A new report from market researcher Omdia predicts that shipments of 5G smartphones will increase eightfold in 2020. The report also explains that 5G technology will be a major driver in transforming the broader technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) industry. Omdia, formed by combining the research capabilities of Ovum, Heavy Reading, Tractica and IHS Markit’s … Read more

It is difficult to protect moving targets, but subscribers on 4G and LTE networks must be confident that their data is secured beyond simply being part of a fast, high-volume traffic stream. A major concern in LTE architectures is that the link between the cell site and the core network is not inherently secure. Historically, … Read more

Private mobile radio is fast becoming an essential communications solution for utilities, airports, oil and gas pipelines, and emergency services that require dependable operational communications. Compared with public cellular networks, private mobile radio delivers superior coverage, reliability, contention resistance, security, group communications and predictable performance. The digital radio landscape includes several public safety and commercial … Read more

Ericsson has announced plans to build its first fully automated smart factory in the United States. The facility will produce Advanced Antenna System radios designed to boost network capacity and coverage in rural areas, as well as 5G radios for urban deployments. The company highlighted that both rural and urban production are critical to accelerating … Read more

The launch of 5G introduced a new era of connectivity with the potential to reshape how we live, work and interact with technology. Global rollout has been swift in several countries. The US, China, Japan and South Korea have led early deployments, and research shows hundreds of commercial 5G networks and services are already active … Read more

We are several years into the 5G era, and attention is focused on the significant benefits and new service opportunities 5G brings to Communication Service Providers (CSPs). These advances stem from standards organizations expanding mobile networks’ role beyond voice, text, and basic data. 5G introduces a new way of designing communication networks and enables services … Read more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has faced a significant rebellion over his decision to permit Huawei equipment in the national 5G network. On Tuesday, Mr. Johnson confronted his first major parliamentary revolt as several Conservative MPs raised concerns about the security implications of allowing Huawei into Britain’s telecoms infrastructure and about the possible impact on … Read more

Telco cloud: two words that can unsettle many in the telecommunications industry. Yet recent initiatives from Nokia and Ericsson are intended to support operators as they navigate cloud transformation projects. Nokia has officially opened its Cloud Collaboration Hub in Singapore. The hub “enables operators to visualise, develop and execute cloud offerings,” and joins existing hubs … Read more

(Image Credit: Three UK) Indoor mobile signal — or the lack of it — remains one of the most common frustrations for users. Higher-frequency bands commonly used for LTE in the UK deliver greater capacity but suffer from reduced penetration through walls and buildings, which can create indoor blackspots. Hutchison-owned operator Three is addressing this … Read more

(Image Credit: EE) EE appears to have drawn inspiration from Google’s Project Loon by developing airborne solutions—balloons, helikites and drones—to extend mobile coverage in rural locations and to provide short-term capacity boosts. Project Loon once seemed like just another ambitious experiment, but it has matured and recently reached a milestone by improving the ability to … Read more