London, 2nd June 2021: Logicalis, a leading international IT solutions and managed services provider, today announces the acquisition of the network transformation and modernisation specialist, siticom. The investment strengthens Logicalis’ capability to deliver software-defined services to customers as they look to connect people and devices. siticom established its business in 2010 and is a leading player in the software-defined networking (SDN) and 5G market as an expert in communication networks and campus network solutions. With a team of 130 experts across five German locations, siticom develops complex networking solutions for…
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The Linux Foundation and NGMN Collaborate on End-to-End 5G and Beyond
San Francisco, USA and Frankfurt, Germany, May 10, 2021: The Linux Foundation and the Next Generation Mobile Network Alliance (NGMN), today announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for formal collaboration regarding end-to-end 5G and beyond. NGMN’s mission is to provide impactful industry guidance to achieve innovative and affordable mobile telecommunication services for the end user, placing a particular focus on Mastering the Route to Disaggregation, Sustainability and Green Future Networks, as well as on 6G and the continuous support of 5G’s full implementation. This mission is complementary…
Read MoreNGMN Alliance seeks the rapid development of Option 4 as complement to 5G Standalone
Frankfurt, Germany, February 16, 2021: Today, the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance releases its latest White Paper urging the development finalization of 5G architecture “Option 4” to support the full realisation of 5G. Its Option 4 recommendation will help many networks to bring new 5G-based services quickly and efficiently to market whilst also providing a future-proof evolution that maintains competitive user data rates for 5G users. A migration to 5G Standalone is an important evolutionary step for 5G with the introduction of a new 5G core network and the…
Read More“Integrated partnerships are key to deliver 5G network transformation,” says Neural Technologies
Aerospike, Tangent Works, Imply Druid and Confluent add to a growing partner portfolio to enhance Neural Technologies’ Optimus platform SINGAPORE, 3 February 2021 – Neural Technologies announces it is working with a series of partners to offer an enhanced Optimus Platform to support the highly anticipated 5G network digital transformation. Used by leading telcos across the world for 30 years, the Optimus platform is now strengthened by new integrated data streaming, advanced machine learning and more. To address the volumes of data that telcos produce daily, the newest partnership with…
Read MoreWireless Broadband Alliance Releases Blueprint for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 Convergence
New industry guidelines highlight critical role Wi-Fi will play in the long-term success of 5G Outlines convergence opportunities for optimizing business innovation and customer experience London, 26 January 2021 – Convergence between Wi-Fi and 5G access technologies is critical for enabling new breed of services, applications and experiences such as Industry 4.0, AR/VR, Connected Cities and Edge Computing. That is according to the latest report from the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), developed with input from mobile carriers, Wi-Fi providers, telecom manufacturers, and its own 5G Working Group. The report, expanding…
Read MoreOperators using 3.3 to 3.8GHz for enterprise access must act now to maintain services, as regulators prepare for arrival of 5G
FR1 bands being withdrawn to get ready for next generation mobile networks Cambridge, December 16, 2020 – Telcos and Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) operating enterprise services on frequencies being taken back for 5G, need to urgently devise a new strategy to keep their networks up and running, says Cambridge Broadband Networks Group (CBNG). With regulators around the world withdrawing spectrum ready for the arrival of 5G, CBNG is urging service providers, using sub6 point to multi-point platforms, to look for reliable and cost-effective alternative solutions now or face losing…
Read MoreNGMN Alliance Publishes Final Deliverable on 5G Architecture Framework
Frankfurt, Germany, December 09 2020: Today, the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance has announced the latest requirements for a 5G End-to-End (E2E) Architecture Framework. It aims to advance the 5G ecosystem to enable heterogenous access, virtualisation, autonomic capabilities, forward-looking service enablers, and emerging usage scenarios that support 5G’s full potential. The content of this publication builds on the architectural concepts and directions described in the first NGMN 5G White Paper, and further related NGMN publications. “This is an important development and another step in our efforts to support SDO’s…
Read MoreTEOCO expands ASSET with improved 5G network modeling capabilities
FAIRFAX, VA., USA – 17 November 2020 – TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) and OEMs worldwide, today announces its network planning tool ASSET has been upgraded with new 5G network modeling capabilities. Available immediately, ASSET 2020 Q4 will reassert itself as the market-leading solution, providing its global CSP install base with advanced latency modeling, UL/DL decoupling, and more. ASSET 2020 Q4 uniquely combines several key network planning features, including: Latency modeling: for 5G and LTE networks, across cells,…
Read MoreNGMN Alliance Publishes Second 5G White Paper
Pushing the 5G Ecosystem Frankfurt, GERMANY, 04 August, 2020 – The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance published its second 5G White Paper and has launched further projects based on its conclusions. After the highly recognised NGMN 5G White Paper published in 2015, the NGMN Alliance followed up with another leading message to the mobile industry demonstrating how NGMN continues to drive the ecosystem forward. Whilst initial 5G services have been launched, there is much more underway to realise the full potential of 5G. The NGMN White Paper lays out…
Read MoreUK ranked sixth in global 5G market, according to OMDIA
(London UK, June 4, 2020) Global research company OMDIA – formerly known as Ovum – today released the first version of its 5G Market Progress Assessment (end-2019) report, showing that the UK is ranked sixth out of the 22 leading 5G countries analyzed for 5G deployment. The OMDIA research assessed the deployment progress of 5G based on commercial operator launches, network coverage, subscriber take-up as well as 5G spectrum availability and regulatory environment. Based on these factors OMDIA’s research concluded that South Korea – as it did in the 4G…
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