Following what it describes as a thorough investigation, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cleared the £2 billion (€2.2bn) merger between Cellnex UK and Arqiva’s telecommunication infrastructure division, finding that the deal does not raise competition concerns in the supply of large telecommunication infrastructure such as mobile towers and pylons. It suggests that […]
Despite resulting in revenue pressures from slowing sales and consumer demand for new products, many major carriers say they still have the cash flow to move ahead with 5G deployments, says data and analytics company GlobalData. “No one can say for sure what impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on the progress of 5G globally, […]
Intelsat has been somewhat silent on its intentions regarding the planned auction by the FCC of 280 MHz of spectrum over the US to help support the take-up of 5G telephony and data. However, Bloomberg Law reports that Intelsat is seeking a bankruptcy loan in order to keep the satellite company in business under a […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it is “holding firm” on its plans to auction 280 MHz of C-band spectrum over the US in “mid-December”. The comment emerged in a letter sent by FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly to President Donald Trump on April 8th. Commissioner O’Rielly praised the president for his support the drive to […]
Strategy Analytics wireless smartphones team has released ‘China Smartphone: Consumer Purchase Intentions Post Covid-19’ based on a survey of 1,300 consumers March 21st – 25th. The report concludes that although Chinese are more optimistic about a rapid sling shot return to normal than US or European consumers, smartphone replacement and 5G adoption have certainly been […]
Police and counter-terrorism authorities are investigating acts of arson against mobile phone masts in the UK. Mobile industry trade body the GSMA condemns these acts of violence designed to weaken communications networks in a time of crisis. “Our vision at the GSMA is to unlock the power of connectivity so that people, industry and society […]
Julian Knight, Chair of the UK parliament’s DCMS Committee, is supporting actions by the Government to hold social media companies to account for the spread of conspiracy theories about 5G technology helping transmit coronavirus. MPs are appealing for members of the public to send examples of disinformation in its own inquiry into Disinformation on COVID-19 […]
Quibi, the new mobile-first video service, featuring short-form original content, is to be made available on US carrier T-Mobile’s network, with the exclusive partnership giving its customers an entirely new entertainment source, at no extra cost. According to the telco, people are streaming more video more than ever before, and over 85 per cent of […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced a delay in the crucial standardisation work that would make 5G available for enterprise use cases around the globe. The relevant standardisation body, 3GPP, has formally announced a deferral of this standardisation until at least June 2020, which would delay commercial rollout of industrial 5G until at least 2022. Given […]
The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) – which represents companies across the worldwide mobile ecosystem – reports that a total of 70 operators in 40 countries have now launched 3GPP-compliant 5G networks delivering fully mobile 5G services, FWA/home broadband services or both. Of these commercial networks, GSA data records that there are now 63 operators […]