Sprint said its 2.5 GHz-powered LTE service hit 100M pops covered, while AT&T laid out its long-term NFV, SDN plans … 2 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate...
To create a smart utility, the firms open a working group to develop gas meter reading and gas grid surveillance solutions.
Huawei signed a narrowband "internet of things" cooperation agreement with two compatriot companies, Shenzhen Gas and China Telecom Shenzhen, with the aim of...
Despite having ongoing deployments in over 100 cities, Huawei said it will take time until the smart city truly becomes a reality.
Huawei smart city service is being deployed in more than 100 cities in over 40 countries in the world, said Joe So, chief...
China’s carriers compete vigorously to meet strong demand for the IoT
China and the internet of things (IoT) may be a match made in heaven. This week, China Telecom, the country’s leading fixed-line carrier, reported a 303% increase in IoT subscriptions in the year to June...
Despite likely fragmentation on the road to 5G, the number of 5G connections is expected to reach 690 million by 2025, says Strategy Analytics.
The number of 5G connections will reach 690 million by 2025, according to a new forecast by Strategy Analytics. This means 5G...
Samsung takes 25.1% market share in India, which saw total smartphone shipments of 27.5M units in Q2
Smartphone shipments in India totaled 27.5 million units in the second quarter of 2016, up 3.7% year-on-year, according to a recent study by tech consultancy IDC. Compared to...
Nokia will deploy base stations in 19 Chinese provinces
Finnish vendor Nokia and Chinese state-owned China Telecom signed an agreement to expand the deployment of 4G technology in 19 provinces across China to allow the operator to enhance coverage and capacity as well as the quality...
Huawei and China Telecom plan to deliver gigabit connectivity to homes in Shenzhen
Chinese ICT services provider Huawei and China Telecom Corporation signed a cooperation framework agreement to deliver gigabit connectivity to homes and communities in Shenzhen to lay the foundation for creating a smart city.
The...
The IoT services agreement will be initially valid for five years
Swedish vendor Ericsson and China Telecom signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly deploy and offer global internet of things connectivity to enterprise customers through Ericsson Device Connection Platform (DCP).
The agreement will initially...
Kuwaiti telco Zain recently expressed interest in local 4G license
China Telecom and Saudi Telecom have shown interest in acquiring a "4G" license to start operations in Egypt, international press reported citing unnamed government sources.
However, Egyptian officials said neither company had made any formal offer...
China’s three telcos sign lease agreements with China Tower
Chinese mobile operators China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom signed lease agreements with telecom tower joint venture China Tower, local press reported.
The operators are paying an average site lease fee of approximately 26,000 yuan ($2,890)...
Google partnered with APAC carriers China Mobile, China Telecom, SingTel, KDDI and bandwidth provider Global Transit
In an effort to bolster its application and cloud customer experience, Google, in partnership with numerous Asia-Pacific interests, yesterday brought online its 10 terabit per second Faster Cable System,...
Asian telcos expressed interest in trialling ZTE multi-user shared access technology
SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor ZTE announced its cooperation with more than 10 operators on pre-"5G" technologies in a move to speed up the evolution of "4G" networks.
The vendor's pre-5G initiatives include massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology,...
4G small cells part of plan to cover 99% of the country by June 2017
Australian operator Telstra announced deployment of 135 small cells to provide 4G coverage to customers in more than 130 rural and regional communities across the country.
This deployment is part of...
ZTE said it invested 14% of revenues in research and development during the quarter, while China Telecom posted strong LTE growth
ZTE posted CNY 21.86 billion ($3.37 billion) in operating revenues during the first quarter of 2016, climbing 4.1% year-over-year.
Net profit for the quarter...
The Chinese firms will cooperate on SDN, NFV, 5G and IoT
ZTE signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom Beijing Research Institute to develop a number of technologies including software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, "4G" and "5G," and the "Internet of Things."
Under terms of...
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with PlumGrid on opportunities and challenges connected with OpenStack, NFV and SDN deployments
On today’s show we have an interview with Larry Lang, CEO...
The Chinese firms will cooperate on SDN, NFV, 5G and IoT
ZTE signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Telecom Beijing Research Institute to develop a number of technologies including software-defined networking, network functions virtualization, "4G" and "5G," and the "Internet of Things."
Under terms of...
China Unicom NFV and SDN partnership with ZTE looks to build off template of ‘a decoupled and intensive network architecture’ based on user and data centers
ZTE recently announced a deal with China Unicom to cooperate on the development of software-defined networking and network functions...
Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Communications extended the exclusivity period by two months for talks with rival Aircel to consider the potential merger of operations.
Reliance entered into merger talks with Aircel shareholders Maxis Communications and Sindya Securities and Investments late last year. The parties initially...
LTE represents almost 38% of China Mobile overall base
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, ended 2015 with 312.2 million LTE subscribers, according to the operator’s latest available figures.
The telco recorded nearly 222 million LTE net addition since December 2014, with the network currently...
China Unicom and China Telecom announce agreement to combine resources
China’s No. 2 and No. 3 mobile carriers China Unicom and China Telecom have reportedly signed an agreement to share resources in their attempt to battle the market’s No. 1 operator China Mobile.
The partnership is...
Joint NFV lab focused on NFV, SDN research
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and China Telecom Beijing Research Institute said they opened a joint lab in Beijing focused on network functions virtualization research with the intent of helping China Telecom plan for implementing NFV technologies.
The joint NFV...
LTE in China is projected to reach 1.2 billion subscribers by 2021
Almost two years after the launch, China Mobile said it has approximately 267.3 million LTE subscribers and aims to reach 300 million customers by the end of this year.
The telco has recorded a nearly...
