China, India and other Asian markets are expected to lead the adoption and development of 5th generation (5G) mobile technologies, even as global mobile revenue and subscriber growth continues slowing, a study by the GSM Alliance (GSMA) has found. ( read original story ...)
2nd UPDATE: Malaysia’s U Mobile Asks Maxis To Scrap 3G Radio Access Network Pact
Unwinding of the so-called network sharing and alliance agreement for Maxis' 3G radio access network will be staggered over 18 months, and is expected to be completed on Dec. 27 in 2018, the company said in an exchange filing. "The termination is not ... ( read original story ...)
Swisscom to launch NB-IoT and LTE-M in 2018
Swisscom will launch both NB-IoT and LTE-M on its network next year, as it plans 5G trials and upgrades to its 4G network. The operator said it plans to carry out initial tests of the two IoT technologies by the end of 2017 before commercially launching in ... ( read original story ...)
Learn details of the 4G commercialization strategies in Europe market forecast to 2022
Availability and penetration of 4G mobile services are disparately distributed among the Western Europe (WE) and the Central Eastern Europe (CEE). For instance where Western European countries such as Denmark and the Netherlands boast high 4G penetration ... ( read original story ...)
DBF Capital offloads 3G Mobile stake
Private equity, investment banking and financial advisory concern, DBF Capital Partners together with other shareholders, have offloaded their stake in 3G Mobile Proprietary Limited, a South African-based company which distributes mobile phones ... ( read original story ...)
Latest report analyzing 4G devices market published by leading research firm
This report studies 4G (LTE) Devices in Global market, especially in North America, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan and India, with production, revenue, consumption, import and export in these regions, from 2012 to 2016, and forecast to 2022. ( read original story ...)
Report suggests Asia-Pacific market will lead commercial deployment of 5G
28% of mobile operators in developed Asia-Pacific markets will offer 5G by 2020 The global average for some kind of 5G service by 2020 is 8% Lower TCO is the top driver for 5G in the region New video services was cited as the most important use case in ... ( read original story ...)