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Casa Systems to deploy small cell solutions for Sprint, China Mobile and Telefonica

  Casa System’s CEO Jerry Guo said the firm is in negotiations with these telcos to expand to new product areas Casa Systems is in the process to deploy of small cell solutions for Sprint, Telefonica and China Mobile, the company’s CEO Jerry Guo recently said...

Trump working with Chinese authorities to save ZTE

President Donald Trump confirmed he has instructed the Department of Commerce to find a solution to an export ban which had forced ZTE to cease operations President Trump said he's working with Chinese President Xi Jinping to find a solution to allow Chinese telecom equipment...

DGP completes DAS implementation in Chicago’s Wrigley Field

DGP’s CEO Steve Dutto said the optimization of the DAS will be finished during May California-based DAS Group Professionals (DGP) has completed the construction of a distributed antenna system project in Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicaco Cubs, the firm’s President Steve Dutto told...

DAS accounts for 41% of Boingo Wireless’ revenues in Q1

  Boingo ended the first quarter with 41 DAS venues live and 84 DAS venues in backlog Revenue from the distributed antenna system (DAS) segment accounted for 41% of Boingo Wireless’ overall revenue in the first quarter of the year, up from a contribution of 37%...

ZTE prepares its case to reduce impact of U.S ban

  The Chinese vendor has received instructions from the U.S government on how to submit additional evidence Chinese vendor ZTE has been notified on how to proceed with its efforts to try to avoid a ban recently imposed by the U.S government which would potentially cause...

David vs. Goliath: Rural ISPs fight CBRS rule changes

If FCC changes rules, rural fixed wireless service providers say they would be priced out of CBRS spectrum Only on the job for a month, and already Claude Aiken is playing David to mobile carriers' Goliath.  Aiken, who became the president and CEO of the...

Charter Communications to launch mobile services by mid-year: CEO

  Charter Communications aims to to launch a MVNO through a partnership with Verizon U.S. cable operator Charter Communications expects to launch mobile services through a mobile virtual network operator by mid-year, the operator’s chairman and CEO, Thomas Rutledge, said during a recent conference call with...

T-Mobile, Sprint agree to merge

T-Mobile, Sprint have agreed to merge into a $146 billion company to compete with AT&T, Verizon in 5G. Next stop, regulatory. Sprint and T-Mobile announced today that they are merging into one $146 billion company, setting the company up to compete against AT&T and Verizon...

Qualcomm moves closer to NXP deal, reports strong Q2 results

Qualcomm moves closer to NXP deal. Qualcomm tenders cash for all of NXP shares and does better than expected in Q2 results. Qualcomm Incorporated has offered to buy all of NXP Semiconductors’ shares, as part of its bid to acquire NXP, tendering 12.7% of the...

Verizon aims to launch 5G wireless services in new geographies next year

  CFO Matthew Ellis said Verizon is already deploying commercial nodes in initial markets Verizon aims to launch residential broadband services through 5G fixed wireless access in additional geographies in 2019, the telco’s Chief Financial Officer Matthew Ellis said during a recent earnings call. The executive said...

Nokia’s Q1 revenues decline but the firm sees revamp in sales due to 5G

  Nokia’s CEO Rajeev Suri said the vendor expects sales to be boosted by deals for large-scale 5G deployments in the U.S Finnish vendor Nokia experienced a challenging first quarter due to lower sales in the North American region, which negatively impacted the vendor’s quarterly earnings....

AT&T to deploy small cells in San Jose; signs new macro tower deal

  Deal stipulates the deployment of 170 small cells on lampposts across the city AT&T and the city of San Jose have reached a tentative agreement to install a network of 170 small cells on lampposts by the end of the year in a move to...

U.S Department of Commerce to accept additional evidence from ZTE

  Report: Commerce says new evidence to be presented by ZTE would be analyzed through an informal procedure The U.S Department of Commerce will allow ZTE to present additional evidence after the agency recently issued an order banning American firms from selling components and software to...

Drone test trials to shape FAA rules

It takes a whole country — government, industry, academics — to work out sticky issues with drone flight traffic control. Drone test trials continue. Drones are becoming essential in many industries. The real estate agents and journalists love the drone, especially when selling a ranch that...

Making miniature, low-cost mmWave components

Making lightweight miniature 5G mmWave components with layers of material. Industrial component startup Integra Devices is using a process for making very small components and substrates used in 5G technology. The company’s AMALGA process produces miniature, low-cost mmWave components. Users can manufacture complex 3D microstructures in...

AT&T grows its gigabit LTE-based 5G Evolution

AT&T adds parts of over 100 markets to its gigabit LTE-based 5G Evolution across the U.S.; plans 500 markets by year-end AT&T announced on Friday that its gigabit LTE-based 5G Evolution is now in 117 additional markets, putting the LTE-based 5G Evolution in a total...

Qualcomm, NXP refile acquisition notice at China’s request 

Qualcomm, NXP continue to pursue acquisition despite China's initial rejection Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors bought more time to complete the combination of their companies by withdrawing and refiling their notice of acquisition in China. They did so at the request of the Ministry of Commerce...

ZTE says U.S ban could affect the survival of the company

  Chinese vendor says the restriction would also affect the interests of some U.S firms Chinese vendor ZTE said that a U.S. ban on the sale of components and software to the company is unfair and threatens its survival but will also potentially affect the interests...

The Roadmap to 5G

The global development of 5G hit a major milestone in December 2017 when 3GPP approved the non-standalone variant of the 5G New Radio specification. While operators around the world tested pre-standard equipment and deployment scenarios, the formal adoption set in motion concrete plans for...

T-Mobile US to mobilize 5G for military veterans

T-Mobile US will bring LTE networks and 5G to military communities in support veterans and their families. T-Mobile US will roll out 5G-ready infrastructure and invest half a billion dollars to expanding its LTE capacity around military bases in 2018. The roll out is part...

ZTE to be heavily damaged if it fails to reach agreement with the U.S, analyst says

U.S ban on ZTE could also negatively impact China’s 5G program Chinese vendor ZTE’s business could be heavily impacted if the company fails to reach an agreement with the U.S government over a ban which prohibits U.S companies from exporting components to ZTE for a...

FCC opens comment on two 5G mmWave spectrum auctions

U.S. 5G spectrum auctions for 24, 28 GHz bands set to begin in November. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission gave the domestic 5G industry a boost yesterday by announcing its pre-auction process to hold two millimeter wave spectrum auctions for 5G use, starting on November 14th....

U.S. bans American firms from selling to Chinese vendor ZTE

Department of Commerce says the ban on ZTE will last until March 2025 The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling telecommunications equipment to Chinese vendor ZTE after the firm allegedly did not live up to the terms of an agreement that...

5G: US behind China, South Korea, CTIA reports

U.S. needs to step up the pace of its 5G spectrum pipeline and regulations, says CTIA report The U.S. trails behind China and South Korea in 5G progress, a potentially costly mistake, warns CTIA in a report released yesterday. CTIA estimates 5G could bring 3 million...