The number of unique mobile subscribers around the world will surpass 5 billion later this year, according to a new GSMA study. The 2017 global edition of the GSMA’s ‘Mobile Economy’ report reveals that the 5 billion-subscriber milestone will be achieved by mid-year 2017 and will increase to 5.7 billion … Read More
Vodafone Germany has announced the launch of a cloud video service GigaTV at the Mobile World Congress 2017 (MWC 2017), the largest technology event for the mobile industry. GigaTV allows the customers to access channels and video-on-demand (VoD) services through television set-top box, smartphone and tablet applications. Cisco is the … Read More
Huawei has been just certified as the first company to pass the recent field performance tests of 5G New Radio (NR) technology in the 3.5 GHz band and tests of cross-compatibility with a range of industry-standard hardware. The field tests were conducted as part of the second phase of 5G … Read More
A demonstration conducted by the multinational networking company Ericsson and COSMOTE, the largest mobile network operator in Greece, achieved download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps on the LTE network. Once commercially launched, this would enable faster access to apps and rich media content for subscribers. In the demonstration, three carriers … Read More
In the keynote address delivered at the Global Mobile Broadband Forum in Tokyo, Huawei’s Executive Director and President of Products and Solutions Ryan Ding asked the telecom industry to prepare for 5G. He stressed on three main areas to focus — infrastructure, operations, and ecosystem development. According to Ding, these … Read More
In the lead-up to the World Radiocommunication Conference in 2019 (WRC-19), Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA) called the Governments to collaborate on 5G. GSMA has released a paper “5G spectrum position” highlighting the various aspects of 5G services. “Although the mobile industry, academic institutions and international standards-making bodies … Read More
Huawei and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) hosted the first Asia Pacific Exchange on Broadband Regulation and Policy. The speakers at the ITU Telecom World 2016 called for more comprehensive broadband policies for improving the speed and development of the broadband networks. At the exchange, Houlin Zhao, secretary-general of the … Read More
Airtel, which is the world’s third largest telco, is using Astellia solutions to improve the customer experience and enhance the customer lifecycle in Madagascar, the latter said in a statement. Astellia, which is a provider of network and subscriber intelligence for mobile operators, said that its onsite telecom data scientists are … Read More
Bharti Airtel Thursday said that it will divest about 950 towers in Democratic Republic of Congo to Helios Towers Africa (HTA). The divestment also includes towers currently under construction in the DRC. The move is aimed deleveraging by reducing debt and ongoing capital expenditure, and turn profitable in the region. Further, … Read More
Telecom service providers along with network equipment vendors will increase the adoption rate of LTE-A to enable mobile broadband speeds above 500Mbps and support the transition to 5G, according to research firm Analysys Mason. The proportion of mobile operators that offer fixed broadband services will rise to above 50% worldwide … Read More
With an aim to expand its streaming offerings, Singapore-based telecom service provider Singtel has partnered with video-streaming service Netflix. Under the partnership, Netflix will be available on Singtel’s set-top boxes from April and viewers can access Netflix through a quick access button or via channel 404. As per the deal, the … Read More
Telit said it will acquire Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Near Field Communication (NFC) assets in hardware and software from Stollmann Entwicklungs und VertriebsGmbh (“Stollmann”) in Hamburg, Germany. Stollmann is a global player in the Bluetooth and NFC business, designing, developing and manufacturing, low-power Bluetooth modules and software solutions … Read More
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