Wireless Watch 674: MWC preview

Key Issues: MWC preview

• Ericsson makes bold 5G claims for its new core and end-to-end platform 2
• Huawei teases MWC cloud launches, promising ‘skyscraper on a soft beach’ 6
• Nokia plots path to 5G Massive MIMO and more private networks 12

Comment:

• SK and DT trial federated slicing, but will MNOs control multinational 5G? 14
• Cablecos, not MNOs, may lead the charge to fixed 5G 16
• AT&T pushes Massive MIMO into FDD-LTE via Blue Danube investment 20
• Altair joins NB-IoT chip race as MNOs defend their M2M turf 21

M&A Watch:

Softbank could sacrifice Sprint for TMO, but TMO is eyeing pay-TV deals 23

Multiplay Watch:

Amazon’s encoder firm enables premium mobile video in India 25

5G Watch:

NEC and Docomo push the Massive MIMO boundaries in 5G test 26

IoT Watch:

ARM buys two NB-IoT firms as it rises to challenge of integrated IP solutions 28

IPR Watch:

BlackBerry sues Nokia, alleging violation of 11 patents 29