Tag: wireless

March 26, 2021

In what it calls an “unquestionable first,” Signals Research Group has tested the efficiency of LTE and 5G network schedulers of Ericsson and Nokia in the Verizon and T-Mobile US networks — and concluded that, well, 5G has a some […]

March 11, 2021

AT&T announced it is adding fixed 5G wireless services to its nationwide business-focused broadband network, which already combines the carrier’s business fiber network and its AT&T Wireless Broadband services. The existing business fiber network already connects more than 2.5 million […]

February 24, 2021

Lumen is making good on a pledge to continue evolving its bare metal edge commuting services with an announcement this week of online procurement for its edge computing services. The company said in a press release that enterprise customers using […]

February 23, 2021

The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) doesn’t appreciate all the scorn being heaped on fixed wireless access (FWA) technology, which is coming from some groups that didn’t win as much Rural Digital Opportunity Funds (RDOF) as they had hoped. […]

February 23, 2021

As carriers focus their capital spending on top-tier venues, it is up to businesses to pay for and acquire their own in-building wireless solutions. That was a key takeaway in the latest webinar hosted by Nextivity and T-Mobile. The webinar […]

February 18, 2021

Closing the digital divide and ensuring people everywhere have reliable access to quality broadband services has been a long-standing talking point for politicians, regulators and telecoms executives. In fact, the most recent convocation of the World Economic Forum saw the […]

February 10, 2021

France had a total of 19,938 5G authorized sites as of February 1, of which 9,426 were declared technically operational by the mobile telephone operators, France’s spectrum agency ANFR reported. The agency said that all these 5G sites have been […]

February 3, 2021

Comcast continues to treat wireless as a “strategic priority” within its businesses, and the company expects to see its wireless growth accelerate, according to executive remarks on Comcast’s most recent quarterly call. Comcast said that it has expanded its MVNO […]

January 27, 2021

AT&T saw stronger than expected wireless additions during the fourth quarter of 2020, and the release of Wonder Woman 1984 helped drive its HBO and HBO Max subscriptions to more than 41 million, two years before it expected to hit […]

January 18, 2021

Everyone is always searching for the best companies. Investors are looking for the best companies to make money. Users are looking for the best quality and reliability. Workers are looking for the best companies to work for. There are always […]

January 14, 2021

T-Mobile US announced five-year, multi-billion-dollar agreements with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia to continue expanding its 5G network nationwide. Part of the network investment following last year’s merger with Sprint, these new deals will enable T-Mobile US to add 5G […]

January 12, 2021

Two major ecosystems, Wi-Fi and cellular, dominate the major portion of the wireless communications business today. The two use different technology standards, spectrum (licensed/unlicensed), suppliers, and, most importantly, business models. Enterprises depend heavily on both, but typically for different sets […]

January 6, 2021

Nobody could have predicted how COVID-19 would fundamentally reshape how people around the world live their lives and conduct their business. And although the promise of large-scale vaccine distribution forecasts a return to normalcy, many trends initially prompted by the […]

January 4, 2021

Austrian operator Magenta Telekom, which is owned by German telecom group Deutsche Telekom, said its 5G service reached 1,200 locations across the country as of the end of 2020. Magenta Telekom said it had reached around 40% of households and […]

December 29, 2020

Taiwanese carrier Taiwan Star Telecom said that its 5G subscribers already represent 5% of the company’s overall mobile base and that it will step up its efforts to push the ratio to 10% in 2021. Taiwan Star has attracted a […]

December 29, 2020

Mobile operators in Australia have been accelerating 5G deployments in 2020 and are waiting for additional spectrum that local regulator ACMA plans to award next year to further expand 5G networks. The main cities across the country are already covered […]

December 28, 2020

As we reach the close of 2020, the make-or-break moment for telecom companies to realize the potential from IoT is becoming clearer. The promise of a new phase of digitalization driven by multiple converging enablers – robotics, AI, AR, and […]

December 22, 2020

Australia, India, Brazil and the U.K. have spectrum auctions planned throughout 2021 As 5G deployments accelerate globally, regulators still need to award key 5G frequencies to allow carriers to provide high-capacity services and, in some cases, provide a broader coverage […]

December 18, 2020

Ericsson and Singtel have announced they are deploying 5G New Radio (NR) Standalone and dual-mode 5G core network products and services. The 5G network will operate on Singtel’s 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum bands, spanning outdoor and indoor 5G […]

December 17, 2020

Canadian operator Rogers Communications announced that it is starting to roll out what it claims to be the country’s first 5G Standalone core network. The new network, with solutions from Swedish vendor Ericsson, will be initially rolled out in Montreal, […]