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SoftBank, Ericsson plan 5G Japan trial in 4.5GHz band
Japan’s SoftBank plans to work with Ericsson to conduct a joint trial of “5G” in the 4.5-GHz band in dense urban areas of Japan. The end-to-end trial will involve two 5G new radios, a virtual RAN and EPC, beamforming, Massive multiple input multiple output (MIMO) functionality and test support services. The trial is set to… Read more
AT&T and KT to work together on 5G, NFV & SDN; Consortium of 5G Carriers Forming?
Executive Summary: According to Business Korea, AT&T Chief Strategy Officer John Donovan met with Lee Dong-myeon, director of the KT (Korea Telecom) Technology Convergence Center to discuss plans for the well respected telcos to share AT&T’s NFV and SDN work and KT’s efforts around 5G. AT&T is expected to cooperate with KT in many new… Read more
SK Telecom Rolls Out “4.5G” Service in South Korea-Plans 1G b/sec in 2018; Negative Outlook from Analysts
Executive Summary: SK Telecom, the largest wireless telco in South Korea and first global wireless network provider to deploy LTE Advanced (aka LTE-A), has now launched a higher speed “4.5G” [Note 1.] network service in 53 cities across South Korea. The “4.5G” service delivers a speed of 700M b/sec to users that have a compatible handset… Read more
Apple to test “5G” in Cupertino & Milpitas, CA, but which RAN/Modulation Scheme?
Apple has applied for an experimental license from the FCC to test next-gen “5G” wireless technologies, according to a report from Business Insider and an article in USA Today which wrote: It’s hardly a surprise that Apple would be pursuing a path to 5G. The promise of this next generation of wireless is that smartphone makers might eventually… Read more
Verizon-Corning $1.05B fiber deal part of larger build-out or buy program
Executive Summary: Verizon has agreed to purchase optical fiber from Corning through 2020 for at least $1.05 billion. Verizon will buy up to 12.4 million miles of fiber each year, much of it for wireless backhaul [1] of its 4G and upcoming “5G” [2] networks. Note 1. Fiber backhaul promises to be a huge issue… Read more
Highlights of ISQED Conference: March 14-15, 2017 Santa Clara, CA
ISQED Conference Backgrounder: The 18th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED 2017) is the premier interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary Electronic Design conference—bridges the gap among Electronic/Semiconductor ecosystem members providing electronic design tools, integrated circuit technologies, semiconductor technology,packaging, assembly & test to achieve total design quality. The ISQED 2017 event is held with the technical sponsorship… Read more
IDC Directions 2017: IoT Forecast, 5G & Related Sessions
Introduction: As several IDC telecommunications analysts were attending Mobile World Congress this week, there were very few communications/networking sessions or data points at this year’s IDC Directions conference, February 28, 2017 in Santa Clara, CA. In this event summary, we touch on an IDC forecast for IoT, it’s relationship to “5G,” and cellular communications opportunities… Read more
Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) Tutorial: Architecture, Spectrum, and Technical Foundations
by Paresh Panchal, Principal Engineer – Charter Communications Abstract: Several Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) related articles have appeared on the IEEE ComSoc Techblog over the past year. They include: Alan J Weissberger’s market overview (December 2025), the Keysight/Samsung frequency band n252 demonstration (January 2026), the Telecoms.com survey summary (July 2025), and the enterprise IoT hybrid-network article… Read more
GSA: 5G Non Terrestrial Networks, 5G SA and 5G Advanced gain momentum
5G NTNs: During an April 16th webinar titled “GSA Snapshot: 5G networks, spectrum & devices,” Joe Gardiner, market analyst at CCS Insight and a member of the GSA research team, said GSA data through March 31st reveal that 97 operators in 70 countries have announced they are investing in LEO satellite D2D technology. “There’s a… Read more
Open Cosmos introduces global space-based LEO satellite service for IoT monitoring
Founded in 2015, UK headquartered Open Cosmos has introduced a new integrated satellite service that combines broadband, earth observation, and IoT capabilities to help organizations monitor critical infrastructure, protect environmental assets, and respond more rapidly to events. The company says the offering is unique in combining global IoT connectivity with real-time Earth observation data to… Read more