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  Operators in regions such as Europe, Asia and the United States have started the 5G race with commercial launches this year. RCR Wireless News interviewed Ignacio Contreras, director of …

  The Dutch government expects to raise at least 900 million euros ($992 million) from its first auction of 5G frequencies, which will take place next summer. Dutch Secretary of …

  Spanish telecom giant Telefonica has awarded part of the contract to deploy its 5G core network to Chinese vendor Huawei, Spanish newspaper Expansion reported, citing sources with knowledge of …

With Niantic on its side, Qualcomm might have a real chance at bringing mixed reality AR to consumers Qualcomm and Niantic Labs, the creator of popular mobile augmented reality games …

  Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Orange Spain to acquire a portfolio of 1,500 telecommunications sites in the country, the former said in a release. Cellnex …

  South Korea expects to reach 5 million subscribers in the 5G segment by the end of the year, Korean news service Yonhap reported, citing government data. Almost 4 million …

  Swedish vendor Ericsson and Azerbaijani communications service provider Azercell have signed a three-year 5G Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) spanning the joint deployment of 5G projects, trials, and use cases, …

Operadores en regiones como Europa, Asia y Estados Unidos han comenzado la carrera del 5G con lanzamientos comerciales durante este año. RCR Wireless News entrevisto a Ignacio Contreras, director de marketing …

Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies has decided to challenge a recent decision by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that further restricted the company’s current business in the U.S. by banning …

Happy Thanksgiving from Lake Norman, North Carolina, where I finally got the turkey to look normal after grilling (thanks to YouTube videos).  Hope your Thanksgiving was filled with good food, …

6G a focus of study at Finland’s University of Oulu Indian firm Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, has signed a Memorandum …

Pre-Thanksgiving Greetings from Kansas City, Las Vegas (Bellagio flower display pictured), and Lake Norman.  Please note that next week we vary from our traditional format and will have a short …

We knew this day would come. Mike Sievert will replace John Legere as CEO of T-Mobile US in March 2020. Legere has been perhaps the most colorful and outrageous CEO …

Trump meets with “Tim Apple” in Austin U.S. President Donald Trump urged Apple’s CEO Tim Cook to see if the company could  get involved in the deployment of 5G infrastructure …

Verizon CFO says 5G Home fixed wireless service “resonates with customers” Last year Verizon went to market with its millimeter wave-based 5G in four markets serving up fixed wireless residential …

Combo of HBO Max and 5G sets the stage for ad-related revenue Igal Elbaz, AT&T senior vice president of wireless technology, said last week at the Morgan Stanley European Technology, …

During 2020, 25% of all breaches will happen outside the network perimeter WatchGuard has released its 2020 cybersecurity predictions, and according to the report, vulnerabilities in 5G/Wi-Fi handover and the …

Edge computing is expected to transform the telecom industry Xunlei, the Chinese shared cloud computing and blockchain technology company, will be working with China Tower to jointly develop an edge …

  Chinese state-owned mobile carrier China Mobile has already deployed nearly 50,000 5G base stations across the country, state news agency Xinhua reported the company’s  chairman Yang Jie as saying. …

  The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce officially announced that it will extend for 90 days the Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei …

  The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to allow rural operators to continue doing certain transactions with Chinese vendor Huawei during an additional six-month period, Politico reported, citing sources familiar …

5G spectrum licenses in Singapore are expected to be given out by the middle of 2020 Last week, Microsoft and Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) signed a Memorandum of …

T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray to become president of technology; CFO Braxton Carter extends contract No, John Legere is not leaving T-Mobile US to take on the role of CEO at …

Greetings from Chicago, Illinois (where the pre-winter winds were tame), and Davidson, North Carolina (where it really feels like winter even though it’s mid-November).  This week’s TSB is less about …

Google has begun rolling out its own Rich Communications Services messaging service to U.S. users, just weeks after the four national U.S. carriers formed an RCS joint venture. In a …