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Millimeter Wave, National and International Trends

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....

Ericsson and Swisscom cooperate on private 5G services for Swiss companies.

Swedish Ericsson and Swiss telecom giant Swisscom recently announced that they will collaborate on the provision of a standalone mobile private network (MPN) based on Ericsson's private 5G portfolio....

NEC to Offer Private 5G Solution for EMEA Market in Cooperation with Cisco

NEC announced on October 28 that it has signed a reseller agreement with Cisco for its private 5G core network and management solutions.NEC will use Cisco's architecture, including its 5G SA Core and Cloud Control Center, and its wireless network and sy...

SK Telecom and Samsung Develop AI-Based 5G Base Station Optimization Technology

Korean telecom giant SK Telecom and Samsung Electronics announced on October 28 that they have jointly developed AI-based 5G base station quality optimization technology. The technology is expected to be used for future wireless network upgrades....

Vodafone, Ericsson, and Qualcomm successfully complete two 5G millimeter wave trials in the UK

Vodafone UK, Ericsson Sweden, and Qualcomm Inc. announced on October 23 that they have successfully completed two trials of 5G millimeter wave technology in the UK. The success of these trials will enable fixed wireless access for residential broadband (Fixed Wir...

NVIDIA and SoftBank collaborate to build the world's first 5G AI-RAN

On November 13, U.S. semiconductor giant NVIDIA and SoftBank announced a series of collaborations on AI-RAN solutions that integrate communications and AI. The collaboration is aimed at creating multi-billion dollar AI revenue opportunities across telecom operators worldwide, and the two companies have already...

T-Mobile Partners with Miller Electric to Use Local 5G for Self-Driving Shuttles

U.S. telecommunications giant T-Mobile announced on October 21 that it is partnering with local Miller Electric Company for the use of local 5G for self-driving vehicles in the Jacksonville, Florida waterfront area....

SK Telecom Offers Direction for 6G Evolution by Integrating AI and Telecommunications

On October 15, 2024, SK Telecom, Korea's largest telecommunications company, released a white paper on 6G technology in the age of AI, "SK Telecom 6G White Paper: View on Future AI Telco Infrastructure...

Ericsson Deploys Local 5G for DX at Schiphol Airport, Netherlands

Ericsson of Sweden announced on October 8 that it has partnered with Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands to explore use cases for a state-of-the-art local 5G network. The partnership is part of the airport's broader plans for digital transformation. The next generation sa...

U.S. telecom industry group stresses importance of 7-8 GHz band for future 6G deployment (5G Americas White Paper)

5G Americas, the U.S. trade association for advanced communications technologies including 5G, recently released its latest white paper on 6G technology, "The 6G Upgrade in the 7-8 GHz Spectrum Range: Coverage, Capacity...

Nokia and NTT Data Expand Partnership in Private 5G Field

Finland's Nokia announced on October 7 that it has entered into a global partnership with NTT Data to drive digital transformation through private 5G in key areas such as airports and smart cities. Critical to business and municipal operations, reliable...

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