Yearly Archives: 2019

‘Rural broadband is a global issue’– farm equipment firm AGCO on connecting agriculture

A new smart farming initiative in Brazil, called ConectarAGRO, is seeking to make use of LTE and 5G connectivity, as well as satellite and...

Carriers missed the boat on cloud but 5G can change that

SAN FRANCISCO--With a call out from VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger during his opening keynote and numerous mentions from Dell Technologies-family executives, 5G was most...

AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan to retire in October

AT&T to name a new head of AT&T Communications soon John Donovan, who heads up AT&T Communications, is planning to leave his post as of...

Build, run, manage: VMware CEO lays out Kubernetes strategy

Kubernetes is "as significant" as cloud and virtual machines, Pat Gelsinger says SAN FRANCISCO--VMware is betting big on Kubernetes as the container orchestration tool to...

More than 20,000 AT&T workers on strike in the Southeast

More than 20,000 AT&T wireline employees in nine southeastern states have gone on strike, protesting what they say are unfair labor practices. According to...

South Korean mobile carriers focus on 5G in-building wireless tech: report

  South Korea? three mobile carriers are already focusing on the provision of in-building wireless technology through 5G, Korean press reported. According to a recent report...

Texas Freight selects Orbcomm for in-cab connectivity

Machine-to-Machine and internet of things provider Orbcomm was selected by Houston-based van truckload carrier Texas Freight Services to provide its in-cab solution across Texas Freight Services'...

RootMetrics metro rankings: Chicago network performance is tops among big cities

Among the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., Chicago stood out as one of the highest-ranked cities in the country for mobile network...

5G Innovation Report Series: Europe

While U.S. operators and regulators have focused on millimeter wave for 5G services, Europe is deploying using mid-band spectrum. Operators around the continent have...

The Sunday Brief: AT&T’s Herculean lift

Greetings from Lake Norman/ Davidson, North Carolina where everybody is working (including the neighbor kid, Caleb, pictured with the Editor and yours truly). This...

Huawei launches AI chip, aims to ship over 2 million 5G base stations

  Huawei has launched its artificial intelligence (AI) processor – the Ascend 910 – as well as an all-scenario AI computing framework, dubbed MindSpore. "We have...

Opposition to 5G small cell deployment spreads across US

Opponents consider 5G small cell installations to be at best an eye sore and at worst a serious health risk 5G, the fifth generation of wireless...

FCC continues to close the digital divide with more broadband funding

The FCC has authorized a total of $1.488 billion for broadband expansion The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken further steps to close the digital divide...

Kagan: Smartphone addiction takes life out of living

We have a very serious problem which I fear will have a long-term impact on our society. As an analyst, you know I love...

Seven reasons eSIM tech is the key (to the highway) for connected cars

Embedded SIM (eSIM) technology is gaining ground in the connected ‘things’ space, which requires subscriber identity modules (SIMs) to be remotely provisioned and tamper...

FTC vs. Qualcomm: Finally saner senses prevail with appellate court’s decision

Last week’s remarkable decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (appellate court) consisting of three judges, finally brings some...

Nokia touts first commercial 5G cloud RAN deployment (psst — it’s Verizon’s)

The world's first commercially deployed 5G cloud-based Radio Access Network is live in the U.S., Nokia said this week in a blog post. The...

Huawei sees transition from traditional DAS to DIS solutions in China

Chinese vendor Huawei is seeing a transition from traditional distributed antenna system (DAS) to digital indoor system (DIS) for in-building coverage in the Chinese...

LG Uplus working on 5G smart port initiative

Korean operator LG Uplus announced plans to construct a smart port system powered by 5G technology that will enable unmanned cranes to be operated...

China Telecom considers plan to share 5G infra with China Unicom

Shared 5G infrastructure accelerated deployment in South Korea Chinese carrier China Telecom is considering a plan to share resources and costs in the deployment of...

VMware acquisitions focus on cloud security, Kubernetes infrastructure

Ahead of annual showcase, VMware acquiring Carbon Black and Pivotal Software With its annual VMWorld event set to begin next week in San Francisco, VMWare...

Test and Measurement: Keysight sets sights on 6G

5G is just barely getting off the ground, but it's not too early for "6G" research efforts -- and Keysight Technologies is jumping in...

What’s the outlook for 5G spectrum harmonization in Europe?

700 MHz, 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz are "pioneer" 5G bands in European Union While European regulators have articulated plans to auction millimeter wave licenses,...

Fujitsu, Qualcomm achieve NSA 5G calls on sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrum

Fujitsu provided 5G gNBs in testing for NTT DoCoMo Fujitsu Limited and Qualcomm Technologies have achieved a non-standalone (NSA) 5G New Radio (NR) data call on...

Extreme Networks fills its cloud gap with Aerohive acquisition

The acquisition gives Extreme Networks an edge in cloud management and Wi-Fi 6 In some ways, software-driven networking company Extreme Networks’ path to acquiring Aerohive Networks,...
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