Key Facts 5G Rollouts Accelerate Worldwide Even as 5G marks its third anniversary in many markets, new countries and carriers are lighting up networks or expanding coverage to reach more users. Israel’s 5G launch has quickly become a case study in rapid deployment and competitive pricing. The Ministry of Communications finalized a long-awaited spectrum tender, […]
Key Facts Asia-Pacific: New 5G Leaps, Spectrum Deals & Censorship Concerns 5G rollouts and spectrum in APAC: Across Asia-Pacific, operators advanced their mobile broadband ambitions. China Mobile showcased a cutting-edge 6G trial at the China Internet Conference, claiming the world’s first small-scale 6G network with ten prototype base stations caliber.az caliber.az. Peak wireless speeds reached […]
Key Facts Major Smartphone Launches & Announcements Apple iPhone 17 Series Debuts: Apple’s fall launch was the centerpiece of the week. On September 9, Apple unveiled the iPhone 17 family – including the 6.3-inch iPhone 17 and two new high-end models, iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, which feature a striking redesigned aluminum unibody and […]
Key Facts Telecom Industry News: Mergers, Partnerships & Market Moves Satellite spectrum shake-up in the U.S.: In a blockbuster spectrum deal, EchoStar – the satellite operator linked to Dish Network – agreed to sell vast swaths of its mobile airwaves to Elon Musk’s SpaceX for about $17 billion reuters.com. The purchase gives SpaceX’s Starlink satellite unit […]
Key Facts Next-Gen Rollouts and Alliances African 5G ambitions: In a bid to bridge its digital divide, the Republic of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) formally launched a National 5G Strategy this week. The plan – unveiled at a high-profile event with policymakers, operators and international partners – sets the island nation on a path to […]
Undersea Cable Sabotage Cripples Connectivity A sudden undersea fiber break has wreaked havoc on internet traffic between Europe, the Middle East and Asia. On Sept 7, monitors detected that two critical submarine cables – SEA-ME-WE 4 and IMEWE – were cut near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ts2.tech. The impact was felt across continents: data slowed to a crawl […]
Key Facts New Technologies & Standards Chinese 6G Chip Leap: Next-generation research is accelerating beyond the lab. In a major milestone, scientists in China announced development of a single microchip that could form the heart of future 6G networks, achieving over 100 Gbps wireless throughput techxplore.com. The all-frequency 6G chip – roughly the size of a […]
New Technologies & Standards 6G leaps & device innovation: Next-generation research is accelerating. In China, scientists announced a breakthrough 6G chipset that delivers over 100 Gbps mobile speeds, using an “all-frequency” design that covers bands from standard cellular up to terahertz waves techxplore.com techxplore.com. The tiny chip (about 11 × 2 mm) consolidates what used to require nine separate […]
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Key Facts North America (USA & Canada) Spectrum and Infrastructure Moves: In the United States, telecom operators poured resources into boosting network capacity. AT&T made headlines with a record-breaking spectrum acquisition – agreeing to pay $23 billion for nationwide licenses held by satellite operator EchoStar, including ~30 MHz of 3.45 GHz mid-band and 20 MHz of 600 MHz low-band airwaves […]