The noise level in the tech industry is a loud and chaotic. In order to be seen and heard, every company must punch their way through this noise. Companies get help doing this with ad agencies, PR, Industry Analysts, Influencers and the media. Let’s...
Ericsson breaks down the current (and future) market for FWA, and outlines how operators can effectively monetize the service
Ericsson conducts ongoing research and monitoring of major developments impacting the global ICT industry, its customers, and itself. With regard to fixed wireless access (FWA), the...
The proposed Rogers-Shaw merger was initially announced on March 15, 2021
Canadian operators Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications and Quebecor announced an agreement to extend the outside date of the proposed merger of Rogers and Shaw and the acquisition of Freedom Mobile by Videotron, a wholly-owned...
Greetings from Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, the location of this year’s MetroConnect conference, is pictured). It’s been a full week of Telco Top Five earnings, and we will devote most of this Brief to results analysis. For those of you...
It hurts me to say this because I have been an Amazon.com customer and fan for decades, but there is a serious customer care problem that needs to be corrected, and apparently, they don’t even realize it. The problem is the breaking of trust among their...
The Rogers-Shaw merger still remains subject of the approval by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has rejected the competition bureau's request to block the merger of Canadian carriers Rogers and Shaw, a decision that has removed one of...
AT&T CEO: '2022 was the most profitable year ever for our mobility business'
AT&T ended 2022 in a good position. The carrier reported that wireless service revenues went up 5.2% in the last quarter, while consumer broadband revenues increased by 7.2%. The carrier also added...
Nokia claims ownership of more than 20,000 patent families, 4,500 of which are considered 'essential' to 5G
Nokia and Samsung have solidified a new 5G patent deal to replace the previous one that expired at the end of 2022. According to press documents, the deal...
Taiwan Mobile and Far EasTone would have to return spectrum to have the mergers fully approved
Taiwan’s telecom regulator approved the mergers between Taiwan Mobile and Taiwan Star Telecom, and Far EasTone and Asia Pacific Telecom (APT), local newspaper Taipei Times reported.
The National Communications Commission...
Layoffs began immediately in the U.S.; other countries will follow, says Google CEO
Google is the latest technology giant to announce mass layoffs amid ongoing economic challenges hitting the sector. CEO Sundar Pichai sent an email to the company’s staff Friday indicating that jobs cuts...
Nextivity is also re-branding its public safety portfolio
In-building wireless company Nextivity has acquired High-Power User Equipment (HPUE) company Assured Wireless, which serves the public safety user market.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Assured Wireless was founded in 2016 and is based...
In a memo sent to employees, Microsoft's CEO called such decisions 'difficult, but necessary'
Microsoft today issued a filing that detailed plans to lay off 10,000 employees as part of broader cost-cutting measures. Company CEO Satya Nadella discussed the job cuts at this year’s World...
Verizon Connect had initially unveiled its advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) Dashcam in August 2022
Verizon Connect said that its new artificial intelligence (AI) Dashcam solution is now available in selected countries in the EMEA and APAC regions.
The new Verizon Connect Dashcam uses advanced AI for...
Qualcomm CEO: "The technology you find today in your phone, you can simply think about this future where every other device can have the same technology”
Joining business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon...
Company also put in place measures to prevent a hostile takeover
NI said Friday that it has been approached by potential buyers and that its board of directors has begun a review of its strategic options.
"The comprehensive review will include consideration of a full range...
Greetings from Las Vegas and the Midwest. It has been a full two weeks with news from the Citi conference plus additional industry developments. We will begin with a full market commentary followed by a few CES observations, and end with some thoughts on...
The telcos confirmed that the new entity will be called True Corp.
The boards of Thai operator Total Access Communication (Dtac) and True Corp. agreed that their merged entity will be called True Corp.
The two carriers informed the Thai Stock Exchange that they will have...
The layoffs are part of a larger $1.1 billion dollar cost-cutting effort
Vodafone is planning massive layoffs as part of a $1.1 billion dollar cost-cutting effort, reported the Financial Times. Several hundreds of jobs are on the chopping block, and according to sources, most are...
The last couple of years have taken its toll on many high-tech companies and industries. That includes the wireless and mobile industry and companies in the segment like Qualcomm, Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, NTT, HTC, Samsung, MediaTek, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Google, Dell, Broadcom, Texas Instruments and...
After beginning his new role at Ziff Davis, Bye will join Dish Network’s board of directors
Stephen Bye, the current chief commercial officer of Dish Network’s facilities-based wireless network business, is moving to Ziff Davis to serve as president of its Connectivity division—which includes network...
Continuing its back to the basics approach, AT&T highlighted long-term growth opportunities from fiber and wireless
Following its divestiture of the Warner Media assets and under the leadership of CEO John Stankey, AT&T appears to be a much more focused organization. And that focus, according...
With 260 million PoPs covered on mid-band and 320 million on low-band, T-Mobile US holds to 2023 capex guidance
T-Mobile US has a 5G spectrum strategy it sees as a major differentiator that has put it ahead of competitors. Speaking with Mike Rollins at the...
Important marketing lessons CEOs and CMOs should learn from #CES2023
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) just concluded and it raged back to life this year after the pandemic. This year’s CES illustrated how difficult it is for companies to be seen and heard trying to...
Speaking at the Citi 2023 Communications, Media & Entertainment conference, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg and Chief Technology Officer Kyle Malady discussed the “tweaks” being made on both the technology and consumer side of the business. Many of these changes, the pair said, focus on...
