Fairness, MNOs and Over-the-Top Expectations
Mobile network operator (MNO) signals now reach all parts of the policy landscape announcing that life for them is entirely unfair. Their unhappiness derives from the contention that, as mobile…
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Huawei data centres and clouds already cover Latin America. Chinese tech influence is a gift to countries and politicians that don’t respect human rights
This blog post is also available in Spanish. Huawei is building a strong and powerful network of 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G mobile and Internet infrastructure in Latin America. The…
Apple FQ1 22 – Good to be the king – Apple’s scale helps it to get the supply it needs
For more than 20 years, I have analyzed the global technology sector and prepared equity sell side research, first for Nomura Securities, and now for my own firm Radio Free…
Why is the US FAA suddenly concerned about 5G? Europe is moving forward on 5G in the C-band without aviation interference problems.
The European Union is moving forward on 5G in the C-band while the spectrum engineering community in the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) awaits technical input from…
AT&T & Verizon admit defeat. AT&T and Verizon’s failure to differentiate themselves through media consumption is a stark warning to all telco operators
For more than 20 years, I have analyzed the global technology sector and prepared equity sell side research, first for Nomura Securities, and now for my own firm Radio Free…
Huawei – Nowhere to run – Patents are no panacea
For more than 20 years, I have analyzed the global technology sector and prepared equity sell side research, first for Nomura Securities, and now for my own firm Radio Free…
Open RAN: The Future, not the Present
Open RAN (Radio Access Network) technology is going to be important in the 6G era, from 2028 onwards. But in the meantime, like everything about 5G, it is overhyped. I’m…
How well is 5G shaping up?
Enthusiasm continues to run high for 5G. Many believe that it is a revolutionary generation, delivering a massive change in connectivity and revolutionising our lives. Much of this enthusiasm is…
Eight false assumptions on which national broadband plans are based
Broadband is good, the nation is a positive notion and most good things need a plan. If we put these three things together the result is a national broadband plan….
ApplePay: Reshaping the world of payments and banking
In 2003[1] when the Apple iTunes service was launched somebody I know stated “perhaps in 10 to 15 years” we will get our salaries paid through iTunes, and we will…
