Canada’s Decision on Huawei, a Defining Moment in Relationship with China
Canada is caught in the middle of the raging trade war between the US and China. The re-elected government under the leadership of Justin Trudeau…
Early Look Into Q3 2019 US Smartphone Sales Shows Weakness, but Apple iPhone Launch Above Expectations
The US market sold through 11.3 million smartphones in August. This is down 4% when compared with August 2018. When looking at how Q3 is shaping up,…
CBRS Opens-Up 3.5 MHz Mid-Band Spectrum to New Users
Last week, we saw the formal start of Initial Commercial Deployment (ICD) of the 3.5 MHz Citizens Broadband Radio Services (CBRS) spectrum band in…
5G Infrastructure – Share More, Plan Less
As 5G networks roll out globally, operators and administrators are seeking ways to accelerate the benefits of the new technology, while keeping…
Implications of Equipment Installment Plans in Canada
The introduction of equipment installment plans (EIP) in Canada’s telecom market is making premium phones affordable. With EIPs, one can get…
Vodafone Launches 5G in UK with Unlimited data plans
The Launch Having lost out to BT-owned EE, the first network to offer 5G services in the UK, Vodafone launched its 5G services offering on 3rd July…
5G Rollout in Korea – The First Month
It has been a little over a month since the three major carriers in Korea - SK Telecom, KT and LGU+ - took the country into the 5G era by launching…
Chinese Operators are Racing to Commercialize 5G Services
As the world moves towards the era of 5G, Chinese carriers are the forefront of mobile communication evolution for the first time. Since the issue of…
Advent of 5G Will Increase Pressure of Subsidies on Chinese Operators
China Mobile will push forward the “5G Device Forerunner Initiative” program and launched its own-branded 5G devices in 2019. Besides, it will…
Mobile 360 LATAM, Discussing the Issues That Matters to the Industry the Most
This year LATAM Mobile 360 was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It brought together more than 1,000 participants from all over Latin America, making…
Connected Vehicles: The Next Big Thing for Digital India?
Connected vehicles are conceivably the most exciting concept powered by IoT at this time. Cars today are already being packed with more electronics…
5G Ecosystem: Huawei’s Growing Role in 5G Technology Standardization
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) provide a measure of the technological might of a company. In the case of wireless networks, it has always been a…
Qualcomm Begins Sampling mmWave Modules with Customers
Qualcomm announced today that the company is sampling mmWave modules to OEM’s who will embed the technology into 5G mobile handset devices. This is a…
Pain Ahead for Chinese Tech Companies
The growing trade conflict being driven by the US may yet snare more Chinese companies. The US government is investigating any and all means to…
JioPhone: Accelerating India to Cross The 4G Chasm
The most disruptive 4G operator in India Jio, part of Reliance Industries, announced a category of 4G Feature Phone "JioPhone" which is essentially…
China Mobile : 500 Million LTE Subs :: A Unique Milestone
Since the first rollout of LTE networks at the end of last decade, the global LTE subscriptions or connections over the last seven years has swelled…
Surprise! Feature Phones to Drive the Next Wave of LTE Growth
More than half a billion LTE capable phones in a feature phone form-factor will be shipped globally over the course of five years. Local kings…
What does Gigabit LTE mean for the Telecom Industry?
Gigabit LTE promises to bring many improvements to the telecom industry. A plethora of new GB LTE ready hardware will be launching throughout 2017.…