December 2016

Standards challenges could impede the move towards 5G, though industry adoption of NFV and SDN could ease the transition. Across a broad spectrum of industries, businesses are pinning their hopes for the future on the “internet of things,” and who …

Despite focus on 5G R&D, new standards for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and MulteFire are in the works. WASHINGTON – Communications industry veteran Ed Tiedemann, a SVP of engineering at Qualcomm, reminded attendees to IEEE GlobeCom that despite a pervasive emphasis on …

Nokia and Vodafone claimed success from a cloud RAN trial using NFV to support macro network transition from 4G to 5G technology. Vodafone and Nokia said they trialed a cloud-based radio access network technology designed to test the transition of …

As much as one-third of medication is unusable by the time it is supposed to be taken as a result of poor storage of temperature-sensitive medicines due to insufficient supply chain management and failure of patients to correctly store prescriptions, …

The millions of connected devices that make up machine-to-machine systems and are part of the “internet of things” need to be switched on, configured, provisioned for services, maintained, updated with software, recovered from error conditions, monitored, queried for data, repaired …

The millions of connected devices that make up machine-to-machine systems and are part of the “internet of things” need to be switched on, configured, provisioned for services, maintained, updated with software, recovered from error conditions, monitored, queried for data, repaired …

The Microsoft/KPMG partnership will target Indian organizations willing to implement IoT initiatives. Microsoft and auditing firm KPMG have established a strategic “internet of things” advisory partnership targeting the Indian market. The two firms plan to combine efforts to accelerate the …

The two companies plan to jointly develop IoT solutions designed to improve safety for emergency services. Japanese ICT firm Fujitsu announced a strategic partnership with DHL Supply Chain U.K. to develop new services based on wearable technology and the “internet …

As much as one-third of medication is unusable by the time it is supposed to be taken as a result of poor storage of temperature-sensitive medicines due to insufficient supply chain management and failure of patients to correctly store prescriptions, …

Are you paying attention to the growing unlimited wireless data battle? Regional carrier C Spire Wireless is now joining the major national wireless carriers AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile US in offering an unlimited data option. Funny thing, if you …

Carrier claims success in deploying 100 Gbps optical wavelength on the AT&T network in Dallas area using open ROADM technology. AT&T claimed success in its move to redesign a network switch with software control and open hardware specifications. Andre Fuetsch, …

A conversation with Marquis Dorais, Fronthaul Product Line Manager, T&D Metro / Access Business Unit, EXFO The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete in depth report “C-RAN and 5G take transport to new capacity …

A perceived lull in NFV deployment and development can be overcome with the right model in place. When people run out of things to say in a conversation or a fierce storm dies down, we call that a “lull.” This …

Network outages can haunt mobile telecom operators, but there are ways to avoid the long-term embarrassment. Too many users, not enough bandwidth, “busy hour congestion” and a plethora of other network issues – it’s all run of the mill for …

The SD-WAN market is seeing considerable attention from across the telecom space, with VeloCloud scoring recent deals to support AT&T and Sprint efforts. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Mike Wood, VP of marketing at VeloCloud, to …

International network consulting and test company P3 Group this week signed an agreement with research firm Strategy Analytics to partner on an effort to provide consumer insights via mobile devices. The mobile insights partnership will combine P3’s on-device measurement software …

The launch of 5G services will be highly reliant on spectrum, but has poor planning by the FCC undercut crucial low-band support? Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that …

Japanese ISP Biglobe counts 2 million fixed broadband subscribers and 400,000 mobile customers. Japanese telecommunications company KDDI is set to acquire rival internet service provider Biglobe from Japan Industrial Partners for $694 million (80 billion Japanese yen). The deal is …

The two companies plan to evaluate technical and commercial feasibility of 5G research. Huawei and U.K. telecommunications provider BT have partnered to carry out joint “5G” research activities. The agreement calls for the companies to evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility …

The two companies plan to evaluate technical and commercial feasibility of 5G research. Huawei and U.K. telecommunications provider BT have partnered to carry out joint “5G” research activities. The agreement calls for the companies to evaluate the technical and commercial feasibility …

The firm operates 121,000 cell towers and other sites across India. India-based tower owner Indus Towers plans to invest nearly $15 million to deploy 500 new telecoms sites, including new cell towers, across India within the next 12 months, Indian press …

Gap Wireless has added to its extensive inventory fiber optic and copper connectivity products from Wirewerks, a leading manufacturer specializing in structured cabling solutions for broadband, MDU, data center and enterprise LAN applications. Founded in 1991, Wirewerks is a Canadian …

IBM goes all in with blockchain. IBM this week announced a blockchain ecosystem designed to help accelerate the creation of networks using the technology. The ecosystem program is designed for large-businesses, startups, systems integrators, independent software vendors and enterprise developers. …

Ralph de la Vega, who has spent more than 40 years at the various AT&T operations, is set to retire at year-end. Long-time AT&T executive Ralph de la Vega is set to retire from the telecommunications giant as part of …

Audi’s Traffic Light Information technology enables a car to communicate with traffic light infrastructure in select cities across the United States. The car receives real-time signal information from advanced traffic management systems that monitor traffic lights via an onboard LTE data connection. When …