Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi plans to invest more than 50 billion yuan (about £5.3bn) in 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) over the next five years, company executives have announced. The information was shared by Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun on official social media channels and reported by major news outlets, though Lei did not provide a … Read more

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has called on EU nations to reassess their satellite strategies amid growing concern over dependence on Starlink for critical services. Speaking to the Financial Times, Carr stressed the need for Western unity and urged allies to keep their long-term focus on the strategic challenge posed by the rise of the Chinese … Read more

Huawei has appointed two executives to lead its enterprise and carrier divisions following the sudden death of Ryan Ding Yun. Ding Yun, 53, who had dedicated roughly half his life to Huawei and led the company’s enterprise and carrier operations, died on 7 October after a sudden illness. Huawei named the following leaders to succeed … Read more

Virgin Media O2 is set to acquire spectrum from VodafoneThree, a move that promises faster speeds and improved coverage for mobile customers across the UK. Under the £343 million agreement with VodafoneThree, Virgin Media O2 will gain ownership of 78.8 MHz of spectrum, increasing its total share to about 30 percent. That additional capacity should … Read more

The rapid expansion of Openreach’s full-fibre network over the past year has delivered faster, more reliable broadband to around half of UK premises. Backed by major contracts, Openreach has rolled out its full-fibre infrastructure faster and further than any other UK provider. Each week the company connects roughly 78,000 new premises — a rate comparable … Read more

AT&T has activated its low-band 5G network in ten U.S. cities as it accelerates its nationwide rollout. The network initially launched alongside the Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G and is now available to all AT&T customers in these locations rather than being limited to select business partners. AT&T’s low-band 5G is currently live in the … Read more

Research indicates that just under half of the UK population now own a smartphone, and Google’s Android operating system is installed on roughly half of those devices. Market share data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows BlackBerry models in second place behind Android with 22.5% of recent sales, while Apple’s iPhone accounted for 18.5%. Nokia’s Symbian … Read more

(c)iStock.com/Andrew Rich New analysis from research firm Ovum shows that LTE connections in North America exceeded a quarter of a billion during the first quarter of 2016. The Latin America and Caribbean region experienced particularly strong expansion, with LTE growth of 268% year-on-year—second only to the combined Central and Southern Asia region. Jose Otero, director … Read more

SoftBank and Ericsson have teamed up to improve 5G network performance by introducing advanced uplink switching technologies. Historically, most commercial cellular networks were designed with a strong downlink bias. Operators allocated spectrum and configured time-division structures on the assumption that users consume far more data than they produce. The rise of demanding mobile applications and … Read more

Most people who follow the telecommunications industry understand how disruptive over-the-top (OTT) services can be for carriers—whether Skype, WhatsApp, Netflix or the many other services available today and emerging tomorrow. Giles Corbett, a seasoned professional in the mobile sector, was asked by the head of Orange Vallée—a forward-looking skunkworks team inside the operator—to advise, innovate, … Read more