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T-Mobile Enlists Key 5G Partners to Take 5G Private Wireless to the Next Level with 5G ANS

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Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines how T-Mobile’s Advanced Network Solutions (ANS) launch benefits from its collaboration with Dell, Ericsson, and Nokia in delivering public network, hybrid mobile network, and private network options and capabilities as well as bolsters T-Mobile’s overall 5G private networks and mobile edge compute portfolio proposition.

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Nokia MX Boost Aims to Simplify Multipath Connectivity Across Intricate Industry 4.0 Environments

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Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Nokia’s MX Boost technology addresses the growing demand across Industry 4.0 connectivity environments for private wireless capabilities that can flexibly bond 4.9G/5G with Wi-Fi, strengthens its private wireless network portfolio, and can help accelerate key emerging use cases such as Wi-Fi 6 + Wi-Fi 6E and LTE/5G + Wi-Fi 6E.

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HPE RAN Automation Targets CSP Automation and Multi-vendor Challenges for Any RAN Environment

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Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why the new HPE RAN Automation solution fulfills top-priority operator demand for multi-vendor management and automation across increasingly intricate RAN environments and shows how HPE can make inroads across emerging cloud-native, open source 5G environments by supporting RAN automation in alignment with managing overall edge infrastructure.

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Casa Systems Scores 5G Marketing Coup with Verizon 5G Core Win and Equity Investment

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Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why Casa Systems supplying 5G Core Network Functions to support Verizon’s public MEC service offering coupled with Verizon’s $40 million equity investment in Casa Common Stock bolster Casa Systems overall 5G ecosystem credibility and demonstrates how 5G openness and architecture can give operators more supplier flexibility in building out their 5G networks.

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Lockheed Martin and Intel Show Why 5G is Vital to U.S. National Security

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Lockheed Martin and Intel are expanding their decade-long partnership to spur delivery of secure 5G.MIL solutions that target enabling swift, data-driven decisions by military commanders across key operational domains. Futurum’s Ron Westfall explores why the enhanced Lockheed Martin and Intel partnership shows that 5G networks are integral to fulfilling U.S. national security and stable chipset supply chain objectives as well as strengthens Intel’s differentiation across the 5G ecosystem.

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Rogers Communications and Ericsson Advance 5G SA Network Cause with Nationwide Rollout in Canada

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Rogers Communications and Ericsson collaborate to deliver Rogers 5G Standalone services nationwide across Canada, forming the basis for Rogers’ claim of launching Canada’s first commercially available 5G SA network. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why the Rogers 5G SA network deployment shows the commercial viability of using key 5G SA capabilities, such as 5G core programmability and 5G RAN slicing, and is a sound indicator of the use cases, such as dedicated private networks, consumer AR/VR, public safety, and 5G-IoT, that encapsulate the best 5G monetization prospects.

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MWC 2022: Qualcomm Unleashes Game Changing 5G Ecosystem Innovations

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Qualcomm debuts new device and network chipsets at MWC 2022 that promise to deliver increased 5G performance, responsiveness, coverage, and energy efficiency across the 5G ecosystem. Futurum analysts Ron Westfall and Shelly Kramer assess why Qualcomm’s new portfolio offerings could deliver game changing innovation across the 5G ecosystem and further validates its credibility as a vital enabler of accelerating 5G builds and expanding 5G global adoption.