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China to drive private 5G network growth despite regulatory headwind– research

Private 5G networks are on the verge of taking off in a big way worldwide, with China leading the way, according to new research published this week.

• 03 Aug 2021

Inmarsat orchestrates new hybrid network

Satellite operator to invest $100m in at least 150 LEO satellites to create a multi-orbit constellation combined with a terrestrial 5G network.

• 30 Jul 2021

Nokia teams up with consulting firm CGI to create ‘5G lab’ in London

Tech consulting giant CGI will use Nokia kit in a new 5G lab that is intended to showcase how great it is.

• 22 Jul 2021

Private 5G networks: inside the operator opportunity

The global private 4G/5G infrastructure market will hit close to $6 billion by 2024, IDC predicts. Is that actually good news or bad news for mobile operators?

• 13 Jul 2021

Ericsson launches new private 5G platform

The Swedish kit maker has unveiled Ericsson Private 5G to support LTE and 5G SA private networks to tap the opportunities in the enterprise cellular market.

• 02 Jun 2021

NEC teams up with Red Hat to deliver cloud native 5G solutions

The Japanese telecoms vendor NEC has brought its partnership with IBM-owned open source software solutions provider Red Hat up to date to deliver multicloud capable 5G solutions.

• 14 Apr 2021

Deutsche Messe turns to DT and Siemens for mega 5G campus

German operator Deutsche Telekom and industry juggernaut Siemens are going to build two separate private 5G networks on the ground of the Hanover trade fair.

• 18 Feb 2021

Samsung and IBM team up to tap private 5G opportunities

The two tech giants are collaborating to develop new edge computing, cloud, and private 5G solutions targeted at the enterprise market.

• 18 Dec 2020

There’s a lot of money in private mobile networks

Private network revenues will exceed US$64 billion by 2030, according to relatively new figures from ABI Research.

• 25 Nov 2020

Germany sees ‘great interest’ in private 5G networks

Germany’s telecoms regulator has awarded 88 licences for private 5G networks in the past 12 months and expects many more applications to come.

• 24 Nov 2020

Rakuten defends its record and promises more disruptions

Japan’s disruptive greenfield operator has defended its underwhelming subscriber growth and declared it is prepared to disrupt more markets.

• 13 Nov 2020

Huawei selected to build Cambridge Wireless private 5G testbed

Telecoms research community Cambridge Wireless has refused to bow to UK political consensus by partnering with Huawei for its latest 5G venture.

• 11 Nov 2020

Telecoms industry has weathered the 2020 storm – survey

The industry professionals participating in Telecoms.com’s annual industry survey have shown plenty of resilience and optimism in a year overshadowed by COVID-19.

• 11 Nov 2020

Verizon taps up Nokia for private 5G push

Verizon has teamed up with Nokia to support its mission to provide private 5G networks internationally.

• 20 Oct 2020

Germany likely to see many more private 5G networks

The German communications regulator has handed out over 70 licences to public and private sector applicants to build 5G campus networks. More applications are on the way.

• 25 Sep 2020

Ericsson drops $1.1 billion on enterprise connectivity provider Cradlepoint

The biggest piece of M&A in the Ekholm era is designed to bolster Ericsson’s direct-to-enterprise offering.

• 18 Sep 2020

Private network promise does not rely on 5G – it is an LTE reality today

The decision taken by global regulators to set aside 5G spectrum for the creation of private networks has stimulated debate around the world.

• 17 Aug 2020

ETSI sets out to develop non-IP networking standards for 5G services

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has set up a new Industry Specification Group to address issues of age-old networking protocols faced by new services, in particular 5G.

• 08 Apr 2020

CAT Cooperates with Huawei to Build Southeast Asia’s First International OTN Premium Private Line Network

[London, UK, February 21, 2020] CAT, Thailand’s national telecom operator, and Huawei announced that they will build Southeast Asia’s first OTN premium private line network. This network aims to serve multinational companies and customers in public and private sectors, such as government agencies and finance customers. The network will provide high-quality domestic and international private lines to support the global transformation of enterprises and lay a solid network foundation for the Thailand 4.0 strategy.

• 25 Feb 2020

The Telecoms.com Podcast: private networks, SI competition and Huawei

Jamie takes the helm this week as the filling in a Light Reading sandwich completed by Ray and Iain. They start by reflecting on the Private Networks in the 5G Era event they all recently attended, which naturally leads to a discussion of whether systems integrators are allies or competitors to operators in this space and others. To finish off Jamie dares to tackle the topic of Huawei allegedly suing people who say things it doesn’t like.

• 02 Dec 2019