2025/08/05
Google Fiber (GFiber), a Google-owned fiber optic operator, announced on June 30, 2025, that it has conducted a demonstration of network slicing technology for in-home networks with Nokia of Finland.5G core technology home broadba...
2025/08/01
Verizon Business and Nokia announced on June 25, 2025 that they have signed an agreement to deploy multiple private 5G deployments in Thames Freeport, UK. Thames Freeport is one of the UK's busiest shipping and logistics hubs, and the private 5G network is located along the Thames estuary...
2025/07/22
On June 4, 2025, the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN), a telecommunications-related industry association, published a proposal document on 6G standardization, "6G KEY MESSAGES - An Operator View...
2025/07/18
Viavi Solutions, a U.S. company that provides network testing, monitoring, and assurance solutions, announced on June 10 the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hanyang University* in South Korea for AI-RAN, 5G and 6G research.Viavi provides wireless lab testing solutions and specialized...
2025/07/04
Rakuten Symphony, a telecommunications subsidiary of Rakuten Group, and Zain Kuwait, a Kuwaiti telecommunications operator, announced on May 26, 2025, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the pilot implementation of a cloud-native Open RAN (O-RAN). The project will involve...
2025/07/01
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the end of its own AWS Private 5G offering on May 20, 2025. As of the same date, support will be discontinued and access to the service is already no longer available....
2025/06/27
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H), Sharp Semiconductor Innovation (SSIC), and Wisig Networks (a wireless-related startup from IIT-H) will be field demonstrating Beyond 5G and 6G technologies on May 15, 2025....
2025/06/20
On May 7, 2025, 12 major European telecom operators asked EU regulators to allocate the upper 6 GHz band (6.425 GHz to 7.125 GHz) for mobile services. They warned that they "could fall behind the U.S. in the deployment of 6G technology."...
2025/06/03
Research firm ABI Research recently released a new report examining the impact of U.S. tariff policy on the technology industry. In it, the report notes that the current uncertain tariff policy may also negatively impact the private 5G market....
2025/05/30
Finland's Nokia announced on April 24, 2025, the expansion of its strategic alliance with U.S. telecommunications giant T-Mobile in the field of 5G radio access networks (RAN). The new multi-year agreement will deploy Nokia's next-generation baseband and wireless technologies to cover the entire U.S....
2025/05/27
Indian telecommunications giant Bharti Airtel announced on April 22, 2025, that it has signed an agreement to acquire 400 MHz width of the 26 GHz band from Adani Data Networks, part of the country's Adani Group. Airtel, which was aiming to enter the Indian 5G telecommunications market,...
2025/05/23
On April 14, 2025, the European Commission announced a public call for funding totaling €104 million (approximately ¥17 billion) to promote research and development related to 6G. This is part of a public-private partnership between the Commission and the telecommunications industry called "Smart Ne...
2025/05/16
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released a permit for a new wireless communications test for U.S. telecommunications giant T-Mobile. The tests were conducted using prototype Nokia communications equipment operating in the 7 GHz band (7125-7525 MHz) and testing 6G technology...
2025/05/09
On March 31, 2025, South Korea's Samsung and local telecommunications giant KT signed a memorandum of understanding regarding joint research on next-generation communications technology aimed at improving 6G signal quality. The two companies will develop multi-antenna technology to expand the coverage of the 7GHz band, which is expected to be utilized in 6G, as well as...
2025/05/02
On March 27, 2025, 5G Americas, a U.S.-based 5G-related industry association, and Omdia, a British research firm, issued a new press release on the status of global 5G penetration. In it, the number of global 5G connections (the number of devices connected to 5G networks) will reach 2.25 billion in 2024....
2025/04/30
Ericsson and SoftBank signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 26, 2025 to establish a strategic partnership for 2030. Under this initiative, the two companies will evaluate, promote, and co-create next-generation technologies that they call "NextWave Tech," including AI, Cloud RAN, XR, and 6G....
