Virtual cell site router eliminates physical router hardware

Samsung Electronics, Juniper Networks, and Wind River have collaborated on a virtual cell site router (vCSR) to allow service providers to operate their networks with end-to-end virtualization. vCSR is part of a new architecture in which the distributed unit and CSR functions coexist as virtualized network elements on one server. In this joint effort, the companies integrated the Juniper Cloud-Native Router, a fully containerized network element,...

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NEC accelerates 5G core performance

NEC set a new performance benchmark for User Plane Function (UPF) processing of user data traffic in 5G core networks (5GC): a throughput of 1.3Tbps per server on Intel servers with 4th generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.In recent years, NEC has been working to improve UPF performance and its processing efficiency by applying advanced approaches such as optimizing CPU processing, accelerating memory access, and reducing memory access delays. NEC...

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Nokia adds new 5G mmWave receiver for Fixed Wireless Access

Nokia introduced a new 5G outdoor fixed wireless access receiver for urban, suburban, and rural areas. The outdoor receiver allows operators to use low-cost mmWave spectrum to provide consistent, reliable, ultra-fast wireless broadband services in areas where fiber can be challenging to deploy.  Thehe outdoor receiver uses unique 360-degree field-of-view technology and Nokia Bell Labs advanced algorithms to enhance performance. Nokia says the...

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Cisco and DISH test network slicing in a hybrid cloud

Cisco and DISH Wireless are running a proof-of-concept of network slicing solution in a hybrid cloud environment based on Cisco hardware and software.The companies are working to enable new capabilities in routing and network automation, while providing service assurance and driving simplicity, monetization and sustainability. Cisco has been driving innovation in this area, particularly with “shared slices”, using segment routing and an intent-driven...

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Major U.S. mobile operators experience outage

 In the pre-dawn hours of Thursday morning, AT&T, Verizon, Cricket Wireless, Boost Mobile and other U.S.-based mobile operators experienced a significant outage affecting service in major cities across the country.AT&T confirmed the service disruption, and said that its full network was restored about six hours later.The FCC confirmed that is Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau were investigating but no official explanation has...

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Viavi and VMware offer Testbed as a Service for TAN

Viavi and VMware, now part of Broadcom, have improved their joint Testbed as a Service (TBaaS) offering. This service combines Viavi's TeraVM RIC Test and VMware's RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) to create a digital twin. This digital twin helps in testing and measuring the performance of applications. TBaaS has proven its worth with various app vendors and groups, like the i14y Lab, because it helps speed up deployment and makes networks more flexible. Digital...

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#MWC24 Preview: Rethinking Open RAN with AI

Interested in AI/ML and Telco? SUBSCRIBE to our channel  — we'll be shooting live at MWC 2024!How can AI help improve O-RAN?  RaviKiran Gopalan, Chief Technology Officer from Aira Technology explains how:- O-RAN envisions an open future for telco networks out to the radio access network.- O-RAN Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) is replacing Self-Optimizing Networks (SON), eliminating the need for vendor-specific automations and...

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#MWC24 Preview: Digital Identity & Personal Data in the Mobile Ecosystem

 Check out complete MWC Barcelona 2024 Showcase at: https://ngi.fyi/mwc24ytHow will regulations around digital identity and personal data impact the mobile ecosystem? Michael Becker, CEO from Identity Praxis, explains:- The critical factors influencing how identity data are being shaped by the mobile ecosystem and how they're shaping the mobile ecosystem in return.- The rise of the self-sovereign individual and the emergence of industry-driven...

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MaxLinear intros Single Chip for 5G Open RAN Radio

MaxLinear introduced a highly integrated SoC optimized for 4G/5G Open Radio Access Network (RAN) radio units (RU). The new Sierra line is a single-chip platform that flexibly supports major RU applications including traditional macro, massive MIMO, picocell, all-in-one small cells, etc. The design integrates the following sub-systems into a single chip, providing a complete software-programmable radio signal processing engine for Open RUs (O-RU):RF...

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Nokia appoints Sandy Motley as Country Manager for U.S.

Nokia appointed Sandy Motley as the new Country Manager for Nokia in the U.S., a newly defined role for the company. She has held the position of President of the company’s Fixed Networks division – which is part of Nokia’s Network Infrastructure business group – since 2019. Nokia has an established presence and more than 10 000 employees. The U.S. was the first region to deploy Nokia’s 5G technology and around 90% of the U.S. population is...

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