There’s a cool feature in PFCP that allows you to redirect traffic, which I’ve written about before. But there’s a funky thing that’s left me scratching my head, in the Redirect information IE, you can set a SIP URI. That’d be great and all, but PFCP is all about packets not about calls. So what’s … Continue reading PFCP and SIP Redirect →
Dell’Oro said 5G MCN revenue in North America and EMEA expanded 20% year over year during the quarter, continuing momentum that began in 2025 In sum – what to know: Regional divergence – 5G mobile core network revenue grew 20%…
PFCP includes a “Redirect Information” IE, which if set, allows you to change the forwarding action in PFCP to Redirect traffic. We use this for walled garden redirects, when the OCS reports credit exhausted to the PGW-C, the PGW-C can tell the UPF (PGW-U) that all the traffic from a given subscriber should be redirected … Continue reading Walled Gardens & Redirection in 4G/5G…
ドコモの「パケ詰まり」解消への第一歩？NTTドコモは、これまで月額550円（税込）だった「5G SA（Standalone）」オプションを、2026年5月26日までは無料キャンペーンとして提供し、5月27日以降は月額使用料そのものを無料へ改定します。すでに5G SAを契約中の人は...
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Vodafone used its FY26 earnings call to outline how AI will reshape telecom networks and operations, while reporting stronger revenues, improved profits, robust African growth, and broadband momentum in the UK with a new FWA offer. In sum – what…
T-Mobile US signed off another good quarter with some fighting talk about acquisition strategies and accounting habits at rivals AT&T and Verizon, and said its 5G network and compute build-out will be the best in the business to support enterprise…
For years, Communication Service Providers (CSPs) have poured billions into building out 5G Standalone (SA) infrastructure with plenty of hype into the speed and capacity it would bring, but without a clear path to profitability. Now that 5G SA is…
Painelistas do FOI entendem que infraestrutura é essencial para reduzir despesas das operadoras
New 5G SA architecture will allow for the development of end-to-end network slicing In sum – what to know: Standalone shift – Proximus has launched a 5G standalone network, moving beyond 4G-dependent architectures to enable more advanced network capabilities. New…
Final word on this fascinating Nokia narrative, this time from the independent analyst community – about how the Finnish firm is losing a little to Ericsson in its 5G heartlands, but also switching it up with clever short- and long-term…
Ericsson has emerged as “the primary RAN partner” to Virgin Media O2 in the UK, expanding its footprint in a major national 5G SA upgrade project that appears to come at the expense of Nokia – despite the Finnish firm…
U Mobile has started rolling out 5G Standalone (5G SA) support for iPhone users with the latest iOS 26.4 update. However, not everyone seems to be able to enable it right away. If you’re seeing the error “Your current SIM doesn’t support 5G Standalone”, here’s what you need to know and how to fix it. […]
Preface: I build cellular networks for a job. We support a network in Alaska, and one of the guys we work with there – John – has a story (which I’ll steal here) where he gets a phone call late at night from someone saying they’re in the US Air Force, and uh, they’ve, uh, … Continue reading Somebody’s watching me – Adventures in Cellular Locating →
iPhone users in Malaysia can soon enjoy 5G Standalone (5G SA) and 5G Advanced with an upcoming iOS update. Several users with iOS 26.4 Beta were able to enable 5G SA on their iPhones, which indicates that support will be made available to the wider public. At the moment, two telcos officially offers 5G SA […]
I do a lot of protocol testing, writing Diameter/PFCP/GTP-C etc, and spend a lot of time referencing the standards. So I built this – Inspired by a 1990s video game / TV / Playing card franchise online reference tool, but rather than identifying pocket monsters, it’s identifying AVPs and stuff You can punch in the … Continue reading Protocoldex – A quick reference guide for AVPs / IEs / Commands…
在MWC 2026上，HTC 旗下專精
全球電信產業年度奧斯卡「2026 世界行
全球行動通訊領域迎來重大里程碑，愛立信與
MasOrange evaluated bids from several vendors, including Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, ZTE, and Mavenir In sum – what to know: Unified 5G SA core deployment – MasOrange will replace dual legacy cores with a single Ericsson-supplied 5G SA core under a six-year agreement. Fixed voice consolidation – Four separate IMS platforms, including systems from Huawei and […]
The setup combined FDD and TDD single user MIMO under 3GPP Release 17 specifications In sum – what to know: Uplink milestone – The companies achieved 682 Mbps on a live 5G SA network in Queensland, up from 516 Mbps recorded in 2025. Release 17 features – The test combined 50 MHz (n7) and 100 […]
全球通訊產業的年度最高殿堂「2026 世
When a UE enters Idle mode, the network releases radio resources and the UE enters power saving mode. When the UE wants to send data (Uplink) the UE just tells the network “hey I want to send something” and away it goes, nice and simple. But when the network wants to send data to the … Continue reading Packet Buffering in the UPF →
Problema é empecilho para muitos países, pois a dificuldade para implantar e rentabilizar o 5G standalone acaba sendo um impeditivo para avanços na arquitetura de nuvem
MasOrange and Ericsson said the network upgrades could support applications such as cloud gaming, real-time video, AR/VR, and connected wearables In sum – what to know: 5G-A live in 20 cities – MasOrange has activated new RAN capabilities nationwide, including in Madrid and Barcelona. Focus on efficiency and latency – Carrier aggregation, RedCap, and L4S […]
全球5G部署已從覆蓋競賽轉向效能競爭。5G獨立組網(SA)為發展核心，提升網速與功耗效率。未來將聚焦於以網路切片等技術，實現服務品質優化與商業變現。
The company collaborated with defense company, Leonardo, and the Italian Navy to trial a 5G Standalone network aboard naval ships 5G SA at sea: Ericsson collaborates with Leonardo and the Italian Navy to demonstrate 5G SA connectivity between two naval vessels. Defense pivot in action: The trial comes after CEO, Börje Ekholm, outlined plans to […]
隨著5G發展進入m […]
The U.K. government noted that up to $46.3 billion is required for the deployment of advanced 5G to 2030 In sum – what to know: UK targets nationwide SA 5G by 2030 – The government launched a market review to gather industry input on investment, competition, and regulation as it pushes for full coverage. £34 […]
I was recently looking for a field I could use in PFCP to denote the VRF / Network Segment to be used, and initially thought Network Instance would be perfect for this. It’s not. Network Instance is kinda preferred over the APN/DNN for decisions, for example a Packet Detection Rule (PDR) does not give a … Continue reading Network Instance in PFCP →