5G News

In telecommunications, 5G is the fifth generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks, which cellular phone companies began deploying worldwide in 2019, and is the planned successor to the 4G networks which provide connectivity to most current cellphones. 5G networks are predicted to have more than 1.7 billion subscribers worldwide by 2025, according to the GSM Association. Like its predecessors, 5G networks are cellular networks, in which the service area is divided into small geographical areas called cells. All 5G wireless devices in a cell are connected to the Internet and telephone network by radio waves through a local antenna in the cell. The main advantage of the new networks is that they will have greater bandwidth, giving higher download speeds, eventually up to 10 gigabits per second (Gbit/s). Source: Wikipedia

06 October, 2022

Lockheed Martin, Verizon demonstrate 5G-connected ISR capabilities for Department of Defense

Washington, United States – As part of an ongoing technology collaboration to advance the future battlespace, Lockheed Martin and Verizon recently flew 5G-enabled drones to capture and securely transfer high-speed, real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data from aircraft in flight to geolocate military targets. The demonstration at Lockheed Martin’s 5G test range in Waterton, Colo. showcases the power of millimeter wave 5G networks to move data from aircraft in flight over Lockheed Martin’s multi-site, multi-vendor 5G.MIL pilot network.

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06 October, 2022

Deutsche Telekom achieves end-to-end data call on converged access with 5G residential gateway control from the 5G Core

Wireline and wireless services are delivered today from two distinct technology implementations with separate network cores. 5G WWC standards offer a path to a fully converged broadband access network that integrates wireless and wireline operations on a common 5G Core. Using these standards in an proof-of-concept, Deutsche Telekom has validated in a lab trial the feasibility of converging the fixed network control plane into a 5G Core to steer traffic from a 5G residential gateway. The traffic was then routed along the entire wireline access chain to the core network. 

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04 October, 2022

ADVA launches pluggable 10G edge demarcation device

Munich, Germany – ADVA launched pluggable 10Gbit/s demarcation SFP+ device specifically designed for space-constrained environments. The ADVA NIDPlug+ enables high-speed demarcation in the field where it’s not possible to use a traditional device. Consuming less than 2.5 watts and requiring no additional floor space, the device provides enterprises and communication service providers (CSPs) with the comprehensive management capabilities needed to deliver strict SLA-based carrier ethernet. With standards-compliant performance assurance and service activation testing, it integrates into existing networks and enables MEF 3.0-compliant mobile and business services.

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03 October, 2022

Mavenir announces 2G, 4G and 5G Open RAN radios made in India

Bengaluru, India – Mavenir, the network software provider building the future of networks with cloud-native software that runs on any cloud and transforms the way the world connects, announced to have commenced the production of 2G, 4G and 5G Open RAN radios for the OpenBeam portfolio in India, for Indian and other prominent worldwide bands.

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03 October, 2022

Palo Alto Networks selected to secure cloud-native 5G networks in Canada

Santa Clara, United States – Palo Alto Networks announced that it has been selected by communications technology company TELUS to assist with securing one of the largest and fastest 5G networks in Canada.

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03 October, 2022

Digital transformation delays cost firms over £3mn per project, research shows, as 72% of organisations shun large projects

Reading, UK. 28 September 2022 – As digital transformation remains top of the agenda for many businesses, research conducted for low-code application development platform, Toca, reveals the extent of the challenges faced by IT teams in delivering these projects.

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30 September, 2022

FCC signs partnerships with Brazilian and Romanian counterparts

Bucharest, Romania. 26 September, 2022 – FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and chairman Carlos Manuel Baigorri of National Telecommunications Agency of Brazil (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações or Anatel) signed a MOU to work together in combatting unwanted robocalls and to promote advanced communications such as 5G and 6G. chairwoman Rosenworcel also signed a similar partnership agreement with Vlad Ștefan Stoica, president of Romania’s National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM).

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30 September, 2022

Versa Networks and Nabiq partner to deliver advanced private 5G services in Japan

Santa Clara, United States and Tokyo, Japan – Versa Networks, the recognised secure access service edge (SASE) provider, and Nabiq of Japan announced their new partnership to deliver advanced private 5G services for enterprise customers throughout Japan. Leveraging integrated security, networking and Versa’s platform for hosting 5G Core technology, Nabiq is offering these new capabilities as a managed service for its enterprise customers and local 5G partners, such as Tamagawa Holdings Co., Ltd.

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30 September, 2022

Beyond Now appoints new directors from Allstate and Microsoft to support growth globally and in the U.S.

Dallas, TX & Dublin, Ireland. 27 September 2022 – Beyond Now, an ecosystem orchestration and digital platform provider, announced the appointment of Chris Gates and Ashley Haynes-Gaspar to its board of directors. The two appointments will help extend the expertise of the board and continue Beyond Now’s growing momentum in the U.S. market and globally.

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30 September, 2022

Most business professionals want to embrace metaverse, study shows

Hanover, Md. 28 September 2022 – A new global study commissioned by Ciena has uncovered just how ready business professionals are to collaborate in the virtual world. Ninety-six percent of the 15,000 business professionals surveyed across the globe recognise the value of virtual meetings, and more than three-quarters (78%) say they would participate in more immersive experiences like the metaverse versus current tools, such as video conferencing. Additionally, while appetites grow for the new digital world, unreliable network performance was cited (by 38% globally) as the top concern holding organisations back.

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