Swisscom said it has partnered with Ericsson and Qualcomm to pick start-ups to develop 5G applications through the 5G Start-up Challenge competition. The winners of the competition can test their applications in March 2021 at Swisscom’s 5G laboratory or other locations and regions and even on trains, with the support of Ericsson, Qualcomm, Venturelab and Swisscom. 

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By Admire Moyo, ITWeb’s news editor.

Johannesburg, 21 st September 2020

Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE is preparing to capitalise on the expected growth of next-generation 5G technologies in South Africa.

This was revealed by Fu Zhen, chief technology officer of ZTE South Africa, and Fahad Nisar, technical marketing director at ZTE South Africa, in an e-mail interview with ITWeb.

While South African mobile operators have gradually started rolling out 5G networks in the big cities, ZTE believes the technology will become mainstream after 2025.

In preparation for the widespread adoption of 5G in SA, ZTE is partnering with local telcos to upgrade 4G LTE networks, which it believes will be critical in advancing the next-gen technology.

The GSM Association expects 4G connections to continue to grow for the next few years, peaking at just under 60% of global connections by 2023.

For 5G, its forecast is that it will account for a fifth (20%) of global connections by 2025.

Vendors that are positioning themselves to take advantage of the 5G growth in SA include Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia and ZTE.

This as South African telcos are taking a multi-vendor approach in their deployment of the next-generation connectivity technology.

So far, Vodacom, MTN and data-only network Rain have announced commercial 5G launches in SA.

Read more at: https://www.itweb.co.za/content/kYbe97XD8XG7AWpG

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Telekom Slovenije and Ericsson roll out the first 5G commercial network in Slovenia in one week by software upgrade

Slovenia’s 5G upgrade takes just one week

August 18, 2020 //By Nick Flaherty

Telekom Slovenije has launched the first commercial 5G network in Slovenia, just one week after signing the upgrade deal. 

The new 5G services were switched on through a software installation to existing Ericsson Radio System and Packet Core equipment which will enable spectrum sharing between 4G and 5G on the 2600MHz FDD spectrum – traditionally used for 4G only. Under the terms of the 5G deal, Ericsson is supplying Telekom Slovenije with RAN and Packet Core solutions.

Initial 5G services are available in major cities across Slovenia, covering an estimated 25 percent of the population. Telekom Slovenije aims to increase its 5G coverage to 33 percent of the population by the end of 2020. https://www.eenewseurope.com/news/slovenias-5g-upgrade-takes-just-one-week

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The installation and launch of Ericsson’s base stations on Tele2’s network saw the completion of 50 percent of the five-year network modernization deal reached during MWC 2019 in Barcelona and follows the first 5G zone in the center of Moscow in August 2019.

Read more at: https://www.ericsson.com/en/news/2020/8/tele2-network-performance

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By Davine Janssen | EURACTIV.com

24-07-2020

It is the industry’s responsibility to roll-out the fifth generation (5G) of wireless communication networks without increasing energy consumption, Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson writes in a report outlining how this can be done.

“Energy consumption is set to increase dramatically if 5G is deployed in the same way as 3G and 4G were,” Ericsson warns in a report published in March.

“Some communications service providers have even estimated a doubling of their energy consumption to meet increasing traffic demands while improving their network and rolling out 5G,” writes Erik Ekudden, Senior VP, CTO and Head of Group Function Technology at Ericsson, in a foreword to the report.

“This is not sustainable from a cost or environmental perspective,” he warns.

At the same time, 5G  is “the most energy-aware standard,” he continues, citing technological improvements such as smarter sleep modes and more efficient data transmission, which could help reduce the energy consumption of connected devices.

These features, combined with a new approach to network roll-out, make it possible to “quadruple data traffic without increasing energy consumption,” he believes.

Read more at: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/ericsson-5g-could-dramatically-increase-network-energy-consumption/?fbclid=IwAR1el13F0N3pAHoTS8S4B_F8avgobQNKaJnqIMVK78MtRSgW8SIDxV0T3us

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EU countries must take urgent action to diversify their 5G suppliers, the European Commission said on Friday, amid U.S. pressure on the bloc to follow Britain and ban China’s Huawei from 5G networks.

By Foo Yun Chee

BRUSSELS: EU countries must take urgent action to diversify their 5G suppliers, the European Commission said on Friday, amid U.S. pressure on the bloc to follow Britain and ban China’s Huawei from 5G networks.

In November last year, the EU agreed to take a tough line on 5G suppliers to reduce cybersecurity risks to next-generation mobile networks, seen as key to boosting economic growth and competitiveness.

The strategy included reducing countries’ and telecoms operators’ dependency on one supplier. World No. 1 telecoms equipment maker Huawei competes with Finland’s Nokia and Sweden’s Ericsson.

“Progress is urgently needed to mitigate the risk of dependency on high-risk suppliers, also with a view to reducing dependencies at (European) Union level,” the EU executive said, reporting on the progress made by the 27 EU countries.

Read more at: https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/urgent-need-for-eu-countries-to-diversify-5g-suppliers-commission-says/77146697

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Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_123

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China is likely to retaliate against telecom network suppliers makers Nokia and Ericsson if the European Union bans Huawei Technologies from 5G networks, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The United Kingdom last week ordered telecom operators not to purchase 5G components from Huawei from the end of this year and remove all existing gear made by the Chinese telecoms giant from the 5G network by 2027.

Sweden’s Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia are among the most immediate beneficiaries of the U.S-led campaign against Huawei.

China’s Ministry of Commerce is looking into export controls that would prevent Nokia and Ericsson from sending telecom equipment products it makes in China to other countries, the Journal reported.

Read more at https://www.telecomlead.com/telecom-equipment/china-may-punish-nokia-and-ericsson-if-european-union-bans-huawei-96030

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Ericsson’s Charles Ribordy, Customer Solutions Sales Manager, speaks with Sean Kinney from RCR Wireless News about the deployment challenges of space, power and connectivity in 5G networks. Ericsson is solving these challenges with active and passive optical solutions in the Fronthaul 6000 series with varying concealment and installation options to cover any deployment challenge.

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Earlier this week, MTN South Africa and Huawei carried out a 5G trial during the AfricaCom event, South African press reported.

The demo runs on test spectrum in the 3.5GHz band, which is also called the C-Band. The Chinese vendor said that its previous demonstrations with MTN used spectrum in the 28GHz band.

MTN said that the demo uses real 5G non-standalone equipment, and is connected to its live core network in Cape Town. https://www.rcrwireless.com/20191114/5g/ericsson-wins-5g-network-contract-south-africa

South Africa should not rush into 5G – Ericsson

Bradley Prior 10 November 2019

Eva Andren, VP and head of managed services for Ericsson in the MEA region, has warned against rushing into 5G in South Africa until there is sufficient demand for the technology.

Speaking at a media briefing, Andren highlighted that while many networks are looking to get into the 5G space, investing too heavily into the technology quickly could result in a poor return on investment.

“It’s a question of timing,” explained Andren.

“If your timing is not right, you may not get the return of investment you are looking for. So you need to ask if the market is ready for it.”

Andren also highlighted that if your 5G network doesn’t have comprehensive coverage, users will be frustrated that they can’t always get the speeds they are expected.

Read more at:

https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/326993-south-africa-should-not-rush-into-5g-ericsson.html

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