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4G availability dramatically increases in the Philippines: report
4G availability in the Philippines has increased dramatically in the last two years. Users can now find an LTE connection more than 70% of the time. Read more…
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5G operators will rely on 4G/LTE networks for years to come
Operators are investing heavily in LTE/LTE-Advanced/LTE-Advanced Pro technologies as the global de-facto platform for delivering mobile broadband services. Read more…
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4G is faster than Wi-Fi, and now your offload model is broken
ITEM: The days of Wi-Fi serving as a superior connectivity alternative to mobile broadband are drawing to a close, which means cellcos are going to have to rethink the role that Wi-Fi plays in their Read more…
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4G network performance had better match 5G marketing
5G marketing will no doubt push faster network speeds. But when there’s handover from 5G to 4G, what will be the customer experience in terms of speed? Here’s why operators must beef up 4G performance Read more…
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India’s mobile user base officially tops 1 billion, says COAI
India’s mobile market has officially passed the 1-billion subscriber mark according to local mobile industry coalition COAI, which counted 1.049 billion mobile subscribers in its April 2018 report. Bharti Airtel continues to hold the top Read more…
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Viettel-led MyTel set to launch nationwide 4G in Myanmar
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s military-run telecommunication company Viettel Group and its partners will launch a 4G mobile network in Myanmar next month to cash in on the Southeast Asian country’s fast-growing economy, the Vietnamese government Read more…
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Sorry vendors, 5G ain’t the capex bonanza you’re hoping for: report
5G is here – more or less. The first standards are set, the first live public trials are underway in South Korea for the Winter Olympics, and vendors are already announcing a full line of Read more…
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Huawei’s CloudAIR helps Airtel stuff 2G/3G/4G into 900 band
Bharti Airtel has deployed three radio technologies – 2G GSM, 3G UMTS and 4G LTE – on the 900-MHz band within an 8.8-MHz slice of bandwidth using Huawei’s CloudAIR solution. According to Huawei, CloudAIR offers Read more…
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LTE is getting slower, but at least there’s more of it: report
ITEM: LTE coverage is becoming more widespread around the planet – but overall data speeds are getting slower. The good news is that this is not bad news. The latest global “State Of LTE” report Read more…
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ACMA moves ahead to refarm 900-MHz and 3.6-GHz bands
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced it is pushing ahead with its plans to refarm the 900-MHz and 3.6-GHz spectrum bands for 4G and 5G, respectively. The ACMA said it plans to enable Read more…