Monthly Archives: June, 2020
PropTech in the time of COVID-19
I was supposed to go to Cannes, France in March, and then maybe in June, for the annual MIPIM event. Instead, I ended up...
Opensignal analyzes US carriers’ 5G networks, decides winners
Opensignal analyzed user experience across three 5G measures
In order to assess the current state of 5G services in the U.S., Opensignal presented its first-ever...
AT&T makes 5G available in 28 new markets, expands DSS
AT&T exec: "DSS is an important steppingstone on our path to nationwide 5G"
AT&T has expanded its 5G services to an additional 28 new markets....
Inland Cellular using OpenRAN in Idaho
Inland using Parallel Wireless RRHs connected to virtualized baseband running on Dell EMC servers
Open radio access network technologies, which disaggregate hardware from software potentially...
KPMG extends partnership with Planon to support digitalization projects
KPMG and Planon have entered a partnership to extend cooperation to support organizations looking to digitize the process of leasing real estate and portfolio...
Huawei Webinar: 5G Business Use Cases
5G networks are growing exponentially in number and size around the world. 5G users have grown to nearly 100 million globally, with at least...
5G could add almost $200 billion to the UK economy in 10 years: Vodafone
Manufacturing, healthcare and education poised for a 5G boost
A new report commissioned by Vodafone U.K. has found that upgrading to 5G could add as...
Rakuten Mobile opens Singapore office, plans US expansion
Rakuten looking to sell virtualized network architecture as a platform
New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, has established its...
Keysight Webinar: Detect and Troubleshoot Interference in Modern RF/MW Communication Systems
With volatile growth of wireless network footprints, it is inevitable that unwanted signals will be prevalent everywhere. It is impossible to get rid of...
Creating one global Wi-Fi network: Connecting the world’s hot spots (Reader Forum)
Wi-Fi is arguably the most ground-breaking wireless technology of our time. From the first public Wi-Fi hotspots in the early 2000s which enabled radically...
Partnership ecosystems: Where innovation meets new revenue (Reader Forum)
Now more than ever, we’re seeing more collaboration in the telecoms industry. Instead of working against each other, the industry is coming together to...
Three times LPWA networks work best for backhauling short-range IoT sensor systems
Sometimes IoT technologies work better in concert. The standard model for IoT networks to combine two or more different connectivity technologies is when short-range...
Avnet offers NB-IoT and LTE-M with cellular-embedded IoT modules after BICS deal
US electronics distributor Avnet is selling IoT modules ready-bundled with cellular IoT connectivity following a deal with international carrier services company BICS.
Avnet’s semiconductor division,...
Football trials real-time BLE-based tracking and analytics ahead of new season
Real-time Bluetooth-based sports analytics is coming to football (soccer), says Finnish duo Wisehockey and Quuppa after putting their real-time locating system (RTLS) to the...
Schneider Electric, Cisco ink smart building partnership
Schneider Electric and and Cisco have formed a technology partnership designed to help drive major advances in the smart building field.
The two companies have...
Dutch government kicks off 5G spectrum auction
5G auction covers frequencies in the 700 MHz, 1400 MHz and 2100 MHz bands
The Dutch government today an auction of 5G frequencies through which...
Nokia secures 5G deal with Taiwan Mobile
Nokia providing 5G RAN, core, IMS technologies to Taiwan Mobile
Nokia has been selected by Taiwan Mobile as the sole supplier of its 5G network...
Ericsson joins European rail association to boost 5G mission-critical connectivity
Ericsson will utilize 5G for Future Railway Mobile Communication Systems to improve rail operation
Ericsson has joined UNIFE Europe’s rail association to focus on developing...
When does open RAN stop being open?
Open RAN, as the name implies, is meant to be open to multiple vendors, both hardware and software, that work together to achieve interoperability...
Video use up 4x from six months ago, Limelight finds
As people turn to video for remote working and socializing in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from content delivery...
Who disaggregated my RAN? Part 5: Tailor-made RAN. But who is stitching it together?
The arrival of RAN disaggregation and the corresponding standards for open interfaces, hardware, software decoupling, network intelligence and automation has led to the expansion...
The Sunday Brief: 2Q earnings preview–Buzzword bingo (Part 2)
Quarter-end greetings from Houston and Lake Norman. We will be continuing this week’s Buzzword Bingo edition as we preview second quarter earnings.Â
As a reminder,...
Kagan: Xfinity vs. Spectrum high-speed internet differences
When traveling I like to compare the high-speed Internet service we use at home to other places. I have learned there is a big...
Ready, set, OnGo! CBRS to unleash Industry 4.0 in US, says Nokia (Reader Forum)
Anyone who has used a public Wi-Fi hotspot for more than the occasional web browsing and emailing knows how unpredictable it can be. Wi-Fi’s...
Phoenix Contact intros first industrial router for private 5G – with Ericsson and Quectel
Germany-based industrial IT hardware company Phoenix Contact has produced the first industrial 5G router for private networks, using a 5G module from China-based Quectel,...