Press Releases

5G-IA & 5G PPP push international cooperation and Phase 2 Projects at premier IEEE 5G World Forum

At the first IEEE 5G World Forum, that took place on 9-11 July 2018 in Santa Clara, CA, USA, the 5G Infrastructure Association (5G-IA) and the 5G-PPP played a key role in co-organising the Worldwide 5G Industry Fora Session, and in presenting three Phase 2 Projects, showing demos and contents. (more…)

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July 16, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Orange, Samsung and Cisco announce first 5G multi-vendor fixed wireless access test in Europe in a real environment

Orange Romania, alongside its technological partners, Samsung and Cisco, are announcing the results of the first 5G multi-ventor Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) test performed in real environment conditions. (more…)

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July 3, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Strategic alliance offers powerful wireless infrastructure solutions for smart buildings

Belden Inc., a global provider of signal transmission solutions for mission-critical applications, and JMA Wireless, a provider of wireless communication solutions, have signed a strategic alliance. This aims to deliver complete smart building solutions. (more…)

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June 27, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New waveform for 5G Low Power Wide Area networks in the IoT shown by Leti

Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, reports that field trials of its new Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) technology, a waveform tailored for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, showed significant performance gains in coverage, data-rate flexibility and power consumption compared to leading LPWA technologies. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

IEEE adopts OpenFog reference architecture as standard for fog computing in IoT, AI and 5G

The OpenFog Consortium’s OpenFog Reference Architecture for fog computing has been adopted as an official standard by the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA). The new standard, known as IEEE 1934™, relies on the reference architecture as a universal technical framework that enables the data-intensive requirements of the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

National Instruments adopts AccelerComm’s 5G NR polar IP

AccelerComm has announced its 5G NR polar IP has been adopted by National Instruments. The IP has been selected for use in National Instruments’ (NI) USRP RIO software defined radio family of products, which are used by wireless researchers in academic and industrial teams working across a range of mobile and communication technologies to accelerate product development. (more…)

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June 21, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Italtel and Open Fiber extend contracts to develop ultra-broadband network

Italtel and Italian Fiber-to-the-Home wholesale operator Open Fiber have extended their contracts related to the development of an ultra-broadband network in underserved areas of Italy. (more…)

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May 10, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smartphone shoppers are altering retail reality, reports Ericsson

Taking a look at the fast-changing reality of retail, Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab presents: Beyond smartphone shopping – the rise of smart assistants. This report describes how connectivity is driving two major shifts in how people shop. (more…)

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May 8, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

OK, it’s ‘secure’ and ‘immersive’ but what will 5G actually do?

At MWC 18 in March you couldn’t move for proclamations of the benefits of 5G. It’s ‘seamless’, ‘inclusive’, ‘immersive’ and ‘secure’, to name a few. (more…)

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April 27, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Shared use of spectrum is essential, but challenges with implementation remain, according to European Commission head

Speaking ahead of the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) Global Summit 2018,which will take place in London from 1-3 May 2018, the European Commission’s head of Unit for Radio Spectrum Policy has urged how essential the shared use of spectrum is but cautioned that challenges with implementation remain. (more…)

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April 18, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde