Monthly Archives: January, 2018
Panasonic works with Colorado Springs on smart city solutions
The Japanese company is also working on a smart city initiative in Denver
Panasonic Corporation of North America is currently collaborating with the City of...
Nokia to open three hubs as part of cloud strategy
Nokia to open three cloud collaboration hubs
In an effort to bolster its cloud initiative, Nokia announced it will open three new cloud collaboration hubs....
Report: Trump administration considering nationalized 5G network build
Internal memo cites security as primary motivator for a government-owned 5G network, according to Axios; Pai opposes
Based on a document the media outlet says...
Kagan: Why are Apple HomePod and Siri such negative thinkers?
We’ve been talking so much about artificial intelligence in wireless, but one thing we haven’t touched on is getting AI to synch with the...
Reality Check: How analytics, cognitive & automation will propel the mobile enterprise in 2018
The physical workplace as we know it has changed. Mobility and on-demand access to data and services have dissolved the four walls of the...
Analyst Angle: Wi-Fi evolves 5G-type capabilities
While 5G will support unlicensed and shared spectrum, Wi-Fi has been moving in the other direction, taking on many characteristics of cellular technologies such...
Telecom Tweets of the Week: Broadband on the brain
Broadband access in underserved or unserved communities is one of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai's major priorities. This week he gave a preview...
Unlimited data plans will permeate wireless market but leave many consumers behind (Reality Check)
Thanks to the explosion of streaming services, social media, and a boon in interactive mobile experiences, there has been a rapid evolution in the...
Linux Foundation brings open source projects together under LFN
Linux Foundation announces LF Networking Fund
The Linux Foundation recently announced a new project called the LF Networking Fund (LFN), a platform for cross-project collaboration....
Qualcomm to appeal massive fine levied by European Union
Fine related to Qualcomm agreement with Apple regarding LTE chipsets
The European Union Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager this week announced a $1.2 billion fine...
Cloud failure could cost U.S. economy $15 billion, says report
Lloyd’s, AIR release report explores economic impact of a major cloud service outage
A cyber security incident that takes a top three cloud provider offline...
MulteFire opens up neutral host role to venue owners
MulteFire deploys LTE solely in the unlicensed 5 GHz band
Solving for in-building cellular connectivity is an increasingly pointed problem for venue owners. In the...
Cisco HyperFlex platform updates aim at multi-cloud market
Cisco announces HyperFlex 3.0
Cisco announced updates to its HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), version 3.0, in a push to ease businesses into a hybrid, multi-cloud...
Three smart transportation case studies
Smart transportation, a key internet of things vertical application, refers to the integrated application of modern technologies and management strategies in transportation systems. These...
Following NSA 5G NR standard, DT, Huawei and Intel complete interop test
5G NR interoperability test used a Huawei commercial base station; Intel 5G mobile trial platform
Deutsche Telekom (DT), Intel and Huawei announced they have achieved...
Test and Measurement: EXFO supports China Mobile’s NB-IoT network prep
Test company EXFO said this week that its test solutions were used by China Mobile for a major assessment of performance capabilities for the...
T-Mobile US dominates OpenSignal testing
T-Mobile's network delivered the fastest download speeds in tests conducted by OpenSignal during the fourth quarter. OpenSignal collects much of its data from users...
Telecom providers hold largest SDN orchestration market share, says report
New report highlights SDN orchestration market growth
A new report published by MarketsandMarkets projects the software-defined networking (SDN) orchestration market to swell from $214.7 million...
Governors take up net neutrality fight via executive order
Governors of Montana, New York order states to only contract with telecom providers who uphold net neutrality
The governors of Montana and New York this...
‘5G Pioneer’ group looks to drive 5G NR devices to market
Qualcomm, Xiaomi, ZTE, Lenovo and others partner to bring 5G NR-compliant devices to market in 2019
China is a major market for mobile devices services...
Verizon extends SDN suite with session border controller service
Verizon announces Session Border Controller-as-a-Service
Verizon announced it is expanding its SDN solution suite with the launch of Virtual Network Services – Session Border Controller-as-a-Service...
Nokia small cell release highlights MulteFire for private LTE
Unlicensed spectrum creates opportunity for carriers to add capacity and for enterprises to deploy private LTE networks
For both voice and data connectivity, as well...
Deutsche Telekom, IBM to jointly explore IoT, AI solutions
Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT space within IBM 's Watson IoT center in Munich
German operator Deutsche Telekom has launched an IoT innovation space...
Five drone use cases
Beyond military applications
Commercial unmanned aerial vehicles, otherwise known as drones, are no longer bound to military applications. The potential applications of drones is significantly...
Gigabit LTE and beyond: Mobilizing millimeter wave
Millimeter wave essential to meeting spectrum crunch and data demand
Gigabit LTE is boosting capacity to meet demand today and setting the stage for a...