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Nokia and dtac Deploy Commercial 4G TDD Network in Thailand

Posted on 15. Jul, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, dtac, Nokia, TDD, 4G, LTE

Nokia and dtac are deploying the commercial 4G TDD network in Thailand. Once completed, dtac TURBO users on the 2300 MHz spectrum operated in cooperation with TOT will get superior mobile broadband speeds. The network is being deployed in the Northeast, North and South of Thailand, including major provinces such as Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai, and Phuket.

Elisa Launches Commercial 5G Network in Finland

Posted on 29. Jun, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, Elisa, LTE

Finnish operator Elisa has announced the launch of commercial 5G network and has started selling 5G subscriptions. The company has started 5G services in Tampere and Tallinn. The operator is claiming to be the first operator to launch 5G services across the globe.

3GPP Completes 5G System Specifications with SA Release

Posted on 15. Jun, 2018 by Pankaj in News, 3GPP, 5G, 5G New Radio, 5G NR

3GPP has announced the completion of the standalone (SA) Release 15, 5G specifications paving the way for 5G commercialization. Earlier in Dec. 2017, 3GPP has released the 5G NR specifications for non-standalone (NSA) operation.

NTT DOCOMO and Huawei Test IAB with 39 GHz Band During 5G Trial

Posted on 29. May, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, 5G New Radio, Huawei, IAB, NTT DOCOMO

Huawei and NTT DOCOMO have announced the successful completion of Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) technology trial using the 39GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) band as part of on-going 5G tests.

Verizon Announces 5G Plan for Los Angeles, Tests LTE over CBRS Spectrum

Posted on 18. May, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, Verizon Wireless, LTE

Verizon plans to deploy 5G technology in Los Angeles starting in the fourth quarter of 2018. Los Angeles is the second city Verizon has identified as part of its 3-5 market 5G deployment plans, first announced in November 2017. Verizon previously announced Sacramento would be a 5G city.

Nokia and SFR Conduct a 5G New Radio Call using 3.5 GHz spectrum

Posted on 08. May, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, 5G New Radio, Nokia, SFR

Nokia and SFR have announced the successful completion of a 5G call, using the 3GPP-compliant 5G New Radio (NR) system over-the-air on the 3.5GHz frequency band. The test took place on May 3rd, 2018, at the Nokia 5G Test Network and Competence Center in Paris-Saclay, France.

AT&T Preps for 5G, Doubles LTE Speed in More Than 100 New Markets

Posted on 24. Apr, 2018 by Pankaj in News, 5G, AT&T, LAA, LTE-Advanced, LTE-LAA, QAM, MIMO, LTE

As part of 5G Evolution strategy, AT&T continues to evolve it's LTE network and has announced 117 new markets which will have theoretical peak speeds of up to 400 megabits per second for capable devices using LTE Advanced features like 256 QAM, 4x4 MIMO, and 3-way carrier aggregation.

China Unicom and Huawei to Work Together on 5G Network Slicing

Posted on 23. Apr, 2018 by Pankaj in News, 5G, China Unicom, Huawei, IOT

China Unicom and Huawei to partner on 5G Network Slicing

China Unicom and Huawei have signed an agreement on 5G network slicing to jointly carry out research, demonstration, and application of 5G network slicing. Network slicing is a key native capability of 5G, which can maximize the efficiency of communications networks and reduce network construction and O&M costs.

AT&T Shares 5G Trial Progress, Reports Gigabit Speeds and 9ms Latency

Posted on 12. Apr, 2018 by sujitg in News, 5G, AT&T, mmWave, LTE

AT&T has released some ongoing 5G trial details earlier this week. The company had started enterprise 5G trial in Austin, Texas more than a year ago to explore mmWave and testing 5G equipment and later expanded 5G trials to more places in Waco, Texas, Kalamazoo, Michigan and South Bend, Indiana.

EE, Telefónica, Vodafone Win Big in Ofcom's 4G, 5G Spectrum Auction

Posted on 06. Apr, 2018 by Pankaj in News, 5G, EE, IOT, Ofcom, Telefonica, Vodafone, 4G, LTE

UK's telecom regulator Ofcom has released the outcome of the principal stage of its 4G, 5G spectrum auction. EE, Telefónica, Vodafone came out as big winners. Ofcom has been running an auction of spectrum in two frequency bands: 2.3 GHz, which is usable by current 4G mobile and 3.4 GHz, which is one of the spectrum bands earmarked for 5G.

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