Vodafone Idea, which has nearly 260 million mobile phone subscribers in India, is urgently looking for fresh funds in order to launch 5G services
Indian telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s board of directors recently approved a plan to sell INR16 billion ($194 million) worth of convertible...
Nokia has already secured 5G contracts with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm in India
Finnish vendor Nokia believes that the low margins it is seeing in the Indian telecom infrastructure market will be offset by a larger scale compared to other markets, the company’s...
Verizon reported a net loss of 189,000 consumer phone subscribers and a churn rate of 0.88%
Verizon reported mixed third-quarter results today as revenues topped estimates at $34.2 billion, an increase of 4% from third-quarter 2021, but also added a mere 8,000 postpaid phone subscribers,...
The country's telecom regulator said that the rates for MVNO access in Canada are to be commercially negotiated between the telcos
Canada's telecom regulator issued a new regulation under which top mobile operators will be required to accept requests for access to their networks from...
‘Customers are unwilling to pay more’ for 5G: Omdia; analysts see 5G and fiber adoption increasing but ARPU dropping in the next five years
Since 5G was commercialized in 2019 (2018 if you count pre-standard offerings), operators have been looking for ways to not only...
Vodafone and Altice will each own 50% of the 7-billion-euro joint fiber venture
Vodafone has partnered with Amsterdam-based Altice to launch a 7-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) fiber broadband network in Germany. Each company will own 50% of the joint venture, which they are calling FibreCo.
According to Vodafone,...
Mid-September greetings from the Midwest, Georgia and Alabama, where we are wrapping up our Moundville Telephone Company acquisition. Pictured is Tuska, a 7-ton elephant statue that was recently moved to the Bryant-Denny stadium in Tuscaloosa. Legend has it that the association with elephants dates back...
Adani Data Network entered the Indian telecom space after purchasing frequencies in a recent spectrum auction carried out by the government
Indian company Adani Data Network has obtained a license for network access services, which will allow the firm to provide all kinds of telecom...
5G coverage in Malaysia has already reached over 30% of populated areas and is on track to achieve the 80% target set by the government by 2024
Malaysia’s six major telecom operators have signed access agreements with state-run wholesale 5G network operator Digital Nasional Berhad...
Cisco had installed its first manufacturing unit in India in 2016
U.S. networking company Cisco Systems will set up a facility in India to manufacture hardware products, local newspaper The Economic Times reported, citing a source with knowledge of the matter.
"Cisco is setting up a...
Verizon said that the deal was awarded through the U.S. Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program
Verizon announced a $1.6 billion agreement to modernize and provide IT services for the U.S. Department of State's embassies, consulates and other global locations.
The deal was awarded through the U.S....
Enterprise and communications service providers (CSPs) may have very different intentions and audiences, but the challenges associated with digital transformation are virtually the same for both. Ultimately, they are looking to achieve the same outcomes: improve the customer experience, reduce operating costs and increase...
Jio Platforms’ 5G solution includes 5G radio, a complete 5G core network as well as the cloud-native operation support system (OSS) platforms
Indian carrier Reliance Jio is in negotiations with global operators to supply its locally developed end-to-end 5G platform, local newspaper The Economic Times...
Ericsson had suspended operations and deliveries to customers in Russia in April as a consequence of the war with Ukraine
Swedish vendor Ericsson has already notified its 400 employees in Russia that they will be laid off as part of the company’s plan to shut...
The investment is thought to be a response to an unprecedented revenue slowdown for Alibaba
In an effort to combat a historical slowdown, Alibaba has revealed a $1 billion investment to support its international cloud computing customers and partnerships. The investment, which will be injected...
The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022
United States broadband provider Fastwyre has acquired Moundville Communications, a telecommunications provider in central Alabama, marking the former’s entry into the southern state.
American Broadband Holding Company, under the trade name Fastwyre Broadband, provides...
Rural market share, enterprise, home broadband among T-Mobile US growth drivers
T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert sees a number of tailwinds the carrier can leverage to continue gaining market share as the company’s value proposition expands from a value-focused perception to now include 5G network...
Mid-September greetings from the Midwest. We’re back to doing media interviews for Fastwyre Broadband – his latest appearance with the USDA Missouri Program Director, Kyle Wilkens, is here.
This week, after a full market commentary, we will look back on the impact of a decade of...
'Samsung is responding to the threats of climate change with a comprehensive plan,' said company CEO
Samsung Electronics has updated its environmental strategy, pushing its investment in green initiatives to more than KRW7 trillion ($5 billion) by 2030. The company has joined RE100, a global...
As emerging technologies evolve and social expectations change, a new kind of modern contact center is needed
From healthcare to banking to retail and beyond, businesses depend on contact centers to meet — and exceed — customer and employee experiences day in, day out. In...
Qualcomm updates on diversification strategy, including automotive, XR, IoT and PCs
Ahead of an Automotive Investor Day event on Sept. 22, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano provided an update on the company's growth into the automotive sector—along with discussion of market trends around extended reality (XR), the...
Many hands make light work. It is an old saying that takes on significant new meaning for mobile operators looking for new markets to recoup their multi-billion-dollar investments in infrastructure and 5G spectrum.
That will not be easy. In its first two years of commercial...
Verizon sees 5G fixed wireless access starting with market education and awareness
Speaking last week at the Bank of America Securities Conference, Verizon EVP and Consumer Group CEO Manon Brouillette discussed how changing consumer and economic dynamics are shifting the traditional logic of subscriber acquisition...
