SK Telecom has developed and applied new relay technologies for 5G networks using the ultra-high frequency bands to the trial network after its six-month-long collaboration with local partners, operator announced today.
Month: November 2017
ZTE to Develop 5G Services in Partnership with China Mobile
ZTE has unveiled its 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), smart home, smart education, big video, and terminal services at China Mobile Global Partners Conference 2017. ZTE, in collaboration with China Mobile, focused on six major 5G services at this event
Huawei Releases New 5G-oriented Base Station
Huawei has announced a new generation of a 5G-oriented base station at the 2017 Global Mobile Broadband Forum in London for network deployment in multi-band, multi-RAT, and multi-service scenarios in the future.
AT&T Plans 5G Evolution with LTE-Advanced Features in Minneapolis
AT&T has announced the launch of 5G Evolution in parts of Minneapolis in the coming months. As part of 5G Evolution, the operator will upgrade the network that includes LTE Advanced features like 256 QAM, 4×4 MIMO, and 3-way carrier aggregation.
EE Demonstrates End-to-End 5G Network Architecture with 2.8Gbps Speeds
UK’s operator EE has showcased 2.8Gbps download speeds across an end-to-end 5G test network in its UK mobile lab. The test was carried out in partnership with Huawei and linked the fully virtualized 5G core to the 64×64 Massive MIMO active antenna unit broadcasting 5G New Radio.
SK Telecom Trials LTE Cat-M1 Technology for IoT Applications
SK Telecom has completed the deployment of LTE Cat-M1 technology for IoT applications on commercial LTE base stations in collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm. LTE Cat-M1 is expected to lower manufacturing costs of IoT devices as its communications modules are much cost-effective than their counterparts for LTE-M, bringing more companies into an ecosystem for IoT… Continue reading SK Telecom Trials LTE Cat-M1 Technology for IoT Applications
T-Mobile More Than Doubles LTE Advanced Coverage
T-Mobile more than doubles its LTE Advanced footprint to 920+ markets across USA. In addition, the operator announced Gigabit Class LTE readiness with a combination of three speed-boosting technologies carrier aggregation, 4X4 MIMO and 256 QAM that is available in 430 of those markets.
Vodafone, Huawei Test 5G Data Connection in Italy
Vodafone is trialing 5G in partnership with Huawei and has achieved the first 5G data connection in Italy. The test utilized a radio base station using Massive MIMO technology. During the test, download speeds of more than 2.7 Gigabits per second were observed, with a latency of just over a millisecond.
Nokia and Vodacom to Conduct 5G Lab and Network Trial in South Africa
Nokia and Vodacom have signed an agreement under which the companies will trial Nokia 5G technology to enable Vodacom to drive digitalization for the benefit of businesses and individuals in South Africa.
SK Telecom Announces Ultra-fast Packet Processing Technology for 10x Handling in 5G Network
SK Telecom has tested a new Ultra-fast packet processing technology, which will help 5G network equipment to process data traffic 10 times faster than LTE, company announced Operator aims to propose the new development to 3GPP and ETSI as global standard to speed up the global rollout of 5G