(c)iStock.com/ismagilov As a new leadership team prepares to take office in Washington in January, the telecom industry is poised for significant change in 2017. At the top of the agenda is the fate of the AT&T–Time Warner mega-merger, which increasingly looks likely to clear potential antitrust and net neutrality hurdles. These developments will shape the … Read more

Dish, in collaboration with Samsung and Qualcomm, has demonstrated simultaneous 5G 2x uplink and 4x downlink carrier aggregation (CA) over FDD spectrum, marking a major technical milestone for FDD-based 5G networks. Using just 35 MHz of 5G spectrum, the partners achieved an uplink peak speed of 200 Mbps. On the downlink, Dish’s 5G network reached … Read more

A MATRIXX Software survey conducted in the United States and the United Kingdom found that many mobile users are prepared to change carriers if a new provider delivers a superior experience. Nearly three quarters (73%) of respondents said they want their mobile provider to operate more like digital-first companies such as Amazon, PayPal, Netflix, and … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/Ocskaymark) Strategy Analytics has published a revenue forecast for different generations of cellular technology and finds that 4G revenue is set to surpass 3G for the first time. This year, 4G is expected to account for 49 percent of mobile operator revenues despite representing only 25 percent of subscriptions at year-end. Although this … Read more

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has insisted that “there’s no way the US can crush” his company, responding to growing pressure from the United States urging allies to exclude Chinese 5G equipment. The US has long taken a firm stance against Huawei that predates the Trump administration. In recent years, American policymakers have increased efforts to … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/Christopher Badzioch) Juniper Research predicts that over the next five years, revenue for over-the-top (OTT) voice service providers could grow fivefold as higher-quality VoIP calling becomes more widespread with the continued rollout of 4G and related network improvements. This forecast reflects a shift in how voice services are consumed and monetized in a … Read more

SAP HR (Human Resources) is a specialized SAP module developed with ABAP customization that centralizes and manages employee records. These records contain the critical data managers rely on to make informed decisions about staffing, performance, compensation, and workforce planning. By streamlining and automating record-keeping, SAP HR reduces administrative workload and establishes a consistent framework for … Read more

UK mobile operator Three has made a series of well-received announcements this year, starting with a free upgrade from 3G to 4G for all existing 3G customers, including those on unlimited data plans. That upgrade was followed by the expansion of Three’s “Feel at Home” program, which lets customers use their domestic minutes, texts and … Read more

Implementation of Bluetooth technology to monitor traffic conditions has proven successful in Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city. For several years the municipality has used BlipTrack Bluetooth sensors across its road network to collect detailed traffic information based on the movement of drivers’ mobile devices. These sensors gather continuous data that reveal road density, traffic flow and … Read more

(Image Credit: iStockPhoto/Leonardo Patrizi) Recent Ofcom data shows that smartphones have overtaken laptops as the primary device for accessing the internet. According to the report, 33 percent of people now consider their smartphone the most important way to get online, while 30 percent choose a laptop first. Ofcom attributes much of this shift to the … Read more