5G

29 March, 2019

It’s time for telcos to try for another trillion

The telecoms market is worth about US$1tn but revenues are under pressure and networks are even more thirsty for cash as 5G begins deployment. What communications service providers (CSPs) need is a vision for a future world in which their efforts and investment are rewarded by revenues from a market of similar value. Intriguingly, writes George Malim, such a market already exists and the companies in it are already CSPs’ customers.

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26 March, 2019

IDT launches ClockMatrix family of timing devices to accelerate wireless carriers’ 5G network migration

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT), is helping wireless carriers migrate to 5G networks with launch of its new IDT ClockMatrix family of multi-channel clocking devices. The family delivers best-in-class timing performance that exceeds the unprecedented 5G requirements for (more…)

22 March, 2019

Ericsson and SK Telecom team up on cloud native 5G core

A three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the companies focuses on possible enhancements and optimisation enabled by cloud native micro-services-based principles. (more…)

22 March, 2019

Ericsson wins 5G commercial deal with KT

KT (formerly known as Korea Telecom) has awarded Ericsson a 5G commercial contract to enable the nationwide launch of commercial 5G services in Korea starting early April 2019. (more…)

22 March, 2019

In search of the apex predator of the 5G ecosystem – Oxpecker Edition

Coming back from MWC19, my head agog with robots, AI and the realisation of 5G, the phrase that kept recirculating was ‘building the ecosystem’, specifically the 5G ecosystem, writes George Malim.

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22 March, 2019

A payments perspective on Mobile World Congress 2019

For anyone attending Mobile World Congress 2019, they have no doubt gone to bed dreaming of 5G networks and foldable smartphones. But dig a little deeper, and there was a lot more up for discussion (honestly). (more…)

20 March, 2019

Geodata to support US 5G network rollouts now available from LuxCarta

LuxCarta, the global geodata provider to the wireless ecosystem, announced it has produced over 100,000 km² of specialised digital maps for 50 metropolitan areas in the United States ideally suited for RF planning at high frequencies. (more…)

19 March, 2019

TDC selects Ericsson for 5G and Operations Engine managed services

Ericsson has been selected by Danish service provider TDC to roll out nationwide commercial 5G, as part of a major network overhaul, and provide managed services through the Ericsson Operations Engine. (more…)

15 March, 2019

Sprint opens new 5G experience in Kansas City headquarters

Sprint is celebrating the opening of its Sprint 5G Experience, a dedicated immersive centre designed to showcase and explain how 5G works and to help change the way people live, work and play. (more…)

15 March, 2019

Application of AI enhances field service management for 5G, IoT and beyond

As communications service providers (CSPs) gear up for 5G and look to support IoT businesses as a new business line of their own, field service engineers will be under more pressure than ever. However, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are being applied to the discipline of field service management to optimise field service performance through a blend of intelligent routing, remote assistance and performance analysis. VanillaPlus managing editor George Malim talks to Paul Whitelam, the senior vice president of global marketing at ClickSoftware, to catch a glimpse of the field service management of the future.

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