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Analysis of Windstream’s 2nd quarter results; enhanced SD-WAN solution
2Q-2017 Operating Results: Windstream Holdings Inc. on August 3rd reported a $68 million 2nd quarter loss and said it would end its quarterly dividend to shareholders as part of a new capital allocation strategy. The Little Rock, AR telecommunications and cloud service provider reported 2nd quarter revenue of $1.49 billion, which was up 10% from the same quarter… Read more
Sprint Reports 1st Net Income in 3 years; CEO Says Merger Decision Coming Soon
As we’ve previously reported, Sprint is exploring various M &A options, including a merger with rival wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc as well as a tie-up with cableco/ MSO Charter Communications Inc. Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp owns approximately 80% of the company. “We’ve had sufficient conversations with several parties and soon we’re going to start making… Read more
BT offers to spend up to £600M on rural broadband in the UK
BT has offered to spend up to £600M to connect the final 1M homes and businesses in rural areas of Britain to a broadband connection suitable for most needs. The telecom company said every home and business in the UK would have a broadband speed of at least 10 megabits per second (Mbits/s), fast enough… Read more
Telecom Italia “5G” trial to blanket San Marino in 2018
According to the Financial Times (on line subscription required): Telecom Italia plans to test its home grown “5G” technology in the micro-state of San Marino next year, making it the first country in the world to boast a nationwide 5G network. The state of San Marino, which has little more than 30,000 citizens, extends to only… Read more
5G in India dependent on fiber backhaul investments
Excerpts of an article in the Economic Times of India by Ankit Agarwal: Executive Summary: In the wake of growing awareness around Internet of Things (IoT) and the use cases it presents to Indian businesses and consumers, 5G will open a new era of opportunities for telecom operators and ecosystem partners in the country. AJW Comment:… Read more
China Telecom: IoT partnerships with 3 network operators; Huawei NB-IoT award from GSMA
China Telecom’s 3 New IoT Partnerships: China Telecom has entered three new partnership agreements aimed at accelerating the development of services based on an Internet of Things (IoT) open platform. The operator has announced an expanded partnership with HKT to cover the development of a common IoT open platform to serve the operators’ customers in… Read more
Deloitte: $150B U.S. Fiber Infrastructure Investment for 5G
The U.S. needs $130 billion to $150 billion in fiber network expansion to be fully ready for 5G-based networks and to ensure that the digital economy’s benefits reach all Americans, according to a Deloitte report. The suggested $130 billion to $150 billion fiber infrastructure investment is required in the U.S. to unleash innovation, close the… Read more
Sprint Merger with T-Mobile Gets Closer; Incompatible 2G/3G Technologies is an Issue
German newspaper Handelsblatt yesterday reported that T-Mobile US Inc.’s parent company (Deutsche Telekom AG) favors a merger with Sprint. Deutsche Telekom AG, which controls T-Mobile, aims to maintain control of the combined company after an all-stock deal with Sprint, according to Handelsblatt, which cited sources close to the German company’s management committee and board. Bloomberg reported… Read more
AT&T and KT to work together on 5G, NFV & SDN; Consortium of 5G Carriers Forming?
Executive Summary: According to Business Korea, AT&T Chief Strategy Officer John Donovan met with Lee Dong-myeon, director of the KT (Korea Telecom) Technology Convergence Center to discuss plans for the well respected telcos to share AT&T’s NFV and SDN work and KT’s efforts around 5G. AT&T is expected to cooperate with KT in many new… Read more
LPWAN race for cellular IoT heats up with Vodafone’s successful test of NB-IoT
Vodafone said it has successfully carried out NB-IoT (Narrow Band – Internet of Things) interoperability tests, paving the way for a global rollout of NB-IoT services in the near future. The U.K.-based global wireless telco said it has tested modules made by Neul and Qualcomm with network equipment from Ericsson, Huawei and Nokia in multiple regions…. Read more