South African operator Rain has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first standalone 5G (SA 5G) network, in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei, the
Verizon is venturing into Standalone 5G, having recently completed its first data session with an end-to-end 5G system including the carrier’s new 5G SA core.
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Test and Measurement: EXFO sees sales drop, but is buoyed by pandemic assistance
EXFO saw its sales drop 10% year-over-year, but the financial impact of the global coronavirus pandemic was blunted in part by cost-cutting and a Canadian
What’s the status of standalone 5G?
Oracle: Operator standalone motivation is growing enterprise revenue There’s a school of thought around 5G that would suggest effective ROI and service monetization hinges on offering
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ZTE sees accelerated migration to SA 5G networks in China
Chinese vendor ZTE is seeing a rapid migration to standalone (SA) 5G network in China, because local carriers are already upgrading their 5G networks to
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? John Lenns, Oracle (Ep. 14) The transition to standalone 5G Oracle Vice President of Product Management John Lenns
OPPO worked with Ericsson, MediaTek and Qualcomm on Vodafone’s SA 5G network A few days ago, Vodafone UK switched-on what it claimed was the first live
Ericsson unveils SA 5G software
SA 5G NR “will enable even more use cases and applications” As the telecom ecosystem continues its march toward end-to-end 5G systems, Ericsson has announced the
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Vodafone UK showcases standalone 5G network
Vodafone U.K. switched-on what it claimed was the first live standalone (SA) 5G deployment in the country, with a new network built for Coventry University,
In 5G standalone (SA), the control plane has been significantly enhanced as service-based architecture. Components for policy, authentication, session management and user management have been
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Korea’s LG Uplus completes key tests for 5G SA launch
South Korean carrier LG Uplus completed tests of core technologies supporting voice service running on a standalone (SA) 5G network as the carrier expects to
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Rakuten Mobile, NEC to develop standalone 5G core network
Made in Japan–compatriot firms collaborate on standalone Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, and NEC Corporation announced that the two
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T-Mobile US, assisted by Ericsson, has achieved a number of significant milestones for standalone architecture (SA) 5G. In order to achieve this string of firsts,
Keysight Technologies said this week that Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten will be using Keysight’s test equipment in support of its Rakuten Mobile network launch. Rakuten Mobile,
Chinese vendor ZTE announced it has secured the winning bid for the commercial 5G Standalone core network in China Mobile’s 2020 centralized procurement for new