Americas

  Japanese telco Rakuten Mobile, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has officially started accepting customer applications for its mobile service, scheduled to be launched next month. Rakuten Mobile is …

  Crown Castle expects to deploy approximately 10,000 small cell nodes in 2020, the company’s CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors. “2019 was a terrific year, …

  Los operadores móviles han acelerado los despliegues de red 5G durante 2019, con una arquitectura non-standalone. Estos despliegues iniciales en regiones de América del Norte, Europa y Asia se …

  Mobile operators have accelerated 5G network deployments during 2019, with a non-standalone architecture. These initial deployments in regions of North America, Europe and Asia have anticipated the initial forecasts …

  Canadian mobile operator Telus will launch a 5G network in Canada later this year using equipment from Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies, Telus’ CFO Doug French said in an interview …

  The French government confirmed that Chinese vendor Huawei would not be excluded from supplying equipment for local 5G networks, but could be subject to certain restrictions. “There is no …

  Mexican telecom group America Movil, the telecoms giant controlled by the family of billionaire Carlos Slim,  expects to launch 5G technology in certain Latin American markets by the end …

  Bell Canada expects to start the construction of its 5G network this year, using equipment from Finnish vendor Nokia, the company’s CEO Mirko Bibic said during a conference call …

  Canadian carrier Rogers Communications expects to start deploying spectrum sharing technology later this year, the company’s CEO Joe Natale said during a conference call with investors. The executive said …

  Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei said that the Chinese vendor is now “more confident” that it can survive further sanctions by the U.S. government. “This year, the U.S. might further …

  The U.S. government expects to soon publish a new rule that would expand its powers to block sales of foreign-made goods to Chinese vendor Huawei, Reuters reported, citing two …

  Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has reached a total of 63 commercial 5G contracts worldwide. The company said that some of the customers include AT&T, KDDI, Korea Telecom, …

  Canadian telecommunications services provider TeraGo announced that it will start technical trials in the greater Toronto area and greater Golden Horseshoe area in the first quarter of 2020, using …

Verizon announced that its millimeter wave-based 5G service is now live at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) in Virginia. The carrier said that HII …

  Huawei Technologies filed a legal challenge against the new U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule barring domestic carriers from using U.S. government subsidies to purchase the Chinese company’s equipment …

Operadores en regiones como Europa, Asia y Estados Unidos han comenzado la carrera del 5G con lanzamientos comerciales durante este año. RCR Wireless News entrevisto a Ignacio Contreras, director de marketing …

  Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies announced plans to move the company’s current research and development center in the U.S. and relocate to Canada, The Globe and Mail reported the company’s founder and …

Trump meets with “Tim Apple” in Austin U.S. President Donald Trump urged Apple’s CEO Tim Cook to see if the company could  get involved in the deployment of 5G infrastructure …

  The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to allow rural operators to continue doing certain transactions with Chinese vendor Huawei during an additional six-month period, Politico reported, citing sources familiar …

  American Tower expects the deployment of 5G in the U.S. will have different approaches considering specific topographic and population characteristics, the company’s President and CEO James Taiclet said during …

  Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies is in early-stage negotiations with a number of U.S. telecommunications firm regarding the potential licensing of its 5G technology to them, Reuters reported, citing a …

America Movil capex won’t go to 5G for the next two years Mexican telecom group America Movil, the telecoms giant controlled by the family of billionaire Carlos Slim, is not …

  Crown Castle expects 5G technology to represent a growth opportunity for the company next year, the company’s CEO Jay Brown said during a conference call with investors. “We expect …

  Huawei Technologies posted revenues of CNY 610.8 billion ($86 billion) in the first three-quarters of the year, climbing 24.4% year-on-year, despite a trade ban imposed by the U.S. government …

  4G and 5G infrastructure company JMA announced plans to transform a section of downtown Syracuse, New York, into an advanced 5G manufacturing and edge development center, the company said …