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Operators
AT&T Brings 5G to Businesses in Downtown Manhattan
5G: Too Big Even for China?
China's dash to 5G may not be quite as hectic as originally thought.
When the industry ministry unexpectedly issued 5G commercial licenses in June, it was a signal in the middle of the trade war that it was putting its foot to the floor to steal a march on rival countries.
But the operators may not have the same enthusiasm or resources.
And with the industry mired in low growth, analysts are starting to wonder how operators can sustain a national buildout that may cost more than $400 billion. more>>
South Korean 5G: Desperately Seeking Profits
South Korea has taken an early lead in the international 5G race. By June, more than a million of the Asian country's smartphone addicts, who remain glued to their screens even when dodging traffic, had become 5G customers.
The number keeps rising: SK Telecom, the 5G frontrunner, expects to have more than 2 million 5G customers on its own network by the end of the year.
But the 5G frenzy has led to mixed fortunes for operators. Financial results published by SK Telecom and KT, the country's two largest telcos, highlight increases in service revenues fueled by 5G take-up. The costs of providing 5G, however, has meant there was also a slump in profitability at both companies. more>>
Vietnam Puts 5G on Fast Track
Vietnam is making a tilt at the front ranks of telecom with an ambitious 5G timetable.
Its biggest operators are running 5G field trials and aim to have commercial services running next year.
If achieved, that would put them close behind the region's leaders, Korea and China.
The biggest local operator, Viettel, which carried out Vietnam's first 5G end-to-end 5G connection in May, has deployed 70 trial base stations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.more>>
Gloom Persists for Europe's Long-Suffering Telco Investors
Investors in Europe's biggest telecom operators have had a stomach-churning ride for the past three-and-a-half years, as the chart published below indicates. Every one of the region's "big six" telcos has witnessed a double-digit percentage fall in its share price since December 2015, with the long-suffering BT and Telecom Italia experiencing the most vertiginous drops.
The loss of shareholder value reflects the difficulties companies face in some of the world's most competitive markets, where authorities sticking up for consumer interests remain stubbornly opposed to merger activity. Competition may grow fiercer with the launch of next-generation 5G networks, too. Italy's Fastweb this week secured a license to build a fifth mobile network after Germany's Drillisch recently picked up the 5G spectrum it needs to erect a fourth German network. more>>
 
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GSMA Announces New Keynote Speakers, Event Updates for 2019 “MWC Los Angeles, in Partnership with CTIA”
August, 14, 2019, Atlanta: The GSMA provided further updates for the upcoming MWC19 Los Angeles, including recently confirmed high-profile keynote speakers, new programs and events, and additional exhibitors and partners. MWC19 will take place October 22-24 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Event registration is now open.    more>>
Global Optical Fiber and Cable Conference 2019 Register is Under Way
Since June 19 when the conference registration notice was issued on its official website, the Global Optical Fiber and Cable Conference 2019 has received unprecedented attention from the industry. The conference register is currently under way. Either computer register or mobile phone register is available for global optical fiber and cable industry and related industry. With the theme of “5G Optical Fiber Links Intelligent Future”, the international high-end conference of the optical fiber and cable industry chain which is co-hosted by Asian-Pacific Optical Fiber and Cable Industry Association (APC) and Hengtong group, will be held in Shanghai International Convention Center from 17 to 20 November, 2019.    more>>
Innovating together: connectivity that matters at ITU Telecom World 2019
What’s the difference between connectivity and connectivity that matters? How can technological innovation increase the well-being of people throughout the world – including the very poorest without access to running water, electricity or education? And why is international collaboration the kingpin of development?    more>>
Vendor/Device
Nokia, Ericsson, Cisco Pull US Operators Toward Standalone 5G
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 announced it conducted a standalone end-to-end 5G data session with equipment from multiple vendors. "The over-the-air transmission marks a giant leap forward in realizing the true potential of 5G with new services, ultra-low latency, and even greater coverage and capacity than existing networks," the operator crowed in a release.
Ericsson, Nokia at front of queue for Orange 5G contracts
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 Nokia, both of which must be at the front of the queue for contracts with France's biggest telco.
Orange, which has already announced plans to launch commercial 5G services next year, has built the entirety of its existing radio access network (RAN) with the Swedish and Finnish suppliers, relying on their gear for its 2G, 3G and 4G systems. Stephane Richard, its CEO, has also ruled out the use of Huawei as a 5G vendor in France amid security concerns about the Chinese company.
Huawei bans and spectrum delays hit 5G plans in Australia, New Zealand
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.
When regulator ACMA auctioned the spectrum last December, Telstra acquired 143 5MHz lots of 3.6GHz and Optus picked 47 lots.
 
Enterprises
Hengtong Group was Selected as Fortune Magazine's Top 50 of China’s Best Board of Directors
On August 8, Hengtong Group was selected as Fortune Magazine’s "Top 50 of China’s Best Board of Directors" for the first time, with high-quality board structure, high-level management standards and efficient management model, which highlights the long-term high recognition to Hengtong Group from the capital market.
YOFC Signed an Agreement with the Peruvian Government on the National Broadband Cooperation Project
Recently, at the Government Palace of Peru, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Joint Stock Limited Company (YOFC) (Stock Code: 601869.SH, 06869.HK) and the Peruvian government held a signing ceremony for the national broadband cooperation project. The project will involve more than 400 million US dollars. Martín Vizcarra, Peruvian President, Peruvian government officials including María Jara, Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Peru, Li Yun, charge d'affaires of Chinese Embassy in Peru, Hao Qinmei, commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Peru, Zhuang Dan, Executive Director and President of YOFC, and some members of the management committee attended the ceremony. National Television of Peru broadcast the ceremony live.
Computer Centre Donated by Aberdare was launched in Siqongweni
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education, Mr Kwazi Mshengu, officially launches a high-tech computer centre in Siqongweni High School, in Imbali Township, Pietermaritzburg On August 8. The provision of the computer centre, which is donated by Hengtong Group Aberdare Cables, was announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his visit to the school in January this year.
Prysmian secures new offshore wind project in The Netherlands
Prysmian 66 kV inter-array cable systems for the Hollandse Kust Zuid 3 & 4 wind farms.
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a project by Vattenfall, a leading European energy company, to provide the submarine inter–array cable systems for the Hollandse Kust Zuid III and IV offshore wind farms in The Netherlands. The award follows Vattenfall’s successful bid for the permit to develop these non-subsidised wind farms. The notice to proceed is expected by early 2020 at the latest.
 
 
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