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Cisco and DISH establish ‘multi-layered’ agreement to accelerate 5G services deployment

Ryan Daws — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 10:43:55 +0000

Cisco and DISH Wireless have established a “multi-layered” agreement to accelerate the deployment of 5G services across the US. The partners will build what they’re calling the first “smart” 5G network in the US. In practice, DISH will be able to provide slices of its open network to meet the specific needs of various industry... Read more »

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Telcos will be leaders in cloud adoption by 2022 if they deliver on plans

Ryan Daws — Tue, 25 May 2021 10:55:58 +0000

A report from Infosys has found that telecoms firms will be leaders in cloud adoption if they deliver on their migration plans. Despite the telecoms industry representing a small subset (4%) of the study, the researchers noted how telcos are leading in cloud adoption—focusing their efforts on deploying AI and automation, developing predictive maintenance capabilities,... Read more »

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Featured: Telecoms’ list of innovative companies to watch in 2021

Ryan Daws — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 15:28:03 +0000

Wherever you are reading this, every country has rightly cheered its frontline healthcare workers over the past year amid the coronavirus pandemic. But just as vital have been another frontline group; those people and companies keeping us connected when we’ve needed it most. In this feature, Telecoms will be looking at some of the vendors... Read more »

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How the telecoms industry can overcome its talent and innovation challenges

Sean Farrington — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 13:45:46 +0000

Whether it’s in the UK, Europe, America or beyond, the telecoms industry is in the midst of a digital transformation that will define the decades to come. Connectivity is at the heart of everything we do, and it is being stress-tested by the ongoing pandemic. Crucially, however, it is holding up. For instance, connectivity has,... Read more »

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Nokia CEO sets out restructuring after shares plunge 17 percent

Ryan Daws — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:37:39 +0000

Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark has set out his restructuring plans after poor comparative results to Ericsson tanked the company’s shares. “Our industry is undergoing profound changes. Industrial automation and digitalisation are increasing customer demand for high-performance networks, with a trend towards open interfaces, virtualisation, and cloud-native software,” said Lundmark. “As we work to renew our... Read more »

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FCC tells China Telecom it will share confidential docs with other agencies

Ryan Daws — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 11:15:49 +0000

The FCC has notified China Telecom that it will share documents the operator issued in confidentiality. State-owned China Telecom has been authorised to operate in the US since 2001, but has found itself subject to increased scrutiny in recent months. The US Justice Department and other federal agencies have recommended that the FCC revokes China... Read more »

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Happy 100th! Ericsson reaches commercial 5G agreements milestone

Ryan Daws — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:11:49 +0000

Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has reached the milestone of 100 commercial 5G agreements globally. Ericsson reached the 100 agreements mark following the announcement of a 5G deal with Telekom Slovenije yesterday. The progress Ericsson has made over the past year is impressive. Just under a year ago, Ericsson had publicly announced 24 5G contracts with... Read more »

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Huawei leads Q2 2020 smartphone shipments despite market slump

Ryan Daws — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 12:40:50 +0000

Huawei has led smartphone shipments for Q2 2020 despite political pressures and a record slump in the wider market. According to research by IDC, global smartphone shipments declined 16 percent in Q2 over the previous year. The decline is hardly surprising due to people holding out to upgrade to 5G – and, of course, that... Read more »

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T-Mobile switches off Sprint’s 5G network following $26.5 billion merger

Ryan Daws — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 12:14:17 +0000

T-Mobile is switching off Sprint’s legacy 5G network following the merger of the companies which finally closed on April 1st. Sprint’s 5G, which uses 2.5GHz mid-band spectrum, has been taken offline while T-Mobile works to re-deploy it across its own network. Most existing Sprint customers won’t be able to use their current devices going forward... Read more »

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