Distrelec has conducted a study to see where increases in connectivity have had the greatest economic impact and where the race could be on to close the gap, by directly comparing growth in connectivity between 2014 and 2021 to the changes to GDP per capita in that period of time. The study measures four enablers: […]

Figures from GSMA Intelligence show 5G connections are expected to double over the next two years, expedited by technological innovations and new 5G network deployments in more than 30 countries in 2023 alone. Of the new networks to be deployed in 2023, it is expected that 15 will be 5G Standalone networks. The forecasts from […]

Ateme, a player in video compression, delivery, and streaming solutions, has announced that its 5G media streaming solution is now integrated into Amazon Web Services’ AWS Wavelength 5G Mobile-Access Edge Computing (MEC) infrastructure. The integration was successfully tested in a Wavelength zone within a tier-one operator’s network. The integration enables service providers to reduce costs […]

Some 136 million 5G subscriptions were added globally between October and December 2022, bringing the total to just above one billion, according to the Q4 2022 update of the full edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, published in November 2022. At the close of 2022, 235 communications service providers (CSPs) had launched commercial 5G services. […]

5G subscriptions increased by 446 million in 2022 versus 592 million for 4G, thirteen years after 4G’s initial launch. Ahead of Mobile World Congress, Omdia research has found that only 31 per cent of mobile operators offered 5G in 2022. This is expected to rise to 59 per cent by the end of 2023 with […]

As the tech world gears up for Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023 in Barcelona, industry experts predict that this marquee event will set the stage for the telecoms industry in 2023. The focus will be on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), 5G mobile, and Augmented Reality (AR), observes GlobalData, a data and analytics company. Emma […]

Cambridge-based Stratospheric Platforms wants to cover most of the UK with 5G access and using unmanned high-flying drones to achieve coverage. It is also seeking fresh financing of £130 million (€147.3m) to build the drone fleet. Stratospheric, backed by Deutsche Telekom, has already raised £70 million. The company says that just one of its drones […]

Ateme, a specialist in video compression and delivery solutions, has announced that its complete live video encoding and delivery suite, including its TITAN transcoders and NEA packaging, and CDN solutions, are now validated cloud-native network functions (CNFs) on Red Hat OpenShift. As a result, Ateme’s complete OTT low-latency live video encoding and content delivery suite […]

Telefónica, Ericsson and Qualcomm, during Mobile World Congress in Spain, will launch what they say is the first commercial mobile 5G millimetre (mmWave) network. This technology milestone will allow compatible user devices partners to access the Ericsson-powered Telefónica 5G mmWave network during the event. Qualcomm Technologies, during MWC, will showcase the range of global 5G […]

Kyndryl, the IT infrastructure services provider, and Nokia, the networking technology specialist, have announced a three-year extension and expansion of their global network and edge computing partnership, with a focus on developing and delivering LTE and 5G private wireless services and Industry 4.0 solutions. Kyndryl and Nokia established their global network and edge computing alliance […]