, edge computing, 5G standalone networking, and other basic service procedures.

Nokia, T-Mobile and Intel Test Commercial Hardware Based 5G 28 GHz Cell On Air

Posted on 08. Jan, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, Intel, Nokia, T-Mobile, LTE

Nokia, T-Mobile and Intel have brought up a 28 GHz outdoor 5G commercial radio system on air in the downtown corridor of Bellevue in Washington state.

AT&T to Launch Mobile 5G in Late 2018

Posted on 04. Jan, 2018 by Pankaj in News, 5G, AT&T, LTE

AT&T plans to introduce mobile 5G service in a dozen markets by late 2018. In addition, the company expects to trial 5G technology with businesses of all sizes across industries to help them to transform business operations and create more engaging experiences for their customers.

SK Telecom Deploys 5G Infrastructure in K-City

Posted on 02. Jan, 2018 by Pankaj in News, 5G, KOTSA, SK TELECOM, LTE

SK Telecom along with Korea Transportation Safety Authority (KOTSA) has successfully deployed 5G infrastructure in K-City, the country’s pilot city for self-driving. K-City, located in Hwaseong, southwest of Seoul, has a total area of around 363,000㎡.

Verizon, Qualcomm, and Ericsson Trial Latest Massive MIMO Advancements

Posted on 29. Dec, 2017 by sujitg in News, 5G, Ericsson, Massive MIMO, Qualcomm, Verizon, Verizon Wireless, MIMO, LTE

Verizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm have completed the successful FDD Massive MIMO trial with a fully compatible customer device. This achievement builds on the momentum from the deployment of FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing) Massive MIMO (Multiple Input – Multiple Output) on Verizon’s wireless network in Irvine, California.

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