5G+ Ericsson RAN Vendors November 30, 2023 Ericsson ups 2023 5G forecast by 100M Ericsson raised its forecast for global 5G subscriptions to 1.6 billion by the end of 2023 after estimating additions to total 610 million, reflecting a 63 per cent increase year-on-year. By Hana Anandira
RAN Vendors November 30, 2023 Mavenir, NEC, Nokia top open RAN rankings ABI Research named Mavenir, NEC and Nokia as market leading open RAN vendors and noted the Finnish vendor along with Ericsson have begun teaming with chipset and other equipment providers to expand their portfolios. By Mike Robuck
Ericsson Middle East and North Africa RAN Vendors November 27, 2023 Ericsson, Ooredoo Qatar fasten offshore connectivity Ericsson agreed a deal to provide Ooredoo Qatar’s oil and gas enterprise customers with 4G network connectivity, a partnership aimed at connecting offshore facilities with arriving ships. The vendor stated… By Hana Anandira
Ericsson RAN Vendors November 23, 2023 Ericsson places €500M green bond Ericsson successfully issued its first-ever green bond worth €500 million as part of its wider sustainability push, with the proceeds exclusively allocated to investments in energy efficiency. By Kavit Majithia
Asia Pacific Operators RAN Vendors November 20, 2023 SKT advances virtual base station R&D SK Telecom (SKT) developed and tested a next-generation open RAN virtual base station, claiming improved processing capacity and reduced power consumption in partnerships with Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia and Intel. By Joseph Waring
RAN Vendors November 16, 2023 Mavenir, Nokia integrate radio unit Nokia and Mavenir completed an interoperability test which they claimed proved they were working on creating an open RAN ecosystem for operators By Mike Robuck
Ericsson RAN Vendors November 15, 2023 Ericsson claims forward step in RAN processing Ericsson heralded a network-processing breakthrough with a portfolio of RAN compute silicon it stated would help operators to make the most of an increasingly diverse set of spectrum with a particular eye on 5G-Advanced and AI algorithms. By Mike Robuck