SmarTone books profit, warns on challenging outlook
Hong Kong-based SmarTone claimed to have reached 99 per cent 5G population coverage 13 months after launching the service, but adoption of the premium offering couldn’t stem a drop in…
Qualcomm, Ericsson demo 5G NR on CBRS spectrum
Qualcomm and Ericsson completed an OTA 5G New Radio (NR) call on Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) spectrum, claiming this is the first such 5G transmission in the band. The…
Intelligence Brief: Assessing latest developments in SA networks and consumer gaming
As expected, MWC21 Barcelona saw an array of announcements on the leading innovations, developments and partnerships which will shape the future of the industry. It comes as no surprise, then…
South Korea targets 5G services growth
South Korea’s government outlined plans to nurture the country’s 5G ecosystem, with the goal to boost the number of companies developing new services nearly 20-times over the next five years,…
Researchers caution on revenue cut from repair rules
Analysts at Juniper Research warned legislation designed to ease the device repair process could blunt shipment revenue for 5G devices in the long-term, but backed devices supporting the technology to…
ARPU rises as China Telecom grows 5G users
China Telecom added 93 million 5G package subscribers in the year to end-June, accounting for 36.2 per cent of its total user base and helping drive ARPU gains. Ke Ruiwen,…
China Tower books gains on 5G expansion
China Tower chairman Tong Jilu highlighted the impact of 5G on its top-line in H1, with the technology becoming a key growth driver for its traditional tower business as network…
China dominates global 5G base station count
Mass 5G network deployments in China resulted in the nation accounting for 80 per cent of the total number of base stations deployed globally by end-July, with China Mobile alone…
China domina el censo mundial de estaciones base 5G
Los despliegues masivos de redes 5G en China han dado como resultado que el país representa el 80% del número total de estaciones base instaladas a escala mundial a finales…
Telus bemoans cost of 5G spectrum
Telus plotted to expand its 5G coverage footprint to 75 per cent of the Canadian population by the year-end, after spending almost CAD2 billion ($1.6 billion) on mid-band spectrum which…