Search Results for: IMT 2020
Inside Verizon’s 5G lab + Sunday NY Times: Can Holograms Give Surgeons X-Ray Vision?
Verizon showed off new technology at its Cambridge, MA lab last week, seeking to demonstrate that (pre-standard) “5G” networks are as much about reducing latency as they are about providing blazing speeds. (That’s bizarre because the low latency component of 5G won’t be specified until 3GPP Release 16 and IMT 2020). The #1 U.S. wireless… Read more
GSA May Update: Gigabit LTE – Global Status
Editor’s Note: Gigabit LTE will be the backbone of support for (3GPP Release 15) 5G NR-NSA as it’s used for signaling, evolved packet core (EPC), and network management. 5G with low latency, signaling and a 5G mobile packet core won’t be deployed in mass till IMT 2020 standard has been completed. INVESTMENT IN GIGABIT LTE… Read more
2019 IoT World: Market Research from Ovum & Heavy Reading; LPWAN Market to be >$65 billion by 2025
I. IoT World May 14, 2019 presentation by Alexandra Rehak, Practice Leader IoT, Ovum and Steve Bell, Sr. Analyst, Heavy Reading. Edited by Alan J Weissberger Ovum Forecasts: IoT devices will grow to 21.5bn by 2023, while revenue will nearly double to $860bn. Key trends driving IoT evolution in 2019: enabling technologies, new business models,… Read more
Verizon Shows Benefits of “5G” for First Responders; 5G Fast Facts
Verizon gave first responders a look at 5G networks in action this week. Firefighters and police saw demonstrations of technology at a Verizon, New York city event. “You’re able to speed up,” Former New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said in a speech to first responders on Monday. Bratton described a prototype smart street light… Read more
Huawei to compete in global consumer electronics market with world’s first “5G” TV
Huawei is reportedly preparing to produce the world’s first 5G TV as a way to challenge Apple and Samsung in the global consumer electronics market. The TV would include a “5G” modem [1] and 8K display resolution, allowing users to download high-resolution programming over cellular connections. Huawei would then be able to use some type… Read more
AT&T Earnings Disappoint; 5G pricing ~ broadband fixed line & LAN replacement for business customers?
AT&T reported 2019 Q1 net income of $4.1 billion, or 56 cents per share, down from $4.66 billion, or 75 cents per share, in the same quarter the year before. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 86 cents per share, beating analysts’ estimate by 1 cent. AT&T earnings continued its streak of either missing… Read more
CB Insights: What’s next for 5G
As expected, there is no mention of 5G standards or IMT 2020 in this entire 31 page report. This is an unedited excerpt: As numerous wireless carriers plan to offer 5G service in the coming year, the entire telecom industry is hard at work to capitalize on this shift to higher radio wave frequencies: •… Read more
Verizon’s Earnings Beat; CEO:”We are leading the world in development of new technologies”
Verizon (VZ) posted earnings per share of $1.22, up from $1.17 per adjusted share in the comparable year-ago quarter. Revenues were $32.1 billion, versus $31.8 billion in the first quarter of 2018. Analysts in a Bloomberg consensus forecast expected the company to post earnings per share of $1.17 on revenues of $32.15 billion. Hence, the… Read more
Comment & Analysis: Intel exits 5G modem chip business, but “5G is still a strategic priority”(?)
Just a few hours after the Qualcomm-Apple legal settlement was announced on April 16th, Intel Corporation said in a press release that it would exit the 5G smartphone modem business. The company plans to complete an assessment of the opportunities for 4G and 5G modems in PCs, internet of things devices and other data-centric devices. Intel… Read more
IHS Markit: 5G Market Set to Boom, but clarity needed; Japanese Telcos: $14.4B in 5G spending
IHS Markit: 5G Market Set to Boom, but clarity needed As global 5G capabilities expand, alignment of what 5G is, what end users should expect and how it should be measured will be critical to adoption As the first commercial deployments of (pre-standard) 5G start to appear, the stage is set for consumers finally to… Read more