It marks Samsung’s first 5G vRAN win in Japan, as the vendor extends its network reach with tier 1 operators. Trials are slated to start in the first quarter of 2022 and commercial deployment is planned in the second half of next year.
They’re not the first and likely not the last, but Verizon’s recent applications with the FCC show it’s advancing on the C-band front – as well as Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS).
AT&T is gearing up to deploy C-band spectrum for 5G later this year, and recently completed the first call on its network with Nokia using commercial gear.