Samsung and VMO2 roll out new 4G and 5G sites
South Korean tech giant Samsung and UK telco VMO2 have deployed a series of new 4G and 5G sites across the UK.
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Ericsson wants to put less energy into 5G from now on
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.
Xilinx and NEC collaborate over new 5G radio units
NEC’s next generation of radio units will feature the Xilinx 7nm Versal AI Core, which will help with things like beamforming and OpenRAN.
The Ericsson massive MIMO diet yields 12kg radio
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.
UK government looks to digitise 5G cell site acquisition
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.
Ericsson gets some free marketing from Vodafone
Vodafone UK reckons it can halve 5G energy consumption by using a new piece of Ericsson kit.
Rakuten fleshes out its Communications Platform ahead of global expansion
Japanese greenfield operator Rakuten Mobile has signed agreements with NEC and Fujitsu to collaborate over global OpenRAN promotion.
Mavenir and Xilinx team up to make an OpenRAN mMIMO portfolio
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.
Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei dominance beginning to fade – analyst
Market share estimates from TrendForce suggest challengers to trio of dominant network infrastructure vendors are beginning to gain traction.
Samsung gets a 5G Spark in New Zealand
Korean tech giant Samsung has scored a much needed 5G deal win with Kiwi operator Spark.
3GPP’s Release 16 timeline hangs in the balance thanks to coronavirus
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.
Supply Chain Review offers clarity and new headaches for UK MNOs
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.
Deep dive: what’s the deal with network sharing?
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.
Ericsson soups up its 5G software
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.
No surprises as Ericsson goes all-in on 5G for MWC 2019
Ericsson had its traditional pre-MWC media and analyst fest yesterday, at which it focused on improvements being made to its 5G Platform.
Vodafone puts the brakes on core Huawei spend
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.
Ericsson upgrades Radio System, partners with Juniper on backhaul and buys CENX
Ahead of MWC Americas Ericsson has embarked on a frenzy of announcements around its core product offering.
Nokia announces portable RAN breakthrough, so do Vodafone and Ericsson
As telecoms operators and vendors seek to solve coverage and capacity issues on the mobile network, Nokia Networks and Vodafone have announced separate portable radio offerings.
EE launches software defined basestation in UK 4G coverage expansion effort
After announcing its plans for achieving 95% UK geographical coverage by 2020, EE has moved to announce its first steps to connect the Scottish Highlands with a software defined mobile basestation.
Alcatel-Lucent’s new DAS RFM aims to save operators on energy and rental costs
Alcatel-Lucent has invented a way to help mobile operators boost radio performance and slash power and property costs with a new radio interface for distributed antenna systems (DAS).
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