Monthly Archives: January, 2017

Apple breaks sales records, talks acquisitions, Qualcomm

Apple shipped a record 78.3 million iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2016 as existing customers upgraded to the iPhone 7 and Android users...

Sprint Q3 report shows strong growth, cost cuts on track

Sprint added 405,000 postpaid subscribers during the final calendar quarter of 2016, and noted its net postpaid phone additions of 368,000 were the highest...

Reader Forum: Protecting Connected Cars

I recently bought a new car with all the bells and whistles. It warns me if I stray out of my lane. It warns...

AT&T closer to trialling high-speed wireless over power lines

The carrier says its in 'advanced discussions' with power companies to trial AirGig technology AT&T reps said the carrier is in "advanced discussion" with power...

Vodafone confirms talks with Idea to merge operations in India

Vodafone said its share in Indus Tower will not be included in a deal UK mobile telecommunications group Vodafone confirmed it is negotiating about potentially merging...

Orange and Nokia to collaborate on 5G services

The two companies will develop services for industries and consumers to take advantage of 5G technologies Finnish vendor Nokia and French telecommunications group Orange have...

IoT in action: Oklahoma to connect LED lights

Silver Spring Networks told investors almost a year ago about a significant new customer that the company could not yet name. Today, the developer...

Nokia adds LoRa and NB-IoT connectivity to its IoT platform

In support of the various "internet of things" LPWAN connectivity schemes in the field, Nokia has updated its IoT platform to support narrowband-IoT and...

Analyst Angle: IoT for service providers is not business as usual

Internet of things presents a significant opportunity for service providers. The number of connected devices is growing exponentially and is projected to reach 50...

Vendors find opportunities, challenges in adopting open source platforms

The move towards open source has had a somewhat divisive impact on the vendor community, with established telecom suppliers now having to share the...

Keysight buys Ixia for $1.6 billion

In the first major test acquisition of the year, pure-play testing company Keysight Technologies will purchase network visibility and testing company Ixia for $1.6 billion. The move...

Enterprise IoT Summit highlights smart buildings, hospitals and factories

Join us in Austin to learn how enterprise IoT solutions are enabling digital transformation The adoption of enterprise IoT solutions is proving a boon for...

Small cell chip vendor update

Makers of wireless infrastructure are often careful about naming the semiconductor companies that supply their chipsets, creating a tension between chip vendors who want...

Reader Forum: The 3 pillars of engaging digital experiences

Many of the apps that we know and love — Uber, Slack, Amazon — have set a new bar for engaging, dynamic, and personalized...

Reader Forum: V-band regulations enabling network densification

FCC regulatory progress needs worldwide continuation to ensure adoption and progress. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we...

Entel partners with Cisco Jasper to launch IoT services in Chile

Local enterprises will be able to launch IoT through the operator’s network and Cisco Jasper platform Chilean telecom operator Entel and Cisco Jasper announced the launch...

Nokia, Elisa carry out Cloud RAN test in Finland

The telco plans to widely deploy the Nokia technology this year Finnish vendor Nokia and compatriot operator Elisa have carried out a test of Cloud...

Kagan: President Trump gives Twitter a boost

We’ve all been following growth of social media in recent years. Twitter has remained important, but has not grown like Facebook and LinkedIn. I...

Telecom operators need focus, support to benefit from SDN and NFV

SDN, NFV and cloud continue to harbor opportunities for operators, though Metaswitch notes focus and vendor support remain crucial. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check...

Connected and efficient buildings enable enterprise success (content provided by CommScope and RCR)

From Class A commercial buildings and corporate facilities to malls and college campuses, a robust in-building wireless experience is a new utility From maximizing business...

Case study: Bringing public safety communications to the LBJ Express in Dallas

In order for first responders and other public safety officials to perform their life-saving duties they have to be able to communicate with each...

Test and Measurement: NTS, Bureau Veritas make acquisitions

Acquisition activity in the test and measurement space is already off to a brisk start in 2017, with National Technical Systems and Bureau Veritas...

French research institute to trial advanced 5G waveform in 3.5 GHz band

CEA Tech’s Leti research institute set for a six-month trial of 5G “block filtered-OFDM” waveform said to overcome LTE limitations. France’s CEA Tech...

Quintillion deploys Ciena platform for subsea fiber optic system

The first phase of the fiber project is starting in Alaska. Alaska-based Quintillion announced it is currently deploying Ciena’s 8700 Packetwave...

Small cell chip technology update

The market for small cell chipsets has not developed as quickly as vendors hoped it would, but that is probably a function of carrier...
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