New 5G network will also allow Ooredoo to launch driverless cars as well as VR/AR services
Middle East telecom group Ooredoo announced that the company has launched what it claims to be first the world’s first live 5G network on the 3.5 GHz spectrum band.
Ooredoo...
Why Sprint's losses may be a multi-year tax gift for a new T-Mobile US
Sprint’s losses may make for an advantageous tax situation if or when the a combined Sprint-T-Mobile US company passes regulatory review. Bloomberg Tax reports that Sprint’s net operating loss as of March...
President Donald Trump confirmed he has instructed the Department of Commerce to find a solution to an export ban which had forced ZTE to cease operations
President Trump said he's working with Chinese President Xi Jinping to find a solution to allow Chinese telecom equipment...
As DoJ blocks proposed AT&T deal with Time Warner, carrier's SVP of External and Legislative Affairs resigns
Looking for inroads at the White House amid a contentious merger proposal with Time Warner, AT&T paid $600,000 to President Trump attorney Michael Cohen for lobbying services. Since...
JMA Wireless deployed a DAS at the railway station to guarantee cellular coverage and capacity for passengers, businesses and railway workers
Roma Termini, the main railway station of Italy’s capital Rome, is one of the largest and busiest train stations in Europe and is also...
Startup accelerators aim for 5G and keep their large sponsors invested in the next big thing.
The use case is king in 2018: while carriers battle it out to build 5G networks, establishing strong use cases for 5G is equally important. 5G startup accelerators, which...
The U.S government has recently banned local companies to export components to ZTE
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE said it has filed a request to the U.S Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the suspension of a seven-year business ban.
In a...
Boingo ended the first quarter with 41 DAS venues live and 84 DAS venues in backlog
Revenue from the distributed antenna system (DAS) segment accounted for 41% of Boingo Wireless’ overall revenue in the first quarter of the year, up from a contribution of 37%...
The Chinese vendor has received instructions from the U.S government on how to submit additional evidence
Chinese vendor ZTE has been notified on how to proceed with its efforts to try to avoid a ban recently imposed by the U.S government which would potentially cause...
Michel Combes promoted to Sprint CEO role vacated by Claure
It has been a busy week for Sprint. On Monday the company agreed to merge with T-Mobile US to better compete against Verizon and AT&T. The combined company will be called T-Mobile and John Legere,...
CEO Jaimes Taiclet says previous carrier mergers in the U.S. had a net positive business impact for American Tower
American Tower Corporation expects the proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint to have a neutral to positive impact in the company’s business, American Tower’s Chairman...
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 2019, the telco’s Chief Financial Officer Matthew Ellis said during a recent earnings call.
The executive said...
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 government over a ban which prohibits U.S companies from exporting components to ZTE for a...
Military connectivity is major revenue driver for Boingo
While Boingo Wireless is largely known for providing Wi-Fi at large venues like stadia and airports, the company provides a range of services including Wi-Fi and TV for service men and women living in military barracks throughout...
Palo Alto Networks announces intent to purchase Secdo
Endpoint security solution provider Palo Alto Networks announced plans to purchase Israel-based company Secdo. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed; although, financial website Calcalist estimates the deal at around $100 million based upon an anonymous...
For service providers and enterprises, cloud adoption drives innovation
NEW YORK--Oracle Executive Vice President Bob Weiler stressed to attendees of the Oracle Industry Connect event that now is the time to move business processes to the cloud. "You have to go to the cloud," he...
Chinese regulator Mofcom hasn't signed off on Qualcomm proposal
With the direct intervention of President Trump, Qualcomm withstood a hostile takeover attempt waged by rival Broadcom, but the San Diego, Calif.-based chipmaker is still very much at a transition point--Looking to diversify its vertical focus,...
Wireless will be hot during this year’s 2018 National Association of Broadcasters show is being held in Las Vegas this week. In years past, this show has been filled with all the new bells and whistles the television industry wanted to roll out. I...
KDDI planning to spend $186 million over five years
Japanese telecommunications company KDDI has inked a partnership with compatriot venture capital firm Global Brain Corp to establish KDDI Open Innovation Fund 3 (KOIF3), a fund that will invest in venture firms that could generate synergies...
According to Ericsson, rural carriers have to invest for today while planning for tomorrow
Rural carriers, while facing some of the same problems as the big guys like limited capex and stagnating ARPU, deal with a unique set of challenges largely based on the geography...
If Apple was first to AI with Siri, why then are they trailing today? We all know artificial intelligence is the future. We all know it is growing in importance and will dominate our world going forward. We all know Apple was first with...
Federal attorneys say combined AT&T and Time Warner will hurt competition, consumers
Opening arguments were set to begin this morning after a one-day weather delay in the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to block AT&T's proposed $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. Attorneys for the...
Verizon, AT&T previously dropped deals to sell Huawei phones
Consumer electronics big box retailer Best Buy is cutting ties with China's Huawei, according to published reports, and will stop selling the company's mobile devices in its stores. Largely due to national security concerns, U.S. companies...
Financial Times reporting that Qualcomm director has approached SoftBank and other potential buyers
Paul Jacobs, former executive chairman of the Qualcomm Board of Directors and son of company founder Irwin Jacobs, is reportedly looking to sell the San Diego, Calif.-based silicon and R&D giant. The...
