Yearly Archives: 2016

Deutsche Telekom: Network slicing, standards key to 5G

Use cases for 5G are still on the drawing board but global standards and network slicing expected to be key to 5G LONDON – We...

ZTE pushes ahead on 5G new radio, promotes pre-5G approach

ZTE wants its Unified Air Interface technology integrated into 5G new radio, promotes a pre-5G approach LONDON – The 3GPP announced earlier this week the first...

Verizon to join T-Mobile, AT&T with data rollover?

Rumors suggest Verizon is set to launch data rollover, speed throttling targeting overages and more comprehensive North America roaming options Rumors are running wild that...

Cisco agrees to acquire cloud security firm for $293M

In a move intended to bolster its end-to-end cloud security portfolio, Cisco this week agreed to acquire Massachusetts-based security startup CloudLock for $293 million. CloudLock...

Repacking broadcast spectrum will require new skill sets

As the first phase of the U.S. government's 600 MHz auction concluded, the Federal Communication Commission said it will be able to clear 126 megahertz...

10 Tbps Google undersea fiber cable comes online

Google partnered with APAC carriers China Mobile, China Telecom, SingTel, KDDI and bandwidth provider Global Transit In an effort to bolster its application and cloud...

Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T may need to dig deep for 600 MHz licenses

TV broadcasters set an $86B price tag for 126 megahertz of spectrum in the 600 MHz band during the first stage of the reverse...

SK Telecom inks transcontinental 5G trial with Ericsson and DT

5G trial includes technologies including NFV, SDTI cloud and network slicing SHANGHAI – SK Telecom announced it signed a memorandum of understanding with Deutsche Telekom...

CEO: China Mobile targets 500 million 4G subs by year end

The telco aims to launch VoLTE in 300 cities this year SHANGHAI – China Mobile expects to reach 500 million LTE subscribers by the end...

Amazon launches subsidized smartphones

Amazon.com is subsidizing two Android smartphones for its Prime customers. The latest Moto G from Motorola, expected to ship July 12, will sell for...

A new kind of emotional intelligence

How will real-time monitoring of emotions impact the internet of things? Cutting-edge tech being harnessed by the advertising industry could take the "internet of things"...

A new kind of emotional intelligence

How will real-time monitoring of emotions impact the internet of things? Cutting-edge tech being harnessed by the advertising industry could take the "internet of things"...

#TBT: T-Mobile kicks Sidekick; Sprint dishes on LTE … this week in 2010

T-Mobile stopped selling the iconic Sidekick device in a move that killed the brand, while Sprint talked LTE and smartphone plans … 6 years...

5G World: The roadmap towards 5G networks

As the telecommunications industry is readying for 5G, the first use case for 5G networks might be about supporting increasing IP traffic LONDON – Mission-critical...

Deutsche Telekom: Network slicing, standards key to 5G

Use cases for 5G are still on the drawing board but global standards and network slicing expected to be key to 5G LONDON – We...

5G, internet of things forcing spectrum rethink

The mobile telecom market’s race towards 5G and the internet of things requires players to rethink spectrum plans, availability and models Wireless spectrum remains a...

ZTE pushes ahead on 5G new radio, promotes pre-5G approach

ZTE wants its Unified Air Interface technology integrated into 5G new radio, promotes a pre-5G approach LONDON – The 3GPP announced earlier this week the first...

Five factors improving small cell economics

Last year appears to have been a turning point for the small cell market, when small cell revenues exceed $1 billion for the first...

CEO: NTT DoCoMo to launch 500 Mbps LTE offering in 2017

NTT DoCoMo also confirmed plans to commercially launch 5G networks in 2020 SHANGHAI – Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo expects its Premium 4G LTE service...

CEO: NTT DoCoMo to launch 500 Mbps LTE offering in 2017

NTT DoCoMo also confirmed plans to commercially launch 5G networks in 2020 SHANGHAI – Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo expects its Premium 4G LTE service...

KT confirms 5G services for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

5G trials conducted ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea SHANGHAI – Korean telecommunications company KT confirmed "5G" technology will be available during the...

KT confirms 5G services for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

5G trials conducted ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea SHANGHAI – Korean telecommunications company KT confirmed "5G" technology will be available during the...

ZTE works with more than 10 operators on pre-5G tech

Asian telcos expressed interest in trialling ZTE multi-user shared access technology SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor ZTE announced its cooperation with more than 10 operators on pre-"5G"...

China to reach 1 billion M2M connections by 2020

China currently counts 100 million cellular M2M connections SHANGHAI – China's machine-to-machine market is expected to reach 1 billion connections by 2020, with the majority coming...

Telecom workforce management and the 'gig economy'

Telecom workforce management is changing as the so-called “gig economy” continues to penetrate the industry. An increasingly "hybrid" workforce of contract and full-time workers...
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