It’s no surprise that the future of today’s service providers hangs in the balance. Their role as traditional communications and broadband service providers is constantly challenged and the rise of global internet powerhouses, capitalizing on services that were once their bread and butter, is...

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NI (Nasdaq: NATI), the provider of a software-defined platform that helps accelerate the development and performance of automated test and automated measurement systems, and Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT) today announced their collaboration to develop test systems for 5G New Radio (NR)...

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LTE Broadcast technology (LTE-B, also known as eMBMS and LTE Multicast) is enabling a broad range of different services and applications as it is introduced into wireless operator networks around the world LTE-B Features Local area enhancement (soft cell) Enhanced CoMPEnhanced self‐organising...

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1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G are the generations of cellular mobile communications. Generations here means a notation for the changes in technology and networks. Every succeeding generation has better features than the preceding be it network capacity, quality etc. It takes an average of 10 years to move...

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Poland's telecom regulator has begun the 5G licensing process by opening a consultation into the possible use of the various available spectrum bands.The Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) said it has conducted analysis that shows the need to reorganise the 5G bands before they are...

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Nokia and China Mobile have signed an MoU to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to optimize future networks and enable the delivery of new Edge Cloud and 5G services. The companies will jointly establish a laboratory in Hangzhou, China to develop the...

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Apple has reportedly dropped Intel as the 5G modem supplier for its initial next-generation iPhones. Intel, however, said its plans haven't changed. Israeli tech publication CTECH cites documents seen and sources that say that Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) won't be using Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC)'s...

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3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project 4G Fourth Generation 5G Fifth Generation 5G-PPP 5G Public Private Partnership ABS Almost Blank Subframe ACK Acknowledged Message A/D Analogue-to-Digital ADC Analogue-to-Digital Converter ADWICS Advanced Wireless Communications Study Committee...

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Qualcomm and Chinese handset manufacturer Vivo have partnered to develop new 5G antenna technology, integrating 28GHz mmWave (millimetre wave) antennas, along with sub-6 GHz, into a commercial smartphone design. The partners were able to successfully demonstrate 5G mmWave coexisting with sub-6...

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AT&T has announced a trial of fixed-wireless 5G in South Bend, Indiana, utilising its full-fibre broadband network and millimetre-wave (mmWave) spectrum. Unlike lab and field trials, the carrier is delivering 5G fixed-wireless services to several residential premises in the area, with one...

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