5G growth is a persistent trend across industries, and reports have forecasted that 5G subscriptions will reach 4.4 billion globally by the end of 2027, accounting for approximately 48% of total global mobile subscriptions.
5G network technologies are evolving faster than any previous generation, with cloudification...
The global smartphone market declined for the sixth consecutive quarter since 2022, according to the latest data from Canalys
According to the latest data from Canalys, the global smartphone market declined by 11% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023, due to such low demand that even giants...
Dell'Oro lowered the MEC market's expectations by more than 20% for 2023
According to analysts at the Dell’Oro Group, the Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) market has “failed to materialize.” As a result, the firm lowered the market’s expectations by more than 20% for 2023.
“The MEC...
When wireless and telecom earnings were announced last week, they revealed something important everyone needs to understand. The industry is changing and transforming, once again. Wireless has always been one of the healthiest ongoing growth stories of all time. While that continues, things are...
Fewer than 1.2 billion smartphones were shipped worldwide in 2022
According to a recent report by analyst firm Canalys, 2022 was one of the worst years for global smartphone shipments in nearly a decade, with global shipments dropping roughly 11%. The highest drop was...
September greetings from the Midwest and Southeast. Pictured is one of the many “Instawalls” in Kansas City that celebrate our local football team, the Chiefs. We are excited about our return to the City of Fountains and are anxious about the bruising schedule the...
Analysts: 'Huawei’s smartphone market success an unexpected and remarkable result'
Huawei has had a tough go of it lately as the U.S. continues to box the Chinese company out of 5G network deployments. However, the company has experienced a few wins this week, securing a...
Mobile phone chips may become main focus if Qualcomm makes data-center server exit.
Qualcomm may leave the data-center server business, reports Bloomberg. Qualcomm did not confirm the rumor, when contacted for comment.
“The reports are valid,” said Linley Gwennap, president of The Linley Group, in a...
IoT spurs growing accelerometer and gyroscope market
The "internet of things" is helping grow the accelerometer and gyroscope market, which is expected to reach $3.5 billion by 2022, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets.
According to the report, "Accelerometer and gyroscope market by accelerometer type, gyroscope type,...
Longtime Nokia Corp. (NOK) executive Tero Ojanpera is leaving the company after 21 years. He isn't completely cutting ties with the Finnish giant though.Ojanpera is taking on a new role as the head of an investment fund called Vision+. While the fund will remain...
Apple Inc. is expected to increase its iPad shipments at a rapid clip, according to IHS iSuppli. Tablet shipments are expected to rise to 60 million units worldwide in 2011, marking a 245.9% jump from 17.4 million in 2010, the firm calculated.At the time...
As of today, Verizon Wireless' (VZ) LTE network cover more than half of the U.S. population. The carrier lit up 15 new markets today and now blankets a population of 160 million in 117 cities around the country.The carrier launched and expanded its 4G...
Silicon Valley took it’s knocks with the rest of the U.S’ financial markets Friday, with tech stocks sinking significantly as fears of a double dip recession increased.Even the Valley’s giants, Apple and Google, took major hits to share prices, losing millions in just moments....
American Tower Corp. (AMT) said its international markets in Mexico, Brazil and India are experiencing strong growth due to new spectrum and technology deployments during second-quarter earnings. Overall, the company reported an increase of 27.1% in its total revenue compared to the same period...
Exactly one week after closing $645 million in financing, Global Tower Partners has secured an additional $170 million through a five-year, revolving loan. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based company owns 13,000 tower sites in the United States, making it the fourth largest tower management company...
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) added 2.2 million net subscribers on Verizon Wireless' network during the recently closed quarter, bringing its total to 106.3 million connections, including 89.7 million retail customers.The company's wireless business saw a 10.2% year-over-year increase in revenues to $17.3 billion and...
Skyway Towers LLC has secured $65 million in new debt financing from Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group. The Tampa, Fla.-based company owns more than 250 multi-tenant towers around the country and it plans to use the new funding for further domestic expansion.Skyway recently built...
Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple Inc. (APPL) and its iPad 2 is still the most popular tablet around the globe, even after it’s been on the shelves for four months. In the last couple of weeks, Apple has finally chipped away at a vast backlog of...
Logicalis Group, the international IT and Communications solutions integrator, has acquired Netarx, Michigan-based solution provider. Netarx provides IT professional services including managed services, data center, collaboration, and infrastructure design solutions to customers throughout the Great Lakes and Arizona. Read full press release here....
In the Los Angeles metro area Verizon Wireless (VZ) gets the top nod in a new report that sought out to test wireless data speeds and various features among the top four nationwide operators. AT&T Mobility (T) took home the unenviable last-place ranking...
Visa Inc. (V) has made another pair of moves in its quest to develop a mobile network for financial transactions and maintain its leader position in the nascent medium. The company announced today that it has acquired Fundamo Ltd., an enterprise mobile financial services...
RCR Wireless News is hitting the road next week for Detroit. As with every stop on our global tour, conference series and news desk, our team will engage the mobile community at the local level to better understand the impacts of mobile broadband on...
AT&T Mobility (T) plans to bring Long Term Evolution technology to its first five markets this summer. CTO John Donovan said Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio would be first up for the carrier's new LTE network. All but Atlanta are in the...
DALLAS – “Telecom is buzzing again,” said Windstream Communications President and CEO Jeff Gardner and Genband President and CEO Charlie Vogt during a keynote address today at the Telecommunications Industry Association's annual show, TIA2011: Inside the Network.Windstream, which was spun off from Alltel Communications...
