Fixed Wireless Access is one of the best hopes operators have of making money from their 5G investments, so there’s a strong incentive to claim to be the best at it. The main purpose of FWA is to fill in the fibre broadband gaps, but if it’s too slow or has too little capacity then
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Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) latest telecom subscription report for September 2020 shows the top five wired and wireless broadband service providers, and as with previous months, BSNL led the wired broadband market with 7.80 million subscribers and Reliance Jio led the wireless segment with 404.13 million users. Notably, the wireless segment includes 4G
Major telco groups Deutsche Telekom and Orange claim to have successfully tested a proof-of-concept (PoC) whereby blockchains are used to offer enhanced IPX services. More specifically, they have been able to demonstrate that operators can use a blockchain to facilitate the automatic exchange of end-to-end carrier network KPIs between two providers. It paves the way
In a year that saw leaving the house become criminalised in much of the world, it comes as little surprise to see video conferencing service Zoom become top of the mobile pops. Both Apple and Google have un veiled their app ‘awards’, but since the criteria for these are opaque and presumably have a commercial
Poco Days sale is live on Flipkart and it brings discounts on Poco X3, Poco C3, Poco M2, and Poco M2 Pro. Flipkart also has several offers for interested shoppers on these Poco smartphones. Poco Days sale started today and will last till December 6. Poco X3 starts at Rs. 15,999 while the most affordable
This article is sponsored by Red Hat and Intel Operations support systems (OSS) and business support systems (BSS) are being rewritten or refactored to cloud-native, microservices-based applications capable of running on hybrid cloud and multicloud computing and storage infrastructure. MATRIXX Software was created to take advantage of the inherent advantages of cloud-native software for 5G
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Kevin Taylor, Chairman of Indigo Telecom Group, offers a novel take on digital transformation. The global telecoms industry landscape is more dynamic than ever, with change seemingly at the forefront of everything. At the same time
Huami Amazfit GTS 2 mini and Amazfit Pop Pro smartwatches have been launched in China. The Amazfit GTS 2 mini is basically a smaller version of the Amazfit GTS 2. It comes with a 1.55-inch AMOLED display and 5ATM water resistance rating. The Amazfit Pop Pro is the GPS model of Amazfit Pop and features
US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has had another of its summits, remotely of course, and the highlight was the launch of the Snapdragon 888 chip. Any Snapdragon that start with an ‘8’ is the top-end one at a given time. The 888 features a bunch of processor upgrades as well as the latest 5G modem
UK MNO Three has been busy rolling out its 5G network, which as of now reaches 154 towns and cities. As part of that effort, the company announced this week that it has begun switching on the first of its 5G sites that use equipment supplied by Ericsson. The sites in question are located in
iPad Pro next-generation line-up will reportedly support 5G mmWave technology seen on current generation iPhone 12 models in the US. This technology is expected to offer faster speeds than sub-6GHz 5G at short distances. A new report suggests that Apple is actively developing its own in-house mmWave AiP (antenna in package) to integrate it into
Apple made a bunch of claims about the water resistance of some iPhones, but the Italian Antitrust Authority didn’t like them and has fined Apple €10 million accordingly. In promoting the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11pro and iPhone 11 pro Max in Italy, Apple
Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece by Brett Tarnutzer, Head of spectrum at the GSMA, talks about the importance of connecting the unconnected. Ten years is a long time in the world of mobile. Indeed, the developments that have taken place over
MacBook Pro 16-inch with Apple M1X processor has been tipped to be even faster than the current M1 processor. While Apple has not shared any information on a new 16-inch MacBook Pro or an M1X processor, a tipster claimed that the latter will debut with the larger MacBook Pro through a tweet from last weekend.
French telco group Orange has revealed the launch-day locations of its 5G network, which it will switch on next Thursday. Select parts of Paris make the list, obviously, as well as Le Mans, Lens, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Strasbourg and Toulouse, among others. We won’t bore you with the full list of places at this point;
The UK government unveiled its latest spending plans, which have had to be revised due to the breath-taking cost of shutting down the entire country. The only answer the UK and many other countries have to the COVID-19 pandemic is to tell everyone to stay at home. The fact that this destroys jobs, impacts mental
DJI Mini 2 has been launched, offering 4K video support and 4x optical zoom. The lightweight drone comes with OcuSync 2.0, which is the company’s data transmission technology. DJI Mini 2 has upgraded features and improved flight capabilities as compared to the DJI Mavic Mini. The maximum transmission range between the drone and controller has
The long and winding road to 5G-assisted driving passed another milestone this week, thanks to Japan-based Softbank and car maker Subaru. The two companies this week announced they have carried out successful 5G cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) trials, which saw automated cars join a highway and merge with traffic. Two scenarios were simulated at Subaru’s Bifuka