Moving to 5G

Russia Lags Europe in 5G Deployment

Europe was an early adopter of 5G with Swiss telecom operator Sunrise deploying the continent’s first 5G network in April 2019. By the end of Q1…

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Will Vietnam Produce Another VinSmart?

In May this year, Vietnam’s Vingroup announced that its subsidiary VinSmart would stop manufacturing smartphones and televisions. “The production of…

AT&T Has a Strong Wireless Performance in 2Q 2021

Q2 2021: AT&T Has a Strong Wireless Performance

From the perspective of hardware sales, AT&T had a strong Q2 2021. Smartphone sales were up 31% YoY. The carrier sold over five million…

Philippines’ Third Operator DITO

Philippines’ Third Operator Fights Odds to Expand Share

Telecom operator DITO, which has been brought in by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to challenge the duopoly of Globe Telecom and Smart…

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…

Counterpoint Research Indonesia Gets Second 5G Operator but Spectrum Issues Remain

Indonesia Gets Second 5G Operator but Spectrum Issues Remain

Indosat Ooredoo has become the second telecom operator in Indonesia to offer 5G commercial services. In May this year, Telkomsel became the country’s…

The Summer Temperatures are Rising and so are the US Carrier Promotional Activities

We are one week from the end of the second quarter. Often, the official start to summer ushers in a slowdown with the major US carriers selling fewer…

Open RAN Cheerleader Vodafone Plays Safe With Incumbent Vendors

Last year, Vodafone announced plans to deploy open RAN across 2,500 rural sites in the UK, in what would be the largest commitment yet by an…

Biden’s $100-billion Broadband Bet - Counterpoint Research

Biden’s $100-billion Broadband Bet

The Biden administration announced its long-awaited infrastructure plan in March. The bill encompasses one of the largest investments in American…

Counterpoint Research - Rogers Looks to Strengthen 5G Position with Acquisition of Shaw

Rogers Looks to Strengthen 5G Position with Acquisition of Canada’s Fourth Largest Carrier, Shaw Communications

Rogers Communications is to acquire Shaw Communications in a transaction valued at $20.8 billion. The 5G opportunity is the key focus of the merger.…

5G mmWave: Ecosystem & Economics Becoming Attractive (Part 1)

Read the part 2 of 5G mmWave: Ecosystem, Economics Becoming Attractive here. Change is in the air. COVID-19 has wrought massive changes on how people…

Five Observations from Last Week’s iPhone 12 Launch

Apple officially began selling its newest iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro last week. The iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max hit the stores November 13.…

SDN & NFV India Congress 2020

Virtual Event: SDN & NFV India Congress 2020

Our Research Vice President Neil Shah will moderating the panel discussion at SDN & NFV India Congress 2020 on 30th October 2020. The discussion…

Ericsson Bets on Future With Cradlepoint Acquisition

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…

US Smartphone Recovery Continues in July; Key Entry Devices are Launched

The US market continues to see sell-through volumes recover after the tremendous slow down seen in April and May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The US…

ET Telecom Presents Digital Telco: Virtual Summit '20 Ft. Neil Shah

ET Telecom Presents Digital Telco: Virtual Summit ’20

Our Research Vice President Neil Shah will be moderating a panel discussion at the Digital Telco Virtual Summit '20. The event runs from 18th to 19th…

Huawei UK Ban – Implications and Options for Operators

Huawei UK Ban – Implications and Options for Operators

Overview: In July, the UK government announced that UK Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) must replace Huawei 5G equipment from their networks by the…

Global Household Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Subscribers to Cross Half a Billion Mark by 2030

Global Household Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) Subscribers to Cross Half a Billion Mark by 2030

5G FWA will account for almost 90% of FWA connections by 2030 Europe will be the top region in terms of 5G FWA subscriptions San Diego, Buenos Aires,…