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Lawyers for Huawei CFO argue US 'strategically crafted' case

Lawyers for a senior Huawei executive argued in a Canadian court Wednesday that the United States “strategically crafted” a misleading record of the fraud case against her and acted “in bad faith” when presenting reasons she should be extradited. Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who is the daughter of the company’s founder, was […]

What is WiFi 7? The next step in wireless evolution

The future belongs to those who seize it in the present, and the global race for better, faster, and more reliable connectivity that underpins modern society is no different. Even as Wi-Fi 6 began its commercial availability around 2019, work has already been underway to bring next gen WiFi into reality to accommodate our increasing […]

Serbian Telecom introduces mobile services in Macedonia

Serbia-based telecom company, Telekom Srbija, announced on Thursday the launching of its new subsidiary in North Macedonia called Mtel, to provide mobile services in the area by the end of 2021.  The future subsidiary will offer satellite TV services that will be launched within a month; along with mobile telephony and optical internet services that will be provided by the end of 2021, according to Serbian media reports.  The state-owned company revealed that it aims to expand […]

Ericsson wins 5G RAN contracts in China

Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson has been awarded a 3 percent in China Telecom and China Unicom’s joint 5G ran operations, beating out Finnish rival Nokia’s contribution, Reuters reported citing inside sources.   Nokia had initially been tapped as the favorite to leverage Ericsson’s market share in mainland China due to complications between the Swedish vendor and Chinese telecom companies; but […]

Digicel Fiji launches satellite internet for rural, remote areas

Fijian operator Digicel said it launched its next-generation satellite broadband service – Digisat. The service will provide universal data connectivity at an affordable rate in rural and remote communities. Digicel’s remote community Wi-Fi will provide broadband services to rural households and businesses that are currently without access to the internet. CEO Farid Mohammed says their […]

UAE’s Etisalat marks a 7% increase in YoY profit

Emirates Telecommunications Group Company Etisalat marked on Thursday a 3.9 percent year-over-year increase in its first-quarter net profit following federal royalties to $1.28 billion, leading to a net profit margin of 18 percent, the company reported on Monday. In the UAE, the subscriber-based telecom company reached 12.1 million fixed and mobile subscribers in its domestic […]

Mauritius Telecom introduces 5G services across the country

Mauritius Telecom announced last week the introduction of 5G services to its offering on the island, a step which follows the provider’s receival of 5G license for mobile telephony earlier last month.  The telco was among two other companies, Cellplus Ltd and Emtel Ltd, that had applied in February to a public consultation regarding the opening of frequency bands for 5G.  By April, the three operators were invited to submit their applications for the spectrum.   In […]

What to expect from Facebook’s smart glasses

During Facebook’s recent earnings call, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the company’s next hardware release will debut the tech giant’s collaboration with Ray-Ban eyewear on a pair of augmented reality glasses.  The long-awaited Ray-Ban “smart glasses” were supposed to launch in 2021. However, as a steep plunge in COVID-19 cases forced most of the world into a lockdown, a lot of tech firm’s plans changed.  “Looking ahead here, the […]

5G drives Chinese mobile service to rise at 3.1% in 2026

Chinese mobile service revenues are expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate CAGR of 3.1 percent from $131.3 billion in 2021 to $152.7 billion in 2026, according to a study published on Thursday.   London-based data analytics company, GlobalData published a study showing that the mobile data revenues will witness a rise in its CAGR reaching 6.8 percent due to the growing adoption of 5G services, followed by the rise […]

Indian Telco Reliance Jio adds 3.5 million users in May

Indian telco Reliance Jio added 3.55 million wireless subscribers during the month of May, acquiring the highest rank in the telecom industry for four consecutive months.  Despite the overall wireless subscriber base drop throughout that month by 6.27 million, Jio outperformed its fellow Indian telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea.  Both providers lost 4.61 million and 4.28 million subscribers, respectively.  As per data shared by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Trai, Jio’s wireless subscriber base increased by […]