Trump’s administration sanctions on Huawei has put the company under challenges. The United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Japan among others decided to stop working with the Chinese telecom giant. However, Huawei has shown greater optimism after Joe Biden wins US presidential election. “When there is a change in government, there is always the opportunity to […]
Connectivity
As more countries commence their respective 5G rollouts, businesses and customers alike are at the edge of their seats as they wait to get their hands on the latest devices that enable advanced 5G-powered services. While 5G’s long reach will touch almost every industry far and wide, the biggest beneficiary from it will be edge […]
As contracts, partnerships, and collaborations are being signed left, right and center by telecoms operators around the world for the swift rollout of 5G networks, China is looking a step further. China has successfully launched what has been described as “the world’s first 6G satellite” into space to test the technology, going into orbit alongside […]
As headlines worldwide boast the power and opportunities offered by the rollout of 5G networks, a different reality is being mirrored on the ground. South Korea, the first country to introduce 5G and one which boasts the largest mobile network, is experiencing customer-related issues across the board due to poor quality, slow connections, and a […]
The race for 5G rollout is on. As humanity edges closer to the fifth generation of mobile networks, the world’s key players that will spearhead this telecoms revolution begins as companies’ team up, while others are shunned and isolated. On the European front, Swedish Ericsson and Finnish Nokia seem to be leading the line. BT […]
Japanese IT giant NEC Corp. has agreed to support the UK’s development of fifth generation wireless networks across Britain, according to the British government. The announcement comes as Japan and the United Kingdom have penned a post-Brexit bilateral free trade agreement, in which it was made public via tweet by the UK Department for International […]
UK operator O2 announced their fifth-generation network expansion plan that will cover over 100 UK towns and cities, a year after they had initially kicked off their 5G rollout. While partnering with Nordic vendors Ericsson and Nokia for their 5G infrastructure, O2, which is owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, will allow existing customers a refresh […]
Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has announced that it will become a 5G network regulator in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) rankings, as it progresses from a telecom regulator to a digital regulator. “We are one of the most tech-savvy and connected nations in the world and CITC, as the national regulator, […]
Timing has always been the catalyst to many inventions, ideas, businesses and the like; and more often that not, timing is underestimated as a key factor for the success of a startup. In fact, Bill Gross, the founder of Idealab, was stunned by his own research when he found that timing accounts for 42 percent […]
As the 5G reality begins to take shape, all industries across the board are on their way to upgrade their business models, approaches and day-to-day operations accordingly. There is no doubt that 5G will be transformative, however, the bedrock of this technological revolution relies on the minds of people who are able to keep up […]