According to global technology intelligence firm ABI Research, changes in the economic climate and geopolitical volatility will lead to a seven percent year-over-year decline in the smartphone market. “The challenging headwinds and notable inventory corrections conspired to outweigh any growth potential in 1H 2022, which has tempered smartphone demand amid […]
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“Some speeds have shown signs of slowing down from their initial launches,” Ookla says of Starlink service Starlink’s commercial success is causing network slowdowns, benchmarking company Ookla concludes in new analysis, as new customers result in a heavier network load and slower speeds for the Low-Earth Orbit-based internet service, compared […]
Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has clarified its intentions for its wireless business. “We have no plans to build out a full national wireless network,” stated Tom Nagel, Comcast SVP, Wireless Strategy, in a blog post on the company’s website on Wednesday. “Rather, where it makes sense, we plan to selectively deploy […]
Now Platform Tokyo gets telco features “with service delivery, care, and assurance in mind” Enterprise workflow management software maker ServiceNow has announced the release of Telecommunications Network Inventory (TNI), a workflow management solution to help telco network engineers design and build network resources and services. TNI is available through ServiceNow’s Now Platform, […]
Global 5G Connections Reach 813 Million in Q2 2022; Up 112% from Q2 2021 Expected to Reach 5.9 Billion by End of 2027, Adding 1 Billion a Year from 2023 to 2027 North America 5G Connections Grew 21% Quarterly to Reach 99 Million at End of Q2 2022 BELLEVUE, Wash. […]
The FCC added equipment and services from two entities – Pacific Network Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet (USA) LLC, and China Unicom (Americas) Operations Limited – to its list of communications equipment and services that have been deemed a threat to national security. The move is meant to strengthen […]
The deal will provide subscribers with access to the peer-deployed Helium 5G network, as well as T-Mobile US’ 5G network Amid preparations for the launch of Helium Mobile, a mobile service that will enable subscribers to earn crypto rewards for using the network, Nova Labs has announced a five-year agreement with T-Mobile US. According […]
Facing new competition from low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, satellites are going hybrid in their attempts to increase speeds and reduce latency. Among the strategies revealed this month, established Geostationary (GEO) satellites are combining with terrestrial wireless and satellites in different orbits. One example is Hughes Network Systems, LLC, which […]
Spectrum reallocation is only getting more complicated, as the airwaves get more crowded. There are certainly recent examples—the C-Band deployment delays and the ongoing dispute over Ligado’s spectrum use potentially impacting Department of Defense operations—where better and earlier collaboration between federal agencies might have headed off some of the resultant […]
UPDATE Ligado Networks told the FCC this week it won’t go through with a planned trial deployment on its L-band spectrum in northern Virginia. In a letter to the agency, Ligado told the Commission it needs time to discuss with NTIA how “to resolve in a fair and reasonable manner […]