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CBRS Private Network Dramatically Improved Wireless Communications Along Remote Areas of I-70
NTT DOCOMO grants Samsung Electronics a patent license covering essential 5G patents, with Samsung paying licensing fees in return.
Intel made headlines recently as it withdrew from the 5G laptop market, ceasing its partnership with MediaTek. This development was not entirely unexpected, as analysts pointed to the underwhelming sales of 5G laptops and Intel's ongoing struggles with 5G devices.
The approaching deadlines related to the ongoing 5G implementation dilemma in the United States have the potential to cause disruption to global aviation.
KDDI has announced that it has installed a 5G base station at its Tokyo campus, making it the first of its kind in Japan, as all components have been placed underground to avoid exposed antennas.
AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by standard mobile phones, provides an operational update on the BlueWalker 3 (BW3), Block 1 BlueBird, and next-generation BlueBird programs. AST SpaceMobile’s Bluewalker 3 is on Target to Deliver the First and Only Space-Based Cellular Broadband.
The Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) has estimated that at least 955 organizations have implemented LTE or 5G private mobile networks in 72 countries across the world. Despite the emergence of 5G, organizations still favor LTE, accounting for 40.9% of all private mobile network deployments. Manufacturing remains one of the most significant sectors for private networks, along with education and mining.
Fujitsu Limited will embark on a series of field trials together with Fujitsu Research Institute Limited at its Yokohama Data Center, aiming to promote the digital transformation of data centers, boosting operational resilience and process automation by utilizing private 5G network technology for equipment inspection.
MFA, the Alliance for private networks, introduces new industry resources for enterprises to simplify their path to optimized, reliable, and secure private networks in locally licensed, shared and unlicensed spectrum. New tools include technology blueprints for 5G private networks, an interactive map of available spectrum options, a private network tracker, and network identifier program.
NTT announced a collaboration with ServiceNow to make private 5G adoption easier and faster via an AI-enabled end-to-end workflow automation platform.
NEC strengths its 5G portfolio with the acquisition of Blue Danube Systems, whose patented coherent massive MIMO beamforming technology increases capacity up to three times.
Softbank, an operator in Japan, and Honda, an auto-company in Japan, started use-case-based testing to minimize collisions between vehicles and pedestrians. They are using 5G Standalone (5G SA) mobile communication system and Cellular V2X communication.

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