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Telefónica and Rakuten partner to accelerate Open RAN

Telefónica and Rakuten have announced a partnership to accelerate the development of Open RAN technology for 5G access and core networks, and the associated operations support ...

Operators embrace network virtualisation

Telefónica Germany / O2 is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Ericsson to virtualise its 5G core network, leveraging AWS for cloud infrastructure and relying on ...

5G chipsets and devices develop at pace

Qualcomm has announced plans to add 5G compatibility to its budget Snapdragon 4 series chipsets in 2021. While it has already enabled 5G support on an expanded list of ...

Telefonica and Deutsche Telekom cross-border trial validates federated Telco Edge Cloud for differentiated XR gaming

It is well established that edge computing is opening up new use cases that are computing and data-intensive, latency-sensitive and that may also require data residency, ...

EU regulations set to accelerate deployment of 5G small cell antennas

The EU has adopted regulations to accelerate 5G network installations by simplifying the deployment of small cell antennas that provide the last mile for 5G networks. The ...

Guidance Out Now on 5G’s Standalone Option 2 Configuration

Since 2018, the mobile industry has witnessed the adoption of 5G for broadband use cases, namely Fixed Wireless Access and enhanced Mobile Broadband using non-standalone (NSA) ...

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New opportunities created by the transformative capabilities of 5G and IP Services are inspiring Operators to deploy innovative technologies and develop new commercial principles to deliver network economic optimisation.

Directed by 21 leading operators, the GSMA Future Networks Programme guides the industry to meet emerging consumer and business demands with innovations in Network Slicing, Operator Cloud Platform Interoperability and Open Networking.

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