The new Austin facility will focus on microelectronics and will accelerate the Ericsson plans for 5G commercialization
Ericsson announced the opening of a design center in Austin, Texas, to focus on microelectronics and accelerating the path to 5G commercialization. The new Application Specific Integrated Circuit...
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, that to reach an agreement between shareholders and creditors is crucial for the survival...
The United States is big--around 3.8-million-square-miles--and has widely varied geography. As such, providing true nationwide broadband service is a heavy lift. And, naturally, service providers only have so much money to invest in network builds meaning that population centers take priority over rural areas....
From business case to technology, enterprises need in-building cellular, but how do you find the solution that's best for you?
Often referred to as the fourth utility, right up there with electricity, water and gas, in-building cellular coverage is an imperative for a modern enterprise....
Last year former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg, now in a key leadership role at Verizon, left the top spot, which he held for seven years out of a total of 28 with the infrastructure vendor. The context of his departure involved declining revenues, job...
The wireless industry continues to transform itself. This is an exciting time in the pay TV industry with cable television companies like Comcast and Charter re-entering the wireless space. If you recall, this has been tried once before several years ago and failed miserably....
HKT is partnering Huawei on a customer-centric approach to digital transformation
HONG KONG--Hong Kong telecom operator HKT is currently undergoing a process to implement an integral digital transformation process in a move to capture growth opportunities in the digital era, the telco’s general manager Alex...
5G to transform smart grid, transportation, massive IoT and media delivery
5G is billed as the great enabler--ultra high capacity and ultra low latency communications will blow open digital transformation for a variety of industrial verticals. But 5G isn't standardized yet, and at scale commercial...
Last week, at this year’s MWC Americas wireless conference, Charter updated us on their wireless strategy for their entry next year. If successful, wireless could play an important role in helping the company evolve to the next level. They face many of the same...
It looks like Altice may become one of the more aggressive growth-oriented pay TV providers. If so, would they be more interested in acquiring Charter to expand their cable television business or Sprint to offer wireless? To tell you the truth, I think the...
Wireless communication is the best tool to keep team members working cohesively, regardless of their location. The remote workforce is predicted to increase to 1.87 billion people by 2022, so organizations will be compelled to improve their communication platforms quickly, if they haven’t already....
5G fixed wireless access growth as a wireless alternative to last mile fiber
5G fixed wireless access is poised to be the first phase of commercial 5G deployments with major operators including Verizon and AT&T testing service delivery using high-capacity millimeter wave spectrum. Given this...
Stock transfer to Tencent, Baidu and Alibaba, among others, will raise money for 5G development
China Unicom has announced plans to issue and transfer stock to Chinese private investors and its employees in a move that will raise about CNY 77.9 billion (US$11.67 billion). The...
Ericsson says it will "accelerate" planned cuts
Last month network infrastructure giant Ericsson reported across the board sales losses in a Q2 2017 financial report with CEO Borje Ekholm projecting a continued decline in operating income between $362 million and $600 million over the next...
The telco expects to carry out 5G field trials in China over the next two years
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile telephony operator in terms of subscribers, will wait until 5G technologies and business models are more mature to determine the capex of its...
Once again, J.D. Power just announced their award for wireless purchase experience, and, once again, for the 9th consecutive time, AT&T Mobility wins. Also, MetroPCS wins for non-contract, full-service carriers and Consumer Cellular wins for non-contract value carriers. And, at the same time, AT&T debuted...
In a discussion with Oppenheimer Managing Director Tim Horan during the investment firm's ongoing Technology, Internet and Communications Conference, Verizon EVP and Group President of Verizon Wireless Ronan Dunne discussed the carrier's approach to an evolution from LTE to 5G.
Dunne said 5G services will...
John Stephens talks move from hardware to software, FirstNet, spectrum and 5G
During the ongoing Oppenheimer Technology, Internet and Communications Conference, John Stephens, AT&T senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, explained how replacing hardware with software is a key part of the carrier's...
Microwave backhaul specialist DragonWave delisted from from TSX and NASDAQ; board of director resigns
Once a significant player in the microwave backhaul space, Ottawa, Canada-based company DragonWave has effectively shutdown, with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice placing a financial receiver in charge of the...
Between acquisitions and supplier deals, Verizon has spent more than $3 billion on fiber--this year
It's difficult to state just how valuable fiber optic assets are to the telecommunications network as the evolution from LTE to 5G continues. But, let's give it a shot using...
Marcelo Claure says merging Sprint with another wireless carrier offers "enormous" synergies
From a potential tie-up with T-Mobile US to a consolidation with a broadband/pay TV provider like Charter Communications, Sprint, which is primarily owned by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, is definitely the topic of much...
Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure calls return to profitability "important milestone"
Amid on-again, off-again merger and acquisition discussion regarding U.S. carrier Sprint, the company on Tuesday morning released Q1 2017 financial reports indicating a return to profitability for the first time in three years.
Sprint, in a...
Wireless carriers have been competing for decades, and every year they come up with new ideas for advertising and marketing to help their brand stand above the crowd. This year Sprint is hitting it out of the park with their new “Twice the Price”...
So, Sprint wants to merge with Charter. This is no real surprise if you have been following the industry. If not, you may be wondering why a wireless carrier wants to combine with cable TV company. Let’s take a few minutes and discuss how...
