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How will private 5G enable smart manufacturing?

The implementation of private 5G and 4G networks in the manufacturing sector is helping manufacturers to embrace the digital transformation and also to boost productivity, reduce certain costs and increase safety for workers, Catherine Gull, head of business development at Cellnex Telecom, said during...

‘It makes perfect sense:’ BAI, ZenFi CEOs discuss the recent acquisition

BAI and ZenFi plan to connect their diverse assets into a 'homogenized' portfolio offering for mobile operators BAI Communications recently announced the close of its acquisition of ZenFi Networks, which means that the former has obtained the latter’s portfolio of assets, including over 1,100 route...

Europe authorizes in-flight 5G services

Passengers aboard flights in the EU will be able to use their mobile phones just like with a ground-based 5G mobile network Airlines in Europe will be able to provide the latest 5G technology on their planes, now that the European Commission has updated the...

Kagan: CES 2023 getting back to a new-normal

CES 2023 is coming to Las Vegas in the next few weeks, and many media and investors are asking me what can we expect this year? The Consumer Electronics Show is the premier kick-off event of the year with all sorts of new technology,...

Malaysian telcos Celcom and DiGi approve merger agreement

Celcom DiGi will become Malaysia's largest telco with over 20 million subscribers The proposed merger between Malaysian operators Celcom Axiata and DiGi Malaysia merger is now a step closer, after the boards of both companies gave their approval for the agreement. Once the two companies are...

BAI Communications completes ZenFi acquisition

As part of the acquisition, BAI obtains ZenFi’s portfolio of assets, including over 1,100 route miles of fiber network throughout the New York and New Jersey metro region Communications infrastructure provider BAI Communications announced the close of its acquisition of ZenFi Networks, which serves parts...

The Sunday Brief: All aboard the fiber bandwagon

Greetings from New York City (pictured), Lake Charles (Louisiana), Nevada (Missouri), and other points across the Midwest.  It’s been great being out on the road and seeing fiber deployments finally coming into shape (Fastwyre’s recent 9-area fiber expansion coverage from Diana Goovaerts at Fierce...

SK Telecom ends Q3 with 12.47 million 5G subscribers

During the first three quarter of the year, SK Telecom recorded a net addition of 2.59 million 5G customers SK Telecom, South Korea’s largest telecom operator, ended the third quarter of the year with a total of 12.47 million subscribers in the 5G segment, up...

Vonage to pay $100M to settle FTC ‘dark patterns’ lawsuit

Vonage made it too hard for customers to cancel service and charged excessive fees, said the agency On Thursday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the settlement of pending litigation against VoIP pioneer Vonage. The lawsuit accused Vonage of creating an unnecessarily difficult process for customers...

Bharti Airtel tests 5G SA tech for enterprise use cases: Report

Bharti Airtel will cover all towns in urban regions as well as key rural areas in India by March 2024 Indian telecom operator Bharti Airtel is currently testing 5G Standalone (SA) technology with the aim of using it to cover certain uses cases for enterprises,...

Qualcomm’s quarterlies meet expectations, but lower guidance ahead

An inventory glut and weak handset demand will impact the current quarter, the company said  Qualcomm on Wednesday reported Q4 results in line with Wall Street consensus estimates: The company recorded adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.13, with $11.39 billion in adjusted revenue. Revenue grew 22%...

Starry retains strategic advisors as part of cost-cutting efforts

Starry has already reduced its workforce by approximately 50% and withdrawn from the FCC's RDOF program U.S. fixed wireless technology developer and internet service provider Starry has hired PJT Partners to advise the company in several strategic areas including mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and...

Lumen to sell EMEA business to Colt for $1.8B

Lumen retains multinational enterprise customers under the terms of the deal Lumen Technologies announced Wednesday plans to sell its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business to Colt Technology Services in a transaction valued at $1.8 billion. The deal includes Lumen’s regional terrestrial and subsea networks, data...

5G FWA subscriptions to reach 58 million in 2026: Study

ABI Research highlighted that the U.S. is currently driving the number of 5G FWA connections with major carriers aggressively expanding their FWA business 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) technology will reach 58 million subscriptions globally in 2026, according to ABI Research. The analyst firm noted that...

AMD offsets weak PC sales with strong data center growth

AMD sees strong continued demand for Xilinx embedded systems and Pensando data center DPUs, according to the CEO Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Tuesday issued fiscal third-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations. The company reported Q3 revenue of $5.6 billion, gross margin of 42%, and...

Rogers-Shaw merger mediation with competition bureau fails

Rogers said that it believed that litigation was both unnecessary and harmful to competition in the Canadian market A mediation session between Canadian operators Rogers Communications, Shaw Communications, Quebecor and the country’s competition bureau failed to reach a negotiated settlement in the proposed merger between...

The Sunday Brief: Competitive responses matter (3Q 2022 earnings review)

Halloween weekend greetings from the Midwest, where fall colors are in full show and temperatures are still above freezing.  Pictured is my neighbor’s Trick-or-Treat Treehouse moments before a dozen costumed boys showed up for their annual party.  With each of the Fab Five and Telco...

Chinese vendors report financial results for first nine months of year

Huawei generated $61.8 billion in revenue in the first three quarters of the year, down 2.2% y-o-y Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE have reported their financial results for the first nine months of the year. Huawei said it generated CNY445.8 billion ($61.8 billion) in revenue in...

Amazon beats guidance, but AWS revenue falls short

Amazon continues to make AWS a capex priority as 'the benefit of cloud computing is really showing up right now,' said the CFO Amazon on Thursday announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter, which ended on September 30, 2022. The company reported revenue of $127.1 billion...

Orange Spain exceeds 5G annual coverage goals

Orange Spain ended September with a total of 1.47 million subscribers in the 5G segment Spanish operator Orange already deployed its 5G services in 1,529 towns and cities in 52 provinces across Spain, surpassing its initial target for the full year, the carrier said in...

Meta reports second quarterly revenue decline in a row

Metaverse makers Reality Labs cost the company $3.3 billion It’s been a tough week for tech stocks so far, and Facebook parent company Meta’s third quarter results didn’t help. Meta posted its second straight quarterly revenue decline, reporting revenue of $27.7 billion, compared to $29 billion for...

Microsoft beats expectations, but predicts slower cloud growth

”We’re focused on helping our customers do more with less” – Microsoft CEO Microsoft reported results Tuesday for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2023 earnings, the period ending September 30, 2022. For the quarter, Microsoft reported revenue of $50.1 billion, moderately higher than the $49.61...

Alphabet earnings miss the mark, again

Google’s parent company fell short of Wall Street expectations, though Google Cloud bucked the trend Google parent company Alphabet reported earnings and revenue weaker than Wall Street analysts expected, driving the stock price down in after-hours trading on Tuesday. Alphabet reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.06;...

Huawei calls for cross-industry efforts to boost ‘5.5G’ technology

Huawei said that a total of 230 carriers around the world have already launched commercial 5G services BANGKOK, THAILAND- Huawei rotating chairman Ken Hu called for a cross-industry effort with the aim of pushing so-called "5.5G" technology, which will enable advanced services and applications for...