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COVID-19 impacts carrier stores: Large-scale closings, reduced hours

Carriers close stores, pledge to not cut off service during COVID-19 pandemic Mobile network operator retail operations are being hit hard, as carriers close down in efforts to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. T-Mobile US has closed 80% of its retail-branded stores through...

Global slowdown on enterprise device shipments ahead: Report

In some of the first analysis on the impacts that the novel coronavirus pandemic will have on the mobile ecosystem, Strategy Analytics said that it is expecting to see a significant drop in business-to-business mobile device shipments, as verticals around the world struggle with...

Ookla analyzes network impacts of COVID-19

  There are many ways that the novel coronavirus is being tracked as it spreads around the world: by country, by number of positive tests, by events cancelled. Crowd-sourced network data company Ookla has begun tracking the impact of COVID-19 on fixed and wireless networks...

Kagan: Can home and mobile internet handle increased COVID-19 usage

CNN and others in the media have been asking me whether the internet can handle the increased load of residential, work-from-home usage due to the coronavirus. That’s a good question. While most people will find the internet will work just fine for them to...

Kagan: Synchronoss CEO shares thoughts on COVID-19 survival

Glenn Lurie, President and CEO at Synchronoss Technologies just published an important piece about coping with and ultimately winning the battle with the coronavirus. It was published on LinkedIn. This will help his employees, customers and everyone. This is what CEO’s and leaders of...

Carriers respond as COVID-19 takes hold in US

FCC Chairman sees traction with Keep Americans Connected Pledge As a growing number of people shift to working from home and officials at the local, state and federal level close schools, restaurants, bars and other businesses, the big four U.S. carriers are working to ease...

GSMA cancels MWC Barcelona over coronavirus fears

Global concern over the coronavirus outbreak leads to cancellation of telecom's biggest annual event Mobile World Congress Barcelona has officially been cancelled for 2020. With high-profile vendors and carriers pulling out left and right and worried that attending the show would put their employees at risk...