2018

T-Mobile US is “firing on all cylinders,” as CEO John Legere put it: delivering another strong quarter of growth as it moves toward a proposed mega-merger with Sprint and future services including broadband and television. “We continued to drive our …

Whether designing an IoT or 5G device, one thing is certain: there are difficult challenges ahead. IoT device designers need to optimize battery life for real-world operation. 5G device designers must deliver higher throughput and lower latency connections, while supporting …

  Arcep confirmed plans to kick off a 5G tender by mid-2019 French telecom regulator Arcep has kicked off a public consultation period on the 5G auction process for the 3.4-3.8 GHz, 26 GHz, and 1.4 GHz frequencies, the regulator …

Greater Manchester in the UK has issued a progress report on its developing industrial strategy to harness technological innovation, in tandem with private enterprise and academic research, to deliver on stretching targets for energy, industry, and healthcare. It said it …

If carriers build 5G, will consumers buy it? As mobile operators begin their initial deployments of 5G technologies in the U.S., they are betting that the next “G” will draw new customers and new revenues. With fixed wireless access and …

Tutela, which relies on device-based, crowd-sourced measurements, found Verizon’s network has the most consistent quality Mobile virtual network operators’ customers consistently get slower download speeds than the customers of the branded carrier host network –23% slower on average, according to …

5G smartphone reference design unveiled at Qualcomm 4G/5G Summit Millimeter wave frequencies are central to realizing the vision of ultra-fast, multi-gigabit-per-second 5G mobile connections. Case in point, Verizon and AT&T are both taking 5G to market in the U.S. using …

Snapdragon 675 designed to bring premium features to mid-tier smartphones The premium smartphones of 2015 are now the mid-range smartphones of 2018, Qualcomm SVP and GM of Mobile Alex Katouzian told attendees of the 4G/5G Summit last week in Hong …

Today LED lighting systems not only provide energy savings to building owners and operators. Now, LED human-centric lighting systems are being used to improve patient well-being and workplace performance in hospitals both Europe and the United States. Human-centric lighting systems …

  Ligado Networks said it aims to use 40 megaherz of mid-band spectrum for the deployment   Ligado Networks announced plans to start developing 5G technology in the L-Band for mobile services in North America. Under this multi-year strategic plan, …

  Ericsson said initial shipments will target markets including Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia Swedish vendor Ericsson said it will start exporting 5G-ready telecom equipment from its manufacturing plant in Pune, India, local press reported. According to the reports, Ericsson will …

  DoCoMo confirmed it will adopt Anritsu’s 5G New Radio RF Conformance Test System ME7873NR platform Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo has formally adopted Anritsu’s equipment for 5G testing. The Japanese carrier said it will use Anritsu’s 5G New Radio RF …

Merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector will be robust at least well into 2019, driven by several factors, indicating higher M&A valuation for companies in this sector. Merger and acquisition activity in the …

Mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has ominously transformed the business ecosphere. Nowadays, with the advent of mobile VoIP, business owners and their employees are no longer tied to the office desks for the communication. The VoIP phone systems and …

How do you make smart cities pay? One way is to reduce the cost of innovation, from the start, by inspiring and incentivising enterprises to collaborate on smart city solutions. The rather woolly-sounding idea is to stimulate “value creation” around …

Finnish operator Elisa has signed a deal with the University of Helsinki to organise 5G technologies for air-quality monitoring and other smart city applications in large cities. Elisa is already providing the university’s MegaSense research programme, looking to cover a …

Prototype spectrum-sharing devices “reliably detected” DSRC signals — but where will FCC go from here? The Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology has released testing results which show that prototype devices can successfully share 5.9 GHz spectrum that …

In the in-building wireless connectivity world, progress is often viewed through the lens of enabling pervasive data connectivity for all employees working in a particular building at a given time. However, the impacts of building automation, and IoT in general, …

Recently, CBRS and shared spectrum solutions have become the darling of the in-building wireless world. At a simplistic level, CBRS is envisioned to use standardized LTE technology propagated over unlicensed, or lightly licensed spectrum to build private wireless networks that …

While DAS is essentially a prerequisite for equipping large venues with robust in-building coverage, it remains true that most commercial real estate buildings fall below the size threshold where DAS is an economically viable option. In these cases, wireless coverage …

Although refrains such as ?DAS is dead?, and referring to new in-building wireless technologies as ?DAS killers? have become fashionable, both phrases are used more as clickbait than actual market analysis. In fact, when it comes to making in-building wireless …

Denmark and South Korea have topped a new index of the smartest nations, published by the European Commission. The latest International Digital Economy and Society Index (I-DESI) rates leading nations on five digital scores – for connectivity, human capital (digital …

According to a survey conducted by the Mobile Sports Report in 2016, nearly 90% of venues surveyed indicated that they had deployed at least a partial DAS, and 75% of the venues surveyed indicated that they had some level of …

I recently attended my second CWNP conference called “Wi-Fi Trek” in San Diego as a member of the CWNP family myself, I felt a great sense of community with the other delegates who also have at least one vendor-neutral certification. …

As it prepares for its imminent launch of 5G services, AT&T completed what it claims is the first 5G New Radio mobile browsing session on a soon-to-be commercially available 5G device. That testing utilized a Netgear Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot …