Ericsson shows off 1.5 Gbit/s over C-band

PLANO, Texas – Ericsson is once again advancing 5G technology with a new demonstration of its C Band product portfolio proving superior performance by setting the record for peak data rate on a single user device at C Band frequency, exceeding 1.5 Gbps.

Verizon details DSS progress

Verizon CTO Kyle Malady (pictured) told a conference dynamic spectrum sharing (DSS) technology used in a nationwide low-band 5G rollout was working well, though he acknowledged deployment remained a work in progress. At an investor conference, Malady said DSS is “absolutely meeting our targeted engineering requirements at the moment”, with more than 200 million points-of-presence covered so far.

Verizon’s DSS comes up short in new 5G tests

There’s a growing sense that the next big update to the 5G standard won’t be finished until 2022, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, there are widening fears that the global geopolitical tug-of-war between the US and China could fracture the 5G standard in a way that would create a Chinese version of the technology and a US version of the technology.

The next version of 5G expected to be delayed to 2022

There’s a growing sense that the next big update to the 5G standard won’t be finished until 2022, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, there are widening fears that the global geopolitical tug-of-war between the US and China could fracture the 5G standard in a way that would create a Chinese version of the technology and a US version of the technology.

Marek’s Take: Is virtualization causing fragmentation to the 5G standard?

There’s a growing sense that the next big update to the 5G standard won’t be finished until 2022, mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, there are widening fears that the global geopolitical tug-of-war between the US and China could fracture the 5G standard in a way that would create a Chinese version of the technology and a US version of the technology.