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Huawei to help create China’s first open source software foundation; unveils Honor Vision smart screen with Harmony OS
Huawei Technologies Co. said today that it plans to partner with other companies to set up China’s first open-source software foundation, which is expected to begin to operate in a month or two to expand the nation’s software community. Wang Chenglu, president of the software department at Huawei’s consumer business group, said software development relies… Read more
AT&T tests “5G” transmission on mid band (sub 6GHz) and later low band (700MHz) spectrum
AT&T plans to test “5G” transmission equipment in the 4400 MHz to 5000 MHz band in Austin, Texas, having received an experimental license from the FCC. The 4400MHz to 5000MHz band is known as the n79 band in 3GPP Release 15 “5G New Radio (NR)” specification [1.]. It is also part of the C-Band in… Read more
OpenSignal: U.S. has fastest “5G” download speed out of 8 countries tested
by Ian Fogg, OpenSignal (edited and augmented by Alan J Weissberger) Overview: In Opensignal’s latest analysis of 5G, we’ve looked at the maximum real-world speeds seen in eight countries which have launched 5G services. The maximum download speeds smartphone users see are much faster than the average speeds experienced by 5G users as the market research firm… Read more
AT&T FlexWare and Cybersecurity power Exide’s Digital Transformation
AT&T is powering Exide’s digital transformation with its FlexWare network virtualization solution. AT&T FlexWare is one of AT&T’s core software-centric services from the company’s “edge solutions portfolio.” AT&T says its near real-time service cuts long set up times and complex processes. FlexWare enables businesses to launch virtual network functions (VNFs) to improve productivity and communication… Read more
OpenSignal reports on 5G Speeds and 4G LTE Experience in South Korea & Other Countries
Introduction: South Korea wireless telcos have all deployed pre-standard versions of “5G,” based on 3GPP Release 15 NR NSA. That relies on a “LTE anchor” for signaling, mobile packet core, etc. Are those “5G” speeds significantly greater than 4G LTE Advanced Pro which AT&T claims is 5GE? Opensignal has published what it says is the first… Read more
Cisco announces AI/ML and Security Software to transform networks
The Network Gets Smarter, Simpler and More Secure with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Cisco today announced software innovations designed to make managing and securing networks easier. As today’s businesses increasingly invest in digital technologies, IT teams are struggling under the amplified workload. To alleviate this burden and allow IT to focus on delivering innovation,… Read more
Key findings in OpenSignal’s “State of the Mobile Network Experience” report
According to a new OpenSignal report, South Korea is well ahead of any other country in the world when it comes to Download speed experience, with average speeds topping 50 Mbps. Only Norway comes close, with even third-placed Canada a clear 10 Mbps behind. OpenSignal saw a huge range of scores in this metric, with… Read more
FCC to open up more spectrum for terrestrial fixed and mobile 5G
The FCC voted to propose opening up even more spectrum for 5G, allowing sharing of spectrum now used for weather forecasting by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It was a unanimous decision to take the first step toward reallocating spectrum for shared use between those federal users and non-federal flexible-use wireless. The Notice of… Read more
Layer 123 Network Transformation Congress: Unlocking 5G Growth Requires New Operating Model
by Johanne Mayer, Director MayerConsult and TM Forum Distinguished Fellow At the Layer123 Network Transformation Congress in San Jose, CA this week, the discussions predominantly focused on the network technology changes and references to traditional network transformation such as 3G to 4G and the benefits that transforming to 5G would bring. However I would contend… Read more
Layer 123 Network Transformation Congress: Status of Network Automation, Orchestration, Zero (or Low) Touch Provisioning, SDN & NFV
The REALITY: Disappointingly small number of deployments, many open source software and open API organizations (ONF, Linux Foundation, MEF, TM Forum, OCP, etc), pop-up consortiums (Cloud RAN, Open RAN, other disaggregated hardware), defunct standards organizations (e.g. ETSI, ITU-T, IEEE) that only produce functional requirements, reference architectures, and white papers or none of the above. Nothing… Read more