August 3, 2022
Private Networks Market: Vendors Hold Key to Operators’ Success
Private networks are still an emerging market and many players offering vertical-specific solutions or specialized services are entering the space to…
June 1, 2022
Strategic Partnerships Tap Expanding Private Network Market Opportunities
The private network market is evolving with operators, equipment vendors, system integrators, and specialized solution providers working together to…
May 31, 2022
Incumbent Vendors Reveal Early 5G Monetization Trends
Both Ericsson and Nokia showed continued growth in their top-line revenues during the 1Q 2022 although profits and margins were adversely affected by…
May 20, 2022
Nokia and Kyndryl Partner To Target Campus Wireless Market
Enterprise revenues today constitute a very small proportion of any incumbent infrastructure vendor's total revenues. However, all vendors are…
February 28, 2022
Monetizing 5G Will Be The Challenge For Incumbent Vendors in 2022
Nordic duo Ericsson and Nokia both had a good 2021. With strong cash generation from its core networks business, Ericsson had one of the best years…
November 18, 2021
5G SA Core and Enterprise To Drive Growth at Nokia and Ericsson?
Although both Nokia and Ericsson reported good third quarter financial results, top-level growth at their RAN businesses is likely to be challenged…
November 3, 2021
Cloud RAN – Waiting For A Viable Business Case?
There has been a lot of interest in cloud RAN amongst established MNOs in recent months with several of the biggest MNOs planning to launch fully…
July 23, 2021
Mixed Fortunes for Ericsson and Nokia in China 5G RAN Tender
As expected, domestic vendors Huawei and ZTE were awarded the largest contracts in China Broadcasting Network (CBN) and China Mobile's recent joint…
May 27, 2021
Dark Clouds Loom in China for Ericsson – and Nokia?
Ericsson and Nokia continue to benefit from the absence of their Chinese rivals in many markets. Nokia recently surprised the market with…
December 2, 2020
First O-RAN Private Network in Germany?
As the largest industrial market, Germany is leading the charge in advancing Industry 4.0 transformation in Europe. The German regulator BNetzA has…
November 4, 2020
Ericsson Profit Surge Driven by 5G Sales in China
Ericsson last week reported a higher than expected 38.5% YoY increase in its Q3 gross profit on revenues of SEK 57.5 ($6.5 billion), driven by a…
October 1, 2020
Ericsson Bets on Future With Cradlepoint Acquisition
Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson, on September 18, announced that it had acquired US-based vendor Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion. After the…
July 23, 2020
5G Mobile Connections Will Cross the Milestone of 1.7 Billion in 2023
As of mid-July 2020, 93 commercial 5G networks went live across the world. Global mobile 5G connections will dramatically increase to over 1.7…
July 8, 2020
Podcast: Open RAN – Discussing the Potential, Deployment Progress, Opportunities & Challenges
Open Radio Access Networks or Open RAN is slowly gaining momentum in the telecom industry. It promises to be an alternative way of building networks…
February 13, 2020
The Race to Open RAN Will Be A Marathon, Not A Sprint!
Seoul, Hong Kong, New Delhi, Beijing, London, Buenos Aires, San Diego February 13th, 2020 Ever since consolidation in 2013, the Radio Access Network…
January 28, 2020
Huawei to Play a Limited Role in UK 5G
The UK government has decided to allow Huawei a limited role in building 5G infrastructure in the country. The UK has been under pressure, especially…
August 28, 2019
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…
November 9, 2015
Ericsson & Cisco: Kings of the Castle
Event: On 9th November 2015 Ericsson and Cisco announced the formation of a strategic partnership between the two firms. The relationship is broad…