KT, KT SAT claim world’s first with NTN technology
Oct 7, 2024 · The test was conducted at KT SAT’s Geumsan Satellite Center in collaboration with Rohde & Schwarz Korea and Viavi Solutions Korea. South Korea’s KT and its satellite subsidiary KT SAT announced the successful integration of KOREASAT 6 with a terrestrial 5G network, utilizing the 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) standard, according to Korean press reports.
RCR Wireless News - Intelligence on All Things Wireless
Intelligence on All Things Wireless. Motivations, practical considerations and more influence how the industry defines sustainability How the telecom industry thinks about—and defines—sustainability lead to its priorities and actions, and why it matters to the industry to work towards sustainability of telecom networks and businesses.
Open RAN 101–RU, DU, CU: Why, what, how, when? (Reader Forum)
Jul 8, 2020 · Source: Parallel Wireless. For 5G, this is still being discussed as a potentially valid option in some use cases. Higher splits, as in 7.x, will be the best approach going forward for deploying future mobile networks in different deployment scenarios.
FCC gives go-ahead to T-Mobile US, Starlink for direct-to-cellular ...
Oct 7, 2024 · The direct-to-cellular service is pre-commercial, but it has been activated in parts of North Carolina to help the hurricane recovery effort. The Federal Communications Commission has given permission for T-Mobile US and Elon Musk’s Starlink LEO satellite service to offer direct-to-cellular service to T-Mobile US customers in parts of North Carolina as part of the ongoing response to ...
Verizon deploys first multi-vendor Open RAN DAS system
Nov 22, 2024 · The Open RAN DAS system has been deployed at The University of Texas Moody Center and the Austin Convention Center. Verizon has deployed the first Open RAN (O-RAN) based Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) systems with multiple vendor interoperability in its network at The University of Texas Moody Center and the Austin Convention Center.. Open RAN, a model in where multi-vendor radio systems ...
Reliance Jio slows 5G expansion, prioritizes 4G user upgrades
Oct 8, 2024 · A Jio spokesperson confirmed that the company’s future investments in the 5G field will be determined by demand. Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is taking a more measured approach to its 5G network expansion due to low capacity utilization and the delayed monetization of the technology, local newspaper The Economic Times reported. As a result, Jio is shifting its focus towards ...
What is the AI-RAN Alliance? - rcrwireless.com
Sep 17, 2024 · The main mission of the AI-RAN Alliance is to ‘weave AI right into the fabric of the radio access network’ Officially launched in February 2024, the AI-RAN Alliance is a group of technology and telecom leaders focused on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into cellular technology to further advance radio access network (RAN) technology and mobile networks.
Qualcomm explains 5G RedCap (Part 1) - rcrwireless.com
Sep 19, 2024 · 5G RedCap (Reduced Capability) technology, a component of 5G-Advanced is key to the evolution of 5G as the technology bridges the capability and complexity gap by offering the capacity and speed needed for use cases that typically do not require the full benefits of 5G, and at a lower hardware cost, Gautam Sheoran, VP and general manager, Wireless Broadband and Communications, Qualcomm ...
iPhone 16 shows strong speed results in early Ookla data
Nov 19, 2024 · Kelly reports on network test and measurement, as well as the use of big data and analytics. She first covered the wireless industry for RCR Wireless News in 2005, focusing on carriers and mobile virtual network operators, then took a few years’ hiatus and returned to RCR Wireless News to write about heterogeneous networks and network infrastructure.
How is Verizon approaching 5G Standalone in 2024? - RCR …
Jan 22, 2024 · 5G Standalone opens up opportunities for automation, network slicing, RedCap. In 2023, Verizon activated a good deal of its deep C-Band spectrum holdings, expanded the footprint of its fixed wireless access home broadband product, and extended its Verizon Cloud Platform from centralized data centers to many of its radio access network (RAN) sites.