Telecom companies go on the offensive against a wholesale regime for DoD...
Drastic. Unproven. A radical departure. A multi-billion dollar giveaway. Those are the kind of terms that telecom industry players are using to describe the Department of Defense’s plan to look at...
View ArticleQualcomm provides status of global 5G services at CTIA Summit
Qualcomm President: ‘In 2023, 5G connections will surpass one billion’ Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon delivered one of the keynote addresses at this year’s CTIA 5G Summit, where he provided an...
View ArticleWhat is Infrastructure 2.0 and why do we need it?
Qualcomm President: ‘5G requires infrastructure like we’ve never seen’ At Qualcomm’s annual 5G Summit, the company announced the expansion of its 5G RAN portfolio. The additions, which include the new...
View ArticleT-Mo, CTIA put together business calling effort
Mobile network operators and federal regulators continue to fight to reduce the number of spam and scam robocalls that flood Americans’ phones each year. But the flip side of blocking unwanted calls...
View Article5G could help US reach 20% of carbon reduction targets by 2025: CTIA
5G connectivity will play a significant role in enabling the U.S. to meet the Biden administration’s climate change goals, with 5G-enabled use cases projected to make up to a 20% contribution toward...
View ArticleUS mobile carriers invest $35 billion in 2021: CTIA
CTIA said that mobile carriers in the U.S. had invested a total of $121 billion in network infrastructure since 2018 U.S. mobile operators invested a total of $35 billion last year, marking the fourth...
View ArticleThe US needs more midband for 5G, says Accenture
Accenture and CTIA identified three blocks of lower midband spectrum that they believe to have ‘the greatest potential for 5G expansion’ Often called the goldilocks of spectrum, 5G midband spectrum...
View ArticleCTIA calls for adoption of harmonized midband spectrum in the US
The report highlighted the fact that the U.S. has less spectrum than its international peers, including China Allocating harmonized mid-band spectrum for 5G technologuy can unlock approximately $200...
View Article‘Skyrocketing’ data usage in US fueled by 5G, says CTIA report
According to the CTIA report, Americans used more than 100 trillion MBs of wireless data in 2023 In the latest installation of its annual report, CTIA found that demand for wireless data in the U.S....
View ArticleUS mobile data traffic stats need careful scrutiny (Analyst Angle)
Recently, the US mobile operators’ trade association CTIA released data from its annual survey of members. Its headline focused on a very large number – 100 trillion megabytes – which CTIA claims was...
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