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...
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 para 5G de Qualcomm, para conocer mas sobre la vision de la empresa sobre...
Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies has decided to challenge a recent decision by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that further restricted the company’s current business in the U.S. by banning local rural carriers to use a government fund to purchase equipment from the Chinese...
Happy Thanksgiving from Lake Norman, North Carolina, where I finally got the turkey to look normal after grilling (thanks to YouTube videos). Hope your Thanksgiving was filled with good food, fellowship, and safe travels.
This week’s Brief is a review and summary of one...
6G a focus of study at Finland's University of Oulu
Indian firm Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Business Finland, an agency directed by the Finnish government, for research...
Pre-Thanksgiving Greetings from Kansas City, Las Vegas (Bellagio flower display pictured), and Lake Norman. Please note that next week we vary from our traditional format and will have a short commentary on Tim Wu’s The Master Switch, one of the books we are including in...
We knew this day would come. Mike Sievert will replace John Legere as CEO of T-Mobile US in March 2020. Legere has been perhaps the most colorful and outrageous CEO the wireless industry has ever seen. With his over-the-top style and foul mouth, he...
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 in the country.
“I asked Tim Cook to see if he could get Apple involved in...
Verizon CFO says 5G Home fixed wireless service "resonates with customers"
Last year Verizon went to market with its millimeter wave-based 5G in four markets serving up fixed wireless residential broadband. That first cut was based on a proprietary standard rather than the global 5G...
Combo of HBO Max and 5G sets the stage for ad-related revenue
Igal Elbaz, AT&T senior vice president of wireless technology, said last week at the Morgan Stanley European Technology, Media and Telecom Conference the carrier will continue to prioritize network investments as the operator,...
During 2020, 25% of all breaches will happen outside the network perimeter
WatchGuard has released its 2020 cybersecurity predictions, and according to the report, vulnerabilities in 5G/Wi-Fi handover and the increase of mobile device usage and remote employees will be cause for serious concern in...
Edge computing is expected to transform the telecom industry
Xunlei, the Chinese shared cloud computing and blockchain technology company, will be working with China Tower to jointly develop an edge computing project in Shaanxi province to deploy computing nodes at 10,000 cellular tower stations.
In addition...
Chinese state-owned mobile carrier China Mobile has already deployed nearly 50,000 5G base stations across the country, state news agency Xinhua reported the company’s chairman Yang Jie as saying.
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile services provider in terms of subscribers, currently provides 5G services...
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce officially announced that it will extend for 90 days the Temporary General License (TGL) for Huawei and its non-U.S. affiliates which are subject to the Entity List.
The TGL authorizes U.S. companies...
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 with the matter.
Huawei, which had been blacklisted by the U.S. government in May, has been...
