BTS7202 RX Front End Modules and BTS6403/ 6305 pre-drivers offer higher output power, improved linearity, and reduced noise to help improve 5G call quality and Internet speed. NXP Semiconductors has announced its new higher power BTS7202 RX Front End Modules…
Xilinx and NEC accelerate next-gen 5G Radio Units for global deployment
Xilinx and NEC Corporation have announced that the companies are collaborating on NEC’s next-generation 5G Radio Units (RUs) expected to be available for global deployment in 2022. Xilinx 7nm Versal AI Core series devices, which are currently shipping in volume…
5G: Deployment status, industry challenges, and market outlook
5G is paving the way for a fully digitalised and connected world. The past two years have seen many new field trials and an accelerating number of commercial rollouts. Moreover, 5G is starting to be adopted in a wide range…
Wind River and Intel collaborate on 5G vRAN solution for FlexRAN
Wind River has announced that the companies are jointly developing a 5G vRAN solution that integrates Intel FlexRAN reference software for systems fuelled by 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI acceleration, and also features Intel Ethernet 800 Network Adapters and the Intel…
MVNO in the 5G era: opportunities that must be seized
In this article, Hamish White, CEO of telecommunications software provider, Mobilise, explores the 5G future of the MVNO. The Ericsson Mobility Report states that 5G mobile subscriptions will exceed half a billion by the end of 2021 – making 5G…
5G smartphones to represent over 50% of smartphone sales revenue by 2025
A new study by Juniper Research has found that 5G compatible smartphones will account for over 50% of smartphone sales revenue by 2025; rising to $337bn from $108bn in 2021. It urged mobile handset vendors to ensure hardware maximises the…
Swap desks for deckchairs this summer by using the power of 5G networks
During the past year and a half we have witnessed significant changes to our lives, especially around the traditional ‘9-5’ working day. Today, for a majority of Brits, remote working is fast becoming the new normal. While this offers many benefits,…
