Greetings from the slopes of Fraser, CO (pic from the previous week) and Lake Norman, NC where we rang in 2020, toasted with friends and caught up on sleep. We hope each of you have a banner year filled with happiness and success.
About 170,000 of...
Dish Network is in-play in the T-Mobile, Sprint merger trial. Dish said they will become the number four wireless competitor, so the deal should be approved. While I love their commitment, spunk and confidence, they have absolutely zero wireless history and experience. So how...
Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Altice Europe and Belmont Infra Holdings, to acquire the 100% of Portuguese telecommunications towers and sites operator Omtel for 800 million euros ($890 million), Cellnex said in a statement.
The acquisition also covers the rollout...
French communications regulator Arcep officially opened applications for the sale of 5G spectrum licenses, Arcep said in a statement.
Interested operators will have until February 25 to submit their applications.
This announcement follows the confirmation of pricing and terms released by Arcep in mid-December.
Arcep also confirmed...
Chinese vendor Huawei expects to reach total revenues of CNY850 billion ($121.6 billion) in 2019, which would represent an increase of approximately 18% year-on-year, Huawei’s rotating Chairman Eric Xu said in a statement.
“These figures are lower than our initial projections, yet business remains solid...
Vodafone Hutchison Australia announced a partnership with Nokia for the deployment of its 5G network in the country, the vendor said in a release.
Nokia confirmed that the 5G network rollout is expected to begin during the first half of 2020.
Vodafone’s Chief Executive Officer, Iñaki...
Zain planning 2,000 5G towers in initial rollout
Mobile operators in Saudi Arabia have been accelerating the deployment of 5G networks across the Kingdom during the second half of 2019 after the government awarded spectrum for the provision of this technology.
In November, Middle East telecom...
Japan's communications ministry confirmed it will start accepting applications for the deployment of local 5G networks next week, Japanese press reported.
Spectrum designated for local 5G will be released in Japan at the end of 2019.
Companies, local governments and universities are expected to apply to...
It seems that T-Mobile US and Sprint have been trying to get their merger approved for years. They have been changing who they are and still nothing. Today, T-Mobile is showing growth, as is Sprint, but to a lesser degree. However, when this merger...
The VoNR test used a commercial chipset from MediaTek deployed on a 3.5GHz TDD band
A successful Voice over New Radio (VoNR) interoperability test was conducted at the Ericsson Lab in Kista, Sweden. The achievement, which used a commercial chipset from MediaTek deployed on a...
Greetings from Charlotte, where the Holiday spirit is in full swing (picture courtesy of Alex Gerrard, a Davidson friend). We are focusing this week’s TSB on three foundational trends: a) Increased home broadband competition, b) Increased “channelization” of content thanks to Verizon and AT&T...
Boingo to focus on DAS, carrier offload, military and multifamily housing
According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and based on comment by the company, Boingo Wireless is dividing its business between “core” and “legacy” units. Along with this shift, the...
Vodafone New Zealand has launched commercial 5G services in parts of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown, the telco said in a release.
The operator has already installed a total of 100 5G sites across the country.
As part of an initial commercial offering, Vodafone New Zealand...
German carrier Deutsche Telekom has launched commercial 5G services in the city of Hamburg, according to local press reports.
The service is currently being offered through 18 5G antennas in the city. Deutsche Telekom expects to deploy another 40 5G sites in Hamburg in the...
The Chinese government has instructed all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign computer equipment and software within the next three years, The Financial Times reported.
The decision by Beijing would certainly impact U.S. firms including Microsoft, Dell and HP, according to the report.
The...
It used to be simpler. Chief technology officers (CTOs) at network operators had a key and specific job, mostly related to network deployment and performance.
Then, service quality and customer experience emerged as crucial areas too. And then the role expanded to reflect the brave...
Holiday greetings from sunny and mild Lake Norman, North Carolina (sunrise shown – unaltered photo). There are a lot of follow-ups to cover, and, if reports are true, there may even be a settlement between the Attorneys General and T-Mobile/ Deutsche Telekom/ Sprint/ Softbank...
Operators in regions such as Europe, Asia and the United States have started the 5G race with commercial launches this year. RCR Wireless News interviewed Ignacio Contreras, director of marketing for 5G of Qualcomm, to learn more about the company's vision on the current...
The Dutch government expects to raise at least 900 million euros ($992 million) from its first auction of 5G frequencies, which will take place next summer.
Dutch Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Mona Keijzer said in a statement that the 5G auction will take...
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica has awarded part of the contract to deploy its 5G core network to Chinese vendor Huawei, Spanish newspaper Expansion reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.
According to the report, the decision to award this contract to Huawei will pressure...
With Niantic on its side, Qualcomm might have a real chance at bringing mixed reality AR to consumers
Qualcomm and Niantic Labs, the creator of popular mobile augmented reality games Pokemon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, are partnering to develop mixed reality AR glasses....
Spanish wireless infrastructure operator Cellnex has reached an agreement with Orange Spain to acquire a portfolio of 1,500 telecommunications sites in the country, the former said in a release.
Cellnex said that the acquisition of the towers and antennas, which are located in urban, suburban and...
South Korea expects to reach 5 million subscribers in the 5G segment by the end of the year, Korean news service Yonhap reported, citing government data.
Almost 4 million South Koreans had subscribed to 5G as of the end of October, adding 516,000 from the...
Swedish vendor Ericsson and Azerbaijani communications service provider Azercell have signed a three-year 5G Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) spanning the joint deployment of 5G projects, trials, and use cases, the former said in a release.
Ericsson and Azercell have already partnered to deliver a test...
