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Ericsson, Intel and Telstra deliver 5G low-latency to gamers FTW

As 5G demos move into their practical phase, Ericsson, Intel and Telstra decided to show how 5G will enable gamers to compete over mobile with no performance penalty.

• 08 May 2018

American Tower expands in Africa with acquisition of 723 towers

Telkom Kenya has announced it has reached a definitive agreement to sell up to 723 towers to American Tower, expanding the latter’s footprint to a fifth country in Africa.

• 08 May 2018

Samsung and Verizon edge into the lead in 5G race

Samsung’s 5G home router has been the first to win approval from the FCC, edging itself and Verizon into the lead, as the telco pushes forward with plans to launch commercial 5G services in late 2018.

• 08 May 2018

Nokia invests in its IoT portfolio with SpaceTime Insight acquisition

Networking vendor Nokia has snapped-up machine learning-powered analytics firm SpaceTime Insight, which it says will augment its IoT offering.

• 08 May 2018

You may be using RCS without even knowing

The RCS open platform provides developers with everything they require to implement and deploy advanced communication applications.

• 03 May 2018

Private LTE: Looking beyond public safety

Enterprises worldwide are discovering how LTE technology opens the door to new wireless use cases that provide business transformation.

• 03 May 2018

Turkcell’s Aysem Ertopuz talks 5G and Digital Transformation at 5G MENA 2018

Aysem Ertopuz, Executive VP, Digital Services and Solutions at Turkcell, gives her views on 5G’s role in wider digital transformation at 5G MENA 2018.

• 03 May 2018

du’s Saleem Al-Balooshi talks 5G Network Transformation at 5G MENA 2018

Saleem Al-Balooshi, Chief Infrastructure Officer at du, gives his views on spectrum readiness, network readiness and use cases for 5G at 5G MENA 2018.

• 03 May 2018

DT whacks up some 5G antennas in Berlin

German operator Deutsche Telekom has continued its crusade to claim 5G firsts by implanting some commercial 5G antennas in the middle of Berlin.

• 03 May 2018

Sprint CEO steps aside to keep Legere away from the grown-ups

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure has undertaken a new role at Softbank, heading up the acquisition team, in what we can only imagine was a calculated more to keep the eccentric T-Mobile boss John Legere away from the suits.

• 03 May 2018

Pentagon halts Huawei and ZTE phone sales on military bases

The Pentagon isn’t allowed to ban personnel from having ZTE and Huawei devices for personal use (not yet anyway) but it can stop retail outlets on US military bases around the world from stocking them.

• 02 May 2018

Jio looks strongest in India survival game

Reliance Jio has continued its march to the top of the Indian telco rankings, reporting another quarter of monstrous growth adding another 26.5 million new customers.

• 30 Apr 2018

Huawei prepares itself for potential Android ban

With tensions continuing to escalate between the US and China, Huawei is reportedly preparing for the worst-case-scenario by developing its own mobile operating system.

• 30 Apr 2018

T-Mobile and Sprint formally announce their engagement

Announced over the weekend, the love affair between T-Mobile US and Sprint will be taken to a new level as the pair finally agree terms on a $26 billion merger.

• 30 Apr 2018

T-Mobile and Sprint fling starts to get serious again

Rumours surrounding the will they/won’t they tie up between T-Mobile US and Sprint have started swirling again, with some claiming the deal could be done as early as next week.

• 27 Apr 2018

Quarterlies round-up; Telefonica UK, Orange and AT&T

It’s that time again for us to line up the telcos and judge. Here we’ll be having a look at how Telefonica UK, Orange and AT&T measured up over the last three months.

• 26 Apr 2018

Nokia shares plunge on weak Q1 2018 numbers

Finnish networking vendor Nokia had a disappointing Q1, with profits sinking year-on-year, resulting in a 7% share price decline at time of writing.

• 26 Apr 2018

Legal, customer, demand and acquisition issues; Qualcomm’s troublesome Q2

A lengthy legal dispute with Apple, weakening demand for 3G/4G devices, fending off Broadcom, potentially losing ZTE as a customer and regulatory blockages in China; it’s been an chaotic quarter for Qualcomm.

• 26 Apr 2018

Nokia takes 5G to the edge in Brooklyn

Networking vendor Nokia is using a 5G event in New York to show off some of its latest shiny things.

• 25 Apr 2018

Which reckons Vodafone sucks, Tutela doesn’t

Consumer advice firm Which has published the results of its UK MNO customer satisfaction survey, which ranks Vodafone last for the second year running.

• 24 Apr 2018