2018

Understanding the 5G New Radio (NR) physical layer is critical as organizations rush to bring 5G technology to market. Explore this new white paper, which features 28 color diagrams and concise explanations of the physical layer’s underlying signals, structures, and …

Today?s building management systems are becoming more intelligent and powerful through billions of connected internet of things devices and many building owners are deploying these solutions to reduce labor and energy cost to improve their ROI and differentiate themselves from …

For today?s employers, getting the most out of their workers matters. With human capital comprising more than 70% of a company?s operating spend, attracting and retaining top talent becomes essential and commercial office tenants are looking to commercial buildings to …

Anritsu talks 5G testing 5G testing is in full swing as chipset, device and infrastructure vendors seek to support early deployments and prepare for more widespread build-outs of the technology beginning in 2019. Among the various 5G testing-related news coming …

Cannabis growers, like other agriculturalists, are turning to internet-of-things (IoT) technologies, essentially comprising sensor devices and data analytics, to bring new efficiencies to their operations, and improve yields and profits. The impact has been seismic. Marijuana is a booming business …

Download the latest edition of NI’s Wireless Research Handbook, which includes research examples from around the world and across a wide range of advanced wireless research topics. This comprehensive look at next-generation wireless systems will offer you a more in-depth …

First national test of presidential alerts to mobile phones to be conducted this week A new emergency alert category will be tested nationally for the first time this week. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission will …

Network virtualization investments often start with the EPC Last week T-Mobile US announced it worked with Cisco to deploy the “world’s largest” virtualized evolved packet core covering some 70 million subscribers. This is part of a five-year arrangement between the …

  Vodafone Group currently operates 110,000 towers across its European footprint U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone is considering selling towers in order to help reduce the company’s debt, which currently totals 31 billion euros ($36.2 billion), its incoming CEO Nick Read …

  Vodafone announced plans to deploy new infrastructure in the U.K., Romania and Hungary   Vodafone has confirmed plans to double the number of European sites in its narrowband Internet of Things network footprint by the end of 2019. The …

AT&T names CBRS suppliers; Federated Wireless and partners planning initial commercial deployments Conversations and news out of Mobile World Congress Americas last week in Los Angeles served as a reminder that, despite an ongoing lag at the regulatory level, the …

  Yamazaki Mazak is currently part of the Worcestershire 5G consortium Japanese machine tool builder Yamazaki Mazak has been selected by the U.K. government as one of a select few companies to act as a testbed for the deployment of …

Edge computing trials are testing entertainment, industrial use cases and more Edge computing puts compute resources closer to the end user, enabling lower latency, more predictable quality of service and the ability to offer a more flexible, cloud-based service enablement …

The old drivers for the advancement and miniaturisation of computing may be about spent, but there is plenty of innovation in the pipe during the next five years, Arm co-founder and chief technology officer Mike Muller told the Arm Research …

Carrier sees public/private partnership model as potentially accelerating small cell deployments Last week during Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles, AT&T announced a major IoT project with the city focused on driving efficiencies in traffic management, public safety, natural …

Move to disaggregated networks presents opportunities and challenges for operators From the oRAN Alliance and the Telecom Infra Project to ETSI and the Open Compute Project, there’s a long-term move in the telecom industry toward multi-vendor interoperability and flexible software …

Last week, Marcelo Claure of Sprint discussed the merger with T-Mobile US and the industry transformation to 5G and AI at the Mobile World Congress Americas 2018 conference. I thought many of his comments on the changing industry were right …

Operators Sprint and Vodafone have backed Arm’s integrated SIM (iSIM) technology to help the internet-of-things (IoT) market reach scale. Sprint confirmed it is working with fellow Softbank companies Arm and Packet on its new IoT platform, announced last week. Swedish …

Test trends at MWCA were dominated by 5G It was a busy week for test companies at Mobile World Congress Americas, and while one subject — 5G testing — dominated the demos, it wasn’t the only area of focus. The …

Telecom regulator Arcep said it plans to launch a consultation process next month French telecoms regulator Arcep said a tender to award mobile frequencies for the provision of 5G services could take place by mid-2019, French press reported. “We are …

SK Telecom said Samsung, Nokia and Ericsson will be the carrier’s preferred bidders for its 5G network South Korean carrier SK Telecom has selected Samsung Electronics, Nokia and Ericsson as preferred bidders for its 5G network equipment ahead of the …

Chinese technology giant Baidu has announced a new platform that integrates smart vehicle systems and intelligent road infrastructure. Its ‘intelligent vehicle infrastructure cooperative systems’ (IVICS) solution, called Apollo, supports sensor data for vehicle perception, roadside perception, data compression, communication optimisation, …

It?s impossible to make a smart building without the ability for all its systems to communicate with one another-interoperability. Today more than ever the proliferation of intelligent building technologies designed and manufactured by a plethora of companies need to communicate …

Most 5G applications are in-building LOS ANGELES–Right now carriers are focused on building out 5G outside; serving up next-generation cellular inside buildings hasn’t emerged as a major priority just yet. And that’s a missed opportunity, according to Luigi Tarlazzi of …

  AT&T said the device syncs to the cloud via AT&T’s network   AT&T and Hanger have developed a proof of concept for what they claim is the industry’s first standalone, network-connected device for prosthetic limbs. The prototype, designed to …