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AT&T is moving forward with its nationwide build of a public safety LTE network for the First Responders Network Authority, or FirstNet, equipped with priority and preemption — but the …

AT&T is moving forward with its nationwide build of a public safety LTE network for the First Responders Network Authority, or FirstNet, equipped with priority and preemption — but the …

AUSTIN, Tex.–Sprint expanded its list of markets for initial roll-outs of 5G network technology, saying that it will build out 5G in New York City; Phoenix, Ariz., and the Kansas …

The lines are blurring between commercial LTE networks operated by mobile carriers, and the network options available to private enterprises. Until recently, enterprises were unable to use LTE for their …

  The Chinese vendor has received instructions from the U.S government on how to submit additional evidence Chinese vendor ZTE has been notified on how to proceed with its efforts …

  The ‘un-carrier’ scores 617,000 branded postpaid phone net additions On the heels of its announced intention to merge with Sprint, T-Mobile US put up continued strong growth, bringing in …

China Tower currently owns and operates a total of 2.5 million telecom towers across the Asian nation Chinese state-run telecom tower company China Tower Corp has signed a cooperation agreement …

Rural favorite LTE fixed wireless broadband — soon-to-be 5G —is forecast to grow 26% through 2022 The global fixed wireless broadband market will grow 30% in 2018 and generate $18 …

Mobile workforces present unique connectivity challenges when compared to a traditional office environment. Traveling along bumpy roads, traversing service areas, and powering devices using a vehicle battery are factors requiring …

  Chinese vendor says the restriction would also affect the interests of some U.S firms Chinese vendor ZTE said that a U.S. ban on the sale of components and software …

Sales at Ericsson slip as cost-cutting pays off. Swedish vendor Ericsson saw its gross margin jump to 34.2%, from 15.7% a year ago, as its continued cost-cutting started to pay …

The global development of 5G hit a major milestone in December 2017 when 3GPP approved the non-standalone variant of the 5G New Radio specification. While operators around the world tested …

  What drives the capacity beast? Traffic! According to GSMA, 4G mobile connections surpassed one billion in 2015. Additionally, 3 billion LTE devices are expected to ship by 2020, doubling …

Department of Commerce says the ban on ZTE will last until March 2025 The U.S. Department of Commerce has banned American companies from selling telecommunications equipment to Chinese vendor ZTE …

Vehicle trial leveraged sensors, eMBMS, Nokia MEC platform   Finnish vendor Nokia and Japanese communications firm KDDI said they have successfully demonstrated the use of LTE technology in Japan to …

Initial 5G trials will take place in Toronto and Ottawa, Rogers says Canadian telecom operator Rogers Communications announced a multi-year initiative through which it aims to deploy  5G technology in …

For years, 2G and 3G networks have provided businesses with appropriate connectivity — and ROI — for IoT applications. However, the cellular connectivity landscape is changing, as 2G and 3G …

The fragmented IoT market is hard to understand for enterprises and hard to navigate for operators. Swedish vendor Ericsson says its new IoT ‘accelerator’ can help both sides. Enterprise IoT …

  Network densification remains one of the greatest challenges facing mobile operators as they look to implement 5G, add 4G capacity and increase user speeds. However, achieving massive densification requires …

The Australian operator has recently deployed 50 4G small cells in the Melbourne area Australian telecommunications operator Telstra announced plans to rollout small cells across the country in a move …

MTN Nigeria works with Huawei to reduce infrastructure TCO While its growth trajectory in the U.S. rural carrier market is currently up in the air, Huawei continues to enable rural …

The Small Cell Forum also forecasts carriers in the region to install almost 850,000 small cells by 2025 North American enterprise are forecast to deploy a total of 400,000 small …

Carrier capital spending is expected to pick up this year after an investment lull,  according to new analysis from Dell’Oro Group. “After two consecutive years of declining capex trends, we …

While commercialization of 5G as early as later this year is a high priority for Tier 1 carriers like AT&T or Verizon, for rural carriers the next-generation of cellular is …

Verizon said nearly 62% of all wireless deployments last year were small cells Verizon Wireless announced plans to install small cells in Napa, California, during 2018 in a move to …