Search Results for: IMT 2020
SK Telecom Rolls Out “4.5G” Service in South Korea-Plans 1G b/sec in 2018; Negative Outlook from Analysts
Executive Summary: SK Telecom, the largest wireless telco in South Korea and first global wireless network provider to deploy LTE Advanced (aka LTE-A), has now launched a higher speed “4.5G” [Note 1.] network service in 53 cities across South Korea. The “4.5G” service delivers a speed of 700M b/sec to users that have a compatible handset… Read more
Apple to test “5G” in Cupertino & Milpitas, CA, but which RAN/Modulation Scheme?
Apple has applied for an experimental license from the FCC to test next-gen “5G” wireless technologies, according to a report from Business Insider and an article in USA Today which wrote: It’s hardly a surprise that Apple would be pursuing a path to 5G. The promise of this next generation of wireless is that smartphone makers might eventually… Read more
Verizon-Corning $1.05B fiber deal part of larger build-out or buy program
Executive Summary: Verizon has agreed to purchase optical fiber from Corning through 2020 for at least $1.05 billion. Verizon will buy up to 12.4 million miles of fiber each year, much of it for wireless backhaul [1] of its 4G and upcoming “5G” [2] networks. Note 1. Fiber backhaul promises to be a huge issue… Read more
Highlights of ISQED Conference: March 14-15, 2017 Santa Clara, CA
ISQED Conference Backgrounder: The 18th International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design (ISQED 2017) is the premier interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary Electronic Design conference—bridges the gap among Electronic/Semiconductor ecosystem members providing electronic design tools, integrated circuit technologies, semiconductor technology,packaging, assembly & test to achieve total design quality. The ISQED 2017 event is held with the technical sponsorship… Read more
IDC Directions 2017: IoT Forecast, 5G & Related Sessions
Introduction: As several IDC telecommunications analysts were attending Mobile World Congress this week, there were very few communications/networking sessions or data points at this year’s IDC Directions conference, February 28, 2017 in Santa Clara, CA. In this event summary, we touch on an IDC forecast for IoT, it’s relationship to “5G,” and cellular communications opportunities… Read more
China’s telecom industry rapid growth in 2025 eludes Nokia and Ericsson as sales collapse
According to a Chinese government update, “Telecommunications business volume and revenue grew steadily, mobile internet access traffic maintained rapid growth, and the construction of network infrastructure such as 5G, gigabit optical networks, and the Internet of Things was further promoted.” Figure 1. Cumulative growth rate of telecommunications service revenue and total telecommunications service volume There… Read more
From LPWAN to Hybrid Networks: Satellite and NTN as Enablers of Enterprise IoT – Part 2
By Afnan Khan (ML Engineer) and Mehsam Bin Tahir (Data Engineer) Introduction: This is the second of two articles on the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on the UK Telecom industry. The first is at Enterprise IoT and the Transformation of UK Telecom Business Models – Part 1 Executive Summary: Early Internet of… Read more
2025 Year End Review: Integration of Telecom and ICT; What to Expect in 2026
Disclosure: Perplexity.ai was used as a resource to generate this article rather than use Google search engine results. Executive Summary: The Telecom and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) landscape is entering 2026 shaped by a deep integration of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud-native architectures, next-generation connectivity, and security frameworks. What once operated as parallel technology domains… Read more
Groq and Nvidia in non-exclusive AI Inference technology licensing agreement; top Groq execs joining Nvidia
AI chip startup Groq [1.] today announced that it has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Nvidia for Groq’s AI inference technology [2.]. The agreement reflects a shared focus on expanding access to high-performance, low cost inference. As part of this agreement, Jonathan Ross, Groq’s Founder, Sunny Madra, Groq’s President, and other members of… Read more
Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs): market, specifications & standards in 3GPP and ITU-R
Introduction: A recent survey showed that Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs) are viewed by the telecom industry as reinforcing service reliability and adding an extra layer of network redundancy to 5G. This view increasingly makes the convergence of satellites and 5G (and fiber) a mainstream application in telecoms. With LEO constellation service revenues forecast to reach $15 billion next… Read more