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Iridium comments latest wrinkle in satellite D2D guessing game

Shares in longtime satellite player Iridium have been on the upswing in recent days following the company’s solid fourth quarter performance and its positive outlook for 2023. But a big part of that optimism is due to the company’s new agreement with Qualcomm to provide satellite connections to Qualcomm’s Android smartphone customers. However, Iridium officials declined to speculate on […]

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Final UK decision on Motorola Solutions’ role in Airwave pushed to March

A final decision from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation that could cost Motorola Solutions more than $1 billion in projected revenue from its Airwave TETRA network in the United Kingdom (UK) is now scheduled to be released in March, according to the CMA website. Previously, the CMA administrative timeline indicated that the final […]

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mmWave 5G in 2023: Fast, but still expensive and hard to find

Several new research reports help paint a clear picture of the current status of millimeter-wave (mmWave) 5G in the US and globally. Broadly, the findings show that the technology supports speedy connections but remains relatively pricey and scarce. First, a new report from network-monitoring company Ookla – which offers the popular Speedtest app – shows that mmWave […]

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Ericsson networks boss shares open RAN hopes and fears

“It’s a big, complex question,” said Fredrik Jejdling when asked about his organization’s current stance on open radio access network (RAN) technology. Jejdling manages Ericsson’s networks business, which generates about 70% of company revenues. A noisy infant today, open RAN is often depicted as one of the biggest future threats to this business. Even Ericsson […]

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The race to space is getting pretty wild

The most interesting battle in the cellular industry is playing out across the sky. Apple, Dish Network, Viasat, AST SpaceMobile and Globalstar are among the many companies beginning to compete against one another in the race to connect mobile phones directly to satellites. If you don’t think that’s interesting enough, one of the latest skirmishes […]

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Samsung stays grounded when it comes to satellite

Last week, Samsung announced its upcoming flagship phone, Galaxy S23, won’t take to the skies quite like its greatest competitor, the iPhone 14 – at least in terms of connectivity. The South Korean tech giant has opted not to include emergency messaging via satellite, citing limited functionality. While that may be the case for now, […]

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AT&T becoming a ‘public-safety company’ with FirstNet, NG911 work, exec says

AT&T has long been one of the greatest consumer communications brands in the world, but the carrier is beginning to become “a public-safety company” through its first-responder-centric efforts in the development of FirstNet and next-generation 911 (NG911) networks, according to Scott Agnew, the new COO of AT&T’s FirstNet team. Two weeks ago, AT&T executives revealed […]

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Vodafone UK starts ‘risky’ shift to 5G standalone

Vodafone’s Andrea Dona has unflattering words for some of the IT products that could sit inside his high-performance 5G network. “There are OSS limitations,” said the chief network officer of the UK service provider, referring to operational support systems from unnamed vendors. “If there is full automation on the 5G element, and the OSS is […]

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The shine begins to wear off 5G private wireless

Verizon had high hopes for private wireless networking. The company had predicted that by now it would be well on its way to making billions of dollars from the sale of custom 4G and 5G networks dedicated exclusively to its enterprise customers. Indeed, during 2021 Verizon execs pegged the total addressable market for private wireless at around […]

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway highlights organization’s safety, legislative initiatives

Todd Schlekeway, executive director of NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association, discusses many of NATE’s planned activities for 2023, including a legislative visit to Capitol Hill in May, safety/training initiatives, and a broader release of the Vertical Freedom documentary that focuses on the lives of tower climbers in the communication arena.

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Iridium comments latest wrinkle in satellite D2D guessing game

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Final UK decision on Motorola Solutions’ role in Airwave pushed to March

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mmWave 5G in 2023: Fast, but still expensive and hard to find

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Ericsson networks boss shares open RAN hopes and fears

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The race to space is getting pretty wild

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Samsung stays grounded when it comes to satellite

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AT&T becoming a ‘public-safety company’ with FirstNet, NG911 work, exec says

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Vodafone UK starts ‘risky’ shift to 5G standalone

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The shine begins to wear off 5G private wireless

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NATE: Todd Schlekeway highlights organization’s safety, legislative initiatives

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