The U.S. Department of Commerce confirmed that it is adding Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies and 70 affiliates to its so-called "Entity List", a decision that effectively bans the Chinese company from buying parts and components from U.S. companies without U.S. government approval.
The decision...
Vodafone announced that it will commercially launch its 5G network in seven cities across the U.K. on July 3.
The telco said that the new
technology will be commercially available for both consumers and business
customers.
Vodafone also said that it will also offer 5G roaming in...
The design of some 5G auctions is
artificially inflating prices or inefficiently
distributing already scarce spectrum resources, industry association GSMA said
in a release.
“Auctions can and do fail when poorly designed,” said Brett Tarnutzer, head of spectrum for the GSMA. “We’re seeing a worrying trend of badly...
U.K. carrier EE will be launching 5G services imminently, its parent company BT said in a financial release.
BT said EE is on track to launch 5G technology in 16 cities across the U.K. with a range of device partners.
“Our aim is to deliver the...
Sprint "optimistic" merger with T-Mobile US will clear regulatory review
Sprint invested some $5 billion into its network in fiscal year 2018, according to company executives, which marks a significant increase over 2016 and 2017 capex of $2 billion and $3.3 billion respectively. But, despite...
Korean carrier LG Uplus aims to
deploy a total of 25,000 5G base stations by June to reach a total of 50,000
base stations nationwide, Koran press reported.
The country's third-largest mobile operator is aiming for a deployment total of 80,000 5G base stations across South...
Service providers are in the unenviable position of trying to stay profitable in a highly competitive, capital-intensive market that consistently demands new services, new technologies and lower prices. Business and consumer customers want to pay less for more calls and minutes in their bundles,...
Product announcements from Dell Technologies World
Dell Technologies has been telling the "hybrid, multi-cloud" story for some time and this year, at the company's flagship event in Las Vegas, reiterated that messaging and layered end the need for an IT modernization strategy that considers the...
The
Spanish government has issued the permits for two 5G pilot programs in the
country, which will be funded by financial resources from the state and the
European Union (EU).
The
two 5G trials will require a total investment of over $40 million. Around
$11 million will be co-funded by...
Korean telco KT has gained more than 100,000 5G subscribers since the company launched commercial services at the end of April, the carrier’s CFO Kyung-Keun Yoon said during a conference call with investors.
The executive said that more than 80% of 5G subscribers are selecting...
Intel announced that Chinese vendor ZTE selected Intel eASIC devices for its 5G wireless products.
The U.S. chipmaker said ZTE selected Intel eASIC devices to meet the critical cost and power requirements demanded by large-scale 5G deployments.
“Intel’s alliance with ZTE marks a major milestone in...
Chinese vendor ZTE posted a CNY860 million ($128.2 million) profit for the first quarter of the year, compared with a loss of CNY5.4 billion in Q1 2018.
Operating revenue of CNY22.2
billion in Q1 2019 was down 19.3% from CNY27.5 billion in the same quarter...
Dutch telecom provider KPN has signed a preliminary agreement with Chinese vendor Huawei to start preparations for the construction of KPN’s new mobile Radio Access Network in the Netherlands, Huawei said in a release.
The RAN project is part of KPN’s mobile network modernization, with...
Chinese mobile operator China
Unicom announced plans to launch a 5G trial network in seven major cities
across the country, local press reported.
The carrier said that the trials
will be carried in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou
and urban Xiong’an New Area.
The carrier’s
chairman, Wang Xiaochu, confirmed at...
Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri was crystal clear in an earnings call this week that the first quarter of 2019 was weak, but the network infrastructure vendor is sticking to its full-year guidance based on the expectation that 5G will deliver in the second-half of...
Vodafone and Orange have signed a new mobile and fixed network sharing agreement in Spain, with the main aim of enabling a faster deployment of 5G over a wider geographic area, Vodafone said in a release.
Under the terms of the agreement,
Vodafone will be able...
The U.K. government has cleared Chinese company Huawei to participate in parts of the country’s 5G rollouts, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Huawei will be kept away from sensitive core elements of the 5G infrastructure, according to the report.
The decision to allow Huawei to participate in 5G...
It's been over 25 years since Neil Papworth of Vodafone sent the first ever text message.
Since then SMS has remained exactly the same. There have been no updates, enhancements or upgrades.
Despite being so outdated and clunky, SMS remains one of the most effective communication...
Huawei posted revenues of CNY179.7 billion ($26.8 billion) in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 39% year-on-year, the company said in a release.
The vendor's net profit margin in Q1 2019 was about
8%, slightly higher compared to the same period last year.
“Huawei maintained...
Last week I gave an interview to Bloomberg about my thoughts on the trouble the T-Mobile, Sprint merger is suddenly having. Plus, we are learning that Sprint is in much worse condition than they originally told us. What that says to me is this:...
Manufacturing, energy and transport among 5G focuses
French
telecommunications group Orange is currently working with a number of compatriot
businesses to develop future uses of 5G technology.
The
announcement was made at the Orange Business Summit, taking place this week in
Paris, France.
“5G will not be just another new...
On April 16, the Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," said U.S. Department of Justice officials are "unlikely" to approve a planned merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint "as currently structured."
Not the case according to T-Mo CEO John Legere, who...
Qualcomm and Apple agree to six-year patent and chipset supply
A long-brewing, global battle between Qualcomm and Apple ended yesterday with the two companies agreeing to end all ongoing litigation related to allegations from Apple that Qualcomm took a monopolistic stance with a "no...
In my previous article in the series, I described the organizations and the process of creating cellular standards. I explained how it is an almost a magical process, where scores of industry players, many of whom are staunch competitors come together in a consensus-based...
