The FCC used Thanksgiving Eve to tell Charlie Ergen that his Dish Network had improperly received $3.3 billion in 5G licence fee discounts back in 2015. The 25 per cent fee discounts were tapped by Dish Network because Ergen’s team had claimed – successfully at the time – that it was a “designated entity” as […]
Comms technologist Nokia, communications service provider Elisa and wireless technology specialist Qualcomm Technologies say they have achieved the world’s fastest 5G speeds on a commercial network in Finland by delivering 8 Gbps for the first time serving two 5G mmWave devices connected simultaneously. The fast speed, which was showcased at Elisa’s flagship store in Helsinki, […]
Findings from the IHS Markit 2020 5G Economy Study, commissioned by Qualcomm Technologies, reveal a 10.8 per cent net increase in global 5G investment and R&D over the next 15 years, compared to the 2019 forecast. The study also shows an increase in 5G-related jobs to 22.8 million by 2035, up 22.3 million, despite the […]
The 5G consumer market could be worth $31 trillion (€26.12trn) by 2030 globally, according to the new Harnessing the 5G Consumer Potential report from comms technologist Ericsson’s ConsumerLab. The report estimates that communications service providers (CSPs) could earn $3.7 trillion of that total – a figure
BT has joined forces with high-tech Cambridge spin-out Nu-Quantum, other UK start-ups, Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) and university partners, as part of a world-first trial of end-to-end quantum-secured communications for 5G and connected cars. The AIRQKD trial combines BT’s globally leading expertise in building quantum-secure networks using QKD (Quantum Key Distribution – an essentially […]
Connectivity company DISH and communications infrastructure provider Crown Castle have agreed a long-term deal through which Crown Castle will lease DISH space on up to 20,000 communication towers in the US. As part of the agreement, DISH will receive certain fibre transport services and also have the option to utilise Crown Castle for pre-construction services. […]
5G is expected to account for almost 20 per cent of connections in the Russia Federation by 2025 according to GSMA Intelligence. But, the rollout would be faster and cheaper, if the government adopted international safety guidelines for radio spectrum, according to a study released by GSMA. The Russian Federal Government is rolling out its […]
Cellnex Telecom and CK Hutchison have announced a series of agreements pursuant to which Cellnex will acquire circa 24,600 telecommunications towers and sites that CK Hutchison currently owns in Europe for total consideration of €10 billion. The transactions include the roll-out of up to 5,250 sites over the next eight years with an investment of […]
CSG has launched its Digital Mediation platform, a cloud-first solution proven in both private and public clouds like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, that helps CSPs monetise 5G and B2B2x opportunities with minimal risk, while reducing disruption to their existing systems. CSG says its Digital Mediation eases the burden and simplifies the process […]
The massive projected increase in power needs of the world’s mobile technology – a more than doubling by 2030 – underscores a call for an increasing role of renewable energy in mobile. According to a joint study from mobile and video technology research and development company InterDigital, and ABI Research, the 5G ecosystem will see