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ZTE Completes Multi-Scenario 5G Test; More to come this year
According to China Knowledge, An insider from ZTE said on social media that the company has completed what it claims was the first 5G call, internet and WeChat connection all in the same test. The company completed the test using the same simulation system at its Shanghai R&D Center that it used to complete a… Read more
Verizon CFO: “5G” Home Fixed Wireless Exceeds Promised Speeds; Partnerships with Video Content Providers
Verizon is pleased with the performance of its fixed wireless network, “5G Home,”* which has offered better speeds than promised in “a lot of cases,” said Chief Financial Officer Matthew Ellis. Although the fixed wireless service was introduced in four initial markets using non-standard equipment, Verizon plans “to transition to the global standard (?) as… Read more
GSMA 5G Spectrum Guide vs WRC-19 vs FCC 5G FAST Plan
In a new ‘industry position,’ mobile trade association GSMA states its views on spectrum needed for 5G mobile networks. The GSMA 5G Spectrum Guide executive summary talks about a new generation of wireless tech opening up a bunch of new opportunities, but that won’t be possible unless governments and regulators do a much better job of… Read more
India Mobile Congress 2018: Telecom Equipment Vendors to Invest over Rs 4,000 crore in India; Samsung in Spotlight
IEEE President Jim Jefferies speaking at India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2018 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Telecom Equipment Vendors Investment in India: Telecom equipment makers including Cisco, Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia, Intel and Sterlite Tech (from India) will be investing more than Rs 4,000 [1] crore in India, announced Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha Saturday at the third day of the India Mobile Congress… Read more
Samsung Partners with NEC and Qualcomm for 5G, Licenses Nokia Patents
Samsung has announced a new 5G partnership agreement with NEC aimed at exploring new business opportunities in the global telecom market. The two electronics/ network equipment companies will combine their 5G technologies and capabilities to provide mobile operators with 5G solutions that are localized for each region, and include customized services and flexible architectures to… Read more
AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan on 3Q2018 Earnings Call
Broadband: Fiber deployment will drive broadband growth: AT&T Communications is driving broadband growth in our fiber footprint. We now cover more than 10 million customer locations today and plan to add 4 million more locations in the next year. We already have substantially more than 3 million broadband customers in our fiber footprint. And the longer… Read more
ITU-R’s Role in Radio Frequency Spectrum for 5G Networks of the Future
Editor’s Note: This is an edited version of an ITU blog post titled “ITU’s approach to 5G” which can be read here. Many Editor’s Notes have been added for clarification and additional details. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Introduction: When ready for deployment, 5G networks are expected to deliver more speed and capacity to support massive machine-to-machine communications and… Read more
Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom Sign Strategic Cross-Investment Agreement in MobiledgeX and ID Quantique
Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom today entered into a cross investment agreement to further strengthen their competitiveness in 5G and deepen their cooperation in the global market. With this agreement, the two market leaders of Korea and Germany continue their strategic partnership announced at Mobile World Congress 2016. Under the agreement, SK Telecom plans to… Read more
T-Mobile talks up 5G fixed Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) to FCC
In a prepared statement to the FCC intended to buttress the case for the T-Mobile merger with Sprint, current T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert laid out the company’s objectives for “5G” as a home broadband option. The claim is that this new fixed BWA offers performance better than Verizon and AT&T while being able to realistically compete… Read more
Superb Article on What’s Wrong with Communications Industry by Steve Saunders, co-founder of Light Reading
Here’s the url for Steve Saunder’s spot on the money article: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/future-communications-steve-saunders/ The only add on I have to Steve’s exquisite post is that the lack of standards is pervasive throughout the WAN space: SD WANs are a single vendor solution – no UNI or NNI specified or being worked on by an accredited standards body…. Read more