Monthly Archives: September, 2017
Data encryption advanced by Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena trans-Atlantic trial
Trans-Atlantic encryption test seen as stepping stone toward commercialization
Ericsson, Telstra and Ciena have joined forces to trial continuous data encryption while ensuring speed and...
Telecom Tweets of the Week: Puerto Rico networks devastated
While mobile networks on the mainland weathered Hurricane Harvey rather well and were speedily resuscitated after Irma, Puerto Rico's telecom situation is still a mess...
Sprint, T-Mobile merger would combine similar footprints
T-Mobile US and Sprint are widely expected to consummate their long courtship this fall, and if it actually happens the resulting network could combine...
Distributed branches embrace SD-WAN security with Fortinet appliances
Per IDC, Fortinet takes title for shipping more appliances than any other vendor
Software-defined networking (SDN) has extended to distributed enterprises and branch offices with...
DevOps and agile methods challenging testing teams, report says
New World Quality Report underscores need for intelligent test automation and smart analytics
Testing teams are challenged by a decrease in annual testing budgets and...
ZTE, SoftBank hit 1 Gbps peak data rate in massive MIMO test
Massive MIMO trial was carried out on a commercial network in Nagasaki
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation, together with Japanese telco SoftBank and Wireless City Planning,...
LoRaWAN sensors protect black rhinos in Africa
The Internet of Life and the ShadowView Foundation leveraging LoRaWAN to protect endangered species
The Internet of Life and the ShadowView Foundation announced they have...
Test and Measurement: Cadillac, Daimler testing new vehicle capabilities
Both Cadillac and Daimler Trucks are putting new connected vehicle technologies to the test on U.S. roads.
Cadillac has a dozen vehicles on the road that began a...
Qualcomm Wi-Fi mesh networking to support IoT in India
Qualcomm’s platform includes Wi-Fi SON features as well as an IoT connectivity suite
Indian company Smartron has announced plans to introduce the newly launched Qualcomm...
The top 10 smart city suppliers
Cisco has beaten IBM for the first time to the top spot in Navigant Research’s poll of the top smart city suppliers. IBM, which...
What are smart cities 2.0?
The smart cities market proclaims it has reached a new phase in its evolution, at last, which is showing tangible results in terms of...
AT&T fixed wireless project indicative of carrier focus on rural areas
The United States is big--around 3.8-million-square-miles--and has widely varied geography. As such, providing true nationwide broadband service is a heavy lift. And, naturally, service...
Analyst Angle: The role of Wi-Fi and unlicensed technologies in 5G
Although it is still being defined, 5G is becoming a priority for telecom operators and it comes with the promise of unseen services and...
3 simple lessons for mobile operators from global subscribers (Reality Check)
Sometimes, when you ask mobile subscribers what they actually think about a given subject, the results can be surprising to say the least.
That’s what...
Connected cars dominate IoT business for U.S. carriers
The internet of things presents a dizzying array of choices to most enterprise customers who want to connect their assets, but automakers have fewer...
An interview with Dean Brenner of Qualcomm on 5G spectrum in China
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5G is truly a global phenomenon, and 5G NR – the global 5G standard – is being designed to support all spectrum types and...
FCC: Wireless competition is ‘effective’
Amid increasing Sprint/T-Mo merger chatter, wireless competition report says the market is "effective"
For the first time since 2009, the wireless industry's competitive landscape is...
Connected cars dominate IoT for U.S. carriers
The internet of things presents a dizzying array of choices to most enterprise customers who want to connect their products, but automakers have fewer choices...
How cloud native is impacting DevOps
The connection between cloud native infrastructure and DevOps
Austin, Texas -- The shift from classic non-virtualized hardware to cloud native space has played a major...
Fixed wireless has an important role, but nothing beats fiber
Nokia working with Jordanian operator on fiber network build
In Jordan, a country of more than 9 million people covering some 34,000 square miles, the...
AT&T offers drone services to FirstNet
AT&T hopes to use LTE-connected drones to support FirstNet, the nationwide public safety network the carrier is building for the U.S. government. AT&T already...
SK Telecom, Samsung complete 4G, 5G network interworking trial
The trial was carried out in an outdoor environment in downtown Seoul
Korean operator SK Telecom and compatriot company Samsung Electronics have successfully completed a...
Red Hat sees containers as future of software-defined storage
Austin, Texas -- Containers and microservices are the future of software-defined storage platforms, according to Stephen Watt, chief architect for emerging technologies within Red...
NEC sees AI, IoT as key to digital transformation for manufacturing
NEC said these new solutions will help companies willing to undergo digital transformation processes
NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a technology integrator of advanced IT,...
Inside the Sigfox approach to the IoT space?
Sigfox, a French company which specializes in the provision of internet of things (IoT) connectivity, has been actively expanding its global footprint over the...