Energy consumption is becoming a pressing issue for telcos, driven by the global energy crisis. High global energy prices, triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, have pushed up Operational Expenditure (OPEX), draining cashflow and thereby constraining infrastructure investment. The GSMA has estimated that the telco industry consumes 2% to 3% of […]
Year: 2023
American Tower (NYSE: AMT) is still the largest independent tower company in the world, according to Inside Towers Intelligence. At the end of 3Q23, the company reported a global portfolio consisting of 222,858 towers in 25 countries across five regions. That figure is up one percent year-over-year compared to 220,096 […]
The partnership involves the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) concept, pioneered by NTT Japan’s NTT Corporation and Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Co. have entered a partnership around the Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) concept, which promotes the use of photonics technologies to develop high-speed, high-capacity network and information processing […]
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) has more work to do. Yesterday’s announcement that its mid-band 2.5 GHz 5G Ultra Capacity service now reaches 300 million people is a milestone, Inside Towers reported. The company already covers 98 percent of the U.S. population with its low-band 600 MHz 5G Extended Reach service. At […]
A few weeks ago, at a wireless conference in Dubai, Huawei showed their progress and the direction for the next several years. In fact, every wireless company worldwide will experience these same growth opportunities. So, let’s take a closer look at where the wireless industry is today and the direction […]
Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) has long touted the benefits of its diversified shared infrastructure strategy with fiber and small cells complementing its towers, all in the U.S. Jay Brown, CCI CEO, pointed out in the company’s 3Q23 earnings call that with the slowdown of 5G builds on towers, its MNO […]
CCA wireless convention discussed 5G, FWA and private wireless AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless may be the nation’s three major national wireless carriers, but there are also countless smaller or regional competitors, and they face many of the same challenges with moving to new technology like 5G, Fixed Wireless […]
UPDATE DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH), T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and the Department of Justice (DoJ) have reached a deal whereby DISH gets an extra seven months to buy T-Mobile’s 800 MHz spectrum. The DoJ proposed the solution and now all three have filed that with the U.S. District Court for the […]
The purchase of all PCTel’s outstanding shares will cost Amphenol about $140 million Test, measurement and antenna company PCTel has agreed to be acquired by global electronics tech company Amphenol, which focuses on interconnect, sensor and antenna solutions. Amphenol will acquire all outstanding shares of PCTel for $7 per share, […]
After seeing its mobile networks business decline by 19 percent, Nokia announced that it will cut 14,000 jobs during its third quarter earnings report yesterday. Nokia said it will act “quickly” to reduce personnel expenses up to 15 percent, which will save at least $423 million in 2024 and a […]