Verizon originally planned its 3G shutdown for 2019
Verizon officially turned down its 3G network on the final day of 2022. It had been the last holdout among national mobile network operators, with AT&T and T-Mobile US already having completed their 3G shutdowns.
Verizon first...
Huawei also expects to keep R&D investment at a high level in 2023
Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies estimated that its 2022 revenues remained flat compared to the previous year, despite continued sanctions by the U.S. government.
"U.S. restrictions are now our new normal, and we're back...
DNB said its 5G network ended last year with a total of 3,900 sites across the country
Malaysian company Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) announced that its 5G network has achieved almost 50% coverage of populated areas with some 3,900 sites at the end of 2022.
In...
Nepal Telecom plans to conduct the 5G trial using the 2600 MHz frequency band
State-owned Nepal Telecom has postponed its 5G trial by several weeks, citing a dearth of compatible mobile devices. Specifically, the carrier will conduct its trial using the 2.6 GHz airwaves that...
Filing window runs through March 1, 2023
As federal regulators continue their efforts to better quantify where broadband is available and where it is not, the second window for data collection of where network operators are offering broadband services opens today. The Federal Communications Commission...
The deal would have an 'immediate and enduring' impact on infrastructure competition, says the ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) blocked an asset sharing deal between Telstra and TPG, the country’s two largest providers. In a statement, ACCC Commissioner Liza Carver said the...
Amid the pandemic-driven shift toward hybrid work, end-user experience is the top key performance indicator (KPI) for various IT projects, from delivery strategies and cloud monitoring objectives to budget considerations, according to Viavi Solutions' annual State of the Network report.
Seven out of 10...
With latency becoming an increasingly important part of enabling new services and monetizing 5G, just what does testing to assure low latency look like?
Rich McNally, senior director of mobile service strategy with Spirent Communications, discussed real-world observations and lessons on latency testing at...
Local carriers America Movil, AT&T and Movistar are already offering 5G in some cities across Mexico
Mexican telecommunications regulator IFT confirmed that it will make available up to 7,750 megahertz of millimeter-wave spectrum next year that will be used for the deployment of 5G networks.
In...
The Senate has released a $1.7 trillion fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill, but it does not include long-term auction authority reauthorization for the Federal Communications Commission.
Instead, the bill, which will fund the federal government for the coming year, gives the FCC an additional...
China Mobile has added a total of 208.6 million subscribers in the 5G segment since the beginning of the year
Chinese operators recorded a net gain of 34.33 million 5G subscribers in November, according to the operators’ latest available statistics.
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator...
The edge platform combines Google’s distributed cloud software with TIM’s cloud and 5G infrastructure
Telecom Italia (TIM) and Google Cloud have launched a 5G edge cloud platform in Italy to support the development of new smart mobility applications, including self-driving and assisted cars. The solution...
Mobile network operators, cable companies and hyperscalers are all investing in edge infrastructure, with market drivers including use cases from private cellular networking to edge robotics in industry—as well as disaggregated open networks, said Bejoy Pankajakshan, EVP and chief technology and strategy officer for...
Ericsson and its local partners Jabil locally produce 4G and 5G radios, RAN Compute as well as microwave products
Swedish vendor Ericsson said it is scaling up the production capacity and operations with its partner Jabil in Pune, with the aim of meeting the needs...
Vodafone said it had already deployed 3,000 base stations for the provision of 5G SA services
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is already providing coverage to 65 million people across the country, representing nearly 80% of Germany’s population.
Since the beginning of the year, Vodafone...
Movistar is using AT&T’s network infrastructure for the provision of 5G in Mexico
Mexican operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, announced the launch of 5G services in the country.
In a release, Movistar Mexico said that its 5G service was activated in Ciudad de...
Ookla identified 127,509 5G deployments in 128 countries as of November 30, 2022
With 2022 coming to a close, Ookla released an update on the state 5G’s global progress. According to the firm, there were 127,509 5G deployments in 128 countries as of November...
5G has far broader ambitions than being another generation of mobile technology that primarily services consumers with voice and data services. As Spirent Communications' Stephen Douglas, head of market strategy, put it at the Mobile Edge Forum virtual event, 5G "has these ambitions to...
Ericsson aims cut costs by SEK9 billion ($880 million) by the end of 2023
In preparation for a flat RAN market over the next three years, Ericsson revealed that it aims to cut costs by SEK9 billion ($880 million) by the end of 2023. While...
'We believe in its potential,' Vodafone said of MEC
At the Mobile Edge Forum, Vodafone’s Global Edge Computing and 5G Principal Joanna Newman and Senior Global Product Manager Elizabeth Rumsey spoke about “the perfect storm” of tech advancements that's been brewing the past several years....
Keysight Technologies and Accedian are putting together a cloud-native service assurance collaboration, announcing this week that they are teaming up to address the issues that service providers face as they transition to next-generation networks.
CSPs, the two companies said, "require continuous, end-to-end performance testing...
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Brazil gets its...
The $1.08 billion deal involves 1,124 towers across Aotearoa and New Zealand
2degrees Mobile has agreed to sell its tower assets to Connexa, the independent mobile tower business that is partially owned by Spark New Zealand. The $1.08 billion deal involves 1,124 towers across Aotearoa...
A central office flood and a 2019 bombing prompted AT&T to rethink resilience
When AT&T was in the running for the FirstNet contract to run a national network for first responders, Chris Sambar—now AT&T's president of network—was the head of AT&T's FirstNet team. He said...
