The S&P 500 Index fell 12% yesterday after a weekend full of bad news surrounding the coronavirus and its spread. This health crisis is rapidly turning into an economic crisis. A lot can happen in three weeks In a report published 3 we...read more
The fifth generation of wireless technology (5G) is steadily growing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). During 2019, all three operators launched 5G service and are continuously increasing its coverage. The next major step for KSA, which the world...read more
The Indian telecom sector is left in tatters following the Supreme Court’s verdict that supported the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a dispute with the telcos over how levies are calculated. Already ridden with massive revenue declines (...read more
Unlike many other countries in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, 5G services are already available in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Etisalat and Du, UAE’s only two operators, are both deploying 5G on the 3.5 GHz frequency band. In M...read more
Thailand is making good progress in its goal of launching commercial 5G service in 2020. The recent auction of frequencies in the 700 MHz band, the agreements between operators and telecom equipment suppliers, as well the development in academia and ...read more
Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, is expected to face an uphill battle to enable 5G. Reasons include its complex geography, unavailability of core 5G frequency band (i.e. C-band 3.3 to 4.2 GHz), and dwindling operator revenues. The...read more
Optimistic 5G forecasts assume that telcos’ spectrum needs are met Ericsson recently predicted that by 2024 5G subscriptions will reach 1.9 billion, 35 percent of traffic will be carried by 5G networks and up to 65 percent of the global populati...read more
Huawei has dominated telecom news since the arrest last December of the Chinese vendor’s CFO in Vancouver. Since then, the US Commerce Department has restricted Huawei’s access to US-built tech components, including Google’s Android ecosystem. ...read more
Tencent posted its 2Q19 earnings on August 14, 2019. MTN Consulting's one-slide review is now available for download: MTN Consulting - Earnings snapshot 2Q19 - Tencent - Cover Image: Tencent President Martin Lau (source: Tencent)...read more
5G is moving full steam ahead in many developed economies. Recent announcements from both vendors and operators confirm this notion with news of 5G network rollouts and availability of 5G-enabled devices. Many developing nations on the other hand ...read more