4G mobile
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The US has revoked the licences to operate of two subsidiaries of China’s CITIC Telecom International Holdings
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Syniverse has concluded a significant deal with Verizon, just a week before its shareholders consider a US$2.85 billion reverse takeover bid.
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A UK windfarm is to install its own cloud-based private 4G and 5G network using open RAN technology from Mavenir.
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Zain has launched a virtual 5G-ready network in Iraq, under the name Oodi, with US-based digital commerce company Matrixx Software.
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América Móvil’s Claro Chile is working with Nokia to deploy a private almost-5G wireless network at a Chilean gold mine.
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The telecoms regulator of Senegal has told Expresso Senegal to upgrade its mobile network to 4G and to activate its fixed network.
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Deutsche Telekom has signed a letter of intent with Telefónica’s operation in Germany to share infrastructure to improve rural coverage.
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Vodacom is to invest heavily in improving broadband services in the South African region of KwaZulu Natal, building fibre networks and 4G base stations.
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Open radio access networks (open RAN) will account for 58% of total RAN capex by 2026 and will be deployed at 65% of all sites.
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SoftBank’s HAPSMobile has successfully transmitted 4G mobile signals – including a video call – from an uncrewed solar-powered aircraft 19km above New Mexico.
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It was a failure by a wholesale fibre provider in the south-east of the US that caused widespread outages to T-Mobile US’s network this week.
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The company running a mobile network under the brand Vodafone Zambia has lost its licence to operate.
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The 4G data-only company trading as Vodafone Zambia is up for sale and has set a deadline of next Friday for bids.
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A Virginia start-up has raised a total of $12 million to build and launch five nanosatellites to connect mobile phones directly.
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Customers in Peru are now receiving LTE internet service from balloons, thanks to a collaboration between Google’s owner, Alphabet, with CenturyLink and Telefónica.
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The ink has now dried on Tofane’s latest acquisition agreements; however, the company’s momentum is picking up pace once again. Alexandre Pébereau (pictured), the company’s CEO and founder, talks to Laurence Doe.
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Syniverse and China Telecom Global (CTG) have partnered to migrate mobile operators in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) to 4G and other advanced voice, data, and video services.
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Users of the first 5G services in Australia get slower connections than people on 4G – while Spanish 5G users get no measurable improvement.
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Mobile data traffic is growing fast in every region of the world, from 23% a year to 42% a year, according to the latest mobility report from Ericsson.
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American Tower Corporation (AMT), one of the largest global REITs, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eaton Towers for $1.85 billion.
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Affirmed Networks has launched the Affirmed UnityCloud, a websacle, cloud-native 5G solution that enables mobile operators to converge multiple networks into one unified network.
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Safaricom has announced plans to double its number of 4G sites to 5000 base stations by March 2020, bringing its network coverage in Kenya to 80%.
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Bharti Airtel has selected Ericsson as its vendor of choice to expand its voice over LTE (VoLTE) in India.
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Companies owned by SoftBank and Google owner Alphabet have put $250 million into a company that plans to deliver internet access from balloons and uncrewed aircraft.
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Operators face a complexity challenge as they introduce new 5G services. At Huawei’s consulting and service solution sales department, president Steven Wu explains how the company is helping this huge transformation. Interview sponsored by Huawei
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T-Mobile US is launching what it calls a “limited home internet pilot”, using its LTE network.
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Nearly half of all mobile connections are now LTE 4G and this technology will continue to grow for three more years, despite the arrival of 5G.
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Tata Communications and Syniverse are setting up what they call the world’s first managed IPX network interconnection.
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Existing 4G networks are struggling to deliver a consistently good mobile experience, a new report says today.
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Mobile operators in just eight countries spent $670 million last year overcoming churn in their prepaid customers.
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BICS has seen global 4G LTE traffic across its international network almost double in 2018, driven by an increasing demand for connectivity abroad.