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Qualcomm moves closer to NXP deal. Qualcomm tenders cash for all of NXP shares and does better than expected in Q2 results. Qualcomm Incorporated has offered to buy all of …

  CFO Matthew Ellis said Verizon is already deploying commercial nodes in initial markets Verizon aims to launch residential broadband services through 5G fixed wireless access in additional geographies in …

  Nokia’s CEO Rajeev Suri said the vendor expects sales to be boosted by deals for large-scale 5G deployments in the U.S Finnish vendor Nokia experienced a challenging first quarter …

  Deal stipulates the deployment of 170 small cells on lampposts across the city AT&T and the city of San Jose have reached a tentative agreement to install a network …

  Report: Commerce says new evidence to be presented by ZTE would be analyzed through an informal procedure The U.S Department of Commerce will allow ZTE to present additional evidence …

It takes a whole country — government, industry, academics — to work out sticky issues with drone flight traffic control. Drone test trials continue. Drones are becoming essential in many …

Making lightweight miniature 5G mmWave components with layers of material. Industrial component startup Integra Devices is using a process for making very small components and substrates used in 5G technology. The …

AT&T adds parts of over 100 markets to its gigabit LTE-based 5G Evolution across the U.S.; plans 500 markets by year-end AT&T announced on Friday that its gigabit LTE-based 5G …

Qualcomm, NXP continue to pursue acquisition despite China’s initial rejection Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors bought more time to complete the combination of their companies by withdrawing and refiling their notice …

  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 …

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 …

T-Mobile US will bring LTE networks and 5G to military communities in support veterans and their families. T-Mobile US will roll out 5G-ready infrastructure and invest half a billion dollars …

U.S ban on ZTE could also negatively impact China’s 5G program Chinese vendor ZTE’s business could be heavily impacted if the company fails to reach an agreement with the U.S …

U.S. 5G spectrum auctions for 24, 28 GHz bands set to begin in November. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission gave the domestic 5G industry a boost yesterday by announcing its pre-auction …

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 …

U.S. needs to step up the pace of its 5G spectrum pipeline and regulations, says CTIA report The U.S. trails behind China and South Korea in 5G progress, a potentially …

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 …

The new site will allow researchers to demonstrate advancements in 5G technologies Canada’s Communications Research Centre (CRC) and the City of Ottawa have set up a 5G test site at …

SÃO PAULO–The internet of things entered is firmly on the Brazilian government’s agenda. With roughly a quarter of its GDP coming from agribusiness, Brazil wants to use the IoT in …

SÃO PAULO –“While we are celebrating 20 years in Brazil, we should prepare for the next 20 years, in a scenario where data traffic doubles annually. Therefore, we need to …

SÃO PAULO–TIM Brazil, a subsidiary of Telecom Italia, is engaging with startups to speed up the adoption of internet of things solutions. The carrier will have a startup internally and …

SÃO PAULO–Network virtualization and upgrading BSS/OSS to make them ready to support the coming demands of 5G, including massive support for the internet of things, are important preparations carriers need …

SÃO PAULO–Oi is going to restructure its debt and move on, said CEO Marco Schroeder during his speech at Futurecom 2017. However, he highlighted to the members of the press, …

SÃO PAULO–America Movil’s Claro launched LTE Advanced Pro in Brazil as a strategy to get fast speeds and meet customer demand for more data traffic. The carrier is tapping three-channel …

The DOCSIS 3.1 cable service interface specification could be a game changer for the internet and TV industry, providing multigigabit data speeds and interoperability among modem manufacturers and service providers. …