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Fiber Broadband Association: 1.4M Fiber Miles Needed for 5G in Top 25 U.S. Metros
The Fiber Broadband Association (FBA) has issued a very optimistic fiber deployment forecast, which calls for approximately 1.4 million miles of fiber in the top 25 metro markets in the U.S. That’s driven in large part by carriers’ 5G wireless deployment plans, which will require fiber backhaul, especially for small cells. The FBA, formerly known… Read more
LightCounting’s 3Q 2017 Optical Market Update + China’s Optical Network Comeback?
I. Light Counting’s 3Q2017 Market Update: In its newly released “December 2017 Quarterly Market Update” LightCounting LLC states that demand for optical communications technology in 3Q 2017 followed what has been a year-long trend: Telecom/network service provider spending declined year-on-year while data center operators increased their investments in fiber optic infrastructure. The decline in telecom… Read more
5G Americas: LTE & LPWANs leading to ‘Massive Internet of Things’ + IDC’s IoT Forecast
A new by 5G Americas whitepaper, titled “LTE Progress Leading to the 5G Massive Internet of Things”is an overview of the technological advancements that will support the expanding IoT vertical markets, including connected cars and wearables. The term Massive IoT (MIoT) has been recently created by the telecom industry to refer to the connection for potentially… Read more
Ericsson Forecast: 1 Billion Global 5G Subscriptions in 2023
Global 5G subscriptions will reach 1 billion by the end of 2023, with 5G covering more than 20% of the global population, Ericsson has predicted. Ericsson’s latest Mobility Report predicts that the first 5G new radio deployments will go live in 2019, with major deployments from 2020. Early 5G deployments are expects in markets including South… Read more
Australia’s ACMA Targets 3.6-GHz for “5G” Mobile Broadband
Australian telecoms regulator ACMA has announced plans to reallocate spectrum in the 3.6-GHz band for 5G purposes. The five-year spectrum outlook released today by ACMA details how Australia’s telecom regulator will adjust spectrum usage of 50MHz of the 900MHz band for 4G mobile broadband, switching from the roughly 8MHz paired chunks of spectrum that worked best with… Read more
Frost & Sullivan: 5G is Expected to Increase Need for Network Testing
A tremendous increase in global mobile data traffic due to the use of video and other applications on smartphones is causing network capacity overloads. Smartphone users spend nearly 80 percent of their daily device use time on non-voice activities, rendering traditional capacity expansion inadequate. Wireless network testing is witnessing a resurgence due to high demand… Read more
ABI Research: Start-ups to be rising stars of 5G challenging incumbents
The rise of 5G is promising to shake up the status quo in the mobile equipment industry by presenting opportunities for startups to grab market share away from the incumbent vendors, according to ABI Research. In a new report, the market research firm identified 15 startups exhibiting strong potential to play a role in wireless… Read more
Telecom Italia “5G” trial to blanket San Marino in 2018
According to the Financial Times (on line subscription required): Telecom Italia plans to test its home grown “5G” technology in the micro-state of San Marino next year, making it the first country in the world to boast a nationwide 5G network. The state of San Marino, which has little more than 30,000 citizens, extends to only… Read more
Verizon trial validates NG-PON2 interoperability via its OpenOMCI specification; 5G backhaul spending
Verizon reported a successful trial of next-generation passive optical networking NG-PON2 technology using the carrier’s OpenOMCI specification. The OpenOMCI specification is aligned with ITU-T Recommendation G.989.3, but there are different versions from several carriers. It’s important to note that this is Verizon’s own version of the OpenOMCI spec. Verizon, along with ADTRAN, Broadcom, Cortina Access, Ericsson/Calix… Read more
Overview & Schedule for ITU-R WP 5D: IMT 2020 True “5G” Standards
Overview of ITU-R Working Party 5D work (as per July 5, 2017 report): Working Party 5D: 1. Is responsible for the overall system aspects of the terrestrial component of IMT, comprising IMT-2000, IMT-Advanced, and IMT for 2020 and beyond. 2. Has the prime responsibility within ITU-R for issues related to the terrestrial component of IMT,… Read more