Africa’s first 5G network goes live in South Africa
Vodacom has launched its 5G network in three major cities in South Africa
5G has finally arrived on the African continent. Vodacom has today announced the launch of its 5G mobile network in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Towen. The launch encompasses twenty live sites…
The 5G-aliser–May 2020 update: The China–US race to 5G is heating up
The month of May has seen a wide variety of developments in the world of 5G, from the fluctuating levels of spectrum availability to the introduction of AI-supported autonomous robots to help screen for the coronavirus. But no factor has been as prominent this month as that of the ongoing geopolitical battle between China and the USA, of which 5G technology is becoming a key battleground.
Taken together, do these developments mean we are a step closer to the 5G world envisaged by so many at the start of 2020? The answer is: it’s complicated.
Huawei: 5G Simplification and Convergence Enable Full-Service Business Success for Operators
[ Shenzhen, China, May 19, 2020] At the Huawei Global Analyst Summit 2020 (HAS 2020), Mr. Gan Bin, Vice President of Huawei's Wireless Network Product Line, delivered a keynote speech on "Simplification and Convergence Empower 5G Business Success". Mr. Gan elaborated on the importance of simplified, converged 5G networks to cater for the three dominant trends facing the 5G industry.
Trend 1: from TDD-based Scaled Deployment to TDD+FDD Coordinated Deployment
In the first wave of global 5G rollout, Massive MIMO predominantly using TDD spectra has become a standard practice. In China alone, 200,000 such sites have been constructed and the number is expected to hit 800,000 by the end of 2020 in more than 340 cities. Speedtest has reported a ten-fold data rate improvement on 5G networks over 4G networks. Additionally, Massive MIMO using TDD 3.5 GHz are co-sited with legacy 4G networks to ensure satisfactory coverage both outdoors and in easy-to-cover indoor areas.
International Conference on Wireless Networks 27-30 Jul 2020 New Date Reminder
Luxor Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, USA
"Conference on wireless networks"
International Conference on Wireless Networks aim of this conference is to provide a platform for researchers, scientists, industry experts and scholars to share their novel ideas and research results on the application of human cognition models in various practical computing applications. Through this conference, the organizers would like to develop an interdisciplinary venue to contribute and discuss the ongoing innovations, applications and solutions to challenging problems of engineering human brain processes, learning mechanisms and decision making processes.
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Australasian Telecommunication Networks And Applications Conference 25-27 Nov 2020 New Date Reminder
Online Events/Virtual Conference
Melbourne, Australia
Australasian Telecommunication Networks And Applications Conference will cover theory, design and application of computer and telecommunication networks and systems. The aim of this conference is to bring together the educators interested in this field, with a central goal of increasing the knowledge about Telecommunication Networks. The objective of the conference is to encourage and stimulate better training in research procedures and methods for Telecommunication Networks.
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Nokia joins the Open RAN Policy Coalition Espoo, Finland – Nokia today announced that it has joined the Open RAN Policy Coalition to help enable a comprehensive and secure approach to 5G and future network generations. Alongside its customers and other industry stakeholders, Nokia will help shape policy choices that will impact how wireless networks are built, including support for research and development in open networks.
The Finnish equipment maker appeared to miss analyst expectations as it recorded a 3% drop in net sales, to about €4.9 billion ($5.3 billion), compared with the year-earlier quarter.
SmarTone deploys 5G broadly across Hong Kong using Ericsson Spectrum Sharing SmarTone has launched its 5G service in Hong Kong, offering high-speed 5G connectivity and broad network coverage both indoors and outdoors. SmarTone becomes the first mobile operator in Asia to deploy Ericsson Spectrum Sharing – a unique technology that enables both 4G and 5G to be deployed in the same band and on the same radio through a software upgrade – dynamically allocating spectrum based on user demand on a 1 millisecond basis. The award-winning solution, which also allows for the efficient use of existing Ericsson Radio System infrastructure, is the most economically feasible way to deploy 5G on existing bands. It enables wide 5G coverage from day one – making more efficient use of spectrum and delivering superior user performance.
Telstra network now 5G standalone capable end-to-end with Ericsson technology Telstra has now upgraded its 5G radio access network (RAN) coverage footprint across Australia, connecting a Cloud Native 5G Core network to handle new 5G Standalone traffic.
The 5G Standalone landmark achievement means that Telstra already has the capability to run 5G independent of existing 4G network technology. 5G SA devices are expected to be commercially available in Australia in late 2020.
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AILES MARINES SELECTS PRYSMIAN TO PROVIDE THE SUBMARINE INTER-ARRAY CABLES FOR THE OFFSHORE WIND FARM IN SAINT- BRIEUC Ailes Marines in charge of the development, construction, installation and operation of the offshore wind farm in the bay of Saint-Brieuc, has awarded Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry with a contract worth of about €80 million to provide the submarine inter-array cable systems for the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France.