Wireless Networking Technologies

Industry body Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) did some Wi-Fi 7 trials in relation to enterprise applications and says it clocked increased throughput, lower latency, and enhanced efficiency for high-demand applications.

• Nokia to support Maersk's next-generation IoT connectivity platform with new mobile network to enhance operational efficiency.
• Nokia supplied its private wireless network solution including Shikra small cell equipment and MantaRay NM for network management.

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NEC Corporation has successfully achieved Japan’s longest terrestrial wireless optical communication (*), or free-space optical (FSO) communication, over a distance of more than 10 km.

Hello, I’m Dimitrios Pezaros, a professor of Computer Networks at the University of Glasgow.

T-Mobile plans to test Nokia equipment in the 7GHz band to 'support the advancement of potential future wireless technologies.' That's likely a nod to forthcoming 6G technologies.

In sum – what you need to know

Private wireless surge – private wireless growth catches Dell’Oro by surprise, as private 4G/5G RAN sales jump by over 40% in 2024, reaching 3-5% of total RAN sales.

A new study from Juniper Research, the foremost experts in telecommunications, has found operators will increase their annual investment in AI to $22 billion by 2029; rising from $13 billion this year.

It’s the era of box office events driving huge online traffic, and in the case of Taylor Swift, literally the ‘Eras’. During her tour she smashed records for the most mobile data used during a standalone concert at Wembley Stadium.

Hello – I’m Simon Saunders, an independent telecoms advisor. I am an honorary professor at the University of Bristol, a visiting professor at King's College London and Chair of the UKTIN Wireless Networking Technologies Expert Working Group.

Strengthening U.S. Innovation and Advancing the Open RAN Ecosystem

• Company unveils world’s leading Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF, bringing connectivity leadership to Android smartphones.
• 5G Open RAN is here.

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

Ofcom has published proposals for upper 6 GHz spectrum to be made available and shared between mobile and Wi-Fi services.

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

The 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) programme has seen 10 regions throughout the UK receive a share of £36m of funding as part of our wider programme to drive 5G adoption.

• T‑Mobile Starlink is solving wireless’ biggest pain point — mobile dead zones
• T‑Mobile Starlink is the first and only space‑based mobile network in the U.S.

ETSI has announced the establishment of a new Industry Specification Group (ISG) focused on Multiple Access Techniques (MAT) for 6G mobile systems. The group aims to build industry consensus on innovative multiple access techniques, based on 3GPP specifications.

The US Justice Department has sued to block the acquisition of Juniper Networks by HPE, asserting that it would eliminate competition between two of the three top wireless networking firms.

Hello – I’m Norbert Sagnard, and I work at the Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) based at Queen’s University Belfast.

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has called for collaboration between Wi-Fi, cellular, and other wireless technologies in its newly released 6G vision statement, warning that industry fragmentation could threaten the goal of achieving truly ubiquitous connectivity.

Ericsson has unveiled its generative AI-powered NetCloud Assistant (ANA).

In a bid to simplify 5G network administration, ANA reads, interprets and generates new text and graphical content, rather than just providing links to existing resources, like traditional chatbots, the telecoms giant revealed.

The US government has awarded just over US$117 million in funding for the development of commercially viable Open RAN hardware.

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