Telstra 5G acceleration to be funded by 2021 capex
Australian carrier Telstra has decided to put a job cut program on hold and accelerate investments in 5G deployments due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in Australia.
In a statement, CEO Andrew Penn said: “We...
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The future of telecom is much more than an advance from 4G to 5G. The entire industry is being upgraded. It’s no longer just a vehicle for voice and data. There’s a new space for telecoms and businesses to collaborate...
Mobile operators are transforming their networks to keep up with the demands of next-generation connectivity and user experience. Next-generation wireless networks must have the flexibility and expandability to support billions of connected devices, new services, and applications that will drive new business efficiencies and...
The Use of “Smart Mirrors” are Critical to Meet the Economical Demands
Simply put, 5G cannot be rolled-out economically without effective low-cost reflectors and relays. It is possible for 5G carriers to save at least 30% of their Capital Expenditures (CAPEX) and reduce their Operating...
Network slicing. Major reductions in capex and opex. A better customer experience. These are all goals of NFV and SDN innovation but progress is slow and the need increasingly pressing.
Here we explore how operators cloudify their networks—while maintaining quality and control through the transition—to...
Service providers are in the unenviable position of trying to stay profitable in a highly competitive, capital-intensive market that consistently demands new services, new technologies and lower prices. Business and consumer customers want to pay less for more calls and minutes in their bundles,...
Merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector will be robust at least well into 2019, driven by several factors, indicating higher M&A valuation for companies in this sector.
Merger and acquisition activity in the global TMT sector reached an...
Houston joins Sacramento, Los Angeles as 5G launch markets, Verizon says
Although its prepping to deploy commercial 5G services in three named markets, Verizon capital expenditures will likely come in toward the low end of guidance as the carrier efficiently invests in both LTE and...
According to the GSMA, the number of 5G capex in China will support 428 million connections by 2025
Chinese telecommunications firms could invest around $280 billion on the deployment of 5G between 2020 and 2030, according to recent Chinese press reports. An additional forecast by research...
SNS Research report forecasts NFV, SDN market growth
A new report from SNS Research suggests the service provider network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to swell at an annual compound growth rate (CAGR) of about 45% over the next three...
The telco expects to carry out 5G field trials in China over the next two years
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile telephony operator in terms of subscribers, will wait until 5G technologies and business models are more mature to determine the capex of its...
Predictive maintenance (PdM) is a key industrial internet of things use case, according to analyst
As the industrial internet of things brings automation to an array of verticals, the as-a-service model is evolving to fill an emerging market for the hardware--sensors and other devices--that make...
CFO discusses Verizon 5G, densification plans during earnings call
Verizon CFO Fran Shammo, during a Q1 earnings call Thursday, discusses the carrier's ambitious plans for commercializing 5G network technology.
“We are committed to being the first U.S. company to rollout 5G wireless technology," Shammo said, noting...
iGR report projects that five year 2016 U.S. DAS capex will exceed $19 billion while U.S. DAS capex and opex spending will exceed $23 billion
(Video) Iain Gillott, founder and president of iGR Research, shares his recently released 2016 U.S. DAS forecast along with predictions...
Tech research firm Ovum is forecasting telecom capital expenditures over the next five years will top $2 trillion.
In the United States, Ovum tallied some $364 billion in capex this year with mobile operators accounting for 59% of that spending and fixed-communications service providers making...
The four largest wireless operators in the U.S. continue to pour billions of dollars every quarter into mobile network investment. Here is a brief summary on carrier network spending, from their third quarter 2014 reports unless otherwise noted:
-- AT&T said its combined capital expenditures for wireless...
