The Ericsson study noted that emerging markets could benefit from GDP growth between 0.3 and 0.46% through 2035
The deployment of 5G technology could trigger a number of economic benefits for certain emerging markets, according to a new Ericsson-commissioned study by Analysys Mason.
The study noted...
Residential broadband — it’s certainly not a new concept, but it is one that’s receiving a lot of attention these days. The global pandemic shone a spotlight on the great digital divide and lack of reliable connectivity for vast swaths of the global population...
In a new report, Opensignal explored the fixed broadband experience in 25 U.S. cities, a process that ultimately led to several key findings. The report is the first of its kind because it includes both wired and 5G Fixed Wireless Access, due to the...
The BlueWalker 3 was launched in September on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket
Satellite designer and manufacturer AST SpaceMobile has shared that its direct-to-cell satellite, the BlueWalker 3, which launched in September on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, has been successfully deployed. The update is considered a critical step...
Carrier says it has expanded service in three Midwestern states
T-Mobile US continues its expansion of access to the Home Internet service that utilizes its 5G network, saying this week that it has extended availability of the service in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
The carrier...
5G is here, and with the expansion of connectivity comes the challenge of deploying and operating networks that prioritize both performance and reduced energy use.
In the past, each generation of mobile broadband has come with a steep increase in energy use due to the...
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...
Huawei said that this technology will deliver home broadband speeds of 10 Gbit/s
What Huawei is calling "Ultra-Broadband 5.5G" is expected to radically transform areas like smart homes, smart campuses and industrial internet by 2030, according to David Wang, Huawei's executive director of the board...
Despite speculation, the metaverse market is forecasted to achieve $47.48 billion in 2022 and skyrocket to $678.8 billion in revenue by 2030. However, with this extreme, lucrative potential comes significant concerns over whether our current broadband networks are ready and able to support the...
Nokia said that nbn’s existing FWA network currently covers almost 650,000 premises across Australia
Nokia announced it has been selected by Australian broadband operator nbn to supply 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) mmWave customer premises equipment (CPE) for the latter’s fixed wireless network upgrade.
In a...
Vodafone and Altice will each own 50% of the 7-billion-euro joint fiber venture
Vodafone has partnered with Amsterdam-based Altice to launch a 7-billion-euro ($6.8 billion) fiber broadband network in Germany. Each company will own 50% of the joint venture, which they are calling FibreCo.
According to Vodafone,...
The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022
United States broadband provider Fastwyre has acquired Moundville Communications, a telecommunications provider in central Alabama, marking the former’s entry into the southern state.
American Broadband Holding Company, under the trade name Fastwyre Broadband, provides...
Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) are feeling some of the same pain hurting the rest of the tech world, not to mention the global economy. According to Cambium Networks’ sixth annual WISP survey conducted this summer, optimism about the future — while still high...
The government also announced additional steps to improve the reliability of telecommunications networks in Canada
Canadian mobile operators have reached a formal agreement to ensure and guarantee emergency roaming and other mutual assistance in the case of a major outage, the government said in a...
Nokia said it will upgrade Telia’s entire 5G radio access network infrastructure to enable 5G slicing
Finnish vendor Nokia and Telia Finland have launched what it claims to be the world’s first commercial 5G standalone (SA) network with network slicing for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)...
More than nine million additional homes now have the option to subscribe to the T-Mobile US 5G Home Internet service
When T-Mobile US launched its 5G Home Internet service a little more than a year ago, it did so with a “5G for all”...
1&1 said that the first customers will be able to start using internet services provided by its new 5G network in the summer
German carrier 1&1 recently completed the first live test in its new 5G network, the telco said in a statement.
“We are building...
Quickline said it has been testing its own fully cloud-native O-RAN solution for the last two years
Rural broadband provider Quickline Communications, which is working with Mavenir, claims to be the first internet service provider in the U.K. to commercially deliver a cloud-based 5G Standalone...
France-based Eutelsat and UK-based OneWeb have signed a provisional takeover deal, which values OneWeb at $3.4 billion, and would, if pursued and passed, would create a European satellite rival for the likes of SpaceX-owned Starlink. The pair have agreed to combine their satellite connectivity...
GSMA forecasts that 5G connections will represent 14% of total mobile connections in the APAC region by 2025
5G connections in Asia Pacific (APAC) are expected to reach 430 million in 2025, up from 200 million at end-2021, according to a recent report by industry...
Critical Communications World (CCW) in Vienna this week (June 20-23) told the now-familiar story of how an influential industrial sector, which has existed in a horizontal tech vacuum until now, is coming to terms with its future as an extreme vertical in a broader...
The deployment of mmWave 5G networks has been a slow roll. First, there was skepticism that mmWave was viable in a mobility use case which has been proved out in the field. Now there’s scrutiny on the business case, which through selective deployment in...
Belated Memorial Day and June greetings from Missouri and Nebraska. Pictured is our pooch Abby (left with stick) and the neighbor dog, Lucy, enjoying Midwest spring/ summer weather. Given our recent rainfall, “duck days” is a better weather descriptor than “dog days”!
June marks the...
India's Prime Minister said that a 6G task force has already started work to achieve this goal
The Indian government is expecting the initial rollouts of 6G networks by the end of the decade, local newspaper Business Standard reported, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to...
