Dish unlikely to be swamped with new 5G customers
Dish Network says its 5G service now covers more than a fifth of the US population, but with a limited range of devices on offer, it’s unlikely to sign up new customers at first.
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Nokia teams up with LS Electrics to build new industrial smart stuff
Kit Vendor Nokia has teamed up with South Korean firm LS Electronics – which specialises in fields such as automation, smart power and smart transportation – to come up with new industrial tech.
Telefónica creates platform for second-hand network kit
Spanish operator group Telefónica wants other telcos including its own operating companies (opcos) to reuse its network equipment.
European General Court throws out €1 billion fine against Qualcomm
Chip firm Qualcomm won its fight against a €1 billion fine imposed on it by the European Commission for allegedly bribing Apple into using its chips.
5G market expected to cope well with tough economic times
A difficult economic and political situation across the world is suppressing the mobile phone market, but the 5G sector is still coming up smelling of roses.
Intel and Exfo unveil 5G fault detection tool
A new solution launched by Canadian telecoms testing company Exfo and US chip giant Intel promises operators the ability to monitor a 5G network in real time and more swiftly fix problems.
Vodafone deploys wind and solar powered 4G mast
UK operator Vodafone has switched on a 4G phone mast in Wales loaded with a wind turbine, solar panels and on-site battery storage.
India announces its 5G spectrum auction
The Indian government has committed to auctioning spectrum licenses it expects to be used for 5G, by the end of July.
OneWeb lauds successful trial of in-flight LEO services
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites could soon be used for in-flight broadband, following a successful test by UK-based OneWeb and its partners.
Telenor says edge providers should be happy adoption isn’t happening any faster
Terje Jensen SVP of Network Architecture at MNO Telenor said of the speed of edge infrastructure adoption: “I think we kind of have to be happy that it’s probably not moving as fast as originally planned.”
Telco leaders assess the pros and cons of going to the edge
Speakers from big tech and the telecoms industry gathered for The Edge Event in London to wax around the potential and also the difficulties involved in the brave new world of edge computing.
UK foreign worker red tape slowing fibre rollout – Openreach
In an interview with the FT Clive Selley, CEO of UK fixed line wholesaler Openreach, said the UK government is making it too hard to recruit foreign workers.
Nokia inches forward with its 100G PON tech
Finland’s Nokia has hit the heady heights of 100-Gbps broadband using its latest passive optical networking (PON) technology.
LTE still dominates in private mobile networks but BT bucks the trend
Private mobile networks are growing in popularity globally, but perhaps surprisingly, LTE – and not 5G – is still the dominant underlying technology.
Qualcomm snaps up network automation firm Cellwize
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has acquired network automation firm Cellwize in order to further its ambitions in 5G and edge computing.
Nvidia and friends build a 5G VR workspace for engineers
Chip giant Nvidia has got a gang of firms together to build a virtual collaborative industrial workspace using edge computing and what it says is the world’s first 5G-enabled VR.
UK government invokes Thatcher to push new digital strategy
The UK government has published its latest Digital Strategy which, as usual, is more about ambition and buzzwords than it is action.
Telefonica forms Spanish solar energy JV with Repsol
Spanish telco group Telefonica is getting into the solar self-consumption game through a joint venture with compatriot Repsol.
Vodafone says it’s now the number one full fibre provider in the UK
UK operator Vodafone says its full fibre broadband offering now reaches 8 million homes and that it has overtaken BT by that metric.
Globe wants $1.5 billion for towers
Globe Telecom is looking to sell a swathe of its telecoms towers in a deal that could raise as much as US$1.5 billion, it emerged late last week.
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