In a filing with the FCC this week, AT&T reiterated their commitment to being a leader in 5G. “AT&T has been busy laying the groundwork for its 5G deployment since 2016, and it is poised to introduce mobile 5G service in twelve cities by the end of the year,” they said. The filing also confirmed their plans to continue acquiring additional spectrum to use for their 5G network, and also provided insight on the plans of competitors like T-Mobile.
Verizon and their infrastructure partner Crown Castle have been engaged in a battle with the town of Doylestown, Pennsylvania for over a year over their 5G wireless hardware, and it has finally be resolved. Verizon and Crown Castle have now agreed to adjust their hardware deployment plans and share revenues with the town.
Verizon and Nokia announced a success trial involving transmitting 5G signal to a moving vehicle between two radio sectors, a big step towards making 5G a reality. As Verizon VP of Technology Development and Planning Bill Stone put it, “by taking these tests out of the lab and into the field, we’re replicating the experience users will ultimately have in a 5G mobility environment.”
Verizon’s 5G network won’t be viable for mobile use for quite some time, but it will be a viable alternative to traditional home internet options in coverage areas. As part of their plan to encourage customers to switch to their 5G service, Verizon plans to bundle TV service via AppleTV or YouTube TV – similar to “double play” subscriptions offered by Comcast and other providers.
NEW YORK, August 15, 2018 – Inc. magazine today revealed that MDG Computer Services (dba 3GSTORE) is No. 4442 on its 37th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
“It is a great honor to make this list and this is possible because we have the greatest employees, customers, vendors and partners,” said Michael Ginsberg, CEO and Founder of 5Gstore.com.
Not only have the companies on the 2018 Inc. 5000 (which are listed online at Inc.com, with the top 500 companies featured in the September issue of Inc., available on newsstands August 15) been very competitive within their markets, but the list as a whole shows staggering growth compared with prior lists. The 2018 Inc. 5000 achieved an astounding three-year average growth of 538.2 percent, and a median rate of 171.8 percent. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue was $206.1 billion in 2017, accounting for 664,095 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
“If your company is on the Inc. 5000, it’s unparalleled recognition of your years of hard work and sacrifice,” says Inc. editor in chief James Ledbetter. “The lines of business may come and go, or come and stay. What doesn’t change is the way entrepreneurs create and accelerate the forces that shape our lives.”
The annual Inc. 5000 event honoring the companies on the list will be held October 17 to 19, 2018, at the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort, in San Antonio, Texas. As always, speakers include some of the greatest innovators and business leaders of our generation.
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The 2018 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2014 and 2018. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2014. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2017. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2014 is $100,000; the minimum for 2017 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
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Last year Ericsson launched their Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Design Center in Austin, Texas, to develop and test core microelectronics for 5G radio base stations, and now they are announcing plans for a new software development center to be launched later this year. The new location will employ 200 developers and will focus on baseband development.
Ericsson is also committed to continuing research and development for products in the US. “Ericsson will recruit a dedicated team to work specifically on introducing products for the US market, conducting production engineering, testing/integration, and supply preparations on early prototypes. This will be done in close collaboration with US-based R&D resources,” the company explained.
Samsung has revealed plans to invest $22 billion to further development in fields outside the smartphone and electronics markets on which they currently focus, dedicated funds to other fields like AI and 5G wireless. In a press release, they explained that the investment will help the company meet the “significant new demand from applications in AI, 5G, data centers and automotive electronics.”
Motorola is launching their newest model this month, and they are looking to the future by making it 5G-ready. The Moto Z3 is technically a 4G phone, but it will support a 5G “Moto Mod” add on that users can snap onto the phone to take advantage of 5G networks when they become available. The Moto Z3 will be available on the Verizon network on August 16.
Since moving forward with their merger with Sprint, T-Mobile has made it very clear that they are enormously committed to an aggressive 5G development plan. CEO John Legere confirmed that the rollout will being with 30 cities receiving 5G in 2018, including major markets New York and Los Angeles, with a commercial launch in 2019 and nationwide coverage by 2020.
LONDON (Reuters) – T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) named Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to supply it with $3.5 billion(2.67 billion pounds) in next-generation 5G network gear, the firms said on Monday, marking the world’s largest 5G deal so far and concrete evidence of a new wireless upgrade cycle taking root.
No.3 U.S. mobile carrier T-Mobile – which in April agreed to a merger with Sprint (S.N) to create a more formidable rival to U.S. telecom giants Verizon (VZ.N) and AT&T (T.N) – said the multiyear supply deal with Nokia will deliver the first nationwide 5G services.
