Vodafone Portugal has entered into an agreement with Llorca JVCO Limited, shareholder of Másmóvil Ibercom, SA, for the purchase of Cabonitel SA, owner of Portugal’s fourth largest multiplay operator Nowo Communications. Nowo has some 250,000 mobile service subscribers and 140,000 fixed access customers (pay-TV and broadband) in approximately 1 million homes covered by its communications […]
A Virginia bankruptcy court has ruled (“disallowed”) the action by SES against Intelsat for a 50 per cent share of the FCC’s C-band incentive payments. The Court has allowed SES to appeal the decision if it so wishes. SES says it is disappointed with the ruling. “It is reviewing with outside counsel its options to […]
Comms technologist Ericsson has released a report on the ‘Promise of 5G’ in India carried out by Ericsson ConsumerLab. The study carried out in the second quarter of 2022 reflects the views of 300 million daily smartphone users in urban India. The report highlights five key insights that will drive the uptake of 5G in […]
Celestia UK has won a €800,000 ESA NAVSIP (Navigation, Innovation and Support Programme) contract to develop an innovative PNT (Positioning, Navigation & Timing) solution based on LEO satellite constellations for 5G networks and applications, that will boost the reliability and performance of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Called LEO-SYN+, the ESA project will use LEO […]
Three mid-range spectrum bands offer the greatest potential for addressing the spectrum imbalance facing the US commercial wireless industry, according to a new Accenture study commissioned by wireless industry association the CTIA. The report, Spectrum Allocation in the United States, analyses the current state of radio spectrum allocation, the increasing need for licensed spectrum in […]
The CEOs of 16 European telcos have issued statement calling for the largest traffic generators to make a fair contribution to the “sizeable” costs they currently impose on European networks. Noting the role of connectivity in addressing current EU challenges, they say they are writing with a sense of urgency, as the European Commission looks […]
T-Mobile leads 5G availability, reach A report from research firm Opensignal finds that 5G users on T-Mobile US spent the largest proportion of time with an active 5G connection, and they also found a 5G signal in the highest proportion of locations. The report analyses the 5G mobile network experience across six key measures – […]
The global uptake of wireless 5G networks is now doubling every year to reach 813 million connections by the end of the second quarter of 2022, according to data from research firm Omdia and trade organisation 5G Americas. 5G connections will reach 1.1 billion by the end of 2022. “The progress of 5G continues throughout […]
A study by Juniper Research forecasts that total operator-billed revenue generated from 5G FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) services will rise from $515 million (€515.2m) in 2022 to $2.5 billion next year. This huge growth will be driven by 5G’s advanced network capabilities, such as ultra-low delay and increased data processing to provide connectivity services that […]
The overall mobile services revenue in Hong Kong is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.2 per cent from $2.7 billion in 2021 to $3 billion in 2026, supported by the growth in smartphone subscriptions and mobile data service revenues, forecasts GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Hong Kong […]