AWS follows up India edge push with Verizon 5G plug
Following up the beginning of a new partnership between AWS and Bharti Airtel in India, the cloud giant and Verizon have announced 5G mobile edge compute is live in Boston, USA.
Following up the beginning of a new partnership between AWS and Bharti Airtel in India, the cloud giant and Verizon have announced 5G mobile edge compute is live in Boston, USA.
South Korean operator SK Telecom will officially launch cloud gaming for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate users on its networks, riding on the operator’s 5G cloud infrastructure.
With Huawei effectively banned in the UK, Vodafone’s slow and steady progress with OpenRAN will be an encouraging sight to the industry.
A study by Juniper Research projects the global consumer spending through direct carrier billing will grow from $33 billion in 2019 to $100 billion in 2025, with a key driver being the shift to subscription-based monetisation model of digital services.
T-Mobile US has said its 5G coverage has increased by 30% thanks to its standalone deployment, though it is still only using low-band spectrum for this upgrade.
Market share estimates from TrendForce suggest challengers to trio of dominant network infrastructure vendors are beginning to gain traction.
With the Australian telco claiming to have delivered 5G to a third of the population already, it has just under a year to hit the 75% milestone.
Google has announced it will launch the Pixel 4a later this month, with the 5G-compatible devices prepped for the autumn.
Three and Vodafone are both calling for the spectrum auction at the beginning of 2021 to be scrapped, but Ofcom has stated there are no plans to make alterations.
VMware has been selected to supply the cloud platform for Dish’s OpenRAN, cloud-native network, a mark of credibility in the firm.
The US Ambassador to Brazil has warned the country would face severe consequences should it allow Huawei to supply equipment to 5G networks.
Samsung Electronics’ solid Q2 has benefited from strong demand for semiconductors by datacentres and PC markets to satisfied online activities that have surged during COVID-19 crisis.
Speaking to the House of Commons Defence Sub-Committee, both BT and Vodafone have suggested the 2027-end deadline to remove all Huawei 5G equipment is satisfactory.
EE has been named the UK network leader for 5G experience in a report which sees itself and Vodafone pull clear of O2 and Three.
With one eye keeping an eye on the troubles of Huawei, the likes of Ericsson and Nokia will be buoyed by Gartner predictions that 5G infrastructure should accelerate through 2020.
Population coverage is of course not the same as geographical coverage but hitting the 50% mark is certainly healthy progress none-the-less.
The usual team are together for probably the last time, but you’ll have to watch the pod to find out why. They start by talking about Huawei for a change, specifically its prospects in the rest of Europe. The move on to the surprisingly exciting world of towers and passive infrastructure, before concluding with the latest from the increasingly dysfunctional Indian telecoms market.
Reports have emerged suggesting Huawei is laying off staff and cutting revenue objectives in India, as the anti-China sentiment gathers steam around the world.
The European Commission has released an update regarding progress to improve resiliency of 5G supply chains, finding 13 member states are failing to move at an adequate pace.
Despite a 17% year-on-year decline in China’s smartphone shipments, Huawei and Apple have risen above the trend, while 5G-enabled devices account for 33% of all sales.
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