Monthly Archives: November, 2018
Test and Measurement: Sprint launches ad blitz for ‘better than ever’ network
Sprint is trying to capitalize on recent favorable testing results with a new advertising campaign that proclaims its network is "better than ever" --...
‘Smart building’ means different things to owners and tenants
A smart building uses technology to lower operating costs and serve up amenities
What makes a building a smart building? Well, it depends who you...
NTT DoCoMo, Toyota use 5G to control humanoid robot
The robot, developed by Toyota was developed to support human activities in homes and health centers
Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo and Toyota Motors said they...
The only way for operators to generate more revenue is to take more risk, says Vodafone
The promise for operators of 5G networks is in selling augmented connectivity solutions to enterprises, and not to consumers, Vodafone told The Great Telco...
Qualcomm launches fund to invest in AI startups
Qualcomm said investment will be mainly oriented to startups focusing on autonomous cars, robotics and machine learning
Qualcomm has announced the launch of a new...
Auction 101 sees post-holiday bidding spree
Bidders in the Federal Communications Commission's current auction of millimeter wave spectrum seemed to be in the mood to shop this week, with the...
South Korea gets ready for initial 5G offerings in the coming months
South Korean carriers are getting ready to launch commercial 5G networks following trials in several metropolitan areas
South Korean mobile operator LG Uplus said it...
Schneider Electric looks to prevent failures at electrical substations
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As electrical systems in commercial office buildings and facilities age, the probability for system failures and safety issues increase exponentially - resulting in costly...
A new hope for the 5G transition (Reader Forum)
This October, North American operator Verizon launched the first 5G fixed wireless access service, making it very clear that 5G is closer than you...
Nokia expects “quite an aggressive” 5G roll out in the U.S. next year
Nokia North America CTO sees action around millimeter wave, mid-band and re-farming
Earlier this week Mike Murphy, chief technology officer for Nokia in North America,...
Telstra inks IoT deal with Arduino
Under the agreement, Telstra will soon launch Arduino’s new IoT developer board in the Australian market
Telstra has signed a partnership with open source hardware...
“5G is a leap of faith – operators must be brave, and choose the red pill,” says Nokia
Network operators can be masters of their own destinies, provided they hold their nerve, invest heavily and refresh their entire infrastructure. This is Nokia’s...
OSIsoft brings PI System to AWS with ‘quick start’ and ‘integration’ tools
OSIsoft's PI System is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company has launched a suite of products to enable industrial players to...
Boingo gets “significant win” with Metropolitan Transportation Authority deal
Boingo to deploy DAS at Grand Central, Jamaica Station and other transit locations
In a deal announced Nov. 28, Boingo Wireless said it has worked...
Huawei seeks meeting with New Zealand authorities over alleged ban
New Zealand telco Spark was not authorized by the government to use Huawei’s 5G gear
Chinese vendor Huawei is seeking to establish contacts with New...
5G spectrum roundup: Europe
Telecom regulators in Europe are accelerating the process to award frequencies for 5G, as operators are expecting to be in a position to launch...
Consumers love mobile shopping. Mobile payments? Not so much.
Millennials report high adoption and use of smartphone-controlled IoT
Nearly half of U.S. shoppers plan to use their smartphones to shop this holiday season, but...
Volvo picks Ericsson’s car cloud to deliver info, maps and 5G driving tools
Car makerVolvo has selected Ericsson’s cloud platform to deliver fleet management, telematics, navigation, and infotainment services. The deal will expand to cover delivery of...
PropTech: Andreessen Horowitz-backed startup Harbor launches CRE security tokens
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While legacy commercial real estate VC?s continue to ignore the elephant in the room, industry outsiders are preparing to disrupt what's arguably the biggest...
3 Hong Kong completes 5G outdoor network trial
The Asian carrier used the 3.5 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum bands for the recent trials
Telecom operator 3 Hong Kong has completed 5G outdoor...
Amazon Web Services launches new IoT offering
AWS IoT SiteWise is a managed service that collects, structures, and searches IoT data from industrial facility devices
Amazon Web Services has announced four new...
Why the factories of the future will use 5G, not Wi-Fi
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Why is 5G so important to industrial manufacturing plants?
5G will provide manufacturing robots and other IoT devices in industrial plants and manufacturing facilities with...
Should telcos go beyond connectivity with 5G? Google and Softbank debate the merits
Should telecoms operators stick to airtime provision, honing their networks and eking out business, or should they reinvent themselves with 5G as content and...
IoT and 5G in 2019: The hype and the hope (Reader Forum)
Don’t believe the hype: 5G still likely won’t happen in 2019. Many of the 5G announcements that are getting buzz are just marketing talk. There...
Top 5G myths enterprises need to know (Reader Forum)
5G has been billed as the magic bullet for many of today’s wireless network challenges. It’s expected to bring greater bandwidth, coverage and capacity...
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