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Verizon Announces New Private 5G Solution for Broadcasters

Verizon Business announced a private 5G solution for the broadcast industry during the NAB show 2025 in Las Vegas on April 6, 2025. Called the "Portable Private 5G Network Framework," the solution...

Samsung and KT Cooperate in Research to Improve 6G Signal Quality

On March 31, 2025, South Korea's Samsung and local telecommunications giant KT signed a memorandum of understanding regarding joint research on next-generation communications technology aimed at improving 6G signal quality. The two companies will develop multi-antenna technology to expand the coverage of the 7GHz band, which is expected to be utilized in 6G, as well as...

Ericsson and SoftBank Partner to Promote Next-Generation Innovation from AI to 6G

Ericsson and SoftBank signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 26, 2025 to establish a strategic partnership for 2030. Under this initiative, the two companies will evaluate, promote, and co-create next-generation technologies that they call "NextWave Tech," including AI, Cloud RAN, XR, and 6G....

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (France) collaborates with Celona (US) on local 5G solutions.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE)* of France recently announced a partnership with Celona of the United States to provide turnkey local 5G solutions. Local 5G networks for complex industrial environments such as manufacturing sites, refineries, logistics warehouses, ports, airport tarmacs...

NVIDIA partners with T-Mobile, Cisco, and others on research and development of AI-native 6G wireless technology.

On March 18, 2025, U.S. semiconductor giant NVIDIA announced that T-Mobile, MITRE (a U.S. non-profit research organization), Cisco, ODC (Open RAN Development Company, a portfolio company of U.S. investment fund Cerberus), Booz Allen Hammi...

Private Network Market Size More Than Doubles in Three Years, Juniper Research Reports

Research firm Juniper Research published its latest report on the global private networking market, Global Private Cellular Networks: 2025-2030, on March 17, 2025. In this report, the market size...

Vodafone UK and Ericsson Collaborate on AI Solution for 5G Power Efficiency

Vodafone UK and Ericsson Sweden announced on March 11, 2025 that they have successfully reduced the daily power consumption of 5G radio equipment (Radio Unit) by 33% through a trial of an AI solution for 5G networks in several areas of London. This tri...

Canadian Government Opens Millimeter Wave Bands to Create Cutting-Edge 5G Applications

On March 6, 2025, the Government of Canada announced the opening of new millimeter wave frequency bands for improved 5G connectivity and innovative applications....

Keysight, Samsung Electronics, and NVIDIA Develop AI Model to Improve RAN Performance

On March 4, 2025, Keysight Technology, a leading U.S. electronic instrumentation company, announced that it has collaborated with Samsung Electronics and NVIDIA to develop an AI model for Samsung Electronics' 5G-Advanced and 6G technologies. This AI model is designed to improve RAN performance and throughput...

Taiwan's HTC deploys local 5G network to build Nissan's immersive VR environment

G REIGNS, a Taiwanese HTC subsidiary and 5G RAN solutions provider, announced on February 26, 2025 that it has deployed its own local 5G network and Edge Cloud VR solutions at Nissan's production facility. These solutions are designed by Nissan's design chi...

Samsung and Hyundai successfully test 5G "RedCap" for IoT with private 5G in factories.

On February 26, 2025, Samsung Electronics and Hyundai of South Korea successfully conducted an end-to-end test of the new 5G standard RedCap (Reduced Capability) on a private 5G network at Hyundai's plant in Ulsan,...

Movandi and Kyocera, U.S., Collaborate on Relay Technology to Expand 5G Millimeter Wave Coverage

Movandi, a U.S. company involved in RF and millimeter wave-related technologies, announced on February 19, 2025, that it has been working with Kyocera to expand the coverage and capacity of 5G millimeter wave networks....

Ericsson and Taiwan's FET Successfully Test 5G-Advanced Preferred Connectivity Technology

Ericsson of Sweden and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), a leading Taiwanese telecommunications company, successfully demonstrated on February 13, 2015, a preferred connectivity technology that leverages 5G Advanced network capabilities and network APIs...

Nokia and Saudi Arabia's Zain KSA Sign MOU to Develop 5G Solution Using Cloud RAN and AI RAN

Saudi Arabian telecom operator Zain KSA and Finland's Nokia announced on February 11, 2025 the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop 5G/5G-Advanced solutions using Cloud RAN and AI RAN. Open Wireless...

Korea's First Private 5G Network for Public Safety Launched

South Korea's HFR Mobile, a private 5G and DX solution provider, launched a private 5G-based public safety solution for local governments on February 12, 2025. The country's National Informat...

Keysight Technology Launches 6G Lab in Spain

Keysight Technology, a leading U.S. electronic instrumentation company, and the University of Malaga, Spain, announced on January 30, 2025, the opening of a 6G research and innovation lab in Malaga, aiming to promote the technology through comprehensive solutions that address key 6G use cases and technical challenges....

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