In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:
Mavenir lays off half of its marketing staff & secures public credit facilities - is there trouble in Open RAN land?
Motorola Edge 5G phone launches with MediaTek’s Dimensity 1050 which for the first time brings mmWave support to a MediaTek-based device, MediaTek also announced the T830 which is squarely aimed at enabling FWA CPEs and portable Wi-Fi 7 hotspots.
Mediatek successfully powers a smartphone with a 5G non-terrestrial network in a lab environment- what could it mean for connectivity and Omnispace & AST Spacemobile deployments?
Omnispace wants to compete with AST Spacemobile to deliver satellite connectivity to smartphone using a standards-based approach, building its technology around the 3GPP’s Rel. 17 NTN standards. Has 2 satellites launched, $140M raised and announced a partnership with the Philippines’ operator Smart.
AT&T plans to have half of its traffic running on white box switches and open hardware by the end of the year - what’s the significance for its 5G deployment plans?
The 2.5 GHz auction is nearing its end at $347 million after 41 rounds of bidding with only 300 of the 8000 available licenses still up for contention in round 42 of bidding