5G Networks
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Swisscom is working with Ericsson to offer a standalone Mobile Private Network (MPN) to provide enterprises with private, localised connectivity. -
Vietnamese carrier Viettel has launched an Open RAN 5G Network, leveraging hardware from Qualcomm to provide enhanced connectivity across the country.
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Nvidia is working with SoftBank to reinvent telecom networks to make them capable of supporting AI-RAN, enabling them to run AI and 5G workloads at the same time.
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Ofcom has revealed the UK’s next spectrum auction will take place in 2025, offering mmWave band licences in the 25.1-27.5 GHz and 40.5-43.5 GHz bands.
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Ericsson has completed an overhaul of African operator MTN’s network in Kigali, Rwanda to prepare the East African country for 5G.
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Nokia has secured a contract extension with Taiwan Mobile to boost the performance and capacity of its 5G network and upgrade its 4G/LTE network.
Forthcoming events
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5G Networks has announced the AUD $5.7m acquisition of Melbourne Data Centre (MDC), located in the heart of Melbourne’s central business district.
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Huawei’s software engineering is creating “serious vulnerabilities” for network operators, says a report today from a UK government security agency.
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Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) confirms that its network it now 5G-ready and that it will launch 5G services in due course.
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T-Mobile US is launching what it calls a “limited home internet pilot”, using its LTE network.
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Excluding Huawei from the UK’s 5G infrastructure would be “massively disruptive” to Vodafone UK’s plans to move on to the next generation of mobile technology.
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South Korea and the US are the leaders in 5G deployment, says a new survey, followed by Australia and Qatar.
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Swiss operator Sunrise is to buy Liberty Global’s cable operation in the country for the equivalent of €5.5 billion.
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AT&T is launching edge computing services that it will deliver to enterprises using 5G wireless – and is testing the system on drones.
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Openet, the BSS solutions provider, has entered into a partnership with Samsung Electronics to deliver 5G core network solutions.
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Existing 4G networks are struggling to deliver a consistently good mobile experience, a new report says today.
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Operators providing the new 5G mobile services will need to connect their base stations with 25Gbps fibre, Nokia is saying in advance of Mobile World Congress.
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Ericsson is already incorporating CENX’s products into its services, ready for 5G, just a few months after the acquisition for around $40 million in September 2018.
