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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...

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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....

Questioning "my feet" at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Exploring R&D material from the field of art/design (No.8)

If I were to look back and ask myself, "Which museum have I visited most often and repeatedly in my life?" in my case, I would have to say none other than the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Located in the eastern part of Tokyo, adjacent to the large and verdant Kiba Park, the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo has been...

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...

UK Authorities Approve Merger of Vodafone and Three--New Company Promises ¥2 Trillion Investment in 5G Infrastructure

On December 5, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) conditionally approved a proposed 15 billion pound merger between Vodafone, the third largest telecommunications market in the UK, and Three UK, the fourth largest. The merger is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025 and will create the new largest mobile operator in the UK...

Commercial Private 5G Deployment Accelerates in Defense Sector, $1.5 Billion to be Invested by 2015

Research firm SNS Telecom recently released its latest report on the global private 5G/LTE market. In it, the company predicts that private 5G investments in the defense sector will grow significantly in the coming years. From 2024 to 2027, organizations in this field...

O2 Telefónica and AWS Collaborate to Test Quantum Technology for 6G Development

O2 Telefonica (Telefonica Germany) and AWS announced on November 28, 2024 that they are piloting the integration of quantum technology into O2 Telefonica's mobile network to improve performance and explore new data security standards....

Global 5G Subscriptions to Reverse 4G by 2027, Ericsson Reports

On November 26, Sweden's Ericsson released the latest edition of its Ericsson Mobility Report on trends in the global mobile communications market (November 2024). According to this report, the number of 5G subscriptions worldwide will reach 2.1 billion at the end of September 2024....

A broad view of the future of communications, from fine devices for terahertz wave to space communications--NTT R&D FORUM 2024

NTT R&D FORUM 2024, an event to introduce NTT Group's technologies, will be held from November 25 to 29, 2024, at the Takefu... FORUM 2024," an event to introduce NTT Group's technologies, will be held from November 25 to 29, 2024, at the Takefu...

Yokogawa Electric to Provide Integrated Control and Energy Monitoring System for Green Hydrogen Production Plant in Europe

Yokogawa Electric Corporation, a leading electronics manufacturer, announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa Italia, has received an order for an integrated control and energy control and monitoring system for the Baseload Power Hub, an offshore green hydrogen production and storage pilot plant from CrossWind of Italy....

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