April 2016

Small cells are meant to boost mobile network coverage and capacity, but they can actually hurt network performance if they cause interference. Test equipment makers say that small cells make network testing more important than ever. The testing process is …

Jerry Gallegos joins Sprint amid major cost-cutting, network improvement plans As part of ongoing decentralization, Sprint has hired longtime former Cox Communications sales executive Jerry Gallegos as the new president of the West Area based in Phoenix, Arizona. According to …

Enterprise mobility management is starting to include “Internet of Things” deployments as well as traditional mobile devices, according to MOBI, as companies get to a point where they want assistance in managing IoT devices and connectivity. “I think it’s at a …

Verizon announced plans to buy a digital media company, but not the one many people were expecting. Verizon said on Monday that it is buying a company called Complex Media, and made no announcement about whether it is bidding for …

Equipment provisioning, network maintenance, CVM and more covered by managed services agreement Swedish vendor Ericsson and Oman mobile operator Omantel have signed a four-year managed services contract in which Ericsson will operate and maintain Omantel’s network as the sole managed …

Nokia Bell Labs said IoT connected devices will reach between 20 and 46 billion by 2020 Mobile operators will need to accelerate investments in areas such as 5G and cloud technologies in order to meet increasing consumer and business demand …

Ovum research highlights IoT growth The Internet of Things, or IoT, is and has been making major waves in both consumer and industrial applications, and the IoT is only expected to grow as new connections ranging from health wearables to …

ABI Research also forecasts 8.5 million small cells by 2020 Mobile broadband operators will reach revenues of $247 million in the 5G segment in 2025, according to a recent study by consultancy firm ABI Research. The report shows that North …

The smart city project aims to transform Kowloon East district into a new business area Swedish vendor Ericsson has teamed with U.S.-based professional services company Arup to carry out a smart city feasibility study, following the Hong Kong government’s vision …

The government will reserve a spectrum license for new entrants The Pakistani government expects to hold an auction for 850 MHz spectrum before a separate auction for spectrum in the 1800 MHz band, local press reports. The decision was made …

The Internet of Things, or IoT, is a hot topic in telecom. The connectivity needs range, on the low end, to sending just a few Kilobytes at fixed intervals, to incredibly high-throughput, low-latency applications like autonomous driving. To support IoT …

The 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby, set for May 7 at the hallowed Churchill Downs in Louisville, is expected to bring more than 300,000 fans together for what’s widely called the most exciting two minutes in sports. And as …

Municipal services, business climate targeted by smart city projects in Jeddah Saudi mobile telephony operator Zain KSA and Finish vendor Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a smart city initiative in Jeddah. Under the terms …

America needs to ‘up its game,’ Bill Gates writes in op-ed piece In an opinion piece published April 18 by Reuters, Microsoft Co-founder and all around tech luminary Bill Gates called on The U.S. government to increase spending and other …

‘Internet of Things’ Applications use XpressWorkX Application Server as the SIP to GSM MAP Gateway for Voice Calls April 19, 2016 – ROCHESTER, NY, and TORONTO – IMSWorkX, Inc., a global provider for telecom applications and service platforms, today announced …

Enterprise mobility management is starting to include “Internet of Things” deployments as well as traditional mobile devices, according to MOBI, as companies get to a point where they want assistance in managing IoT devices and connectivity. “I think it’s at a …

Vodafone Americas lays out some tips for companies looking to manage flexible working conditions in a high-tech environment We’re living – and working – in a world at odds. On one hand, workplaces are more flexible than ever, as new …

Alion Science and Technology lays out an argument for how the wireless industry and federal government can work together to solve the spectrum crunch The demand for spectrum has never been higher, but will the supply keep pace? Whether we …

With the revolution of the network, enabled by new technologies like Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software Defined Networking (SDN) firmly underway, how and where application awareness is deployed in networks will dramatically change. Learn about the benefits application awareness …

Industrial Internet Consortium member organizations Real-Time Innovations (RTI), National Instruments and Cisco are currently working on a communications and control testbed for microgrid applications. These three companies are working with power utilities CPS Energy and Southern California Edison in the …

A number of companies including Bosch Rexroth, Cisco, Intel, KUKA, National Instruments, Schneider Electric and TTTech have announced last month, plans to develop what it claims to be the world’s first Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) testbed. The firms said that …

The culmination of mass urbanization coupled with the near- and long-term implications of climate change is straining global water resources from the highly developed metropolitan areas of Southern California to developing nations in the heart of Africa. Utilities providers, academia …

Microgrid movement, behavioral data are changing generation/distribution paradigm As data generated by Industrial IoT appliances creates a clear picture of how consumer behavior impacts the power grid, the energy sector is becoming increasingly aware of the disruptive potential of hyper …

Ericsson Maritime ICT Cloud deployed by shipping giants Maersk, U-Ming From healthcare to energy, the Industrial IoT is having a major impact on diverse industries worldwide as global companies look to harness technology to gain business insight, cut costs and …

Precision agriculture enabled through Industrial IoT sensor, analytics networks Just like nearly any business, in agriculture farmers are concerned with maximizing profit by finding efficiencies wherever possible that save time and money while boosting productivity. This need for gathering and …