Yearly Archives: 2018

The AI quest for clues to improve customer service and engagement (Reality Check)

Communications service providers (CSPs) deliver an essential service — connectivity. Everyone wants to be able to communicate, but some might argue that all CSPs...

Technical challenges behind real-time traffic management for smart cities (Reader Forum)

As many of us routinely trapped in rush hour backups can attest, traffic congestion can be incredibly frustrating. But beyond the annoyance, a study...

Honeywell launches new solution to optimize smart buildings

Honeywell's new Vector Space Sense allows building operations team to make better-informed real estate and space usage decisions Honeywell has launched a new software solution today...

Qualcomm extends NXP stock buy again; China still a stumbling block

The fog of trade war continues to creep in. While The South China Morning Post reported yesterday that China’s regulatory agency the Ministry of...

Verizon makes infrastructure, smart city deal with San Jose

Verizon has negotiated a tentative deal with the mayor of San Jose, California that will enable the carrier to deploy new network infrastructure while...

Italian broadcasters threaten Italy’s plans to award 5G spectrum

MNOs may boycott 5G auction over cost concerns Italian broadcaster Mediaset and media group Cairo Communication have filed an appeal with a regional court against...

NTT DoComo uses Telit’s IoT module in smart city project in Japan

Telit’s module enables the deployment of LTE CatM1 and NB-IoT technologies IoT specialist Telit announced that its Telit ME910C1-J1 module is being used in a...

Ahead of 5G, AT&T deploying small cells and IoT solutions in San Jose

AT&T planning San Jose 5G launch in first half of 2019 Noted tech hub San Jose, Calif., certainly has the attention of AT&T and Verizon....

Asset performance management: Three IIoT case studies from GE Digital

General Electric reckons the convergence of machines, data and analytics will contribute $10 to $15 trillion to global GDP in efficiency gains over the...

5G as a platform for innovation

Diverse requirements of 5G services command co-creation beyond telecoms Massive support for the internet of things is a major aspect of 5G. And we're not...

Test and Measurement: Rootmetrics puts Verizon on top in L.A., NYC

Verizon came out on top in nearly every category of network performance in the New York City metropolitan area and Los Angeles, California in...

Car maker Volvo takes stake in California autonomous driving start-up

Swedish car-maker Volvo has taken a stake in US start-up Luminar, based in California and Florida, to develop sensor technology for autonomous vehicles. Volvo Cars,...

Ford joins with AT&T to crowdsource mobility solutions in Miami, Pittsburgh

Ford has joined with AT&T, Dell and Microsoft to crowdsource ideas for mobility solutions in Pittsburgh and Miami-Dade County. Ford will award $100,000 to...

European Commission scrutinizes T-Mobile, Tele2 Netherlands deal

If deal goes through, the newly merged company would be the third largest operator in the Dutch market. Concerned about reduced competition in the telecom...

Mobile security concerns include IoT, ‘cryptojacking’

A new report from Allot Communications details the impacts when a mobile phone's processing power is hijacked for crypto currency mining, while other security...

AT&T Smart City Alliance adds new member to target smart water metering

Badger Meter will explore ways to offer water metering solutions via AT&T’s network   U.S. firm Badger Meter announced it has joined the AT&T Smart City...

Trump administration aims to protect agreement with ZTE

The White House said the attempt by a bipartisan group of senators to block the deal would violate the Constitution’s separation of powers The Trump...

Microsemi, China Telecom collaborate on 5G-ready OTNs

Microsemi and China Telecom are working prepare optical transport networks for an avalanche of 5G use cases. Semiconductor company Microsemi and China Telecom's Beijing Research...

InfoVista Webinar: Pave the way for 5G: C-RAN and Xhaul Service Assurance

Mobile Network Operators simply cannot unleash the tremendous speed and capacity of 5G network technology on the operations infrastructure without a great deal of...

Telstra starts deployments of satellite-based small cells in Australia

Telstra said its new offering will allow customers in remote areas to have access to mobile coverage Australian telco Telstra has launched a new small...

Analyst Angle: Managed home Wi-Fi, one approach does not fit all

  Fixed operators did a great job in the past decade to deliver ever-increasing speeds to the home and communicate to their customers that speeds...

Smart cities will “choke” if they don’t deal with issues of integration and intelligence

The challenge to integrate strategies, systems and data across departments and regions remains the most significant challenge for smart cities, and the ultimate stumbling...

Remote management: What good is Big Data if you can’t get it? (Reader Forum)

Now that I spend a lot of my time thinking about how to help companies get their networks to do what their businesses want...

Delivering real-time, dynamic service assurance in a hybrid NFV environment (Reader Forum)

  As communications service providers (CSPs) continue to transition their networks to a virtualized environment, for the next several years, they’ll be operating their legacy...

3GPP finalizes standalone 5G NR spec at RAN Plenary

Ericsson, Intel, China Mobile complete standard-compliant call Sticking to its aggressive timeline for finalization of the standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification, the 3GPP yesterday...
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