5G / 6G / Wi-Fi

The FCC published a 166-page report and order that establishes a coordinated nationwide approach to managing the 4.9 GHz (4940-4990 MHz) band. The new rules introduce a nationwide Band Manager,...

O-RAN ALLIANCE and ATIS signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further both organizations’ mutual objectives to advance the industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualized and global standards-compliant Radio Access Networks...

by James E. Carroll Far EasTone, a mobile operator in Taiwan, has delivered a 5G Smart Patrol Car solution for the Kaohsiung City police department to support license plate recognition...

Semtech completed its previously-announced acquisition of Sierra Wireless in an all-cash transaction representing a total enterprise value of approximately US$1.2 billion. This transaction nearly doubles Semtech’s annual revenue and adds...

The EU will provide nearly €150 million in financial support to 38 projects to deploy safe, secure and sustainable high-performance 5G and digital backbone infrastructure. The projects have been selected...

NTT Corporation (NTT) has joined the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), an initiative established by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in 2021 to further strengthen the U.S....

Powerco, New Zealand’s second largest gas and electricity distributor, selected Juniper Networks and NEC to design and deploy a new Wi-Fi network across its sites nationwide. In this project, Powerco...

 Airgain released an outdoor 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) reference design that supports the latest 5G-NR 3GPP REL-16 standards with 4x4 MIMO on DL and 2x2 MIMO on UL and...

Nokia announced an extension of its patent license agreement with Huawei.  The terms of the agreement remain confidential between the parties. https://www.nokia.com In November 2021, Nokia reached the milestone of 4,000 patent families...

by James E. Carroll The governments of the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement expressing their commitment to ensuring the security and resilience of...

Keysight Technologies introduced a set of 5G solutions for automated service assurance, end-to-end quality of experience (QoE) and quality of service (QoS) verification, and active testing in private and public...

Qualcomm Technologies introduced a Compact Macro 5G RAN Platform to address macro cell infrastructure for mobility and Fixed Wireless Access (FWA). Sampling is expected to start in Q1 2023.The new...

Marvell is providing its OCTEON DPU technology to augment Nokia’s 5G “Powered by ReefShark” chipset processing portfolio for 5G radio access and transport systems. The companies have worked closely on the...