A recent consumer survey conducted by Citrix shows that most smartphone users would consider using services offered through sponsored data plans provided by mobile operators. Overall interest varies by gender and generation: 71% of men and 62% of women said they would participate in a sponsored data plan. Younger users are the most receptive—78% of … Read more

News that the EU is preparing a major anti-dumping trade case against China—alleging that Chinese mobile manufacturers have benefited from illegal government subsidies—has been met with cautious reticence and silence from European technology leaders. On Friday the Financial Times reported that the European Commission was poised to launch one of its largest trade investigations, saying … Read more

UK mobile operator Three has announced a planned investment of £2 billion in 5G infrastructure, stating the network will become so reliable and capable that many households could eventually replace their fixed-line broadband connections with 5G service. Three has assembled one of the largest 5G spectrum portfolios in the UK and upgraded its network with … Read more

T-Mobile has achieved the world’s first six-carrier aggregation call using sub-6 GHz spectrum on its live 5G production network. In collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm, T-Mobile aggregated six 5G component carriers to reach peak speeds above 3.6 Gbps—fast enough to download a two-hour high-definition movie in under seven seconds. “We are thrilled to have achieved … Read more

The outdoor small cell market is poised to become an essential component of mobile networks, according to new analysis from iGR. The report finds that the primary obstacles to expanding outdoor small cell deployments are not technical limitations but practical installation challenges: power availability, backhaul connectivity, regulatory hurdles, deployment timelines, and overall expense. Small cells … Read more

When Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen enters the European Commission’s Brussels headquarters later this year to present the Digital Networks Act, she will be carrying what amounts to Europe’s digital declaration of independence. Unlike historic political declarations, this one is packed with implementation timetables, detailed impact assessments and regulatory complexity likely to keep Silicon Valley lawyers … Read more

T-Mobile and Ericsson have completed the first standalone 5G data session in the United States. Most current 5G deployments in the U.S. use a non-standalone (NSA) architecture, which relies on an existing LTE connection for control functions. Although NSA 5G delivers higher speeds and improved performance compared with LTE alone, a standalone (SA) 5G architecture … Read more

The UK Government has issued legal directions to telecoms operators requiring the removal of Huawei equipment from national communications networks. In 2020, the government announced that Huawei hardware must be phased out of the country’s 5G networks by 2027, and operators were prohibited from buying Huawei equipment after 31 December 2020. “This has not been … Read more

CityFibre has awarded its first round of construction contracts to build partners under the UK Government’s Project Gigabit programme. Project Gigabit is a £5 billion initiative designed to bring full-fibre broadband to 715,000 rural properties, ensuring communities currently underserved by legacy networks gain access to high-speed, future-proof connectivity. CityFibre’s appointed build partners for this initial … Read more

The Small Cell Forum (SCF) has launched an Enterprise Advisory Council (EAC) to strengthen collaboration with businesses and institutions and address the persistent problem of poor cellular coverage in commercial and public spaces. Founding EAC members include commercial real-estate advisors Camden Living and CBRE, automaker General Motors, Grange Hotels, healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente, Marriott International, … Read more