April 2016

In a meeting today with the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Federal Communications Commissioner Chairman Tom Wheeler touched on the future of “5G” and the attendant spectrum resources. Wheeler, looking to the future of the “Internet …

Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being commercialized and having a real impact on your life. For …

Looking to help speed the development of 5G technology related to millimeter wave spectrum, NYU Wireless opened up a channel simulator tool based on the group’s research and experiments. NYU Wireless is a Brooklyn, New York,-based research center focused on …

Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati says the struggling U.S. carrier is looking to the future and “5G” with its as-yet unspecified network improvement plans, which revolve around a densification strategy. Robbiati made the remarks this week during Deutsche Bank’s Media, Internet and …

Builds on 5G MoU signed by Ericsson, China Mobile Ericsson said it is joining China Mobile’s 5G Joint Innovation Center program to accelerate development of next-generation wireless networks. The program looks to establish a cross-industry ecosystem and setting up an …

QIVICON smart home platform reaches more than 40 partners German company Gigaset Elements has jointed Deutsche Telekom’s QIVICON smart home platform, which will add new protocols in the coming months. The QIVICON platform has an open architecture and is designed …

The global “Internet of Things” – projected to amount to more than 20 billion connections by 2020 – is taking shape with dedicated networks expanding across the globe. Sigfox is a major player in this space with dedicated IoT networks …

Low oil prices mean petroleum producers need to spend and invest more carefully than ever, and the “Internet of Things” is helping. Last year, Royal Dutch Shell realized a $1 million return on an $87,000 investment in digital technology to …

Initiatives like Germany’s Industrie 4.0 and Made in China 2025 seed regional IoT economy The “Internet of Things” promises to connect 20 billion previously unconnected objects by 2020. As the IoT takes shape, some global regions, largely due to government-led …

NetScout is extending its geoanalytics platform’s reach by tying into Huawei’s Operational Support Systems. NetScout now has OSS interoperability agreements with Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia and says it is the first end-to-end service assurance provider to have that level of integration and …

Tech leaders agree self-organizing network technology will be key to managing complexity of next generation 5G mobile networks “5G” technology is envisioned as a network of networks, blending different types of access technologies to create a seamless user experience marked …

Learn about InterDigital’s support of 5G and the Internet of Things, as well as the company’s role in the standards-setting process Discourse in the telecommunications industry is currently focused on next-generation 5G mobile networks, which, through dramatic increases in throughput …

1. AT&T is using its Cricket prepaid brand to take aim at T-Mobile US. Cricket is offering customers who switch from T-Mobile a $100 bill credit when they sign up for its new $70 per month unlimited plan. That $70 …

Enterprise and businesses are at the cusp of a major transformation, a new wave of industrialization based on IoT IoT will involve the intersection of powerful supply and demand factors that will cause a tremendous amount of change and value creation. Beyond …

Look inside AT&T’s Austin Spectrum Lab with RCRtv AUSTIN, Texas – In an unassuming building in Austin, Texas, AT&T engineers can recreate virtually any network condition in the high-tech Austin Spectrum Lab, which will also serve as ground zero for the …

Iain Gillott dives into the importance of mobile video services to the need for 5G services Last May, I wrote an article about over-the-top mobile video becoming the next battleground between the major mobile operators. Not wanting to toot our …

Standards work on “5G” technology began in late 2015, and the first commercial networks probably won’t launch until 2020 at the earliest. But it’s not too early to begin pondering what 5G could mean for verticals such as health care, …

Advanced ‘5G’ use cases will require global interoperability and scalability; International Telecommunication Union is working away on ultimate standard The tactile Internet, autonomous vehicles and smart cities; all these things are expected to hit new levels of penetration and utility …

Internet of Things adoption drivers, vertical markets, use cases and more highlighted in new Verizon report The “Internet of Things,” which promises to add connectivity and intelligence to billions of machines and objects, presents an enormous business opportunity for carriers as …

As low-power networks take off, what’s the place of Bluetooth? Invented by Ericsson in the early 1990s and initially standardized in 1999, most people associate Bluetooth with connectivity between a handset and an earpiece or mobile speaker. But Bluetooth, which …

According to research conducted by analyst Chetan Sharma, the term “Internet of Things” was first coined in September 1985 by Peter T. Lewis in a speech to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation 15th Annual Legislative Weekend in Washington, D.C. Lewis …

From predictive crime applications to police monitoring, public safety IoT is driving governmental innovation The “Internet of Things” is already offering benefits for private companies across the globe, but the adoption of these technologies by government institutions and agencies is …

The widespread adoption of VoLTE by Tier 1 mobile operators around the Globe poses significant challenges for operators who might not have the same resources at their disposal. VoLTE roaming capabilities are table stakes for both customer retention and revenue …

Unlicensed spectrum is hugely valuable, and mobile operators are increasingly eager to leverage that spectrum. They started with Wi-Fi offload, and are now moving to LTE-Unlicensed and new ways to integrate Wi-Fi in their networks (carrier Wi-Fi, LWA). The Senza Fili …

This report on smart RAN will provide an overview and assessment of new technologies and solutions that optimize mobile traffic management to deliver a better performance and QoE, by improving network resource utilization. The report will discuss how real-time traffic …