In this episode of The G2 on 5G, Anshel and Will Cover:
1. Mavenir lays off half of its marketing staff & secures public credit facilities - is there trouble in Open RAN land?
2. 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.
3. 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?
4. 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.
5. 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?
6. 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
The G2 on 5G Podcast by Moor Insights & Strategy