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China Mobile set to launch 5G messaging by year-end
News Analysis | 11/30/2020 | Post a comment RCS-based platform 5G messaging, developed by the three big Chinese operators, looks set to make its commercial debut.
Axiata rebounds but warns of COVID-19 pressures
News Analysis | 11/27/2020 | Post a comment Southeast Asian telco group Axiata has bounced back from its mid-year pandemic slump, doubling Q3 earnings on revenue growth and stronger cost management.
Telstra A$50M fine for 'unconscionable' sales to indigenous customers
News Analysis | 11/26/2020 | Post a comment ...and China Mobile's in trouble too.
Huawei pivots to China's smart car market
News Analysis | 11/25/2020 | Post a comment A week after disposing of its low-tier handset unit, Huawei has reshaped its consumer business to target the fast-growing smart car market in the world.
Unicom preps for Winter Olympics with mmWave trials
News Analysis | 11/23/2020 | Post a comment 5G lacks clear business models and its performance falls short in uplink, latency, security and energy efficiency, according to China Unicom's Chi Yongsheng.
Indonesia vows to speed up 5G spectrum release
News Analysis | 11/19/2020 | Post a comment Indonesia wants to speed up its journey to 5G, but lack of spectrum is again the biggest obstacle – so far 1310MHz of a promised 2047MHz for 5G is available.
Huawei offloads Honor handset unit
News Analysis | 11/17/2020 | Post a comment The Chinese equipment maker has confirmed the sale of its mid- to low-end device unit.
China Telecom gets cracking on 5G standalone
News Analysis | 11/16/2020 | Post a comment One of China's big three service providers hits the SA milestone on its path to a cloud-network revamp.
Huawei sets out its stall for 5.5G
News Analysis | 11/13/2020 | Post a comment AI, drones and fast uplinks are among the technologies that could feature in what comes next.
Telstra restructures into service, tower and fixed businesses
News Analysis | 11/12/2020 | Post a comment With eye to NBN sell-off, Telstra embarks on sweeping restructure, breaking into three entities including a tower business, and reveals energy reseller ambitions.
5G still a technology looking for a purpose
News Analysis | 11/11/2020 | Post a comment There are still no consumer applications that need the higher-speed technology, and the enterprise sector could take years to develop.
COVID-19 has driven international traffic 47% higher – TeleGeography
News Analysis | 11/10/2020 | Post a comment The Internet 'bent but did not break,' research firm concludes.
KT sees operating profit fall on flat revenue, higher costs
News Analysis | 11/6/2020 | Post a comment South Korean telco KT Corp has recorded a sharp fall in operating profit in a quarterly result salvaged only by an accounting change.
SKT earnings soar 44% on back of media, security businesses
News Analysis | 11/5/2020 | Post a comment South Korea mobile leader SK Telecom has posted a 44% spike in third-quarter earnings, driven once again by non-core businesses.
SoftBank chief warns of industry resistance over DoCoMo merger
News Analysis | 11/4/2020 | Post a comment The company is heavily reliant on NTT's optical fiber network and worried competition may be distorted.
China aims to drive down 5G power cost
News Analysis | 11/3/2020 | Post a comment Tighter price controls, energy reforms and supplying basestations directly from the grid could help to lower expenses.
Open RAN will be mostly rural until 2023 – Comba
News Analysis | 11/2/2020 | Post a comment The emerging technology lacks the feature set of traditional gear, says one of its developers. |