Equipment maker Samsung Electronics leads the global smartphone market with 18% market share, according to research group Canalys. Smartphone makers could grow sales by focusing on GenAI features among other software upgrades, say researchers. Read more on Light Reading:
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Light Reading is an independent B2B digital media platform providing daily news, analysis and insight for the global communications networking and services industry. Our broad readership and solid reputation make us the leading resource for telecom, mobile and cable network operators, cloud services players and all the companies that develop and supply them with technology, applications and professional services. Light Reading has over 500,000 qualified registered users, our websites attract over 1.3 million monthly page views and our newsletters are sent out to 220,000 opt in subscribers. Our brand is also active across all social media channels, with over 100,000 members and followers. The Light Reading Group incorporates a dedicated research division Heavy Reading, over 15 successful annual industry events including its flagship Big 5G Event (formerly the Big Communications Event), several targeted online communities (including Security Now, Connecting Africa and Broadband World News) that dig even deeper into key areas of the global communications industry and its sister industry news site Telecoms.com. Light Reading is the go-to, independent online news analysis and opinion portal for the global communications networking and services industry that comprises telecom, mobile and cable network operators, the cloud services players (including the web-scale giants) and all the companies that develop and supply them with technology, applications and professional services. The Light Reading team has been identifying and reporting on the key communications industry trends since the turn of the century and has an unrivalled team of experienced journalists and editors based across North America and Europe that informs and (we hope) entertains those involved in this vital multi-trillion-dollar sector.
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http://www.lightreading.com
External link for Light Reading
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- 51-200 employees
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- 2000
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- Telecommunications, Wireless, Telecom Research, Live Events, News and Analysis, Awards, Webinars, Audio, Video, and Lead Generation
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Employees at Light Reading
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Mike Dano
Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies at Light Reading
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Marc Elmo
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Jeff Claudino
VP of Business Development, Light Reading
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Telecom & Tech Thought Leader, Trusted Advisor, Consultant, Researcher, Trainer, and Author with 21+ Years of Industry Experience | Invited Speaker…
Updates
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A joint venture with KKR for Metronet would represent T-Mobile's largest fiber deal so far, but would still far short of providing T-Mobile with national fiber coverage, analyst says. Read more on Light Reading:
T-Mobile and KKR set sights on Metronet – report
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Huawei's biggest research campus intended to be center of new tech hub in western Shanghai. Read more on Light Reading:
Huawei completes $1.4B Shanghai R&D center
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Verizon is reportedly looking to sell up to 6,000 wireless towers, but the purported price of over $3 billion is considered 'too cheap,' according to one analyst. Read more on Light Reading:
Verizon's reported tower sale might drive a bargain
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Boost Mobile relaunches its brand and retail offers as its parent, EchoStar, aims to move more customers to its 5G network and reduce its dependence on competitors T-Mobile and AT&T. Read more on Light Reading:
Boost Mobile puts a new spin on EchoStar's wireless ambitions
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Huawei's 5G equipment dots the land four years after the UK government decided on a ban, and the country's networks are among the worst in Europe. Read more on Light Reading:
Huawei swap-out in UK has become a costly and tortuous slog
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#Eurobites: VMO2 is bringing a COW to a UK festival near you'; Tele2 results; Vodafone UK has a plan to tackle its carbon footprint; Vodafone Spain has a new CEO. Read more on Light Reading:
Eurobites: VMO2 is bringing a COW to a UK festival near you
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After recent employee trials and announcing a partnership with Reach, Mediacom has officially launched a mobile product that rides the Verizon network. Read more on Light Reading:
Mediacom sparks mobile launch, taps Verizon as MVNO partner
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While MediaTek is Qualcomm's biggest industry challenger, comparing the two companies as rivals is a bit of an apples-to-oranges situation as they focus on different price tiers in the 5G smartphone market. Read more on Light Reading:
MediaTek and Qualcomm's rivalry heats up in 5G smartphone market – Omdia
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Plunging capex is a sign that telcos have an excess of capacity – and user demand is levelling off. Read more on Light Reading:
The specter of a capex drought looms over 6G
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