5G

Berg Insight estimates that global cellular IoT module shipments increased by 14% to a new record level of 303 million in 2020. Annual revenues grew slower at 8% to reach US$3.4 billion (€2.79 billion).

OPPO is claiming the world’s first 5G SA-compatible eSIM in its newly launched flagship 5G smartphone, the OPPO Find X3 Pro. This has been developed with eSIM connectivity management company, Thales.

Extreme Networks, Inc., a cloud-driven networking company, introduced the Extreme 9000 series, featuring the Extreme 9920 intelligent network visibility platform.

TEOCO, the provider of analytics, assurance and optimisation solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs), has rolled out a number of upgrades to its ASSET network planning tool, bringing with it a variety of new innovative features and capabilities.

The test, at the AstaZero test track in Sweden, is part of the EU-funded 5GCroCo project an initiative that is preparing for large-scale connected car trials along a 5G corridor between Metz in France, Merzig in Germany and Luxembourg.

As countries and economies prepare to come out of the pandemic, the way we run businesses will never be the same again, says Bhushan Patil, SVP EMEA, Tech Mahindra.

The Linux Foundation and the Next Generation Mobile Network Alliance (NGMN), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for formal collaboration regarding end-to-end 5G and beyond.

International communications enabler BICS has added private mobile networks connectivity to its SIM for Things solution. This latest enhancement to BICS’ solution builds on the recent addition of borderless 5G capabilities, announced in March.

Cold chain cargo lives and dies by access to active sensor data, transmitted and shared via connectivity solutions that are the backbone of supply chain success.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has agreed with NTT DOCOMO, Inc. to jointly undertake a proof of concept test (PoC). This is for the remote control of a plant system using 5th generation mobile communications (5G), the cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and other technologies.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly increasing in popularity, with predictions that there will be 27.1 billion devices this year, according to Cisco, making it imperative that cyber resilience becomes a priority to ensure a safe future for all, says Rob Spiger, vice president of Trusted Computing Group

A new Heavy Reading survey reveals 5G operators’ priorities as they move to mitigate new threats.Telcos will implement a wide array of measures in 2021 to secure the next wave of 5G connectivity, according to a global survey of service provider employees by Heavy Reading.

Cradlepoint, a provider in cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network edge solutions, has announced its new R1900 Ruggedised 5G Edge Router. This is powered by a Cradlepoint NetCloud subscription service that includes cloud-delivered software, endpoints, training, and support.

Verizon Business and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be expanding their 5G collaboration to deliver private mobile edge computing (MEC) to enterprise customers in the U.S who want a completely dedicated edge compute infrastructure on-premise that enables ultra-low latency, higher levels of security and deeper customisation.

Orange is now making 5G available to companies in the port area of Le Havre. It is the French seaport to benefit from the new 5G based on the 3.5 GHz mobile technology.

Continual, a provider of Connected Car and subscriber Mobility Experience Analytics, has become a member of the 5G Open Innovation Lab.