Information and Communications Technology

Communication Technology

While explaining the technical features, applicability, and latest trends of millimeter wave (mmWave), we will also provide information on the synergistic effects of using mmWave in combination with local 5G (Private 5G), which has a high affinity with mmWave, use cases and introduction scenarios, and available solutions. The presentation will also discuss the approach to terahertz wave (6G), which is expected to be used in the next generation.

2025/02/21

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....

2025/02/18

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....

2025/02/12

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...

2025/02/07

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...

2025/02/04

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...

2025/01/31

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...

2025/01/22

Samsung Demonstrates AI-RAN Technology

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

2025/01/14

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...

2025/01/10

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...

2025/01/07

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 ...

2025/01/03

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...

2024/12/27

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...

2024/12/24

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...

2024/12/20

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....

2024/12/17

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....

2024/12/13

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...