Monthly Archives: February, 2020

Insights from the Sprint/T-Mobile US merger ruling (Part 1)

The merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US will reshape the competitive landscape in the U.S. mobile market. Last week, the merger cleared what was widely...

Amid the 5G ramp, vendors offer up new testing, service assurance platforms

5G is hitting the ground running this year, with nationwide deployments rolling out in various countries around the world. In light of that momentum, and...

Three UK to offer 5G services in 65 new cities by end-February

Three UK using 3.6 GHz for its 5G deployment U.K. mobile operator Three expects its 5G service to be available in 65 new locations across...

Verizon?s 5G network already available in 24 NFL stadiums, indoor arenas

Verizon said that its 5G Ultra Wideband network is already accessible in 24 professional football stadiums and indoor arenas primarily used for hockey and...

Thailand raises $3.2 billion in 5G spectrum auctions, 48 licenses sold

NBTC Secretary-General: 'Overall 5G network investment in Thailand could reach more than $4 billion this year' Thailand's telecoms regulator The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission...

Nokia inks deal with Illiad for 5G network rollout in France and Italy

   Nokia signed an agreement with French mobile operator IIiad Group to roll out 5G networks across France and Italy, the Finnish vendor said in...

Transitioning in-building cellular from off-air to a signal source

Coverage first, everything else second, for in-building cellular investment With businesses and consumers being bombarded by advertisements touting the advanced features enabled by 5G, and...

Coverage first, everything else second, for in-building cellular investment

Transition an in-building cellular system from off-air to connected to a signal source With businesses and consumers being bombarded by advertisements touting the advanced features...

Top 3 considerations for 5G cybersecurity

  With 5G currently available as a consumer-facing service in key geographies including China, Western Europe and U.S., operators and end users are already exploring...

The Sunday Brief: The New T-Mobile–a passing shower or Cat 5 hurricane?

Greetings from Atlanta, GA (Dwarf House, a.k.a. the Original Chick-fil-A restaurant pictured), and Charlotte, NC.  This week’s issue will be entirely devoted to the...

EXFO: 5G requires a ‘new breed’ of service assurance

New EXFO platform leverages AI, ML and "little data" for service assurance To hear EXFO CEO Philippe Morin tell it,  the virtualization of service provider...

Ericsson achieves fastest 5G mmWave speed to date

The 5G speed surpasses Huawei’s October 2019 rate of 3.67 Gbps During interoperability testing using commercial solutions, Ericsson successfully delivered data with downlink speeds of 4.3 Gbps, surpassing...

Telus to launch 5G network with Huawei by end-2020: Report

  Canadian mobile operator Telus will launch a 5G network in Canada later this year using equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies, Telus’ CFO Doug...

France to allow Huawei to take part in 5G network rollouts

  The French government confirmed that Chinese vendor Huawei would not be excluded from supplying equipment for local 5G networks, but could be subject to...

Test and Measurement: 5G testing market to grow at 11.5% annually, Frost & Sullivan says

The global 5G testing equipment and solutions market is expected to reach $2 billion by 2024 with a compound annual growth rate of 11.5%, according...

CommScope gets DOD approved products list certification for wireless access points

CommScope?announced that it has achieved Department of Defense Information Network Approved Products List (DODIN APL) certification for its suite of Ruckus ireless access points...

Verizon details mobile and fixed millimeter wave 5G roadmap

Qualcomm and Ericsson hit 4.3 Gbps using millimeter wave 5G equipment Verizon has been very bullish on 5G millimeter wave, beginning to roll out a...

Big four cities to blow $1bn each on smart tech – but hope is with sub-$1m spenders

Smart city spending will jump by almost a fifth in 2020, with the biggest city protagonists in the space set to spend at least...

Nokia and Airtel push private LTE and industrial AI to India’s manufacturing sector

Nokia has struck a deal with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to offer private LTE and industrial AI to enterprises in the manufacturing and distribution...

Stanley Black & Decker appoints T-Mobile and Ericsson for IoT connectivity

US manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker is working with T-Mobile and Ericsson to connect its industrial tools and household hardware. The deal for airtime is...

What’s the outlook for millimeter wave 5G in the EU (and UK)?

U.S. regulators have been very bullish around the role of millimeter wave frequencies for 5G service, opening vast swaths of high-band spectrum for auction....

Nokia expands IoT presence in Latin America with new deal in Argentina

  Nokia has signed a contract with Argentine telecom operator Telecom Argentina, which would allow the operator to offer IoT services to its enterprise customers...

Amarisoft, ?Dali Wireless collaborate to deliver open RAN-based 4G and 5G solutions

  Dali Wireless, which focuses on wireless fronthaul solutions for virtualized Radio Access Networks, and software-centric 4G and 5G technology company Amarisoft, say they have...

Feats of (network) strength: Extreme Networks’ play-by-play on Super Bowl data use

  While the Kansas City Chiefs—from Missouri, by the way—and the San Francisco 49ers went head-to-head at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, another impressive...

Lack of 5G clarity brings Switzerland’s rollout to a halt

Switzerland's environmental agency will examine 5G antennas 'in depth, in real-world operational conditions' In January, roughly 2,000 people turned out across Switzerland to protest the...
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