Ericsson wins a bit bigger in China, as Nokia misses out — report
Report suggests that the Swedish vendor has won 3% of a joint contract from China Telecom and China Unicom.
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Google to power new Pixel phones with own chip
Google will use a custom chip designed in house to power the next generation flagship Pixel smartphones, following in the footsteps of Apple and Samsung to rid themselves of the perceived limitations of off-the-shelf offerings.
Eurobites: Musk sets up Isle of Man beachhead for UK broadband assault
Also in today’s EMEA regional round-up: UK government updates on Project Gigabit; Telecom Italia makes quantum leap; O2 turns on 5G street light in Frankfurt.
Optus aggregates 3.5 GHz with mmWave, plans commercial launch this year
Optus has shared details of a lab trial that saw it aggregate 3.5 GHz frequencies with spectrum in the 26 GHz mmWave band to enable it to provide high-speed 5G connectivity over a wider area.
Canadian 5G auction raises competition questions, again
Canada has announced the results of its latest 5G auction, raising C$8.9 billion (US$7.1 billion) from the sale of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. But while the country’s innovation minister declared the result to be a success from the point of view of market competition, it’s pretty clear who the big winners really are.
TPG boosts 5G spectrum assets with Dense Air deal
TPG Telecom has been on a 5G spectrum shopping spree of late and has just augmented its stock of 3.6GHz frequencies in six cities through a swap with Dense Air.
New subs bolster T-Mobile’s quarter, again
T-Mobile USA reported a strong Q2, which the company attributed to growth of its subscriber base, outgrowing its direct competitors AT&T and Verizon.
Inmarsat orchestrates new hybrid network
Satellite operator to invest $100m in at least 150 LEO satellites to create a multi-orbit constellation combined with a terrestrial 5G network.
Vodafone and Three want more UK government help with 5G
Two UK telcos are urging the government to do more to push 5G along, especially in the areas of manufacturing and FWA, for the good of the country of course.
Intel vows to regain chip leadership from TSMC and Samsung by 2025
Once dominant chip maker Intel shared its R&D and foundry roadmaps for the next four years, during which it plans to regain the global leader position, and unveiled two marquee customers in AWS and Qualcomm.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: China Mobile, dumb pipes and bugbears
Cherish this one because it will be the last pod for a few weeks, as the lads attempt to holiday in the time of Covid. They start with a review of China Mobile’s recent tender process for a bunch of 5G work, which resulted in non-Chinese vendors getting just a 6% share. They move on to the eternal topic of telcos as dumb pipes, examining what hope there is for them ever to be otherwise, and conclude with Scott and Iain having a rant about some of their current bugbears.
Ericsson gets Virgin Media O2 5G SA core gig
Swedish kit vendor Ericsson’s relationship with O2 UK has been maintained after the latter’s merger with Virgin Media.
Nokia teams up with consulting firm CGI to create ‘5G lab’ in London
Tech consulting giant CGI will use Nokia kit in a new 5G lab that is intended to showcase how great it is.
Spain nets €1 billion in lacklustre 700 MHz sale
Spain has finally auctioned off spectrum in the 700 MHz band, but bidding was lacklustre at best, with the final total only just exceeding the reserve price.
Verizon also entrusts its messaging and RCS to Google
Following in the footsteps of T-Mobile and AT&T, the last of America’s “big three” Verizon announced that Android Messages will be the default bearer of its RCS messaging service from next year.
Virgin Media O2 part of consortium testing ubiquitous coverage in Cornwall
Darwin Innovation Group, Virgin Media O2, Amazon Web Services and others are trying out a technology that instantly switches between 5G and satellite connectivity.
Ericsson got just 2% of China Mobile’s 700MHz radio award
As anticipated, Ericsson was awarded just 2% of the available base station work for China Mobile’s 700 MHz 5G rollout, with even Nokia getting a bigger share.
The Telecoms.com Podcast: BT/EE, Ericsson and net neutrality
The guys sacrifice an afternoon in the sun to sit in a dark studio and pod just for you, dear listener. They start by reflecting on a virtual press event held by BT/EE and try to work out what the point of it was. They move on to review Ericsson’s latest quarterly earnings, which took a hit from a downturn in China, and conclude with another go at the eternal debate around net neutrality.
Ericsson shares plunge on China woes
It’s official: Ericsson is being punished by China for Sweden’s decision to ban Huawei. Otherwise thing’s are looking OK for the kit vendor.
KT takes the plunge on standalone 5G
South Korean operator KT has become one of the world’s first operators to move its commercial 5G network to standalone mode.
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