Singapore, 5G 2020-04-30
The Singapore regulator, as expected, has awarded its two 5G licenses to incumbent local operators.One went to market leader SingTel and the other to a JV between the second- and third-largest telcos, StarHub and M1.A bid from the newest operator, Austra
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3GPP, 5G standard 2020-03-14
The 3GPP – the global association developing the world's 5G technology standards – confirmed that the timeline for the completion of two upcoming releases for 5G specifications is to be shifted back by three months. The associati
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COVID-19, UK telcos 2020-03-14
UK operators warn of delayed line repairs; BEREC reports no signs of network congestion; the ethics of data tracking at a time of crisis. The UK government has got the country's telecom industry to agree to a series of measures that are intended to
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COVID-19, China, 5G lead 2020-03-14
In its nastiest form, COVID-19 obstructs the airways and causes breathing problems for the infected. It could also lead to a blockage for the companies that make network equipment. Despite a surge in network traffic, and a global recognition of broadband
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COVID-19, US telecom industry 2020-03-14
As much of the US settles into a "new normal" that includes spending a lot of time on the Internet to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus, the nation's telecom operators are recording new traffic records almost every day. Importantly, al
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2020-01-04
In 2020, due to the sudden outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus, people’s life rhythm and normal social operations have been disrupted, meanwhile many new online industries have sprouted, such as online office, education, medical care etc. Cloud computing as
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5G, 4G, US 2019-12-24
US operators T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T are preparing to deploy standalone 5G (SA 5G) in 2020. This is an aggressive timeline considering the operators are still very early in their launches of non-standalone 5G (NSA 5G), which is considered a steppi
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India, 5G Spectrum, April 2020 2019-12-14
India is set to conduct one of its biggest spectrum auctions by the end of April 2020. If all goes to plan, the bids for the spectrum sale, which will include frequencies for 5G services, will open on January 13, 2020. Whether or not the country's o
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5G, Huawei 2019-12-14
Two topics dominated developments in Asia's telecoms sector in 2019 -- 5G and Huawei. In 5G, the large early rollouts by South Korea and China set the global pace. Korea won bragging rights by deploying the first commercial scale 5G services in a co
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5G, Manufacturing 2019-11-14
Many of those working in and around mobile telecommunications are increasingly of the view that one of the key applications and opportunities for 5G will be the so-called Industrial Internet of Things (I-IoT). The view is that industries such as manufact
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