5G Focus: AT&T's IF spectrum; Belgium's Telenet begins to deploy 5G | S&P Global Market Intelligence

2021-12-08 09:59:38 By : Ms. Helen Zeng

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The 5G focus is a weekly global topic, including famous 5G trials, releases, use cases, and major equipment supply contracts. It also has in-depth analysis of strategies, expansion plans, business models and other related initiatives.

This news issue reports AT&T Inc.'s guarantee to minimize the potential interference of its 5G signals on aircraft equipment, as well as the deployment of the Belgian telecom operator Telenet's 5G network.

AT&T executives say concerns about IF spectrum delays are "exaggerated"

An AT&T executive said that with plans in place to address FAA concerns, the company is ready to deploy key parts of the mid-frequency spectrum without the recent concessions. Negative impact. AT&T and Verizon Communications Inc. pledged to take additional measures to minimize the energy from 5G base stations, especially those close to public airports and heliports.

*Verizon has appointed Krista Bourne as chief operating officer of its Consumer Group, effective January 1, 2022. Bourne will lead the U.S. operator's connected 5G plan, among other roles.

* American chip manufacturer Qualcomm Inc. has launched the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 gaming platform, which supports 5G millimeter wave and sub-6 GHz connections for easy cloud gaming while online streaming.

* Amazon Web Services Inc. launched AWS Private 5G, a new service designed to help companies build and expand private 5G mobile networks in their facilities in days instead of months. The Amazon.com Inc. department will not charge any upfront fees or cost per device for AWS Private 5G. Customers only pay for the network capacity and throughput they request.

* Japanese telecom operator KDDI Corp. will use Nokia's software to facilitate the transition to fully automated, cloud-native 5G core network technology. This move will help subscribers experience lower latency, higher bandwidth and higher capacity on KDDI's network.

* Singtel Optus Pty. Ltd. allowed its 5G network and 5G stand-alone technology to be tested when running Amazon Web Services-powered vehicles that participated in the Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Super-Fast 5 e-racing event in Panorama Mountain. New South Australia The mini track in Bathurst, Wales.

* South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has launched three new automotive chips, including Exynos Auto T5123, which allows 5G connectivity for newer models of connected cars through independent and non-independent networks. The chip will also provide 5G-based vehicle communication functions and is currently in mass production.

* Yonhap News Agency quoted South Korea’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technology as saying that Britain and South Korea agreed to strengthen cooperation in artificial intelligence and 5G. Prior to this, Vodafone Group PLC reached a supplier agreement with Samsung in June.

Europe, Middle East and Africa

* Nokia launched a private 5G independent wireless network at the main factory of the car manufacturer Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany. The pilot project covers the factory's production development center and pilot test hall, and aims to test whether the use of 5G can meet the needs of automobile production.

* According to Telecompaper, telecommunications operator Elisa Oyj has expanded its 5G network coverage to the town of Nurmes in Finland's North Karelia region.

* According to Telecompaper, Vodafone España SAU has launched a 5G independent network node in the Almeria Science Park in southern Spain.

* The Swiss Federal Council is consulting on measures to improve the security of 5G networks and protect telecommunication facilities from unauthorized manipulation. The consultation will continue until March 18, 2022.

* South African operator MTN Group Ltd. launched a 5G service trial in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

* According to Telecompaper citing Mobilmania.zive.cz, a consortium of operators in the Czech Republic will continue to expand its LTE and 5G networks in the Prague metro rapid transit network. The coverage of these networks now covers 56 of the 61 stations on the bus network.

* The 5G Automobile Association is a cross-industry organization that helps develop solutions for future mobility and transportation services. It launched a trial of the 5G connected car concept in Turin, Italy. Telecom Italia SpA, Telefónica SA, British Telecom and its subsidiary EE Ltd. and other companies participated in the trial, which involved the use of new technologies to notify road hazards in near real time via 5G-based edge networks.

* Belgium's Telenet has begun to gradually roll out its mobile 5G network, taking Leuven, Antwerp, and areas near the coast as the first batch of 5G areas. The telecommunications company expects to expand 5G to its entire mobile network by 2025.

* BT's goal is to increase the 5G network coverage of its EE department to 90% of the UK's by 2028. This target is in line with the latest sustainable development goals and plans of telecommunications companies, with a view to achieving net zero coverage between 15 years and 2030.

* According to Telecompaper, Nokia is considering expanding its business in Brazil, which may include the construction of a 5G-related equipment factory, and cited Nokia Brazil President Ailton Santos (Ailton Santos) statement to O Globo.

* Vodafone Qatar PQSC achieved 8.1 Gbps downlink speed and 734 Mbps uplink speed during the trial operation of the GigaNet 5G network using millimeter wave spectrum.

Technology: Global Wireline Survey: Spectrum upgrades address growing broadband demand: Although competitors from telecom companies that have deployed FTTH or fixed 5G services have played a role in stimulating cable operators to accelerate network upgrades, wired broadband services are still highly Asymmetry.

Technology: Global Q2'21 FTTH/DSL sales fell by 23% year-on-year, but increased by 18% compared to Q1'21: The arrival of 5G has always been for cable operators to push optical fiber deeper into the network to support 5G "any-transport" services.

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