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TECHNOLOGY UPDATES SAMENA TRENDS

Apple Recruiting 6G Experts

Apple began seeking engineers to research specify RAN protocols; and contribute to the 5G smartphone market, only deploying
and contribute to industry standards 3GPP development of 6G standards. The the technology in its iPhone 12 range in
for 6G, as it targets an early lead in the move is the latest from Apple to position October 2020. A host of industry groups
technology. Job adverts on the company’s itself at the forefront of 6G development: it have been formed to research 6G, with the
site explain engineers will work to define joined AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon, Google, majority targeting commercialization in
system-level concepts; create rapid Facebook, Ericsson, Nokia et al in the 2030, though 3GPP is yet to indicate when
prototyping platforms and conduct system North America-focused Next G Alliance in it plans to commence standards work.
simulations; develop new algorithms; November 2020. Apple was a latecomer to

Turk Telekom Tests 4.5Gbps 5G; Raises Fiber Performance With AI

Turk Telekom (TT) and Nokia have by conducting automatic root cause significantly.’ Kirac noted that TT has 25
conducted tests in which they claimed a analysis in Dense Wavelength Division worldwide technology patents including
new 5G ‘world record’ data transmission Multiplexing (DWDM) systems and 17 for 5G-based products, adding that
speed of above 4.5Gbps, using mmWave proactively monitoring the quality of the group ‘will continue to invest in local
(26GHz) spectrum bands in an eight-carrier fiber-optic cables, explained Yusuf Kirac, and national technologies that will create
configuration over a 5G NR test network who added: ‘With the smart software we added value for Turkey’s economy in order
with specially equipped smartphones. TT have developed … we have succeeded in to reduce the technological and economic
Deputy General Manager of Technology, raising our fiber service quality standards dependence on foreign countries.’
Yusuf Kirac, announced: ‘Thanks to this
technology, which provides many benefits
for users and operators, we have achieved
the high speed and large capacity targets
promised by 5G. These technologies are
also planned to be used in 6G, providing
ultra-high speed and capacity. It also acts
as a bridge for the Terahertz systems to
mature and pave the way.’ In the tests
at the operator’s Innovation Centre in
Ankara, TT and Nokia used eight carriers
with a bandwidth of 100MHz and a 5G
smartphone equipped with a Qualcomm
Snapdragon X55 5G mmWave module,
compatible with 3GPP standards. In a
separate announcement, TT reported
how it is using locally-developed artificial
intelligence (AI) solutions to maximize
its fiber network quality and increase
internet performance. TT’s patented AI
analysis platform ‘TT Optical Network
(TT-ON)’ prevents performance losses

First 5G Commercial Network in Operation in Russia

The MTS mobile telephone operator company Alexei Kornia noted, according to However, not all MTS clients will be able
launched the first 5G network in Russia, Sputnik news agency. He claimed that MTS to use 5G for the time being. The operator
which is already available in 14 busy places users that have cell phones compatible will send automatic invitations when users
of Moscow, local media reported. 'After with this technology can enjoy the 5G high get close to any of the chosen areas. The
many tests, our company has launched the connectivity advantages in this capital, in media reported that 5G was deployed in
first 5G pilot network in Russia, available downtown areas of the city for the time the 4.9 GHz band with low latency and a
for our thousands of users,' CEO of the being, especially in the historic center. network speed of up to 1.5 Gbps.

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