'These aren't empty calorie additions', says Stankey of AT&T's wireless customer adds
AT&T continued to emphasize its steady, 5G- and fiber-led strategy in its first quarter 2024 results, which beat Wall Street expectations on customer numbers and held the line on revenues. (More details here.)...
A group of firms will use SONIC Labs’ outdoor testing site in London to explore the potential of O-RAN in a real-world environment
U.K. digital accelerator Digital Catapult has announced that SONIC Labs, an initiative aiming to advance Open RAN (O-RAN) technology, will welcome a...
Local telco KT Corp. took part in the UAM deomonstration in South Korea
Korean Air, in collaboration with Korea Telecom (KT), Hyundai Motor Company, Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) and Hyundai Engineering & Construction said it has successfully completed what it claims is world’s first...
ZTE said its net profits amounted to CNY2.74 billion in Q1, representing an increase of 3.7% year-on-year
Chinese vendor ZTE announced revenues of CNY30.58 billion ($4.22 billion) for the first quarter of 2024, surging 4.9% year-on-year.
Meanwhile, the vendor’s net profits amounted to CNY2.74 billion, representing...
'Convenience is the clear advantage'
U.S. consumers are primed to accept Fixed Wireless Access service as a primary connectivity option, and those who have it don't intent to switch any time soon, according to a new report from Ericsson's Consumer Lab.
Of U.S. households which...
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Satellite direct-to-cellular service provider Lynk announced today that it has signed a five-year contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to enable U.S federal agencies to purchase its services for unmodified smartphones over the next five years.
Lynk explained in a release that...
5G, fiber continue to drive the telco's results in Q1
AT&T beat expectations on its customer growth, with revenues off just slightly from the same period last year as CEO John Stankey continued to emphasize the telco's focus on consistent, profitable growth driven by 5G...
The GSA report had identified 77 publicly announced partnerships between operators and satellite vendors
Satellites are rapidly gaining prominence in the world of cellular communication, with 50 operators in 37 countries and territories already planning satellite services, according to a recent report by the GSA.
However,...
SoftBank plans to invest a total of $960 million by 2025 to develop generative AI
Japanese operator SoftBank plans to invest a total of JPY150 billion ($960 million) by 2025, with the aim of giving its computing facilities the necessary power needed to develop world-class...
True also hopes to use AI to automate 100% of its repetitive processes within the next three years
Thai telco True Corp this week held “AI Gets Real,” an event highlighting its AI ambitions this week. At the event, company executives revealed ambitions to increase...
Vodafone Idea recently said it expects to use the equity and debt funding to deploy its 5G service within six to seven months of securing the funds
Indian operator Vodafone Idea said it has concluded its $2.16 billion follow-on public offer (FPO), which closed successfully...
The combined new entity will be owned 54% by PIF and 43.1% by stc Group
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, and Saudi telecom group stc announced the signing of definitive agreements whereby PIF will acquire a 51% stake...
China Mobile ended the first quarter with 488 million 5G subscribers
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, recorded operating revenues of CNY263.7 billion ($36.4 billion) in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 5.2% year-on-year, the carrier said in...
Jio also said its 5G FWA offering is already available in nearly 5,900 towns and cities in India
Indian carrier Reliance Jio Infocomm has rolled out its 5G network across India, with over 108 million subscribers in the country, the telco said in its earnings...
Carrier breaks out FWA revenues
Verizon shared its Fixed Wireless Access revenues for the first time, reporting that during the first quarter its FWA revenue was $452 million—an increase of $197 million compared to the same time last year.
Chairman and CEO Hans Vestberg said that...
A recent report had also stated that DNB and five local carriers that had signed a share subscription agreement to take up a collective 70% stake in DNB had failed to reach an agreement
Malaysian state-run 5G network Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) denied a report...
TRAI recently released a consultation paper on the possibility of spectrum auctions in the 37-3 7.5 GHz, 37.5-40 GHz and 42.5-43.5 GHz bands
The decision by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to begin consultations on opening up several 5G high-bands or millimeter wave...
Singtel said that Vonage APIs will be made available in the Paragon platform marketplace
Singaporean telco Singtel announced it is partnering with Vonage, which is part of Ericsson, to help enterprises and telcos to innovate and scale their services and solutions through Singtel’s Paragon platform.
The...
The O-RAN Alliance has kicked off its spring plugfest to further develop Open RAN features and ensure interoperability across the O-RAN ecosystem, with more than 40 companies participating around the world.
This spring's plugfest has six areas of focus, according to O-RAN Alliance. They...
Delta will also move more than 60,000 lines to T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US is now Delta Air Lines preferred mobility partner, the companies announced this week. As part of the pair-up, Delta will move more than 60,000 lines to T-Mobile US and the carrier’s 5G...
Garcia noted that America Movil is on track to meet its capital investment forecasts for 2024, which will be $7.1 billion
Mexican carrier América Móvil will invest in 5G technology in all the markets in which it operates, the company's CFO, Carlos García Moreno, said...
Jio and Airtel are the only two telcos currently offering 5G services in India
Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm added a total of 3.59 mobile subscribers during February, taking its overall market share above 40% for the first time, according to the latest data released...
ZTE said the new 5G test was carried out in the city of Jiaxing, China
Chinese vendor ZTE has collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies and China Mobile's Zhejiang branch to achieve 5.4 Gbps peak data rates, ZTE said in a release.
Through an end-to-end field test of...
