Category: Mobile Networks

March 27, 2023

NTT and KDDI signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote global standardization in the field of optical networks, such as optical transmission technology, mobile network technology and its operations management technology, where both companies can leverage their technological strengths. For […]

March 27, 2023

India’s largest telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel said its 5G service is available to customers in 500 cities in the country after the telco recently 235 cities to its 5G network. Randeep Sekhon, CTO of Bharti Airtel, said: “We are delighted […]

March 27, 2023

China is forecasted to reach 1 billion 5G subscribers by 2025, while the number of 5G users by 2030 is expected to reach 1.6 billion, according to a recent report by the GSMA. The number of 5G base stations in […]

March 24, 2023

China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers, will reduce its 5G capex this year, according to its recent earnings release. China Mobile’s 5G capex this year will reach CNY 83 billion ($12 billion), down compared to […]

February 23, 2023

Global 5G subscriptions reached the 1 billion at the end of 2022, according to the latest update of the Ericsson Mobility report. The report showed that some 136 million 5G subscriptions were added globally during the last quarter of 2022. […]

February 23, 2023

Let me help AT&T and Verizon solve a growing problem they are wrestling with. When you are in a competitive industry, you must first focus on the customer. Happy customers let you grow and succeed. Unhappy customers are always a […]

February 20, 2023

UK telecoms operator BT is offering a “new” national roaming service for IoT SIMs on its EE mobile network, plus on infrastructure managed by UK telco rivals and rented by partner MVNOs “where required”. The service will connect to traditional […]

February 20, 2023

Telefónica, Ericsson and Qualcomm launch the first commercial mobile 5G millimeter (mmWave) network in Spain in Hall 3 at MWC 2023, Barcelona. This technology milestone will allow compatible user devices partners to access the Ericsson-powered Telefónica 5G mmWave network during […]

February 14, 2023

Based on a partnership initially announced in February 2022, Kyndryl and Nokia now tally 100 “active engagements” around private 5G and 4G networks, as well as mobile edge computing (MEC) technologies, for enterprises. To further accelerate adoption of cellular-backed Industry […]

January 31, 2023

China Unicom added a total of 3.27 million 5G subscribers during December, the telco said on its website. The carrier also said it ended last year with 212.7 million 5G subscribers. China Unicom added over 42 million subscribers in the […]

January 18, 2023

According to a recently published report from Dell’Oro Group, the Mobile Core Networks (MCN) and Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) market revenues is expected to reach over $50 billion by 2027. At the close of 2022, we identified 39 MNOs that […]

January 17, 2023

Hawaiian service provider Mobi is expanding its horizons, signing a new deal with Federated Wireless to harness CBRS for a 5G wireless broadband service and launching a pilot mobile virtual network operator service in the continental U.S. Mobi won three […]

January 13, 2023

According to recent Bloomberg reports, T-Mobile US is considering purchasing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Mint Mobile. Mint does not run its own network; instead, it operates on T-Mobile US’ network, which would likely make the acquisition in question much […]

January 6, 2023

At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Cox Communications announced the official launch of Cox Mobile, the company’s new mobile phone service. The offering is now available in its markets nationwide. In August, Cox piloted the mobile phone service in […]

January 4, 2023

In a session at the recent Mobile Edge Forum virtual event—available on-demand here—Tantra Analyst Founder and Principal Prakash Sangam shared his perspective on how stakeholders should consider mobile edge computing investments, and looked at how enterprises and consumers stand to […]

December 16, 2022

Picking up where we left off in Part 1 of this story—covering how mobile edge computing will be packaged and sold to customers, and a seeming preference for as-a-service offerings—the key question for mobile operators looking to monetize investments into […]

December 1, 2022

A cellular private network for Hutchison Ports Stockholm has enabled a high level of automation at the facility, including the operation of automated straddle carriers, Graham Wilde, head of 5G business development at CKH IOD, the international development hub of […]

November 18, 2022

Certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2019 and based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, Wi-Fi 6 is designed for high-density, multi-user environments and features uplink and downlink OFDMA, 8×8 multi-user MIMO and 1024 QAM. Its introduction signaled improved performance and […]

November 18, 2022

BAI Communications (BAI) announced the close of its acquisition of ZenFi Networks (ZenFi), a US East coast-based provider of digital infrastructure solutions and innovator in small cell deployment, offload & roaming services, fibre connectivity, and network edge colocation. ZenFi now […]

November 15, 2022

Satellite designer and manufacturer AST SpaceMobile has shared that its direct-to-cell satellite, the BlueWalker 3, which launched in September on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, has been successfully deployed. The update is considered a critical step in delivering space-powered 5G broadband […]