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Amid U.S. C-Band Spectrum Debate, a Swiss Carrier Claims 3.67 Gbps 5G Speeds Using C-Band Spectrum
Swiss carrier Sunrise said it has achieved speeds of up to 3.67 Gbps using 5G technology from Huawei in 100 MHz of C-band spectrum. The high speeds are particularly notable in that the C-band lies…
IDC Ranks Top Unified Communications Vendors
Avaya, Cisco, and Microsoft are ranked as the leading unified communications vendors, while Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Google, Huawei, NEC, and Unify and Mitel are “major players” in International Data Corporation (IDC)’s new ratings of the unified…
CoBank: Planned $700 Million May Not Cover Cost of Replacing Huawei Gear
As the U.S. gets set to ban certain Chinese manufacturers from selling telecom equipment to U.S. service providers, CoBank is warning that rural Americans’ access to communications services could be damaged if insufficient funding is…
Feds Aim to Offer Funding for Carriers Who Need to Replace Huawei Gear
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has introduced legislation that would provide up to $700 million in funding for carriers who may need to replace Huawei gear in their network. The issue has taken on…
Dept. of Commerce Offers Temporary Reprieve for Huawei Equipment Suppliers, Offers Breathing Room for Network Operators
The Department of Commerce has given U.S.-based Huawei suppliers 90 days to continue to supply parts to the Chinese manufacturer. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in a prepared statement that this move will give network…
IDC: Smartphone Shipments Down 6.6% as Consumers Hold on to Smartphones, Maybe in Anticipation of 5G
Smartphone shipments dropped 6.6% year over year in the first quarter of 2019, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). The smartphone shipments drop continues a six-quarter trend, attributed to consumers’ holding…
5G RAN Market Share Forecast: Three Vendors to Run Neck and Neck
The top three 5G radio access network (RAN) vendors will be closely bunched in 2023 when measured by the worldwide percentage of subscribers served, according to a new 5G RAN market share forecast from Strategy…
Report: 2018 Saw First Ever Smartphone Shipment Decline, Down 5% For the Year
Global smartphone shipments fell 6% on a year-over-year comparison, totaling 376 million units in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to Strategy Analytics. The research firm added that the global smartphone shipments drop for the…
Report: Smartphone Giants Take Heed – 5G Could Disrupt Apple and Samsung Dominance, Market Share
5G has the potential to dramatically realign smartphone market share and threatens the dominance of major manufacturers in this market, according to Strategy Analytics. Indeed, the firm has created new nomenclature for two groups of…
Huawei to FCC: Equipment Ban Would Put Some Rural Carriers Out of Business
A ban on equipment from certain manufacturers, under consideration by the FCC, would put some rural carriers out of business, argued Huawei in a letter to the commission this week. China-based Huawei is one of…
Trump Tariffs Likely to Increase Telecom Equipment Costs
Tariffs imposed by President Trump on goods from China that went into effect today are expected to drive up prices on a wide range of telecom equipment, including various cables, cable management and racks, batteries,…
RWA: FCC Proposal to Ban Certain Equipment Manufacturers Would “Irreparably Damage” Broadband Networks
Just two weeks after the FCC released a proposal aimed at preventing small rural carriers from using equipment from certain manufacturers due to security concerns, one rural service provider association is pushing back. The FCC…