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TECHNOLOGY UPDATES SAMENA TRENDS

Rakuten will also provide its specially developed orchestration of a national roaming agreement with Telefonica in May 2021,
software so that the 1&1 network can be operated in a highly 1&1 will be able to offer its customers nationwide coverage during
automated manner. Construction of the 1&1 mobile network will the construction phase of its new network. ‘With Rakuten, we
start in the fourth quarter of 2021. Notably, following the signing have the world’s only OpenRAN expert on our side who really has
extensive practical experience with this new technology. Rakuten
ideally complements our know-how in telecommunications
networks, data centers and cloud applications. Together we are
building a high-performance mobile network that has extensive
automation and agility to fully exploit the potential of 5G,’ said
Ralph Dommermuth, CEO of 1&1, adding: ‘Through complete
virtualization and the use of standard hardware, we can flexibly
combine the best products. This will make us a manufacturer-
independent innovation driver in the German and European mobile
market.’

Taiwan Mobile and Nokia Achieve 5G Carrier Aggregation Call

Taiwan Mobile (TWM) and Nokia claim ‘This trial is an important milestone as we the utilization of our spectrum assets
to have achieved the world’s first New execute our 5G strategy and deliver best- and 5G networks are maximized. We are
Radio Carrier Aggregation (NR CA) call by in-class 5G services to our subscribers. pleased with our partnership with Nokia as
combining spectrum in the 700MHz (n28) Combining SA with NR CA, our 5G user we continue to advance deployment and
and 3.5GHz (n78) bands. In a press release experience is raised to the next level while build a thriving 5G ecosystem.’
regarding the development, the Finnish
vendor noted that the trial took place in a
5G standalone (SA) network environment
and was performed using its AirScale 5G
SA architecture in TWM’s commercial 5G
network; MediaTek supported the trial by
providing equipment to verify network
performance. According to Nokia, the
combination of the 700MHz and 3.5GHz
spectrum bands offers enhanced capacity
and coverage supporting a range of
5G deployment scenarios, including
indoor and enhanced outdoor coverage.
Commenting, Tom Koh, Senior Vice
President and Chief Technology Officer,
Technology Group, Taiwan Mobile, said:

Orange Trials 26GHz 5G Industrial Use Cases

Orange extended a 5G test program “to enrich the use cases” along with from the frequency band for industries
in the 26GHz band started in 2019 to local digital programmes, with the focus include high speeds for downloading
include a focus on trialing the frequency’s on activities including creating fresh operating data, remote logistics control
capabilities for industrial use cases in approaches to energy consumption, novel through real-time connectivity, and real-
France. In partnership with Nokia, rail designs of radio environments and testing time efficiency analysis. Michael Trabbia,
company SNCF and academic facility cybersecurity. As part of the move, which Orange CTIO, described the 26GHz band
Institut Mines – Telecom (MIT), the has received funding from the government, as “particularly suitable” for very localized
operator unveiled the creation of 5G Orange will deliver network services while deployments in areas requiring very high
Living Labs which will experiment with the Nokia will bring technological connectivity capacity, such as industrial sites or places
technology for maintenance operations at offerings, including for private networks. of increased traffic.
the railway station in the city of Rennes. MIT will focus on data hosting using edge
The initiative will be open to third parties computing. Orange highlighted benefits

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