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Australia’s first 5G service goes live
Today is a big day for 5G in Australia with Telstra announcing the launch of its first 5G device, a 5G smart hub for business and the home. As Telstra’s 5G network partner, Ericsson has worked closely with Telstra to make 5G a reality in Australia.
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Ericsson unveils new 5G innovation hub in Moscow
Ericsson has opened the doors of a new 5G Innovation Hub in Moscow, giving Russian service providers the opportunity to test innovations on live 5G and IoT networks.
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Börje Ekholm: Europe needs to act fast on 5G or lose out
Europe needs urgent and decisive action if it is to benefit from the competitive and innovative capabilities of 5G or it will lose out to the U.S., China, and other regions, Ericsson President and CEO, Börje Ekholm, has warned.
MediaTek and Ericsson place standalone 5G call on 2.6GHz band
On April 30, Ericsson and MediaTek performed an interoperability development test in a lab in Ottawa, Canada, resulting in a groundbreaking 5G standalone end-to-end call on the 2.6GHz band based on 3GPP’s 5G December 2018 specifications.
Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson top 100Gbps over microwave link
- Wireless backhaul confirmed as a future-proof technology in 5G era
- Microwave link over 1.5km in live trial achieves 10 times greater throughput than current commercial solutions
- Joint innovation project used Ericsson’s latest mobile transport technology
Carolina West Wireless signs multi-year network modernization deal with Ericsson
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Ericsson will enable Carolina West Wireless to offer Voice over LTE and Wi-Fi calling to improve voice quality and voice service reach for their customers
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Contract includes plan designed for the densification, expansion and upgrade of Carolina West Wireless’ network whereby Ericsson will provide 3GPP standards-based 5G New Radio hardware and software capabilities
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End-to-end solution allows Carolina West Wireless to future-proof current network
Ericsson takes 5G live for developers at Google I/O 2019
Developers from around the world are getting a taste of 5G as Ericsson brings live 5G network coverage to the annual Google I/O event taking place in Mountain View, California, US on May 7-9.
Ericsson ConsumerLab report busts myths surrounding the value of 5G for consumers
- Consumers see a near-term benefit from 5G, as they look forward to the technology providing relief from urban network congestion, and to bring more home broadband choices
- Smartphone users say they are willing to pay a 20 percent premium for 5G services, while half of early adopters would pay as much as 32 percent more
- One in five smartphone users’ data consumption could reach more than 200GB per month on a 5G device by 2025