Carriers

Greetings from Lake Norman, NC (picture of a recent sunrise is shown).  This week, we will discuss four questions that should be asked during earnings calls (which start this Thursday …

Currently, 3.8 billion people worldwide – about half of the world’s population – lack access to the Internet, yet Internet growth has slowed every year since 2015. The majority of …

As 5G begins its rollout, carriers are preparing to rally their subscribers and get them excited about all 5G has to offer. Great new network, great new devices – it …

Skimming the headlines, you might be led to believe that 5G is coming any day now. Some carriers talk about it like it’s here and we’re already starting to see television …

Better 5G devices are a carrier’s best shot at establishing a competitive edge 5G network deployment may be accelerating world-wide, but according to Mobile Posse, the development of 5G devices …

SAN DIEGO–With 5G poised to change the world, Qualcomm is fine-tuning its strategy to take the tech from handsets and the enhanced mobile broadband use case on to vertical enablement …

To say carriers have had a tough time of it in recent years would be an understatement. Technology changes, the arrival of new digital players and the proliferation of more …

Huawei ban hinders Australia’s 5G plan At the end of last year, Australia’s communications agency allocated 5G spectrum to four major telecoms, raising nearly AUD 853 million ($615.6 million) after …

As cellular competition heats up across the country, U.S. Cellular is looking for ways to stay in the game Last week, U.S. Cellular unveiled a new branding angle focused on …

Verizon CEO: “We expect the impact on the sports entertainment industry to be massive” As the NFL’s 100th season approaches, Verizon is preparing to bring its 5G Ultra Wideband service …

Operators want turnkey solutions, SQUAN VP of biz dev says As operators pursue a co-engineering process that increasingly converges wired and wireless networks to support mobile 5G, fixed wireless and …

China’s telecom industry has begun to contract for the first time, 5G orders disappointing Chinese carriers, China Telecom and China Unicom, have reached a tentative agreement to co-build a 5G …

$1.3 trillion will be spent on mobile networks across all technology generations in the next 5 years, and, according to the GSMA, a staggering 75% of this will be 5G …

Amid 5G rollouts, 53% of carriers expect to be using AI in their networks by the end of next year Intel and Lenovo have entered a multiyear, global collaboration that …

Major carriers have big 5G plans moving forward, and preliminary tests have shown that, yes, 5G is way faster All four major U.S. carriers are officially in the 5G game. …

When the smoke clears and the T-Mobile, Sprint merger is complete, we may be hearing quite a bit more from both John Legere and Charlie Ergen. The merged company will …

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s recent announcement that he supports the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile with their commitments is welcome news. The merger will create a better-resourced combined company with …

The gaming industry is on a winning streak. Last year, video games were worth around $165 billion, and by 2022 are set to reach $235 billion. Online gaming in particular …

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 …

5G will usher in a new age to the wireless industry. There are several different levels or sectors where 5G will play a transformative role over the next decade. Carriers …

Offers promotional pricing; pre-order for Samsung Galaxy S10 5G starts April 25 Following on the launch of commercial mobile 5G services based off the 5G New Radio standard in Chicago …

If 5G is a race the US needs to win, why not run faster? In the U.S., Verizon and AT&T have deployed 5G in parts of some cities. T-Mobile says …

Chinese vendor Huawei has already secured 40 contracts to build and operate 5G networks, the company’s rotating CEO, Ken Hu said. The announcement was made at a keynote speech at …

AT&T Ready to Go is a great service idea whose time has finally come. Instead of you going to the store to buy your next smartphone or tablet, what if …

  The company said the new offering will allow U.S. carriers to rollout 5G and IoT across rural areas Massachusetts-based communications infrastructure provider Altaeros has launched what it claims to …