Huawei, ZTE, 5G deal, Ooredoo 2020-03-14
Ooredoo cocked a snook at legislators worldwide by deciding to source 5G technology from Huawei in both radio access and core networks in five of its ten markets – Kuwait, Oman, Indonesia, Tunisia and the Maldives – during the coming
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Samsung, 5G 2020-03-14
With an inside run in early 5G and a market gap as the US squeezed Huawei, 2019 looked like a breakthrough year for Samsung Networks. That was certainly the view of Kim Young-ki, the head of Samsung Electronics' network business unit, who declared l
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Ericsson, COVID-19 2020-03-14
The CEO of networking giant Ericsson said that "the short-term impact of the coronavirus on our supply chain has been limited to none." However, in a post on the company's website, Ericsson's Börje Ekholm confirmed that "
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Nokia, 4G/5G Private Network 2019-12-14
Nokia has added to its already impressive roster of private wireless network deals by adding Brussels airport to its expansive list of customers. The Finnish vendor is working with Citymesh, a Belgian company that builds, manages and maintains large priv
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PLDT, Google, free Wi-Fi, Philippines 2019-12-06
The Philippines' PLDT, via wireless subsidiary Smart, has entered a collaboration with Google to extend free Wi-Fi services to the Philippines. Under the collaboration, more Filipinos will be given access to Wi-Fi connectivity via Smart Wi-Fi hubs a
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Huawei, Global Telecom 2019-08-31
New research from Dell'Oro Group indicates that Huawei's networking business remains almost completely unaffected by the ongoing political noise surrounding the company. Specifically, the firm found that Huawei's market share grew from 27.
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Altice, Spectrum 2019-08-31
Cable company Altice USA hasn't participated in recent FCC spectrum auctions, and the company's CEO said just a few months ago that bidding on licensed 3.5GHz spectrum "is clearly not in the cards today." However, in a filing to the F
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Huawei , 5G, Australia 2019-08-21
Some Australian and New Zealand operators are getting a jump on their rivals with their access to 5G spectrum. Telstra and Optus in Australia have both begun commercial 5G even though the designated 3.6GHz band won't be available until March 2020. W
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Ericsson, Nokia, 5G contracts 2019-08-13
France will soon become the last of the major western European economies to hold an auction of 5G spectrum, giving its operators the licenses they need to launch the next-generation mobile technology. That will be a welcome development to Ericsson and No
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Nokia, Ericsson, Cisco, 5G 2019-08-10
US operators such as T-Mobile and Verizon are taking their first tentative steps toward the "standalone" version of 5G with public tests of the technology. And commercial launches could happen as early as next year. Most recently, T-Mobile anno
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