Orange opens O-RAN facility In France
French operator Orange has officially inaugurated its Open RAN Integration Center, the telco said in a release. The new testing and integration facility will enable companies
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Samsung will deploy 5G vRAN in KDDI’s mid-band network
Among other capabilities, virtualized networks will enable 5G network slicing Samsung is deploying its cloud-native, fully virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) solutions for mid-band spectrum in
Nokia announced that it has been selected by New Zealand operator Spark to support its 5G rollout, which will provide 5G coverage to approximately 90%
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Vodafone Idea launches 5G trials in two Indian cities
Indian operator Vodafone Idea said it is conducting 5G trials using spectrum allocated by the government in the cities of Pune and Gandhinagar, the carrier
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Singtel unveils new uses cases for 5G SA technology in Singapore
Singaporean telco Singtel launched a number of 5G Standalone (SA) use cases, the carrier said in a release. Singtel said it continues to expand its 5G
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South Korea ends June with almost 16.5 million 5G subscribers: report
South Korea ended June with a total of 16.47 million 5G subscribers, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and
IDC: Smartphone shipments up 13% in Q2
The global smartphone market grew even faster than IDC had expected during the second quarter, beating the analyst firm’s predicted growth rate of 12.5% to
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Categories 5G, 5G spectrum, C-Band, Carriers, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Samsung, Software, Spectrum, Verizon, virtualized RAN
Verizon and Samsung complete fully virtualized 5G data session on C Band spectrum
Verizon added an average of 161 MHz of C Band spectrum nationwide to its portfolio, more than doubling its existing mid-band spectrum Using its recently acquired
Samsung exec: ‘Networks are becoming more agile with SDN technology in the 5G era’ Samsung Electronics said that it’s expanding its portfolio of Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
The US DoD testbeds will use Samsung’s mmWave and mid-band 5G radios Samsung and GBL Systems Corporation (GBL), which provides advanced technology solutions to the U.S.
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Samsung scores first big 5G break in Europe with Vodafone partnership
Samsung will provide 5G equipment for 2,500 rural sites in the south-west of England and Wales Samsung has made significant headway in the European telecommunications market
Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country. The Asian carrier says that 5G SA will enable applications like
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Covid-19 pandemic could delay 5G launch in India: Bharti Airtel
The Covid-19 pandemic would potentially delay the launch of 5G technology in India, Gopal Vittal, CEO of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel said during a