Nokia completes 5G core standalone network trial with Japan’s KDDI

Nokia and KDDI Corporation, a telecoms company in Japan, have completed a 5G core standalone (SA) network trial, moving the operator closer to being able to provide 5G-enabled services.

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Industrial 5G growth strengthened by their agreement, say NGMN and 5G-ACIA

The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) and the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) have agreed to jointly shape and promote industrial 5G applications.

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Over-hyped or under-reported: Double takes on AI and 5G

There are two versions of AI and 5G. One is over-hyped, the other is under reported. History tells us that over-hyped technologies were long on promises and short on delivery,

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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

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Reimagine what’s possible with 5G

Plans are afoot from the UK’s largest mobile operators, writes Kevin Hasley, the head of product at RootMetrics by IHS Markit, and all are determined to be able to make

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ZTE and IHS jointly release the study “best architecture of 5G choices”

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of technology solutions for telecommunications, businesses and consumers in the mobile Internet, announced the publication of the study “5G Best Choice Architecture” in partnership with

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Ngmn announces new chairman and board members

Peter Meissner, CEO of Ngmn, said: “We are delighted to welcome Emmanuel Lugagne Delpon as our new board chairman for 2018 to 2020. Emmanuel, senior vice president of Orange Labs Networks,

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New deliverables from NGMN suggest principles to build end-to-end solutions for connected 5G future

The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance – which drives and guides the development of all future mobile broadband technology with a focus on 5G – has published its three deliverables on

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Full 5G will take a while but CIOs should prepare for it now

With 5G launch imminent in the US and some other markets, the technology is starting to become a reality. However, it remains very early in terms of deployment coverage and

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How 5G redefines the game for communication service providers

At the TMF Digital Transformation World 2018 event, during Wipro’s demonstration of 5G catalyst related to planning and optimisation, the discussion veered towards the topic of how service providers could

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