Handelsblatt is reporting that T-Mobile’s CEO may leave the board and step down as CEO within a couple of years COO Srini Gopalan is considered the most promising candidate to succeed him, insiders reportedly said Sievert reportedly told the board that he wanted to take a break T-Mobile CEO Mike […]
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SNS Telecom & IT expects private network startups to increase their market share slightly over the next few years Airspan, Celona, Druid Software, GXC and others are among the contenders There are many, many others according to their latest private 5G report Startups and established private cellular technology specialists continue […]
Charlie Ergen’s EchoStar is at the center of two FCC investigations The FCC may act slower as a result of Thursday’s blowout between President Trump and SpaceX owner Elon Musk New Street analysts revised their view on satellite sharing in the 2 GHz band Does the blowup between President Trump […]
Iridium recently teamed with Syniverse to bring D2D to mobile operators worldwide The satellite company, one of the few that survived the crash of the late 1990s, is banking on its global reach and weather-resilient L-band spectrum The first Iridium NTN Direct connected devices are expected in 2026 Iridium Communications […]
EchoStar elected not to pay an interest payment that was due Friday It looks like EchoStar is ready to blame the FCC if it’s forced into bankruptcy Is it a game of chicken or a soap opera? Maybe a bit of both Expect another week of turmoil for EchoStar, which […]
IDC dropped its smartphone forecast for 2025 to just 0.6% growth Tariff turmoil is driving the market down Still, IDC predicts that China and the U.S. will drive any growth International Data Corp. (IDC) has lowered its smartphone forecast to grow just 0.6% in 2025 to 1.24 billion units, down […]
The Inseego Wavemaker 5G cellular router FX4100 is designed exclusively for T-Mobile for Business The router with optional Wi-Fi mesh node is targeted at small- and medium-sized enterprises, retail locations, restaurants, coffees shops and more It’s Inseego’s first 5G Advanced device to hit the market The folks at Inseego are […]
Apple is hiring 6G talent already It’s looking for cellular engineers familiar with the standard If the giant’s experience with 5G modems is an example, analysts say the company will need to build up 6G IP Apple is hoping to bring in 6G talent well before the future cellular standard comes […]
Claudia Nemat is stepping down after 14 years on Deutsche Telekom’s executive board, effective September Her exit follows CEO Tim Höttges’ contract extension to 2028, raising questions about blocked succession paths Nemat’s successor, Abdu Mudesir, has been instrumental in advancing DT’s 5G rollout and AI-powered network operations Claudia Nemat, executive […]
WISPA is glad to see more spectrum being teed up for auction But the House reconciliation bill doesn’t protect the CBRS band, leaving it vulnerable WISPA urged the Senate to make sure the CBRS, 5.9 GHz and 6 GHz bands are all protected Some good, some bad. That’s the short […]