China Mobile, Intel, Huawei, 5G NR IODT 2018-07-16
[Beijing, China, July 10, 2018] China Mobile (CMCC), Intel and Huawei announced that the three parties completed 5G interoperability and development testing (IODT) in compliance with the latest 3GPP Release15 Standard. This was multi-vendor 5G NR IODT wit
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Axiata Group, Q1 Loss 2018-07-01
Malaysia's Axiata Group has swung to a 147.71 million ringgit ($37.2 million) net loss for the first quarter of 2018 as a result of losses at its part-owned Indian affiliate Idea Cellular. The loss, which compares to a 239.03 million ringgit profit
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Global Cellco Core Revenue 2018-07-01
Annual global operator-billed revenues from voice and data services are expected to fall by over $50 billion over the next 5 years, from $837 billion last year to $785 billion by 2022, according to a new report released by Juniper Research. According to
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NTT, Broadband Forum, 5G 2018-06-27
Operators looking to quickly and cost-effectively deliver new 5G services are today a step closer to being able to do so, as the Broadband Forum and NTT successfully demonstrated the disaggregation of time-critical PON functions. Launched with NTT last y
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South Korea, 5G, 5G Auction 2018-06-21
South Korea has completed the world's first auction of 5G spectrum in the 3.5-GHz and 28-GHz frequency bands, with each of the market's mobile operators picking up spectrum through the sale. SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus will pay a combined 3.6
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3 HK, 5G Spectrum Roadmap, 5G Spectrum 2018-06-19
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings' (HTHKH) mobile division 3 Hong Kong has joined the call for reforms to the market's spectrum policy and roadmap to expedite the launch of 5G services. In a submission to the government's
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Net1 Indonesia, 4G, Tourist Hotspots 2018-06-12
Indonesian 4G-based mobile broadband provider Net1 Indonesia has expanded availability to 10 tourism destinations across the country. The operator aims to provide internet access over its 450-MHz LTE network to visitors to tourism destinations, particula
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Sino Group, China Mobile, 5G, Iot 2018-05-22
Sino Group and China Mobile Hong Kong Limited (CMHK) today signed a strategic memorandum of understanding to develop a pre-5G infrastructure across Sino Group’s residential and commercial properties, using CMHK’s Narrowband Internet of
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CK Hutchison, Xiaomi, Global Alliance 2018-05-05
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison has entered an agreement with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi covering distribution of Xiaomi smartphones. Under the agreement, CK Hutchison will bring Xiaomi smartphones, as well as IoT and lifestyle products, to its
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Operators, IT Spend, IT Services, Software 2018-05-03
The 4Q17 Telecom Infrastructure Services Benchmark report by Technology Business Research (TBR) revealed that the spending shift by operators towards offerings from IT services‐ and software‐centric companies may spell bad news for equipment vendors. The
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