Samsung is hosting the inaugural Silicon Valley 5G Summit in San Jose today, and is calling on industry leaders to band together to bring about an open ecosystem for 5G networks. The summit features over a hundred participants from a range of sectors, including chip makers, academics, industry analysts, policymakers, telecom operators, and more, according to a Samsung … [Read more...] about Samsung Aims to Spur 5G Action with Silicon Valley Summit

Ericsson is stepping up its efforts to explore 5G technology. About a week ago, the company teamed up with France-based telecom Orange in a formal agreement outlining plans to work together to develop use cases and pilot projects using Ericsson's 5G technology and Orange's networks in Europe. In a statement announcing that partnership, Orange Labs Networks SVP Alain … [Read more...] about Ericsson on Track to Bring 5G Services to Europe as Soon as 2018

Samsung has teamed up with Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), a major telecom serving Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The two companies have already been collaborating on setting up LTE networks in Russia since 2013; their new agreement looks forward to the emergence of 5G and Internet of Things connectivity. In a statement announcing their new memorandum of … [Read more...] about Samsung, Russian Telecom Look to 5G, IoT

"The labs have a range of focus areas. Overall, they're meant to investigate solutions related to smart cities, energy, transportation, and the like..." Ericsson has launched a new research facility designed to foster collaboration with students and startups on 5G network technologies. It's called Ericsson Garage France, and it opened last week in Massy, with another branch in … [Read more...] about Ericsson Opens 5G Research and Development Labs in France

Ericsson and China Mobile have successfully completed a drone-driven demo of 5G connectivity, the companies have announced. The test was undertaken in Wuxi, Jiangsu, and involved the piloting of a drone using 5G technology running on China Mobile's network. The drone was flown between multiple checkpoints on networks that were simultaneously being used by commercial mobile … [Read more...] about Ericsson, China Mobile Demo 5G Drone

Ericsson's CEO is stepping down, and and the search for a new CEO is on. The changes were recently decided by the company's Board of Directors, which determined that the time has come for Hans Vestberg to step down from his positions as the company's President, CEO, and board member. An interim CEO, Jan Frykhammar, takes the helm as the company looks for its next … [Read more...] about With 5G, IoT on Horizon, Ericsson Looks for New CEO

America's Federal Communications Commission has begun to take meaningful action in paving the way for 5G connectivity. In what FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said could be the organization's most important vote of the year, its members unanimously approved a plan to open up spectrum for 5G networks, which will be auctioned off to major telecoms. The move follows the emergence … [Read more...] about FCC Efforts Pave Way for 5G Future

The GSMA supports the "5G Manifesto for Timely Deployment of 5G in Europe", the organization has announced. The manifesto was presented earlier this week at a meeting of major CEOs from the telecommunications and related industries, and is meant to encourage cooperation between key players to lay the groundwork for the emergence of 5G connectivity on the continent. To that … [Read more...] about MWC Shanghai Success Helps Build Enthusiasm for 5G Connectivity

Ericsson and Vodafone are proclaiming success in their efforts to develop innovations in 5G network technology. The companies have developed a prototype system called the 5G Smart Network Edge, which connected Ericsson's Eurolab in Aachen, Germany, with Vodafone's 5G lab in Düsseldorf, Germany. To demonstrate how data could be sent more efficiently in a 5G network, the … [Read more...] about Ericsson and Vodafone Proclaim Success in 5G Pilot Project