Linda Hardesty
FierceWireless
Denver, CO, United States
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Dell’Oro says $100M+ private wireless supplier revenue is small
There was a panel at MWC 2023 in Barcelona last week titled “Are Private Networks Over-Hyped?” According to the panelists, the answer is: not so much. | Dell’Oro Vice President Stefan Pongratz thinks private wireless networks are a bit over-hyped at least in terms of the revenue their generating for vendors. → Read More
Microsoft reworks 5G core software from AT&T for sale to other carriers
A couple of years ago, AT&T announced that it would run its 5G core network in Microsoft’s public cloud. | In the last two years Microsoft has been busy building Azure Operator Nexus, which had its roots running at AT&T. → Read More
Nokia intros disaggregated cloud RAN involving vendor partners
BARCELONA – Media and analysts are accustomed to attending a pre-MWC event in Barcelona each year on Sunday before the official GSMA-sponsored event begins on Monday. | Nokia today announced anyRAN, which allows customers to select a mix of cloud-based RAN solutions enabling a certain level of disaggregation. → Read More
SK Telecom, NTT Docomo study energy modulation in networks
It’s not St. | SK Telecom and NTT Docomo studied the modulation of peak usage as a way to save energy in the RAN. They tested various techniques such as micro sleep, light sleep, deep sleep and MIMO sleep. → Read More
Dell lassos Red Hat for its telco infrastructure block program
Last year, Dell Technologies introduced what it calls “infrastructure blocks.” These are software modules that come pre-installed on Dell servers to provide telcos with everything they need to esta | Dell is trying to find a middle ground between completely disaggregated networks and “a practical level of openness.” The addition of Red Hat to its strategy is a big win. → Read More
Celona goes global, offering 5G private wireless in 2 more spectrum bands
Celona has created a portfolio of 5G private wireless solutions that cover mid-band spectrum for different parts of the world. | Celona is moving beyond CBRS to offer support for bands n77 and n78 for private mobile networks in the U.K., Europe, Japan and Korea. And it’s planning to support band n79 later in the year. → Read More
Verizon advisors slam AT&T’s influence over FirstNet investments
Five members of Verizon’s First Responder Advisory Council are calling | The U.S. Commerce Department said it was looking closely at $296 million in future investments for FirstNet. → Read More
Orange cuts its Capex and sets a new strategy
Orange has a new corporate strategy, called Lead the Future, which the company’s CEO Christel Heydemann laid out yesterday, along with its full-year 2022 earnings. | The Orange Group's capital expenditures peaked in 2022 and will fall from 18% of revenues to around 15% starting in 2023, said its CEO Christel Heydemann. → Read More
Swisscom takes its time moving to 5G SA with AWS
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona two years ago, Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky touted AWS’ work wit | One reason Swisscom wants to work with AWS is because networks built in the past were built for peak capacity, but AWS offers a pay-per-use model. → Read More
Airvine taps 60 GHz mmWave for indoor wireless backhaul
A startup called Airvine has developed a wireless backhaul system for indoor environments. | Rather than concern itself with competitors, Airvine sees its offering as complementary to wired LANs, Wi-Fi systems and also to new private wireless installations. → Read More
5G Americas champions ‘light touch’ on receiver standards regulation
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is taking comments on its Notice of Inquiry regarding receiver standards, which it released in April 2022. | Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas, said the group cares about the issue because "our industry relies on spectrum to be successful.” → Read More
Alpha Wireless provides 5G small cells and a trash bin, too
Companies are getting creative when it comes to deploying 5G small cells in dense urban areas. | Alpha Wireless is working with the waste management company Bigbelly to trial their turnkey offering in Dublin, Ireland. → Read More
Smartphone replacements decline, with ripple effects for carriers
The three big wireless operators in the U.S. have all completed their fourth quarter 2022 earnings reports. | “T-Mobile’s decline was the most dramatic,” wrote LightShed Partners. “Its upgrade rate plummeted to 3.9% from 5.8% last year. That drove a 28% drop in the number of phones it sold in Q4. → Read More
Verizon to test integrated access & backhaul with Verana technology
All has been quiet on the integrated access and backhaul (IAB) front for a while. | Bill Stone, VP of technology and planning at Verizon, said Verana’s multi-hop IAB promises to enhance Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband service. → Read More
Editor’s Corner: T-Mobile, Comcast mud-wrestling match gets tiresome
The big cable companies divided up their footprints across the U.S. to not overlap in many locations. But new competition from carriers is changing the game. → Read More
Japan plans to auction spectrum, rather than give it for free
The Nikkei news site in Japan reported that the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) will intro | The government will form a working group with the four major cell phone operators and others to discuss auction conditions. → Read More
Charter kills it in mobile during Q4 2022, adding 615,000 new lines
Charter Communications reported today that it added a record 615,000 mobile lines in its fourth quarter 2022. And for the full year it added over 1.7 million mobile lines. | Charter's CEO said the company's new Spectrum One converged offering helped drive its surprisingly strong quarter for mobile lines. → Read More
Comcast adds 365,000 wireless lines in Q4 2022
Comcast reported this week that it added 365,000 wireless lines in the fourth quarter of 2022, and its wireless revenue increased 25%. | The analysts at MoffettNathanson wrote that Comcast's total wireless subscriber base now stands at 5.3 million, "a remarkable achievement in such a short time.” → Read More
Nokia expects mobile to be its fastest growing business in 2023
Nokia expects its mobile networks business to be its fastest-growing business unit in 2023. | Nokia's CEO said, “Obviously 5G standalone is now the name of the game because you need 5G standalone in terms of getting the full benefits of 5G." → Read More
CommScope debuts 2 Ruckus Wi-Fi 6E access points for MDUs
CommScope is now offering two new Wi-Fi 6E products for multi-dwelling units (MDUs) to access the 6 GHz spectrum band. | The opening of the 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi represents the largest expansion of Wi-Fi spectrum to date, enabling dramatic increase in bandwidth. → Read More