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This Week’s Articles13th June 2018

Splits over 5G spectrum widen, but regulators fail to see the big picture

GE’s approach to CBRS would create a US-wide IIoT network, excluding the MNOs

Business case for T-Mobile USA’s 600 MHz has some big risks

Former Qualcomm chief sets up new 5G-focused company, XCOM

Vestberg’s instincts will be far better suited to Verizon than Ericsson

Modernization spreads at Vodafone, but physical assets still drive cost base

MediaTek to ship 5G modem early, regaining some smartphone mojo

PHAZR seeks licence to test Quadplex and hyperdense beamforming

Huawei claims to double NB-IoT coverage by harnessing Release 14 standards

DOCSIS backhaul will help cablecos go mobile, but MNOs have other choices

Sierra upgrades mangOH open source hardware platform for IoT modules

Qualcomm to work with Ford on first C-V2X trials in USA

IEEE’s new study groups will help WiFi keep pace with 5G

Telefónica supports Deutsche Telekom’s bid to reinvent telco edge compute

Apple addresses some shortcomings of TV and Siri, but can it catch Amazon?

Week’s Articles6th June 2018

Qualcomm and ARM mount new challenge to Intel in PCs, struggle in servers

Qualcomm’s reported exit will deal ARM’s server hopes a cruel blow

Niche spectrum and multi-tenant small cells help push the MNO-free 5G model

CableLabs sets up mobile backhaul lab, eyeing HFC gold for its members

Vodafone and O2 pull back on RAN sharing as urban data usage soars

Facebook under fire for data sharing deals with handset vendors

Huawei hits back against fresh attacks in the US and Australia

5G-Crosshaul project complete with flexible multihaul platform

Sigfox partners with Here to improve location accuracy on its LPWAN

Yandex emulates Amazon Echo in Russia, as smart speaker market goes global

Comcast’s WiFi performance leaps with national multi-AP push

DT and Comcast sign up partners to accelerate smart home efforts

Week’s Articles1st June 2018

Converting entirely to OLED within a year would be a huge challenge for Apple

If NFV is delayed, it will be a longer road to ‘true 5G’

At events round the world, operators question short term virtualization case

Challenges of virtualized mobile networks intensify at the edge

ONAP and ETSI race to get their MANO platforms to commercial readiness

The long wait for 5G-Unlicensed makes FCC’s 4G spectrum efforts crucial

Show write-up: LPWA London shows fragmentation is still hurting the market

Iliad seeks to disrupt Italy with low cost tariffs, as it did France

Trump considers reversing ZTE ban as part of Chinese trade battles

Middle East’s ‘5G’ operator tally doubles to four

Embedded antennas are a barrier to major scale in the LPWAN market

Streaming Video Alliance pushes open caching standards

Sckipio doubles the speed of 212 MHz G.fast connections

Italy and Spain plan 5G auctions, DT and Telus voice concerns

FreedomPop goes back to its low cost roots with $15 Unreal Mobile launch

Week’s Articles23rd May 2018

Qualcomm’s support for Terragraph should worry established vendors

BT’s converged network plan falls well short, when the UK needs agile telcos

Samsung extends lead over Intel, has its sights set on Qualcomm’s crown

Verizon close to FWA launch, as AT&T forges ahead to Standalone 5G

Qualcomm’s 5G chip and AT&T’s landmark city deal – two small cell wins

Final work under way on latest wave of 5G standards

Service provider business lets Cisco down in otherwise strong quarter

Two Gulf operators claim “world first” for their 5G networks

Wireless networks letting down UK’s smart meter program

Android and Automotive Grade Linux battle, as car becomes a data center

Google Duplex is an AI assistant which bridges digital and physical worlds

Apple Music is gaining on Spotify, but must steer clear of antitrust suits

Mobile will be at the heart of AT&T’s new video strategy and Google attack

Iliad outlines new strategy to start behaving like a mature operator

Week’s Articles16th May 2018

ZTE suspends operations, with ripple effects throughout the industry

Millimeter wave trials move further up the spectrum, above 95 GHz

Liberty sells key assets to Vodafone, creating challenger for DT in Germany

US utilities fight for their own private networks and spectrum

ZTE’s pain and the software network – new chances for Samsung and NEC?

Eight IoT acquisitions in a week, but this is not the sign of a bubble

Turkcell brings LTE-A to rural communities with homegrown base stations

BT chief promises commercial 5G in 18 months

Google I/O: DeepMind’s AI moves to heart of Android experience

Reliance Jio and TPG continue to unleash price wars on incumbents

BT’s chief architect pins hopes on white boxes and disaggregation