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NEC Corp. announced an agreement with NTT DOCOMO, INC. to provide control units for 5G base station equipment aiming for the commercialization of 5G services. NEC is slated to carry out development that enables existing communication equipment, such as high-density base station equipment, to be fully compatible with 5G.
NI has announced SystemLink, application software for distributed systems management. SystemLink helps improve operational efficiency and decrease maintenance costs through a centralized interface for automating tasks such as software deployment, remote device configuration and system health performance monitoring.
Strong demand in Wi-Fi, IoT and defense, coupled with improving demand from China's handset manufacturers, grew Qorvo’s Q4 revenue to $665 million, up 3.5 percent compared to last years’s quarter. For the full year, Qorvo reported just under $3 billion in revenue, down 2 percent from fiscal 2017.
Verizon moved a step closer to meeting its target date to begin offering fixed 5G wireless service with the news that Samsung received FCC certification for its indoor fixed 5G router.
This week, IDT reported 2018 fiscal year revenue of $843 million, 16 percent growth above 2017. Fourth quarter revenue was $225 million, up 4 percent sequentially and 28 percent year-over-year. Among the initiatives to fuel growth, IDT is developing millimeter wave beamforming products for 24, 28 and 39 GHz 5G systems.
Deutsche Telekom is laying the foundation for the roll-out of 5G in Germany. The first 5G antennas in Europe to fully support the new communications standard are now operating, in real world conditions, in Deutsche Telekom's network in downtown Berlin.
5G connection forecasts have risen, even before the first standardized 5G commercial deployments, according to 5G Americas. By 2023, there are 1 billion forecast subscriptions for 5G technology (Ericsson, CCS Insight); however, recent analyst announcements indicate a ramping up of the early years in predictions including 2020 through 2023.
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