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C-Band Alliance Proposes to Clear 300 MHz of Spectrum for Nationwide 5G Deployment
October 29, 2019
The C-Band Alliance (CBA) announced today that it will commit to clear 300 MHz of C-band spectrum to support fast 5G wireless deployment throughout the continental U.S. In an updated filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the CBA detailed that the 300 MHz of spectrum includes a 20-MHz guard band to protect existing satellite services from 5G interference. Further enhancing its plan to clear spectrum quickly, the first tranche—which"...
Campus France Launches a New International Communication Campaign, Giving Voice to Those Who Have Chosen France for Their Studies
October 24, 2019
Campus France is launching an unprecedented communication campaign to promote the excellence of French educational institutions and their courses around the world. Following the new national strategy of attractiveness «Bienvenue en France/Choose France», Campus France, an agency for the promotion of French higher education wishes to strengthen the position of France as a privileged destination of higher studies for high school students"...
New GSMA Study Highlights North America’s Global 5G Leadership
October 24, 2019
A new GSMA study has highlighted North America as one of the most advanced mobile regions in the world – a result of significant operator investments in 5G. The 2019 North America edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy report series – published today at MWC Los Angeles – forecasts that almost half of the region’s mobile connections will be running on new 5G networks by 2025. This is being fuelled by operator spending on new networks, which is forecast to total more than $380 billion (Capex) between 2018 and 2025. These investments are increasingly being focused on building-out 5G coverage across the region, enabling a range of new services for consumers and enterprise. “Our new study highlights how the North America region is vying for global 5G leadership with pioneering mobile markets such as China, Japan and South Korea,” said Mats Granryd, Director......
DelGatto Diamond Finance Attracts Investment from Crestline Investors to Support Accelerated Growth
October 24, 2019
DelGatto Diamond Finance (“DelGatto” or “Company”), an institutional diamond finance company, today announced it has received a $100MM facility from Crestline Investors, Inc. (Crestline), a credit focused institutional alternative asset manager. The investment enhances DelGatto’s ability to meet growing financing demand across all major diamond and jewelry markets. DelGatto Diamond Finance is a leading collateral-based"...
GSMA and Sónar Release First Details of xside
October 24, 2019
The GSMA’s successful Four Years From Now (4YFN) start-up platform and Sónar, the international festival devoted to advanced music, creativity and technology, today announced further details of their hotly anticipated co-curated event, xside. Taking place within the 4YFN venue, from 24-26 February 2020 at Fira Montjuïc, in parallel to 4YFN and MWC Barcelona 2020, xside is a new gathering including conference, networking and music to explore the role technology, design and innovation play in the future of"...
GSMA: US Gets Set To Clash with Europe at WRC-19
October 24, 2019
A clash between the US and Europe over 5G’s future development at The World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) – taking place in Egypt from 28 October to 22 November 2019 – could risk $565bn of economic expansion globally over the next 15 years, warned the GSMA today. This economic growth from next-generation 5G services depends on the availability of a specific strand of radio frequencies, known as ‘millimetre wave’"...
New GSMA Study Points to Huge Opportunity for Mobile Big Data Solutions to Drive Positive Social Impact
October 23, 2019
The use of mobile big data solutions in areas such as disaster response, disease prevention and financial inclusion could positively impact more than 150 million people over the next five years, according to a new GSMA study. The new study, Mobile Big Data Solutions for a Better Future, is prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of the GSMA. It outlines how advanced mobile network analytics and AI can be applied to drive societal impacts supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “The"...
Telecoms group Orange to sell subsidiary in Niger
October 21, 2019
NIAMEY (Reuters) - French telecoms group Orange is selling its business in Niger, a company spokesman said on Sunday. Orange Niger spokesman Roni Alhassane said discussions were ongoing with the buyer, Zamani Com S.A.S., to settle debts owed to creditors and unpaid taxes. Orange’s operations in Niger have been hit by difficult market conditions. In February, Orange said it was considering all options for the business and that a Niger court appointed an expert earlier this year to examine its situation and support its negotiations with creditors. reuters ...
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