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Ericsson to Provide Private 5G for SailGP, a Global Yacht Race

Ericsson recently announced that it has been selected as the global technology supplier for the 2025 season of the SailGP international yacht race. The company's private 5G infrastructure will be used to enhance SailGP's race operations and fan experience....

2025/02/21

Korean Research Team Succeeds in World's First 200 Gbps Wireless Communication for 6G Mobile Communications

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute of Korea (ETRI) announced on January 23, 2025, that it has developed a proof-of-concept (PoC) system for 6G mobile communications and successfully demonstrated the world's first 200 Gbps wireless link....

Supporting value creation through IX in the manufacturing industry with a wide range of connectivity -- Takeshi Kashima, CTO, Ericsson Japan
ODAIBA IX Core/Industrial Transformation (IX) Leaders
Leaders Transforming Industrial Technology (No. 6)

The 5G network has a strong image of growth for consumers, but we expect growth in the indus-try domain as well. One of the reasons for this is that global cellular IoT subscriptions are growing at more than 10% per year, and the impact is strong....

Focusing on industry transformation through "5G x AI," with an increasing number of local 5G practical cases in Japan and abroad--Eiko Ikutame (Business Development Manager, Nokia Solutions & Networks)
ODAIBA IX Core/Industrial Transformation (IX) Leaders
Leaders Transforming Industrial Technology (No. 5)

'The demand for private wireless networks, including local 5G, is steadily increasing. Nokia has already accumulated more than 850 installations globally in over 10 years of involvement in the private wireless business"....

Thursday, February 20, 2025, starting at 14:45 (Part 2 workshop)
XGMF ODAIBA IX (Industrial Transformation) Core
Workshop on the Integration of Advanced Industrial Technology and Advanced Telecommunications Technology (IX) Vol.5

Local 5G Licensing and Technology State-of-the-Art

In this workshop, global local 5G (private 5G) vendors Nokia and Ericsson will present the state-of-the-art of local 5G and the reality of expanding usage....

Boldyn Networks (UK) acquires Smart Mobile Labs of Germany to strengthen its private 5G business.

On January 23, Boldyn Networks of the UK, a neutral host provider (an operator that builds telecommunications infrastructure on behalf of and provides it to multiple carriers), agreed to acquire Smart Mobile Labs (SML), a German private 5G-related company...

Private LTE/5G spending in the U.S. to reach approximately 580 billion yen by 2027

Research firm SNS Telecom recently published its latest report on the private 5G market in the United States, Private 5G Networks in the United States: 2024-2030. In this report, private LT...

Ericsson Announces AI Assistant to Help Enterprises Manage 5G Networks

On January 13, 2025, Ericsson of Sweden announced the ANA (AI-based NetCloud Assistant), an AI assistant to help companies manage their 5G networks. This AI assistant uses search to link to existing resources...

Wireless Broadband Alliance Calls for Cooperation Among Wireless Technologies for the 6G Era

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), a global Wi-Fi related industry association, recently released its 6G Vision Statement, a vision report on future 6G technologies. In it, Wi-Fi and cell...

Port of Valencia, Spain, to Deploy Private 5G Network for Smart Port

The Port of Valencia, Spain, recently announced a private 5G deployment project to connect more than 25,000 devices on its premises....

Samsung Demonstrates AI-RAN Technology

On December 31, 2024, Samsung announced its latest efforts to integrate AI technology into its radio access network (RAN)....

Thursday, January 23, 2025, starting at 3:00 p.m. (Part 2 workshop)
XGMF ODAIBA IX (Industrial Transformation) Core
Workshop on the Integration of Advanced Industrial Technology and Advanced Telecommunications Technology (IX) Vol. 4

Wi-Fi as industrial radio and local 5G collaboration

In this issue of "Collaboration of Wi-Fi and Local 5G as Industrial Wireless," we will discuss what points to pay attention to when actually trying to combine and utilize them, experiencing the state-of-the-art of local 5G and AGV, and the state-of-the-art of Wi-Fi in the field....

Ericsson and Vodafone Deploy Private 5G Network at Portuguese Cement Plant

Ericsson Sweden and Vodafone Portugal recently announced the installation of a private 5G network (SA method) at the production center of CIMPOR, a leading local cement manufacturer in Aljandra, Portugal. This is the first private 5G SA network in the country, and the center...

Nokia deploys Europe's first 5G SA millimeter wave network for FWA in Italy

Finland's Nokia announced on December 16 that it has signed a four-year contract with Italian telecom operator EOLO for the deployment of a 5G (SA method) millimeter wave communications network. The network is the first 5G SA millimeter wave RAN in Europe, and will be deployed in Italy's under-served areas...

Verizon and NVIDIA Combine Private 5G/MEC and AI for Real-Time AI Services

U.S. telecommunications giant Verizon announced on December 17 a new private 5G solution, 5G Private Network with Enterprise AI, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA. The solution is based on Verizon's private 5G...

Apple's Own 5G Modem, 2nd Generation, Will Support Millimeter Waves (Bloomberg report)

As for the proprietary 5G modem that Apple is reportedly developing, we have already reported that the first generation model will not support millimeter wave, but Bloomberg is reporting that sources say that its second generation model is expected to support millimeter wave. Apple insider Mark ...

Nextivity and LG Collaborate on Private 5G Services for Enterprise Customers

Nextivity, a leading networking and coverage technology company, announced on December 5 that it will collaborate with LG Electronics of South Korea on private 5G services for enterprise customers. The two companies will use Nextivity's Distributed Antenna System (DAS...

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