Originally focused primarily on the carrier Ethernet space, MEF has worked for years on developing standards and certifications. Across the past few years, its remit has expanded greatly across other technologies, making its certification work of ever-greater importance to operators in emerging markets.
There are 40 countries/territories worldwide with private network deployments based on LTE or 5G or LTE or 5G-suitable private network spectrum licence.
Global smartphone wholesale revenue increased 37% YoY to pass $100 billion in the first quarter of 2021, said a study. Smartphone shipment volume also grew 28% YoY this quarter.
Worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 10.8% in the year to USD 464 billion in 2020, despite the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy, according to the Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) from International Data Corporation (IDC).
A prolonged network outage in April this year at Canada’s largest mobile communications operator, Rogers Communications, and its subsidiary Fido Solutions, interrupted subscribers’ access to wireless voice, data and internet services across the country including in major urban centres.
In Q4 2020, Apple shipped its most iPhones ever in a single quarter, at 81.8 million units, up 4% against the previous year, said a report by Canalys.
While 5G enables myriad possibilities beyond voice, this core element of telecoms will always be essential to any operator’s offering. With 5G being deployed across the world, Developing Telecoms spoke to Huawei’s Vincent Zhao to discuss the vendor’s Single Voice Core solution, which helps modern and legacy voice standards to coexist.
Global smartphone shipments surged to 340 million units in Q1 2021, up +24% YoY representing the highest growth since 2015, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics.
The difficulties faced by communication service providers (CSPs) in recent times have been myriad. From getting to grips with the complexity of 5G and other emerging technologies to battling the fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has not been smooth sailing for the beleaguered sector.
South Korea’s LG Electronics has announced that it will shut down its mobile division, making it the first major device manufacturer to fully exit the smartphone market.
To strengthen its leadership in 5G business transformation, Huawei is increasing investment in carrier software as a strategy to support 5G business success.
In this article, Clare McCarthy of Nokia examines how 5G connectivity and immersive learning tools such as AR and VR will be foundational to the future of education after the pandemic.
Huawei has launched the new CBS R21 convergent billing solution with a 5G monetization mode, based on cloud native architecture.
As the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown extend into their second year, monetisation platform-as-a-service will shape the digital ecosystem argues Olivier Letant of Centili.
No one can fully predict the future, but there are techniques to read the signals that foresee where it might lead. Recent Nokia research has revealed three areas of opportunity for communications service providers (CSPs): new forms of broadband access, mixed reality applications and the (physically distanced) community economy.
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The Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) has been analyzing the energy consumption of the ICT industry since 2007. CEO Luis Neves was a panelist at Developing Telecoms’ recent panel discussion, Making 5G Sustainable.
Analyst and consultancy firm Omdia recently conducted a number of surveys into broadband trends and opportunities. In this article, Ian Redpath – Practice Leader for Omdia’s components, transport and routing practice – explains how the guaranteed reliable bandwidth experience will enable new monetization opportunities for carriers.
Caroline Gabriel of Analysys Mason has called for the telecoms industry to accept that while 5G will use a large amount of energy, what matters is how we justify this.
Emanuel Kolta from GSMA Intelligence has called for operators to increase the focus on energy efficiency with more data collection, new energy partnerships and organization changes.
In a recent panel discussion, organized by Developing Telecoms, on Making 5G Sustainable, Enrique Dans argued that more innovation is the key to increasing 5G sustainability.
A new study by Nokia and Telefónica has found that 5G networks are up to 90% more energy efficient per traffic unit than legacy 4G networks.
At the 2020 Global Wireless User Congress and 5G Summit hosted by ZTE on 24 November, ZTE vice president Bai Gang said that the vendor would “continue to invest more in technologies, deepen the empowerment of industries, and adhere to technological innovations.
