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Nokia, Optus & Qualcomm Expect Rollouts of 5G Commercial Networks in 2019-2020
Nokia President and CEO Rajeev Suri expects 5G network deployments to be a major growth driver for the network equipment and services company. In prepared remarks he said: “For 2019 and 2020, we expect market conditions to improve markedly, driven by full-scale rollouts of 5G networks. As those roll-outs occur, Nokia is remarkably well-positioned. Unlike… Read more
Global Data: 5G subs to outnumber 3G subs in South Korea by 2020
Is it possible for South Korea to have more 5G then 3G subscribers BEFORE the official “5G” = ITU-R WP5D – IMT 2020 standards are completed? Indeed, South Korean mobile network operators plan to take an early lead in the deployment of 5G (perhaps because of the February 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang). That would help… Read more
China’s 5G network trials announced; commercial service in 2020
China’s three main telecommunications providers are proceeding smoothly with a 5G pilot in major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing, the state-owned Economic Information Daily reported, citing unspecified sources close to the telcos and the communications ministry. During the later half of this year, China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom will start the 5G… Read more
Selected Applications/Use Cases by Industry for ITU-R International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) – 3G, 4G & 5G
Excerpts of a new ITU-R WP 5D Contribution by Intel- Document 5D/605-E, 6 June 2017 Background: At the 26th meeting of ITU-R WP 5D, the working document towards a Preliminary Draft New Report ITU-R M.[IMT.BY.INDUSTRIES] on the use of the terrestrial component of International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) by industry sectors was further developed as contained in Attachment… Read more
T-Mobile to offer 5G in 2019; nationwide coverage in 2020
T-Mobile is the latest wireless carrier to jump the gun on standardized 5G (IMT 2020 standards won’t be completed by ITU-R WP5 till end of 2020 as we’ve noted many, many times). It’s anticipated that 5G networks will provide faster speeds and much lower latency than the current 4G LTE and LTE Advanced networks and… Read more
General context of the ITU-R work related to 5G & the future development of IMT systems
Backgrounder: IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) has been and will continue to be deployed. IMT-2000 =3G (including LTE) and IMT-Advanced = AKA LTE Advanced or “true 4G“ are benefiting from a global approach. The capabilities of IMT systems are being continually enhanced in line with market and technology trends. The next step is 5G which is now known as… Read more
What is 5G Advanced and is it ready for deployment any time soon?
The 3GPP roadmap (see figure below) is continuously evolving to fulfill the larger 5G vision. In this initial 5G wave that began in 2018, 3GPP has completed three major releases (new releases every 1.5 to 2 years): 15, 16, and 17. Release 17 is included in the ITU-R M.2150-1 recommendation which is the only standard… Read more
Recon Analytics (x-China) survey reveals that Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung are the top RAN vendors
A Recon Analytics on-line survey results show that Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung are the top RAN vendors not including China. When the same global operators were asked which vendor had the best overall radio access network (RAN) portfolios, over 50% of respondents named Ericsson and Samsung as the top two. One would’ve expected Nokia to… Read more
ETSI Integrated Sensing and Communications ISG targets 6G
The new ETSI Industry Specification Group for Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISG ISAC). This group will establish the technical foundations for ISAC technology development and standardization of 6G. 87 participants from both the industrial sphere and the academic sphere took an active part in the kick-off meeting, which was held at ETSI premises in Sophia… Read more
Huawei and Ericsson renew global patent cross-licensing agreement
The top two global RAN equipment makers, Huawei and Ericsson, have announced the renewal of a multi-year global patent cross-licensing agreement, which enables each to use the other’s standardized (3GPP, ITU, IEEE, and IETF standards for 3G, 4G, and 5G cellular technologies) and patented technologies. The patent sharing agreement includes network infrastructure, as well as endpoint… Read more