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Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), partnered Ericsson to test dynamic redistribution of frequencies between 4G LTE and 5G NR networks, demonstrating methods for low-cost deployment of wide 5G coverage utilising existing LTE infrastructure. The tests carried out at MTS’ offices in Ufa used a commercial 5G non-standalone (NSA) 1800MHz/2100MHz base station with Ericsson Radio System equipment utilising the Instant Ericsson Spectrum […]

Polish operator P4 (Play) partnered with Ericsson to deploy a pilot 5G network in Sokolow Podlaski, using Massive MIMO technology.

Ericsson and Audi announced the testing of Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) capabilities for factory automation at the car manufacturer’s P-Labs facility in Germany.

Telecom Italia (TIM) said it achieved a European record speed of 2Gbps on its live commercial 5G mobile network using 26GHz millimetre wave (mmWave) frequencies in collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm.

Ericsson, Telia and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have partnered to carry out a demonstration of a 5G autonomous ferry. The partners demonstrated a small connected passenger ferry, using artificial intelligence (AI), in the Norwegian city of Trondheim.

Across the pond in Switzerland, operator Swisscom plans to use dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) to offer up 5G coverage to 90% of the population by the end of this year. Across several other ponds, Australian service provider Telstra is also looking to tap DSS for its 5G strategy. Ericsson is a leader in DSS testing […]

Ericsson provided 5G network equipment for a pilot network that was launched by Dannish carrier TDC in the city of Helsingør, Denmark. The pilot network went live during a joint Ericsson-TDC in event in Helsingør that featured multiple 5G demonstrations, including an immersive gaming experience.

Fastweb launched live 5G trials in the city of Genoa along with equipment partner Ericsson. The operator said the 5G infrastructure enabled it to ‘implement innovative video surveillance projects, virtual reality solutions to enhance cultural heritage, an environmental monitoring system to control air quality, and manage lighting systems’.

Telecom Italia (TIM) and Ericsson say they are the first in Italy and among the first in the world to carry out a trial of a cloud-native 5G core network. The telco says the technology enables it to adopt solutions for advanced operational management of the network and implement a service-based software architecture in its […]

Tele2 Russia claimed peak data speeds up to 2.1Gbps and minimum latency of 9ms on its 28GHz mmWave 5G pilot network zone in central Moscow, using Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile device technology. Tele2 invited users to test the network, which it launched in August in collaboration with Ericsson on Tverskaya Street.