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  • 50M homes “deserve” fibre, says AT&T COO, Jeff McElfresh

    by Diana Muratov
    March 10, 2023

    March 10, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    By the end of 2025, AT&T hopes to have installed fibre broadband in  30 million locations by the end of 2025. However, if comments made by COO Jeff McElfresh are to be believed, its ultimate objective may be much higher. At an investor conference this week, McElfresh stated that despite a shaky economic climate, demand […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, AT&T, Fibre, Jeff McElfresh

  • Telecommunications
  • While Europe is behind on 5G SA, Orange has launched it in Spain

    by Diana Muratov
    March 7, 2023

    March 7, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Orange, a French telecom company, recently announced that Spain would be its first market to switch to a 5G standalone (SA) core. The operator has already begun offering non-standalone (NSA) 5G in each of its seven European nations. NSA uses 4G technology in its core network but 5G technology in its radio access network. Orange […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, Ericsson, Orange

  • Telecommunications
  • According to an Ericsson report, tiered pricing for 5G will be reinstated

    by Diana Muratov
    February 7, 2023

    February 7, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Ericsson is attempting to disprove 5G skeptics by releasing a special Business Review edition of its twice-yearly Mobility Report, which shows that in the top 20 5G markets, including the United States, operators have seen a significant boost in network performance as a result of 5G deployment. Furthermore, Ericsson claims that as these operators’ 5G […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, Ericsson

  • Telecommunications
  • 5G or fibre? Ribbon is cheering for both to help grow its IP routing business

    by Diana Muratov
    January 23, 2023

    January 23, 2023 By Diana Muratov

    Ribbon Communications had a difficult first half of 2022, owing to supply chain difficulties and inflation. However, as the year came to a close, the tide began to turn, and as the company enters 2023, CEO Bruce McClelland told Fierce that he believes it will be able to deliver “meaningful” improvements in both profitability and […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, Fibre, Ribbon Communications

  • Telecommunications
  • Ericsson and Apple have reached a multi-year patent agreement

    by Diana Muratov
    December 9, 2022

    December 9, 2022 By Diana Muratov

    Ericsson and Apple have agreed to a multi-year global patent licensing agreement, bringing an end to a bitter years-long struggle. The financial details were not provided. Their agreement puts a stop to any existing patent-related legal battles between the two corporations, which have been numerous. Both corporations had filed litigation in a number of countries, […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, apple, Erricson

  • Telecommunications
  • Federated and AWS collaborate with Cal Poly on a private 5G network

    by Diana Muratov
    December 6, 2022

    December 6, 2022 By Diana Muratov

    A tech-savvy and wealthy student population attends California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), which is midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The average Cal Poly student, according to Bill Britton, vice president of information technology, is connected to ten IP addresses across their smartphones, computers, tablets, wearables, and other devices. Some of the 22,000 […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, AWS, Cal Poly, Federated

  • Telecommunications
  • Sateliot intends to launch 5G IoT

    by Diana Muratov
    November 10, 2022

    November 10, 2022 By Diana Muratov

    A slew of satellite companies have been promoting non-terrestrial networks as a way to connect more people to the internet, but there are also several space entrepreneurs looking to use satellites for IoT. One of these is Sateliot, which has just announced plans to launch its first functional nanosatellite early next year on a SpaceX […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, Sateliot

  • Telecommunications
  • U.K. without further investment, 5G deployment may fall short.

    by Diana Muratov
    September 13, 2022

    September 13, 2022 By Diana Muratov

    The U.K. According to a new assessment from the Digital Connectivity Forum, the UK’s top advisory group, the country is at risk of not reaping the full benefits of 5G. On connectivity, the government. The paper, titled The Investment Gap to Full 5G Rollout, was prepared in partnership with Frontier Economics and assesses mobile network […]

    Filed Under: Telecommunications Tagged With: 5G, Digital Connectivity Forum, U.K.

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