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  Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom confirmed it plans to launch commercial 5G services in the third quarter of the year despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shui-Yi Kuo, the …

  South African carrier Vodacom has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first live 5G mobile network, the telco said in a statement. The initial 5G service is initially …

Nvidia CEO says company is doubling down on data center development Not too long after announcing its “home run” and long overdue acquisition of computing networking company Mellanox Technologies, Nvidia …

  Canadian telecommunications services provider TeraGo announced that 5G technical trials in the greater Toronto Area have started at TeraGo’s Thornhill head office location, utilizing 5G fixed wireless network equipment …

April was ‘different, but stable,’ says US Cellular CEO US Cellular reported a remarkably strong first quarter, considering the current climate. The operator saw net income of $71 million, up …

Greetings from Lake Norman and Charlotte, North Carolina, where we are having a wet but overall terrific spring (pic is of our May Day celebration with neighbors – plenty of …

Nokia CEO says the company has 70 5G deal wins and 21 live networks deployed On its Q1 earnings call, Nokia President and CEO Rajeev Suri said that while the …

  Australian carrier Telstra has upgraded its 5G radio access network (RAN) coverage footprint across Australia, connecting a cloud-native 5G Core (5GC) network to handle new 5G standalone traffic. Telstra …

COVID-19 has fundamentally shifted the ways in which we live and do business, and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future having accelerated a transition into a …

  Singtel and a joint venture between StarHub Mobile and M1 were awarded licenses to build two nationwide standalone (SA) 5G networks in Singapore, , local telecommunications regulator IMDA said. …

  South Korea tech giant Samsung Electronics expects to see a slowdown in 5G investments in the second quarter of the year due to the negative impact of the COVID-19 …

Expect more traction around mmWave 5G with upcoming auctions, activations Qualcomm was within its second quarter 2020 revenue guidance despite a significant downturn in handset demand related to the COVID-19 …

  The Chinese government has set new regulations for critical information infrastructure operators to buy tech equipment, which could potentially represent new obstacles for foreign vendors. The new regulations, which …

Nokia will deploy 300,000 radio units across several spectrum bands Nokia has secured a $1 billion (nearly ₹7,636 crore) deal with India’s Bharti Airtel to supply its Single Radio Access …

  Japan’s largest carrier, NTT DoCoMo, expects to attract 2.5 million subscribers in the 5G segment by March 2021, the operator said in its earnings statement. The telco, which launched 5G …

Nvidia CEO: ‘This is a home run deal’ Nvidia’s $7 billion acquisition of computing networking company Mellanox Technologies has been finalized following delayed regulatory approval, and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang …

  Chinese vendor ZTE reported operating revenue of CNY21.48 billion ($3 billion) in the first quarter of 2020, down 3.2% year-on-year, chiefly due to the negative impact of Covid-19 (coronavirus) …

Ericsson currently has 31 live networks in 17 countries Thai mobile service provider True Corporation has selected Ericsson as a 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) vendor as part of its national …

  Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE have secured the majority of a contract to provide up to 250,000 5G base stations to China Telecom and China Unicom, Chinese press reported. …

Homebound April greetings from Lake Norman, where North Carolinians are beginning to come out for Chick-fil-A (pictured is the drive-thru at the Mooresville location last Friday evening).  So much for …

As someone who has been following AT&T for decades, I see an interesting pattern in the change from Randall Stephenson to John Stankey as CEO of AT&T. While the future …

Earlier this week AT&T withdrew 2020 guidance due to COVID-19 impact Following the companies first quarter earnings call this week, AT&T announced that CEO Randall Stephenson, 60, will retire from …

  German carriers Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Vodafone Germany are in the process of expanding 5G coverage across the country through the use of Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS) technology. Deutsche …

Dish: ‘An OpenRAN architecture provides the opportunity to utilize “a diverse technology ecosystem’ Now that the Sprint/T-Mobile merger has officially been finalized, Dish Network is on its way to being …

  China Unicom said the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in China has slowed the deployment of 5G networks and impacted business development. In a statement, the company said the …