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The business need at the intersection of market demands and performance requirements lies at the heart of today's launch of the joint Gigamon and Nokia 5G solution. Gigamon delivers real-time analytics for its global customers, providing the network traffic visibility required by 5G providers for seamless performance.
Ericsson has agreed to acquire Cradlepoint, the US-based provider of Wireless Edge WAN 4G and 5G Enterprise solutions. Cradlepoint complements Ericsson's existing 5G Enterprise portfolio which includes Dedicated Networks and a global IoT platform.
Of the respondents who do not feel their current infrastructure is capable of supporting 5G, none have deployed 5G, 19% are piloting, 43% are planning to pilot, and 52% are not planning or evaluating whether to pilot 5G. Costs reported as top barriers to 5G implementation. According to the report, ongoing and initial costs are reported as top barriers for federal agencies wishing to implement 5G - 44% believe initial/up-front costs will be the biggest barrier and 49% are concerned about ongoing costs.
Ericsson is advancing 5G core network security for communications service providers through the launch of the cloud native Ericsson Packet Core Firewall. Ericsson's new solution, part of the Ericsson 5G platform, is aimed at enabling CSPs to pursue those opportunities not only through the best packet core network security capabilities, but also in the most cost-effective way for their business.
Cohu announced the introduction of its RedDragon RF test module for 5G, Wi-Fi 6 and Ultra-Wideband standards. The new RedDragon module optimizes throughput and test yield for semiconductor manufacturers of RF and mobile communication systems.
Policymakers should focus on five critical success factors in order to ensure the US continues to build its emerging 5G economy, according to a report from Boston Consulting Group. Drawing on an in-depth analysis of the factors that secured America's leadership of the 4G economy, the study concludes that spectrum availability and wireless network deployments, along with broader economic factors such as a pro-investment and innovation business climate, private sector R&D, and workforce readiness are key to expanding a country's 5G penetration rate and 5G-powered economic growth.
While it would be safe to assume that emerging markets would also lag in 5G adoption, global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research, finds that emerging countries will have faster than expected 5G subscriber adoption. The Compound Annual Growth Rate of 5G subscriptions in emerging markets is estimated to be 26% between 2020 to 2030, an impressive rate considering the global CAGR of 5G subscriptions is only a slightly higher 28% in the same period.
Verizon and Inseego launched the Inseego MiFi M2100 5G UW mobile hotspot, built to deliver blazing-fast speeds across Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband1 and 4G LTE network. The MiFi M2100 5G UW is now available at Verizon for $16.66 per month for 24 months on Verizon Device Payment.
The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G chip is designed to bring 5G to commercial and consumer Always On, Always Connected PCs. The processor supports Wi-Fi 6 and offers productivity and security benefits. As the race to roll out 5G networks and devices continues, Qualcomm is introducing a new processor that will offer the latest cellular standard to computers.
"To address the significant privacy risks posed by IMSI catchers, the 5G standards introduced the possibility for MNOs to encrypt the IMSI before it is sent over-the-air," comments Claus Dietze, Chair of Trusted Connectivity Alliance. Of the available options, executing IMSI encryption within the 5G SIM, which refers to both the SIM or eSIM as defined by Trusted Connectivity Alliance as the Recommended 5G SIM, emerges as a comprehensive solution when examined against a range of key criteria.