Tag Archives: 5G

Ericsson and Singtel: 5G pilot network will be deployed at one-north in Buona Vista, Singapore’s science, business and IT hub

Singtel and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) are strengthening their 5G Centre of Excellence Programme partnership with the announcement of a new initiative that will see Singapore’s first 5G pilot network go live by Q4 this year. STOCKHOLM, 24-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Ericsson expands its 4G partnership with Verizon to include new markets

New 4G LTE markets awarded to Ericsson in United States Deployment prepares markets for a smooth, cost-effective transition to 5G Rollout includes latest Ericsson 4G and 5G-ready radio system STOCKHOLM, 24-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) announced today that the … Read the full press release

Ericsson inaugurates 5G Center of Excellence and Innovation Lab at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi

Inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of Communications (I/C) and Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India – Shri Manoj Sinha CoE established to fast-track 5G deployments in the country by bringing together telecom ecosystems, academia, industry and start-ups Ericsson … Read the full press release

Ericsson Mobility Report highlights commercial rollouts of 5G and deployments of cellular IoT

3.5 billion IoT cellular connections predicted for 2023 5G commercial launches this year; North America seen leading the 5G uptake 20 percent of global mobile data traffic will be on 5G networks in 2023 STOCKHOLM, 14-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Commercial … Read the full press release

First 5G antennas in Europe now operating in Deutsche Telekom’s network in downtown Berlin

Six cells with commercial 5G antennas in the heart of Berlin Europe’s first 5G data connection in a live network From Berlin Mitte to Schöneberg: A Deutsche Telekom 5G cluster with more than 70 antennas Clear pathway to the commercial introduction of 5G BONN, 09-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Ericsson to virtualize Italian operator Wind Tre’s core network as part of the evolution of their network to 5G Core

5G-evolution core network modernization will deliver increased reliability, thanks to cloud architecture, greater flexibility and services customization, thanks to network slicing Solution improves speed, efficiency and agility for Wind Tre when providing new and innovative services, and in day-to-day operations … Read the full press release

Vodafone UK acquires 50 MHz of spectrum in the 3400 MHz band for mobile data services in Ofcom’s auction

LONDON, 06-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone UK has acquired 50 MHz of spectrum in the 3400 MHz band for mobile data services in Ofcom’s auction for a total cost of £378.2 million (€433.4 million).* Vodafone UK will use the 3400 MHz … Read the full press release

Ericsson to modernize and expand Melita network as it moves towards 5G

Leading Maltese network service provider, Melita, selects Ericsson to modernize and expand its network and prepare for 5G Next-generation services and capabilities to significantly improve user experience Agreement includes Ericsson Radio System (ERS); modernization and expansion of Ericsson virtual Evolved … Read the full press release

Carolina West Wireless, Cellcom, Chariton Valley and East Kentucky Networks move their network management to the cloud with Ericsson Network Management as a Service

Cloud network management as a service is becoming a reality for four regional service providers in the US, who are leveling the competitive landscape through Ericsson Network Management as a Service. STOCKHOLM, 28-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — By moving their network management … Read the full press release

Ericsson, Vertiv and NorthStar to form the Ericsson Energy Alliance

The alliance comprises Ericsson, Vertiv and NorthStar – with more members to follow Service providers will benefit from the cost-efficient, environmental and sustainability aspects offered by this partnership The alliance addresses the service providers’ needs on radio site evolution towards … Read the full press release

ETNO calls on the European Commission and on legislators to urgently fix the current text of the Electronic Communications Code

BRUSSELS, 20-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ETNO, the Association representing Europe’s leading telecom operators, called today on the European Commission and on legislators to urgently fix the current text of the Electronic Communications Code. Lise Fuhr, ETNO Director General, said: “Unless negotiations … Read the full press release

Bristol and Surrey universities, King’s College London debut the world’s first end-to-end 5G network at Mobile World Congress

The University of Bristol, University of Surrey and King’s College London will this week [26 February – 1 March] debut the world’s first end-to-end 5G network at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. BRISTOL, 28-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the … Read the full press release

Nokia, Intel and Verizon collaborate on new groundbreaking Cloud RAN architectures

Nokia demonstrates successful trial of Cloud RAN in Oklahoma City, featuring its Cloud BTS with Verizon’s Virtual Cloud Platform for the operator’s vRAN 1.0 architecture Trial advances joint work between Nokia and Intel to develop Verizon’s vRAN 2.0 architecture to … Read the full press release

Nokia and China Mobile extend existing 5G collaboration

Companies to collaborate with focus on delivery of services for verticals leveraging key growth areas of smart cities, smart transportation and intelligent video analytics Extends existing 5G collaboration, with China Mobile’s 5G innovation lab to investigate 5G use cases, future … Read the full press release

Nokia and Vodafone Italy start a trial in Milan delivering innovative and smart 5G services

Nokia will provide 5G end-to-end solution to Vodafone Italy in Milan aiming at trialing applications of ubiquitous ultra-fast 5G connectivity to support smart healthcare, emergency services, traffic management and tourism in Milan First successful test of the technology has been … Read the full press release

Telefónica and Huawei complete joint 5G-V2X PoC test in their 5G Joint Innovation Lab at Madrid

MADRID, 08-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Telefónica and Huawei have achieved a new milestone with the world’s first Proof-of-Concept (PoC) testbed for 5G based vehicle communication networks (known as 5G-V2X) in their 5G Joint Innovation Lab at Madrid. This is another solid step to promote … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom passed the 40,000 km mark of optical fiber installed in 2017

More than 2.5 million new VDSL households 40,000 kilometers of optical fiber installed Potential for even faster broadband expansion in 2018 455,000 km of optical fiber already laid in Germany BONN, 29-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom is driving the broadband … Read the full press release

Swisscom selects Ericsson to deploy nationwide Gigabit LTE from 2018, and 5G from 2020

Swisscom and Ericsson reaffirm their long-standing, strategic partnership by continuing to drive innovation in Gigabit LTE and 5G Ericsson to provide complete digital transformation of Swisscom’s network to nationwide Gigabit LTE and deployment of 5G Transformation includes the deployment of … Read the full press release

5G: Ericsson, SmarTone trialing FDD Massive MIMO on 1800 MHz in Hong Kong

STOCKHOLM, 02-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and SmarTone, the leading mobile network operator in Hong Kong are trialing FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) Massive MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology as part of the operator’s network evolution plan towards 5G. … Read the full press release

Ericsson will prepare Entel’s network in the evolution path towards 5G

New contract paves the way to 5G for Entel’s mobile network using the latest technologies, focused on 4G expansion, Massive MIMO and its evolution Ericsson’s offerings include Ericsson Radio System and a virtualized IP Multimedia Subsystem (vIMS), using NFVi Entel … Read the full press release