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GSMA Open Gateway unlocks mobile network capabilities for developers

Ryan Daws — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:25:15 +0000

A new collaboration between the world’s leading mobile operators will accelerate innovation across industries from finance and retail to transportation, healthcare, and beyond. The GSMA Open Gateway initiative provides developers simplified access to core network capabilities via open application programming interfaces (APIs). Initially focused on security, new APIs for number verification and SIM swap detection... Read more »

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75% of 5G networks to be upgraded to 5G-Advanced by 2030

Ryan Daws — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:45:19 +0000

ABI Research predicts that 75 percent of 5G networks will be upgraded to 5G-Advanced by 2030. Global mobile network standards collaboration project 3GPP approved Release-18, the first release of the 5G-Advanced standard, in December 2021. The stage two functional freeze is planned for March 2023 before a stage three freeze in December 2023. (Credit: 3GPP)... Read more »

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ETSI releases a global standard for securing smartphones

Ryan Daws — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:47:17 +0000

ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) has released a new global standard for securing smartphones. The standard – TS 103 732, or, more catchingly, “Consumer Mobile Device Protection Profile” – claims to identify key security and privacy risks for user data and provides appropriate protection. Alex Leadbeater, Cybersecurity Chair at ETSI, said: “Following the excellent improvement... Read more »

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Germany warns that Open RAN poses a security risk

Ryan Daws — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:06:05 +0000

Germany doesn’t agree with the assessment that Open RAN (O-RAN) provides a more secure alternative to certain vendors. A US-led campaign warning that Chinese vendors such as Huawei pose a security risk led many governments to ban or restrict the use of such equipment in national infrastructure. The exile of vendors that have provided equipment... Read more »

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WBA: 83% of survey respondents plan to deploy WiFi 6/6E by 2022

Ryan Daws — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:08:05 +0000

A cross-industry survey conducted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has found that 83 percent of respondents plan to deploy Wi-Fi 6/6E before the end of 2022. The survey includes service providers, equipment manufacturers, and enterprises around the world and highlights the growing demand for WiFi 6. “Service providers, equipment manufacturers and enterprises worldwide see... Read more »

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ETSI launches ISG for 6G-bound Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces technology

Ryan Daws — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:58:20 +0000

Global standards body ETSI has launched an industry specification group (ISG) for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), a technology that’s expected to play a key 6G role. RIS is a new type of system node that aims to leverage smart radio surfaces with thousands of small antennas or metamaterial elements to dynamically shape and control radio... Read more »

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Samsung powers the first 3GPP-compliant nationwide public safety network

Ryan Daws — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:23:59 +0000

Samsung has announced that it’s powering the world’s first 3GPP-compliant nationwide public safety network. The PS-LTE network, initially launched in Korea, uses 700MHz spectrum and provides fast and reliable connectivity for emergency personnel in over 330 organisations including police, firefighters, medics, and the military. Simultaneous transmission for up to 2,500 user devices per cell is... Read more »

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Samsung can now access Nokia’s video standards innovations

Ryan Daws — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:23:26 +0000

Samsung will be able to access Nokia’s video standards innovations after the pair reached a licensing agreement. Nokia has invested more than $154 billion in R&D over the past two decades and built a portfolio of over 20,000 patent families (of which, around 3,500 patent families are considered essential to 5G.) Jenni Lukander, President of... Read more »

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The US will allow its companies to cooperate with Huawei on 5G standards

Ryan Daws — Tue, 16 Jun 2020 15:05:17 +0000

The US has softened its stance against Huawei to enable American companies to cooperate with the Chinese telecoms giant on 5G standards. In a press release, the US Commerce Department wrote: “This action is meant to ensure Huawei’s placement on the Entity List in May 2019 does not prevent American companies from contributing to important... Read more »

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