Legacy 2G/3G

Devices

'Chinese smartphone vendors take a record 32% market share in Europe in 2018' Canalys says

SDN

Lumina Networks Announces Platform to Automate Heterogeneous 5G Networks

Devices

CTIA Establishes Industry Standard for Grading Pre-Owned Wireless Devices

via Flickr © Laura LaRose (CC BY 2.0)

Spectrum

'Tis the season for giving...and taking as Ofcom tempts telcos with spectrum discount

4G LTE

AT&T and Tillman build hundreds of cell towers

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Spectrum

Jio to get RCom spectrum, but towers cos start to suffer

Source: Ericsson

Mobile

Counting connections: Ericsson’s running commentary on mobile numbers

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Business Models

Customer experience: what’s so complicated? Just fix it!

via Flickr © Chris Potter (CC BY 2.0)

Mobile

Redrawing the lines in India as new mobile leader stumbles

Devices

MTN, KaiOS Technologies, China Mobile and UNISOC launch Africa’s first smart feature phone

5G

Africa is poised for 5G - But 3G and 4G will be the main drivers of mobile broadband in Africa over the coming years

4G LTE

Telkom & Vodacom conclude roaming and facilities leasing agreement

5G

3GPP Summit at CEATEC Japan 2018

Industry Associations

20th Anniversary approaches for 3GPP

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Mobile

Why girls are still behind boys when the mobiles are handed out

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Network Services

Samsung and Google pledge fealty to GSMA’s Rich Communications Services

Marc Allera, CEO of EE Limited. Source: EE

4G LTE

EE shuffles some spectrum and says it will launch 5G in 2019

Cellular IoT

While Chinese vendors take lead in M2M module shipments, traditional players still hold revenue edge

4G LTE

Ericsson deploys energy-efficient triple-standard site in Myanmar

Patents and IPR

Qualcomm and Taiwan Fair Trade Commission reach settlement

Patents and IPR

Ericsson and LG Electronics sign global patent license agreement

Legacy 2G/3G

KPN will switch off its 3G network in 2022

Patents and IPR

InterDigital and Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited agree to worldwide patent license agreement for terminal units

4G LTE

Remote island connected as Telstra activates 450th Mobile Black Spot tower