Technologies and ProductsNokia, Ericsson, II-VI, Lumentum and Sumitomo Electric have jointly published a technical paper which recommends predefined optical blueprints for Mobile Optical Pluggables (MOPA) which connect cell sites to fibre networks. The companies say that streamlining the US$500 million MOPA eco-system will help industry focus on most relevant solutions and facilitate 5G rollouts. The first-time joint […]
News and BusinessAustralian operator Telstra, in collaboration with Ericsson and Ciena have announced enhancements to Telstra’s Next Generation Optical Network which will support automated increased resiliency and cost savings for Telstra’s inter-capital network. Through the deployment of Layer Zero (Wavelength) Control Plane feature, Telstra’s network will become more flexible, programmable, and adaptive. This deployment will help Telstra […]
Technologies and ProductsAustralian operator Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena have announced the successful commercial launch of wavelength services based on 400G technology, which the operators says has increased network capacity whilst reducing power consumption, footprint and time to market for customers. The higher bandwidth services can now be delivered with a single card, offering on-demand capacity, from 100G […]
News and BusinessA partnership of Ericsson, Volvo Construction Equipment, and Telia are now operating Sweden’s first 5G network for industrial use, making Volvo CE one of the pioneers to test remote-controlled machines and autonomous solutions with this new network technology. Operated with a test license, the 5G network comprises Ericsson commercial hardware and software, including 5G New Radio and […]
Applications and ResearchA consortium of optical telecoms and mobile technology firms Telstra, Ericsson, Netgear and Qualcomm Technologies have achieved what they call “record-breaking 4G speeds of up to 2 Gigabits per second” in recent lab testing using a new commercially-announced chipset. The top speeds are made possible using Ericsson’s Baseband 6630, Radio 4415, and latest Gigabit LTE […]
Technologies and ProductsEricsson has finalised its 5G-readiness for operators by enhancing its 5G Platform with new radios and updates to its core network software. The company has launched 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) commercial software, based on the recently approved first 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) standard. It has also introduced a new category of radio product […]
News and BusinessEricsson has announced changes to its group structure and Executive Team. A Business Area Emerging Business is created to increase focus on innovation and new business development, with initial focus on IoT and within distributed cloud solutions. Highlights • A new Business Area Emerging Business is created to strengthen focus on innovation and new business […]
Applications and ResearchSingaporean communications operator Singtel and telecoms systems giant Ericsson have together achieved what they are calling “an Asia-Pacific first in wireless technology” by delivering a peak speed of 1.1 Gbps in a joint trial of a new configuration of the Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology. Conducted in a Singtel laboratory, the trial delivered speeds that […]
Applications and ResearchAs part of the eXHAUL Project. Ericsson has announced the successful testing of eXHAUL Project, a novel network concept which provides agnostic transport for Radio (Fronthaul & Backhaul) and Fixed Enterprise Access, supporting the current CPRI, eCPRI, Ethernet and future 5G fronthaul interfaces. The project is a collaborative activity between Telefonica and Ericsson aiming at […]
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 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 […]
Applications and ResearchEricsson and Intel say they have successfully completed the first 5G 3.5GHz multi-vendor, end-to-end Interoperability Developmental Test at a 5G field test in Beijing. Ericsson’s 5G radio testbed and Intel’s 5G client test platform showed what the partners called “excellent performance and stability”. The field test is said to be a significant milestone since China’s […]
Applications and Research• China Unicom and Ericsson announce the official launch of a new gigabit LTE network • Ericsson, China Unicom’s strategic partner, is exclusively providing the technology • Passengers on a train offered Virtual Reality video experience to show high-speed network China Unicom in partnership with Ericsson have commercially launched a Gigabit LTE network, allowing subscribers […]
Technologies and ProductsVerizon, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies have crashed through the gigabit speed barrier. The companies achieved an industry first with commercial silicon and network infrastructure with 1.07Gbps download speeds using the Qualcomm SnapdragonTMX20 LTE Modem, the first announced modem to support Category 18 LTE speeds, during an Ericsson lab trial. This 1.07 Gbps achievement builds on […]
Applications and ResearchNTT DOCOMO chooses media solution from Ericsson. Ericsson has been selected by one of the world’s leading telecommunications companies, NTT Docomo to deliver its Unified Delivery Network solution. The UDN, the first deployed by Ericsson in Japan, will enable NTT Docomo subscribers to access a diverse range of high-quality content over the operator’s mobile network. […]
Applications and ResearchChina Unicom, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, have demonstrated for the first time Cat-M1 Voice over LTE (VoLTE) use cases at Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2017, which closed on 1 July. The demonstrations were conducted using Ericsson’s Internet of Things and VoLTE-capable network infrastructure, IoT devices integrated with Qualcomm MDM9206 global multimode […]
Applications and ResearchLast week’s Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona. Telstra, Ericsson, Motorola Solutions, and Qualcomm Technologies have achieved the first LTE Broadcast-enabled PTT call on Telstra’s commercial LANES Solution. Telstra’s LTE Broadcast capability allows PTT group calls to be delivered simultaneously to all members of a group call with high assurance, low latency and separated from […]
News and BusinessOptical communications giants Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the Network Functions Virtualization Interoperability Testing Initiative (NFV-ITI), which is designed to help communication service providers to address the challenges related to NFV deployment and Cloud transformation within multi-vendor network environments. The partners stated, “deployment and integration of virtual […]