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Industry Outlook for March
NFWARE BLOG
05/04/2021
We explore and keep you updated with recent news in March and technologies that could have a big impact on the telecom industry in the year ahead.
5G of the Month:
China Telecom to increase 5G capex in 2021 to double 5G sites
China Telecom increasing investments in 5G infrastructure in 2021 with the aim of almost doubling the number of base stations in the country, according to the company annual report.
Comcast's upstream traffic increased 56% in 2020
Comsat as well as other broadband networks saw a huge increase in downstream traffic during 2020 because of Covid. However, the upstream traffic also increased about 56% because of video conferencing apps and increase in downstream traffic.
Korean 5G users to file legal action against mobile carriers due to low QoS
5G smartphone users in South Korea have expressed interest in taking legal action against the country's three major telecom operators — SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus due to the alleged poor quality of the service, according to the local news agency Yonhap.
Considering that monthly 5G plans are around KRW50,000 more expensive than 4G LTE plans, we expect around 1 million won in compensation for users subscribed to two-year plans, - said Kim Jin-wook, a lawyer at law firm Joowon.
Singtel, SK Telecom completed test of connecting 5G MEC with cloud gaming
SK Telecom and SingTel completed the first step of testing interconnected carriers' multi-access edge computing (MEC) platforms with a cloud gaming demo. Cloud gaming is an important case for 5G and its revenue is expected to reach over $1 billion.
Research of the Month:
Global Telecom Cloud Billing Market will Reach $28.2 Billion by 2027
The global market for Telecom Cloud Billing estimated at US$6.3 Billion in 2020. Moreover, it will reach a size of US$28.2 Billion by 2027.
Partnership of the Month:
Facebook and Google are going to build subsea cables between U.S. and Southeast Asia
Facebook and Google plans to link the U.S. West Coast to Singapore and Indonesia with the help of two huge subsea cables in order to increase the data capacity between the regions and improve internet reliability
We are committed to bringing more people online to a faster internet, - said Facebook's vice president of network investments, Kevin Salvadori
Edge of the Month:
Verizon deputed it first mobile edge computing game during Super Bowl
By using Verizon 5G Edge, fans in-stadium at Super Bowl LV enjoyed the multi-player experience and had an enhanced gaming experience with the super low latency.
Gaming is all about community and so is the Super Bowl and together with AWS we were able to bring these two communities together to offer a first of its kind 5G and MEC-enabled gaming experience to fans at scale, - said Nicki Palmer, Chief Product Officer at Verizon
AI of the Month:
China will invest more money into Chips, AI and 5G to compete with the U.S.
China is planning to boost its technology sector by investing into 5G, cutting-edge chips and artificial intelligence to decrease the influence of the U.S. on these key areas
Telecom equipment of the Month:
Telecom equipment posts best year
The Telecom equipment market had its best year since 2011, with annual revenue growth of 7% in 2020, according to Dell'Oro Group report.
Huawei, Ericsson and ZTE picked up market share, while Nokia and Cisco lost share. Nokia and Ericsson are now neck-and-neck, but both companies trail Huawei by a significant margin, - said the analysts of Dell'Oro Group
Telecom towers across Europe have become the target of several big deals
Spain's Cellnex and U.S.-based American Tower Corp buying additional assets as in Europe as 5G rolls out. Cellnex now has 100,000 tower sites while American Tower has about 200,000 towers globally
