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ZTE Corporation with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. achieved the industry’s first 5G-enabled Voice over New Radio (5G VoNR) call over the 700 MHz band, and was completed using commercial products at the Xi’an Test Base. 

Keysight Technologies has announced Open RAN Studio, which Keysight says is the first O-RAN distributed unit emulation software for validating O-RAN compliant radio units.

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced LoadCore 5G Core (5GC) Testing software and China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI) has selected LoadCore to validate performance using 5GC network equipment provided by major infrastructure vendors.

CommAgility announced the general availability of its PHYRefChain-5G software which supports the development of 5G base station technology. Designed for 5G product developers working on SATCOM, wireless test, military communications and private network designs, this new software enables fast development and deployment of specialized 5G solutions for customized and unique applications.

Small Cell Forum (SCF) published its analysis of the burgeoning market for small cell-based private networks, outlining market drivers, use cases and recommendations for LTE-based networks and examining their evolution to 5G. The research shares insights gained by leading deployers of how different public and private sector organizations are benefiting from robust cellular connectivity, customized to their specific applications.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced it has collaborated with Murata, a system-in-package integrator for 5G mobile platforms, to deliver the industry’s first RF front-end modules designed with the latest Wi-Fi 6 standards. Together, the companies are delivering a solution that can reduce design times, improve time-to-market and save board space in next generation Wi-Fi 6 implementations. 

Keysight Technologies, Inc. announced that Qingdao Hisense Communication Co., Ltd., has selected Keysight's 5G test platform to validate the performance of their 5G designs and accelerate the market introduction of high-quality 5G devices, including smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices.

The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) reported that the number of commercially available 5G devices had increased by 41 percent in the last month, with 95 different 5G devices now commercially available out of over 280 announced devices.