Tag Archives: 5G

Telecom operators are scaling back their investments in 5G, reports Dell’Oro. Worldwide telecom capex, the sum of wireless and wireline/other telecom carrier investments, declined for the full year 2023 in nominal USD terms, recording the first contraction since 2017. This deceleration in the broader capex spend isconsistent with the aggregate telco equipment slump previously communicated for the six Dell’Oro telecom ...

NEC has developed a RAN autonomous optimisation technology that dynamically controls 5G Radio Access Networks (RAN) according to the status of each user terminal, thereby improving the productivity of applications such as the remote control of robots and vehicles. NEC will incorporate the technology into RAN Intelligent Controllers (RIC) and conduct demonstration tests using this technology by March 2025. There ...

What are the topics covered this week? There's Nvidia revenues rising, Russia accessing advance ICs, space-based 5G connectivity, SIA forecasting 13% growth this year, and Weller soldering kits...

AST SpaceMobile, which aims to build a space-based cellular broadband network accessible by everyday smartphones, has announced strategic investment from AT&T, Google and Vodafone. The goal is for its in-orbit technology to eliminate cellular connectivity gaps around the world. In addition to the $155 million invested by the companies, AST SpaceMobile plans to draw up to $51.5 million from the ...

The RAN market is headed down, says Dell’Oro. Following the >40%  rise between 2017 and 2021, RAN revenues stabilised in 2022, and are on target to decline sharply in 2023. Market conditions are expected to remain challenging in 2024 as the Indian RAN market pulls back, though the pace of the global decline this year and for the remainder of ...

Vodafone, Xiaomi, and Qualcomm  have successfully tested a new 5G technology that will pave the way for customers to get faster upload speeds and wider coverage with the arrival of new smartphones and devices expected during 2024. In the first European technical test of this  5G uplink technology, Vodafone, Qualcomm, and Xiaomi achieved peak upload speeds of up to 273Mbps. ...

A team of UK companies led by Stratospheric Platforms Limited (SPL), a Non Terrestrial Networks telecoms developer, has won a  contract trialling advanced airborne 5G connectivity from a Britten-Norman Islander. Aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman will be providing key design and trials support for the project, with Marshall Futureworx providing cooling systems technology. SPL is pioneering the concept of using a High-Altitude ...

The race for 5G from space is speeding up. Lockheed Martin has completed a final demo of what it describes as its first regenerative non-terrestrial network 5G Satellite Base Station (gNodeB). Basically, where a satellite provides signal regeneration, for bridging comms between Earth and a satellite network. It was the final demo prior to a self-funded space mission. The plan ...

UNIO, a German space startup, has announced pre-seed investment totalling €2.5 million to speed the development and market launch of its UNIO ‘bridge’ product. This enterprise-class commercial vehicle system is designed to provide ‘always-on’ connectivity, specifically for connected vehicles transitioning between 5G and satellite connectivity. This is aimed at both the logistics and agricultural sectors, with first products expected to ...

Mira Aerospace has announced its “ApusDuo” solar aircraft has successfully conducted a 5G connectivity test, delivering comms from a fixed-wing HAPS (high altitude pseudo satellite) autonomous aircraft in the stratosphere. The demonstration (pictured) was conducted in Rwandan airspace and delivered 5G connectivity for approximately 73 minutes in the stratosphere, says the company, during which it reached a maximum altitude of ...