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Dell’Oro Group predicted 5G will surpass LTE as the dominant technology for private networks within the next four years, generating $1 billion in annual revenue for suppliers of RAN equipment by 2026. Growth in the overall market for private wireless RAN equipment was weaker than expected in 2021, Dell’Oro noted, with enterprises slow to move […]

Japanese challenger Rakuten Mobile achieved an aim to reach 96 per cent population coverage for its 4G network, with plans in place for continued expansion. Rakuten Mobile announced the goal had been reached earlier today (4 February), around four years ahead of the target set when it initially outlined its deployment plan. The operator’s area

IBM acquired telecom consultancy Sentaca for an undisclosed sum, explaining the US-based company brings mobile network expertise which will boost its hybrid cloud business. Sentaca is the fifth cloud consulting company IBM purchased within the last 13 months, adding to Nordcloud; Taos; BoxBoat Technologies; and SXiQ, the company stated. The consultancy will become part of

Telecom Italia’s board of directors gave full powers to new CEO Pietro Labriola to explore strategic options for the group, including a long-gestated plan to spin off its fixed network, as the executive prepared to get down to business. Labriola gave the board a first glimpse of his industrial plan for the period from 2022

SK Telecom (SKT) called on South Korea’s government to allocate additional mid-band 5G spectrum in an auction planned for February, as the operator seeks access to adjacent bands to optimise its network. In a request submitted to the Ministry of Science and Technology, SKT proposed allocating 40MHz of spectrum in the frequencies above 3.7GHz. SKT

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reconvened a working group which will lead its research into technologies including AI and 6G, work the US regulator billed as important to boosting the nation’s global competitiveness. A virtual meeting of the Technological Advisory Council (TAC) is scheduled for 28 February. The FCC explained the group provides it with

Vodacom Group inched towards closing an acquisition of a majority stake in Vodafone Egypt, with the former’s investors approving the transaction at an extraordinary general meeting. In a stock market statement, Vodacom announced the result of a shareholder vote on the issue earlier today (18 January). The operator plans to buy a 55 per cent

Samsung Electronics issued bullish earnings guidance for the final quarter of 2021, with operating profit expected to be 52.5 per cent higher year-on-year driven by strong demand for memory chips and a rebound in smartphone sales. The Korea-based consumer electronics giant estimated operating profit at KRW13.8 trillion ($11.5 billion), on revenue of about KRW76 trillion,

AT&T and prepaid subsidiary Cricket Wireless opened enrolment for a government subsidy programme covering internet and mobile service costs, bringing the operator broadly in line with rivals Verizon and T-Mobile US. Customers approved for the Affordable Connectivity Programme (ACP) will gain access to a free prepaid mobile plan offering 5GB of data per month, with

Ooredoo Group and CK Hutchison combined their respective units in Indonesia after receiving regulatory clearance for the transaction, a move the two claimed created a world-class digital telecoms player. The $6 billion tie-up brings together operators Indosat Ooredoo and Hutchison 3 Indonesia (H3I). The resulting business trades as PT Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison and becomes the