A weak France overshadowed Orange’s Q1
The telecom operator Orange reported a flat Q1, with a weak performance in its home market partially compensated by the strength in Africa and the Middle East.
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T-Mobile/Sprint merger approval is still hanging in the balance
The US DoJ’s anti-trust chief has not made up his mind on the T-Mobile/Sprint merger case, saying the deal must meet key criteria.
The UK may allow Huawei to get involved in its 5G after all
The UK government is said to have agreed to let Chinese telecom kit maker Huawei join the building of non-core parts of the country’s 5G network.
FCC is likely to deny China Mobile’s licence application
Ajit Pai, Chairman of FCC, has called on his colleagues to vote against granting a licence to China Mobile, citing national security concerns.
Orange Spain and ZTE complete Europe’s first standalone 5G call
The mobile operator claimed that the voice and data call over end-to-end 5G network in Valencia was the first of its kind in Spain as well as in Europe. All other trials have been done over non-standalone networks.
South Korean consumers will get 5G service starting from $48 a month
5G for consumers is expected to launch late this week in South Korea. The three mobile operators in have published their 5G packages, starting from 55,000 won and going up to 130,000 won.
DoJ rumoured to be half-convinced by T-Mobile/Sprint 5G argument
The anti-trust chief in the Department of Justice is said to be receptive to T-Mobile and Sprint’s argument that the combined company will improve America’s competitiveness in 5G.
Money is piling up in the US 24 GHz auction
Over 30 companies have put more than $560 million in bid money on the table at FCC’s auction for the 24 GHz frequency. And this is only the beginning.
América Móvil strengthens its position in Brazil with Nextel acquisition
The Latin American mobile heavyweight América Móvil has agreed to acquire its competitor Nextel in the Brazilian market for $905 million.
KT and Nokia will join hands to launch first ‘true’ 5G this month
Korea’s mobile operator KT is going to launch nation-wide 5G service this month and will collaborate with Nokia to provide services and tools for the business and the public sectors.
IBM Vodafone partnership charms leading businesses
IBM and Vodafone announced during Mobile World Congress 2019 that their $550 million cloud and AI partnership has signed its first heavy-weight clients.
Germany’s 5G auction has not got off to a flying start
Telefónica Deutschland has filed an urgent appeal against the country’s 5G auction terms. Deutsche Telekom may follow suit.
US operators belatedly act to protect user location data
AT&T and Verizon announced that they will terminate all remaining commercial agreements that involve sharing customer location data, following a report exposing the country’s mobile carriers’ failure to control data sharing flow.
Qualcomm pumps Snapdragon 855 in Hawaii
The chipset company Qualcomm just unveiled the newest Snapdragon SoC product to power 5G mobile devices.
Mobile data could get even costlier after T-Mobile and Sprint merger
Reports by Rewheel showed US citizens already have the most expensive mobile data among all four-operator markets, but a move to reduce the number of MNOs could make it even worse.
FCC modifies frequency policy to encourage 5G investment
Changes to licence regulations on 3.5 Ghz have been approved by the FCC in an effort to encourage the 5G rollout.
Verizon might have launched 5G, but new iPhone pulls subscribers
Verizon published Q3 results, beating market estimates on earnings and subscriber adds
AT&T and Verizon compete for yet more 5G ‘firsts’
US carriers AT&T and Verizon have completed what they both claim to be the world’s first data transfer to a smartphone form factor device over mmWave 5G live networks.
Nokia inks €1 billion framework agreement with China Mobile
A new agreement, valued at €1 billion ($1.17 billion, £0.88 billion), has been signed that covers the delivery of Nokia products and services to China Mobile throughout 2018.
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