Episode notes
In this episode, Anshel and Will Cover:
1. Nokia ORAN announcement and promise of a complete solution in 2021
2. 3GPP Release 16 Released, Quick Recap, Will Cover Deeper in next Podcast.
3. AWS Telco Symposium - impressions and insights
4. GSA Reports there are now 317 5G devices, up from 112 in May (135 phones (95 unveiled) plus 85 CPE, 49 modules, 22 hotspots, 5 laptops and 21 other devices. 76% support Sub6, 26% support mmWave and 20% support both.
5. Verizon 5G standalone core trial - a step closer to the promise of 5G
6. Ericsson’s 5G SA software, upgradeable Radio System Equipment from 2015 and newer. Privately released last month, T-Mobile and Telstra are already testing. Ericsson claims that SA 5G devices can connect to an SA 5G network six times faster than NSA mode.