Applications and ResearchWith a final presentation at Telekom Slovenije in Ljubljana, the EU-funded 5G CHARISMA project was successfully completed in spring 2018. Fraunhofer HHI was involved in the two and a half year research project with its department Photonic Networks and Systems. The aim of the project was to develop a hierarchical and para-virtualized 5G access network […]
News and Business• LTE population coverage increases to 94.4 percent • 163,000 additional customers can access LTE network Deutsche Telekom says it is driving forward network expansion in Germany faster than any other telecoms company – with its combination of fixed-network and mobile communications across urban centres and rural areas. Just under 300 new mobile base stations […]
Technologies and ProductsSterlite Tech’s two new airblown and micro cables launched at ANGA COM 2018 utilise existing and new duct systems to accommodate more fibres in a sub-duct network, allowing operators to implement high-density fibre counts within their existing cabling systems. Sterlite says the technology reduces deployment times for operators looking to meet global demands for 5G […]
Product FocusSource Photonics’ Du Yuzhang looks at the relationship between the two technologies as the industry moves into a new era of broadband infrastructure. Back in February 2017, when Samsung showcased its fixed 5G products at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the vision of delivering home internet service with 5G technology was ignited. Prior to […]
Applications and ResearchThe 5G-Crosshaul consortium was established to develop a 5G transport network to integrate backhaul and fronthaul, two typical segments of the 4G telecommunications networks. On the fifth generation of communication networks that is expected to replace 4G around 2020, these two segments merge into what is known as crosshaul to enable a flexible and software-defined […]
News and BusinessNew eight-year supply commitment to address growing demand for bandwidth. CommScope and OFS have announced the extension of their long-term fibre partnership. As both companies invest in capacity to address the strong demand for more bandwidth, they have entered into a new eight-year partnership to help ensure the availability of OFS optical fibre supply to […]
News and BusinessAs the new year gets underway, Delta Partners’ Darren Tan, Senior director of the Intelligence Unit at consulting and investment company Delta Partners, has announced the company’s predictions for the digital IT and communications sectors. Digital challenges will continue to drive operators to transform. Traditional revenue pools will continue to recede as operators’ digital initiatives […]
News and BusinessMultinational telecommunications operator Telenor has tapped Nokia as sole supplier to replace its legacy optical core network connecting 200 nodes in Norway and Sweden. Nokia’s optical technology is designed to pave the way for SDN-ready dynamic network capabilities, and its multi-Terabit capacity will support evolution to 5G mobile, growing consumer demand for online video and […]
Applications and ResearchThe Broadband Forum (BBF) is working on what it terms “a landmark project” with Japanese telco NTT to standardise the virtualisation of operators’ PON networks to support the delivery of Time Critical Applications (TCAs), such as 5G fronthaul. The project, which was initiated by BBFmember NTT, looks to open up new business opportunities for operators […]
News and BusinessAt its latest meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, the ITU-T Study Group 13 created a new ITU Focus Group on Machine Learning for Future Networks including 5G. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Slawomir Stanczak, Head of Wireless Communications and Networks Department at Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI, has been elected as the Chairman of the Focus Group, which will […]
News and Business5G will cover more than 20% of world population in 6 years, according to new Ericsson Mobility report. Communications giant Ericsson forecasts that there will be 1 billion 5G subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by 2023. This prediction is among the key statistics presented in the November edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, released at […]
Applications and Research(pictured, left) In the TERRANOVA project, Fraunhofer IAF is focusing on the integration of wireless modules at the chip level. The image shows a functional prototype of a 300 GHz multichannel wireless system for further integration as a system-on-chip. The scientists demonstrated their research in the project TERRANOVA at the Productronica trade fair in Munich […]
Applications and ResearchPartners claim a “milestone” in 4G LTE advanced technologies. Verizon and Ericsson have announced that they have achieved another milestone in 4G LTE Advanced Technologies that will also serve as a stepping stone to 5G technology by completing their first deployment of FDD (Frequency Division Duplexing) Massive MIMO (Multiple Input – Multiple Output) on Verizon’s […]
News and BusinessItalian telco Wind Tre has extended its Fibre To The Home (FTTH) partnership with infrastructure provider Open Fiber. An existing agreement between the duo, which is already active in the first 13 Italian cities reached by Open Fiber’s fibre optics network, has now been extended to another 258 Italian cities (for a total of 271) […]
Applications and ResearchGroup will make significant investments in North America optical cable organisation to support the development of 5G. Prysmian Group, a significant operator in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a supply agreement from US telecom company Verizon Communications to support the company’s network expansion around a next-generation fibre platform that will […]
Applications and ResearchNokia has delivered radio equipment based on 5G technology to Finland’s Centre for Wireless Communications and the VTT Technical Research Centre. The arrival of the first 5G devices in Finland marks the continued long-lasting 5G test network cooperation between the network company Nokia and the research institutes. With the new demo equipment, VTT says it […]
Technologies and ProductsKeysight Technologies is this week demonstrating a wide range of first-to-market design, test and characterization solutions at IEEE Globecom 2016, which takes place in Washington D.C., between December 4th – 7th. Keysight’s technical experts will demonstrate the following products, solutions and services: 5G Trial System Modeling and Validation Keysight will show the pre-5G trial specification […]
News and BusinessAt the 2016 Global MBBF (Mobile Broadband Forum), Huawei demonstrated a 5G and LTE Dual Connectivity live demo with a 4K video on-demand service. The demo was based on Cloud RAN architecture with a 21Gbps single user peak throughput achieved. Huawei said this Cloud RAN-based 5G and LTE Dual Connectivity makes possible the fast deployment […]
Applications and ResearchThe next-generation fast wireless data transmission standard 5G is being tested in Berlin. The Senate Department for Economics and the Deutsche Telekom intend to cooperate in the setup of a test site. They will sign a contract with the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute, HHI in Berlin over the next few days in […]
News and BusinessSwedish telecoms company and Nokia have announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the network evolution path to 5G. The aim is to secure early introduction of commercial 5G services to Sonera customers by leveraging on both companies advanced network development and Sonera’s deep customer knowledge. Sonera has reached a 4G population […]