Carriers

As it continues to leverage investments in Standalone 5G, Vodafone today announced a successful lab trial, conducted with Ericsson, of automated creation of a network slice tuned to support virtual …

Network slicing is a primary feature of Standalone 5G but E2E orchestration of the network and services presents challenges Operators are facing challenges along multiple vectors with the complementary yet …

AT&T CEO John Stankey: ‘When our first act is done, we’ll be a more focused, agile and capable domestic network leader’ At AT&T’s analyst and investor day, CEO John Stankey …

Operators in France are currently using 700 MHz, 2.1 GHz, 3.5 GHz bands for 5G France had a total of 32,633 authorized 5G sites as of March 1, of which …

Greetings from Kansas City, Nebraska and Louisiana.  Pictured is one of the stops on Jim’s broadband tour of the Cornhusker state, Buck’s Bar and Grill in Venice, Nebraska.  Terrific food and amazing …

China expects local carriers to install nearly 600,000 5G base stations during 2022 The Chinese government expects to accelerate efforts to expand 5G infrastructure across the country this year, local …

The Indian government expects to award 5G spectrum in August or September The government of India may lower the base price for 5G frequencies in the upcoming spectrum auction, Bloomberg …

Verizon CFO Matt Ellis notes the intersectional importance of lower capital intensity and revenue/margin growth Looking at the next few years, Verizon CFO Matt Ellis sees a clear path to …

T-Mobile is pacing to increase enterprise market share to 20% by end-2025 Speaking this week at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, T-Mobile US executives tied network differentiation …

The Chinese government has set a goal to install over 600,000 5G base stations this year China Tower’s business last year was positively impacted by the accelerated deployment of 5G …

Zain will also market the HTC Vive’s ecosystem and Viveport content platform across its e-sports division As part of larger metaverse play, Zain Group will distribute HTC Vive’s virtual reality …

Despite the UK government announcement on the 8th December regarding the phasing out of 2G and 3G networks in the UK, there remains a lack of clarity in the future …

Blockchain-based edge-operated network company Helium has a new roaming deal with Dutch LoRaWAN network operator Techtenna, allowing Techtenna-originated LoRaWAN devices to utilize Helium’s network in Europe and the US, and …

Orange noted that the transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2023 Spanish operators Orange and Masmovil have announced the start of exclusive negotiations to merger …

Competitors are focused on FWA and MEC as routes to 5G monetization With operators spending billions to deploy, package and sell connectivity-backed solutions, 5G monetization has moved front-and-center in operator’s …

AT&T is working with Microsoft to enable US enterprises to roam from private LTE and 5G networks using the shared CBRS band to public networks using its own licensed spectrum …

EE and Nokia have already installed small cells in Leeds, London and Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Liverpool, among other cities UK carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, said it …

Nokia will provide Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson equipment including base stations and 5G Single RAN for both indoor and outdoor coverage Indonesian telecom group Indosat Ooredoo Hutchinson has selected Nordic vendors …

AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon all expanding 5G FWA to capture consumer and enterprise businesses Last week during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Qualcomm announced an update to its 5G Fixed …

The ‘5G City’ project involves implementing wide 5G coverage for the city of Curitiba, the capital of Parana state TIM Brasil and Huawei have signed a collaboration agreement to develop …

The regulator said it will award 5G spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 2,600 MHz, and 3,500 MHz bands The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) confirmed that …

Bouygues Telecom has announced it will shut down its LoRaWAN network in France from 2024, and start to sell new IoT business and migrate existing IoT accounts to its cellular-based …

Telefónica is working with La Marina de València, the maritime district in the southeastern port city of Valencia in Spain, to ‘digitise’ electricity and water supply for boats, including with …

In Saudi Arabia, Ericsson carried out a proof of concept which will allow local telco stc to accelerate the introduction of the 2.3 GHz 5G band Ericsson and Saudi Arabian …

This might seem like a cop-out, but the irresistible narrative from MWC over the week, that the grand-standing on the show floor masked (and revealed) a battle between three industries …