900 MHz spectrum in hand, Anterix is building an ecosystem to enable digital transformation of utilities in the US Anterix is around the halfway point of clearing its nationwide 900 MHz spectrum, and its focus on utilities is paying off …
As diversification strategy plays out, Qualcomm tells shareholders about momentum in automotive, edge networking, IoT “We’re very excited about the future of Qualcomm,” CEO Critiano Amon said earlier this month at the company’s annual shareholders meeting. “And we continue to …
Outgoing T-Mobile US President of Technology Neville Ray reflects on the company’s network journey, see “a lot of opportunity ahead for the business” Recalling his career in the U.S. wireless industry, T-Mobile US President of Technology Neville Ray said he’s …
AT&T counts 4.4 million FirstNet subscribers with room for more growth If you look at marketing copy from a wide swath of telecoms vendors, 5G is billed as a silver bullet that will underpin any type of enterprise or industrial …
Verizon EVP and CFO Matt Ellis, who’s leaving the post on May 1, provided an update on the carrier’s strategic priorities this week at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. Ellis will be replaced by Tony Skiadas as …
Vapor IO/Open Grid Alliance on leveraging edge compute to digitally transform Las Vegas Internet of Things (IoT) devices using cellular networks reached 2.7 billion connections in 2021, according to the November 2022 Ericsson Mobility Report, and by 2028 that figure …
As the 5G Standalone transition stalls, “Carriers, because of lack of foresight, may cause themselves to miss badly” 5G Standalone is the “real” 5G, and the “real” 5G is coming. That was a refrain at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona …
To propel Open RAN, vRAN and public and private 5G networks, Qualcomm is drawing on domain expertise in connectivity and low-power compute Qualcomm again demonstrated the ongoing strength of its diversification push during Mobile World Congress with a number of …
The three (not so) easy pieces of 5G service assurance—orchestration, the edge, and end-to-end visibility Here’s a hypothetical: A manufacturing enterprise has looked at its options for gaining production efficiencies and opted to use various video analytics backed by private …
Editor’s note: Check out the first part of this story, “How can operators monetize MEC?—‘Selling shovels instead of digging for gold’” If you take a high-level look at how mobile edge computing (MEC) is shaping up in the market, and …
One promise of 5G is unlocking latency-sensitive use cases, things ranging form immersive gaming experiences without jitter that takes a player out of the moment to computer vision systems deployed for access control, quality assurance, and other applications relevant to …
There are early signs of sustainability as a 5G value proposition, but can saving money through reducing power consumption be construed as 5G monetization? If you look at major global corporations, you’ll like notice an increasing emphasis on reducing power …
Beyond consumer-facing 5G services like fixed wireless access and step-changes in subscription plans—which are certainly making operators new service revenue—so far 5G monetization has fallen a bit short of the world-changing, trillion(s)-dollar hype around the sweeping digital transformation of industries. …
The shift to 5G Standalone—and enterprise service delivery—requires cross-domain network resource management and an OSS/BSS re-alignment The latest generation of cellular that’s available out in the world today largely follows a 5G Non-Standalone architecture meaning new radios and spectrum were …
BT outlines its approach to the private 5G market Private 5G networks are widely viewed as the next big revenue driver for operators as enterprises increasingly understand the value of 5G-enabled solutions. Within BT, these capabilities reside in the Division …
5G monetization hinges on CSP, enterprise and ecosystem readiness So far, consumer-facing efforts at 5G monetization have been largely limited to providing home internet service with fixed wireless access (FWA). We have yet to see things like bespoke service tiers …
Delivering a 5G Advanced-ready modem/RF system will help Qualcomm continue to deliver on its diversification strategy Qualcomm today gave a first look at its new Snapdragon X75 Modem/RF System that is being positioned as providing device OEMs an evolutionary path …
Extended, expanded partnership tap Palo Alto Networks for private 5G security Based on a partnership initially announced in February 2022, Kyndryl and Nokia now tally 100 “active engagements” around private 5G and 4G networks, as well as mobile edge computing …
Ericsson has tracked a two-year revenue increase in the top 20 5G markets as measured by device penetration New research from Ericsson finds that 5G monetization is picking up in the top 20 global markets as measured by device penetration. …
In Q1 of its fiscal 2023, Qualcomm revenues were down but diversification strategy seems to be working Global macroeconomic headwinds, as well as weak demand and an inventory drawdown hitting the handset business, impacted Qualcomm’s Q1; the company reported a …
In the US market at least, FWA seems to be leading new 5G service revenue generation When Verizon initially launched 5G in 2018, it was a pre-standard mmWave FWA. Since then, and in line with the articulated plan to provide …
Ericsson breaks down the current (and future) market for FWA, and outlines how operators can effectively monetize the service Ericsson conducts ongoing research and monitoring of major developments impacting the global ICT industry, its customers, and itself. With regard to …
With colocation, Crown Castle sees double the per site activity at 10% the incremental cost Based on commentary from Crown Castle EVP and CFO Dan Schlanger at the Citi 2023 Communications, Media and Entertainment Conference, 2023 will be a big …
The killer app for 5G will come with further investment in digital infrastructure In the tech-focused and even tech-adjacent sessions this week at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, leaders from the worlds of industry and government …
Qualcomm CEO: “The technology you find today in your phone, you can simply think about this future where every other device can have the same technology” Joining business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, …
