Key Issues: 5G Progress in the US

• US operators already laying foundations of 5G, with new LTE use cases 2
• Verizon and AT&T will expand fixed broadband footprint with 5G 5
• Sprint slows capex, falls back on claiming it already has a ‘pre-5G’ network 7
• Dish fires starting gun on 5G spectrum wrangling 10

Comment:

• Intel finally throws in the towel in smartphones, places hopes in IoT 12
• Google CEO predicts the end of devices, yet hires a new hardware chief 16
• Jolla gets $12m lifeline for Sailfish, wins Turing Robotics OS bid 19
• Strong Galaxy S7 boosts Samsung Q1, but growth will come from IoT 21
• Qualcomm’s latest SDK brings deep learning to humble devices 24

4G Watch:
SON and active antennas converge in Semafour LTE project 26
4G/5G Watch:
BT’s capex plan defends Openreach while looking ahead to 5G 27
IoT Watch:
Cypress to pay $550m for Broadcom’s IoT assets 29
Spectrum Watch:
Broadcasters offer up maximum spectrum for US incentive auction 30
Operator Watch:
Saudi Telecom launches youth brand, becomes ItsOn’s fourth customer 31
NFV Watch:
Vodafone and VimpelCom prepare global NFV projects 32
Devices and Components:
Disney picks Nokia’s Ozo camera for virtual reality 33