Monthly Archives: March, 2020
Editorial Report: OT/IT Convergence in the 5G Era
The vision of 5G is cloud-native networks automatically delivering capacity on-demand. The reality, however, is that most operators are taking an incremental...
5G is key for full implementation of IoT in smart buildings: Coretrust
5G technologies will be the key pathway that will enable the full implementation of IoT in smart buildings, Coretrust Capital Partners managing principal, Thomas...
RootMetrics: COVID-19-driven network shifts ‘unprecedented, unexpected, unlikely to change soon’
The coronavirus pandemic is turning the world on its head in many ways, and its impacts on networks are no exception. In some ways,...
Qualcomm Webinar: How NR-based sidelink expands 5G C-V2X to support new advanced use cases
With 3GPP Release 16 being finalized soon, let’s have a look at some of the highlights it will bring to C-V2X. When C-V2X was...
Ericsson: ‘5G is very learning intensive’
We must 'rewire' our brains for what we use cellular for, says Ericsson's head of 5G marketing, North America
RCR Wireless News caught up with...
Three industries are about to undergo a 5G-powered revolution (Reader Forum)
5G officially arrived this year. In certain parts of the US, it’s already providing AT&T users with upload speeds as fast as 500 megabytes...
These three industries are about to undergo a 5G-powered revolution (Reader Forum)
5G officially arrived this year. In certain parts of the US, it’s already providing AT&T users with upload speeds as fast as 500 megabytes...
COVID-19 delays 1&1 Drillisch’s 5G network rollout in Germany: Report
German company United Internet's CEO, Ralph Dommermuth, said that the construction of subsidiary 1&1 Drillisch’s 5G network would experience delays due to current measures...
Spain postpones 5G spectrum auction due to COVID-19 pandemic
The Spanish government confirmed that it will delay a planned auction of 5G spectrum due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the...
Ondas Networks deploys private LTE for two Class 1 railroads in North America
California based Ondas Networks has won contracts to deploy private LTE networks for two major railroads in North America, the company has announced. It...
“The future starts here” – four cases of industrial AR in automotive manufacturing
The hottest new digital tech in the automotive space is not the electrification or automation of vehicles. It is not, actually, sensors or analytics...
Accelerators will play a key role in 5G and Edge Computing
Over the past several years, there has been a growing interest in the use of accelerators on standard servers to improve workload performance. It...
US Cellular constantly activating 5G, advanced LTE sites, says CTO
US Cellular CTO: ‘For 5G, you really need all the spectrum bands available’
US Cellular began its 5G journey in two of its most vital...
Korea’s SK Telecom ends February with 2.2 million 5G subscribers
Korean carrier SK Telecom ended January with a total of 2.2 million subscribers in the 5G segment, according to the Korean Ministry of Science...
Venezuela’s only state-owned telecoms satellite veers off course
The telecoms satellite was on a 15-year mission to provide television and broadband services to Venezuela
The VeneSat-1 satellite, or the Simon Bolivar Satellite, Venezuela’s...
ZTE’s net profits grow almost 174% year-over-year in 2019
Chinese vendor ZTE announced its 2019 net profit amounted to CNY5.15 billion ($726 million), a year-on-year growth of 173.7%.
The company attributed the positive performance...
Fujitsu to begin operating private 5G network at its offices
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu was granted what it claims to be Japan's first commercial private 5G radio station license from the Kanto Bureau of...
FCC grants waiver for Inteliquent as Zoom, WebEx traffic surges
Zoom traffic is booming, as individuals, companies, government agencies and schools use the video conferencing platform for everything from virtual work meetings, to hosting...
What is 5G ENCODE? All about the UK’s biggest industrial 5G project
Buried towards the bottom of the UK government’s announcement early last month of £65 million of new funding for rural and industrial 5G, part...
Nokia cuts lead times for RAN prototypes by 50% with industrial AR, MEC and LTE
Nokia has reduced lead times for base station prototypes at factories in Finland and India by 50 per cent with the use of augmented...
Kagan: AT&T offers low cost wireless plans during COVID-19 crisis
It’s great to see how companies are jumping in to help battle this war with Covid-19 or coronavirus. It seems companies are helping in...
Telecom Infrastructure Outlook in the Face of a New Reality With Brett Chester
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The past few weeks have been uncertain and scary. In our industry, essential personnel are out there working to keep...
The Sunday Brief: The essential economy’s impact to the telecommunications industry
Greetings from Lake Norman and Charlotte, North Carolina. It’s been an amazing week, and, as the picture shows, we are using videoconferencing more than...
SAP recruits startups for Industry 4.0 foundries in Singapore, Tokyo and Berlin
SAP has announced a trio of Industry 4.0 initiatives in Singapore, Tokyo, and Berlin to help startups integrate with its solutions and customers.
The programmes...
Private LTE champ Ukkoverkot rebrands as Edzcom, sets sights on France and UK
Finnish private wireless provider Ukkoverkot, which has won a number of industrial LTE contracts with country-mate Nokia, has rebranded as Edzcom, and set a...