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NEC has been selected to build a high-performance submarine cable connecting Singapore, Hong Kong and the United States. A consortium composed of China Mobile International, Facebook and Amazon Web Services is backing the Bay to Bay Express Cable System (BtoBE). Construction of the nearly 16,000-kilometer optical submarine cable is expected to be completed by the […]
NTT DOCOMO is previewing the world’s first 8K virtual reality (VR) live video streaming and viewing system 360° 8K video. DOCOMO said its 8K VR system uses FPGAs for extra-fast processing and an algorithm for high-density mounting (maximizes FPGA processing) at 30 frames per second (fps). A head-mounted display is used to view the 360° […]
The O-RAN Alliance has approved its overall O-RAN architecture plan and established an initial set of seven working groups to drive the work forward. These are: WG1: Use Cases & Overall Architecture WG2: Radio Intelligent Controller (RIC) (non-Real Time) & A1 Interface WG3: RIC (near-Real Time) & E2 Interface WG4: Open Fronthaul (FH) Interface WG5: […]
Nokia and China Mobile signed a MoU to establish a joint laboratory in Hangzhou, China to study the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to 5G. The new laboratory promises to foster an open RAN and 5G ecosystem working with third parties. The team will use the Nokia AirScale Cloud RAN, AirFrame OpenRack, open […]
ZTE confirmed the appointment of Mr. Xu Ziyang as the President of the company, and the appointments of Mr. Wang Xiyu, Mr. Gu Junying, and Ms. Li Ying as Executive Vice President of the company. Ms. Li Ying will also serve concurrently as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Xu Ziyang (徐子陽), born in 1972, graduated from […]
Orange has received regulatory approval to begin 5G testing in the 3.7 – 3.8GHz frequency band in the city of Marseille. Orange will use equipment from Nokia for this trial deployment. Orange’s 5G strategy has three components: improved high-speed mobile broadband, high-speed fixed broadband access and new uses – notably through connected objects to support […]
The Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG), which was formed in September 2017, added several new members including Axiata, Philippine-based PLDT, Indonesia-based PT.Telekomunikasi Indonesia International, Turkcell, Vietnam-based Viettel, and Kuwait-headquartered Zain Group. The Consortium is also announcing the creation of an additional blockchain working group that will focus on global remittance services. Blockchain technology is well […]
Russia’s Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) demonstrated a series of 5G scenarios including HD video calls, ultra-low latency video games and high-definition video streaming at an exhibition at Popov Central Museum of Radio Communications, one of the world’s oldest museums of science and technology, in St. Petersburg. The demonstration utilized Samsung’s 5G end-to-end solutions including 5G routers […]
Ericsson has established a Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Innovation Lab for 5G at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. In addition, Ericsson conducted India’s first 5G over the air beam tracking demonstration on 3.5GHz spectrum using a pre-commercial end-to-end system including 5G-NR, VRAN and VCORE. The demonstration includes 3GPP 5G NR Multiple-Input Multiple-Output […]
Wind Tre, which serves 31 million mobile users, has selected Ericsson to modernize its Radio Access Network (RAN) across Italy. The upgrade will see the implementation of the Ericsson Radio System (ERS) product portfolio into the Italian communications service provider’s network starting October 2018, including new ERS Radios, and ERS Basebands to improve network quality […]
Nokia and Tencent, one of China’s leading providers of Internet services, signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering joint research and development work to explore the potential of 5G for the provision of new applications, including those for a variety of vertical markets. Nokia and Tencent will establish an end-to-end 5G test environment in Shenzhen. With […]
Marvell Technology Group completed its previously announced acquisition of Cavium in a deal valued at approximately $6 billion. Cavium, which is based in San Jose, California, offers a portfolio of multi-core processing, networking communications, storage connectivity and security silicon solutions. Marvell, which is based in nearby Santa Clara, California but has its corporate headquarters in […]
Charter Communications, the second largest cable operator in the U.S. with over 25 million subscribers, launched its Spectrum Mobile service. Charter is operating as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) using Verizon’s nationwide 4G LTE network in combination with its own nationwide network of Spectrum WiFi hotspots. Spectrum Mobile is offering two plans: (1) unlimited […]
