As COVID-19 turned a local epidemic into a pandemic, the spotlight was trained on an industry known as a “dumb pipe”. But the global telecommunications industry proved quite smart thanks to its evolution towards 5G. Nokia President & CEO Rajeev Suri says that the lessons learned from the continued roll-out... Read More
Making 5G a reality comes with some challenges along the way. Here are 5 that will figure prominently throughout the process. Read More
In some parts of the world, the pandemic is wreaking havoc on smartphone sales, supply chains and 5G plans. Read More
5G deployments are encountering some short-term obstacles –such as delayed permits for cell towers and supply chain disruptions —but long-term 5G goals remain in place. Read More
You’re not the only one working from home. The roll-out of the next big thing in wireless won’t be stalled by COVID-19. Mirjana Scheele is a former cell tower climber and the current VP of Deploy Services at Nokia, where network technologies first designed to cut costs and save the... Read More
Even before COVID-19 drove up a year’s worth of bandwidth demand growth in less than a month, network operators have seen a 50 percent annual increase in demand. 5G is expected to tax capacity even more. Steve Vogelsang, Nokia’s CTO of IP and Optical Networks discusses the challenges — and... Read More
Marshall McLuhan once famously observed, “First we build the tools, then they build us.” Building on artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and 5G communications, advanced software systems are remaking the nature and complexity of human engineering. In particular, digital twin technology can provide companies with improved insights... Read More
For 5G to succeed on a mass scale, there must be mutual agreement and trust among the various stakeholders. Read More
A new space race is emerging among tech companies to deploy LEO satellites to deliver high-speed internet service for emerging markets and customers. Read More
Gaming, virtual reality and security hold a lot of promise for 5G but will require different cost structures to be profitable. Read More
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Operators will use a combination of different spectrum bands to deliver 5G services, and it will play a critical role in determining the speed and range of coverage. Read More
