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  Airtel is already working to develop industry-specific solutions for its future NB-IoT offering Indian telecommunications firm Bharti Airtel expects to launch a narrowband internet of things network in the …

  Verizon and AT&T aim to launch commercial 5G services in certain US markets before the end of this year North America seems to be leading the race to launch …

  China Unicom is also testing 5G technology in other Chinese cities such as Nanjing, Guiyang, Chengdu, Shenzhen and Fuzhou Chinese telecom giant China Unicom’s Beijing subsidiary has launched its …

Licensing rate capped at €3 per 5G NR device Standardized telecommunications technologies are developed collaboratively, through bodies like the 3GPP, based on the input of stakeholders from the industry. As technology …

  The U.S. government said companies doing business with Iran will be barred from making deals with American firms German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) has halted all business operations …

The Chinese vendor aims to start selling 5G equipment next year Chinese vendor ZTE has completed tests of indoor 3.5 GHz and core 5G wireless network technology in the third …

The South Korean firm  recently announced a large investment in AI, 5G and automotive electronics components Samsung Electronics announced plans to invest KRW 1.5 trillion ($1.3 billion) through 2022 to …

  The Chinese government said it will review the impact of the measure U.S. President Donald Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which includes new regulations …

FCC taking comments on potential $59 billion combination of Sprint and T-Mobile US Since opening up the public input period last month, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received …

  AT&T said this development in Texas will be one of the first connected communities in the U.S. built from the ground up with 5G technology Frisco Station, a 242-acre, …

FirstNet subscribers also boosting AT&T service revenues As it expands the reach of its gigabit LTE (5G Evolution) offering and turns up standards-based 5G beginning later this year, AT&T will …

  The Chinese carrier ended the first half of the year with 384 million IoT connections China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, will continue to …

Samsung sees 5G and AI as key to the future digital economy As 5G is deployed and matures, a huge variety of use cases commanded an equally diverse set of …

  AT&T said it had invested $1 billion to upgrade wireless and wireline infrastructure in certain areas across Florida during the 2015-2017 period AT&T has installed new distributed antenna systems …

  SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the group is working towards a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Japanese telecommunications group SoftBank is considering seeking a valuation of about $90 …

AT&T, Time Warner combo anti-competitive, DOJ says In June, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner could proceed with no concession or restrictions. …

  Boingo said it has 78 DAS venues and 11,500 DAS nodes in backlog Revenue from the distributed antenna system (DAS) segment accounted for 37% of Boingo Wireless’ overall revenue …

  Commscope also highlighted the firm is well-positioned to capture business opportunities in the 5G field Commscope expects to see future benefits from partnerships with large North American customers despite …

Boingo buying student, multi-family Wi-Fi provider Elauwit Networks On Aug. 1 Boingo Wireless, in addition to announcing a 21.6% year-over-year growth in Q2 2018 revenue to $59.6 million, made public …

Legere updates on T-Mobile US, Sprint merger T-Mobile US executives, who are working with counterparts at Sprint and federal officials on a proposed merger, provided details on plans to launch …

Sprint adding 2.5 GHz support to macro sites; 15,000 small cells on-air Under the direction of new CEO Michel Combes, Sprint today reported Q1 2018 financials that reflect a sixth …

The executive said, however, that this scenario may change in the future depending on the pricing of certain mobile assets U.S. cable operator Charter Communications is not considering acquisition of …

Huawei reports biggest gains, but doesn’t break out carrier sales Operators in mature mobile markets are enhancing LTE networks to increase throughput and lower latency while also investing in next-generation …

O2 is currently working to deploy a testbed for 5G trials in London UK carrier O2, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, said it has written to every CEO of …

Huawei recently announced plans to increase annual spending in R&D While competitors Nokia and Ericsson both reported flat to down sales, Chinese network infrastructure  vendor Huawei reported revenues of CNY …