Ericsson offers hope in the search for 5G ROI
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has anticipated one of the key themes of this year’s MWC and is trying to get ahead of the game.
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson has anticipated one of the key themes of this year’s MWC and is trying to get ahead of the game.
UK mobile operator EE is starting to deploy the Ericsson’s latest massive MIMO radios, which promise a bunch of improvements and efficiencies.
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson claims to have raised the sustainability bar with the launch of the Radio 6646.
South Korean tech giant Samsung and UK telco VMO2 have deployed a series of new 4G and 5G sites across the UK.
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson got its main MWC announcement out of the way early with a refresh of its 5G RAN portfolio that focuses on energy efficiency.
NEC’s next generation of radio units will feature the Xilinx 7nm Versal AI Core, which will help with things like beamforming and OpenRAN.
Weight is the fashionable differentiator in the kit vendor world these days and Ericsson has raised the stakes with its latest lean-and-mean radio.
Mobile operators need access to street furniture to roll out 5G networks and the UK government is parting with a small amount of cash to make life easier for them.
Vodafone UK reckons it can halve 5G energy consumption by using a new piece of Ericsson kit.
Japanese greenfield operator Rakuten Mobile has signed agreements with NEC and Fujitsu to collaborate over global OpenRAN promotion.
The OpenRAN movement continues its steady progress with the launch of a compatible set of massive MIMO kit from two companies keen to disrupt the networking space.
Market share estimates from TrendForce suggest challengers to trio of dominant network infrastructure vendors are beginning to gain traction.
Korean tech giant Samsung has scored a much needed 5G deal win with Kiwi operator Spark.
Much has been made of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the telecoms industry and it now appears even the critically important Release 16 timeline could be under threat.
Any decision is better than the purgatory of uncertainty which the telcos have been sitting in for months, but the Supply Chain Review offers a whole new wave of headaches.
Telcos are scrapping and scraping around to fuel the 5G euphoria which has gripped the industry, and any option to do it more cost effectively would be lovingly embraced.
Kit vendor Ericsson has released some new software designed to help operators with their move so standalone 5G NR when they eventually get around to it.
Ericsson had its traditional pre-MWC media and analyst fest yesterday, at which it focused on improvements being made to its 5G Platform.
There aren’t many things that could rival Huawei’s headaches derived from government bans, but a snub from another one of the worlds’ largest telco groups might be up there.
Ahead of MWC Americas Ericsson has embarked on a frenzy of announcements around its core product offering.