August 2020

According to Cradlepoint, bandwidth needs are on the rise across a number of industries Cradlepoint released its latest iteration of its annual State of Wireless WAN Report, compiled by IDG, …

There seems to be something very interesting going on in the world of influencers. As a wireless analyst for the last 35 years, I have met quite a few very …

  China Broadcasting Network Corp (CBN), a cable TV operator and a new entrant in China’s telecom sector, has received investments of more than CNY100 billion ($14.5 billion) from 47 …

Standalone 5G represents a new era of data capacity, localized compute and bespoke services. But building a completely new network while maintaining focus on existing operations is a challenging and …

Telefónica has purchased Valencia-based cybersecurity firm Govertis for an undisclosed fee, as part of a concerted buying spree. The company will be integrated into the Spain-based carrier’s digital-change unit, Telefónica …

COVID-19 has caused a seismic shift in demand for internet capacity with millions of students suddenly shifting to various levels of remote learning – from primary schools to universities – …

  Chinese mobile operators had deployed a total of 32,681 5G base stations in Sichuan Province by July, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing an official report. According to the …

The 5G data call achieved a ‘farthest-ever connection’ of 3.8 kilometers Qualcomm Technologies, Casa Systems and Ericsson have completed an extended-range 5G New Radio data call over millimeter-wave spectrum, which …

Global IT company Pactera and software company Eutech have announced a partnership to bring smart building and workplace design solutions to clients in the Asia Pacific and Oceania region. The …

  Public safety users “have had a hunger for data for a very long time, all the way back to our 1G and 2G days,” said Nick Nilan, director of …

Hi again from Davidson, where the dog days of summer are continuing.  Pictured is our pooch, Abby, stealing some relief from our neighbor’s sprinkler system.  This week, we will celebrate …

UK based software company Aveva, majority owned by France based automation specialist Schneider Electric, has struck a deal to acquire US data management outfit OSIsoft for $5 billion. OSIsoft is …

T-Mobile US wants to buy Shenandoah Telecommunication’s wireless operations, exercising a Sprint affiliate contract option that dates back to 1999 — but price is a sticking point in the negotiations. …

  The future deployment of 5G technology in Brazil could have a $1.216 trillion economic impact and an increase in productivity of $3.08 trillion, according to a recent study by …

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, announced enhancements to?its Aruba Edge Services Platform (ESP) that unifies IoT, IT, and Operational Technology (OT) networks to enable customers to quickly adapt to …

The OpenRAN 4G site will extend mobile services to rural communities Vodafone UK has switched on an OpenRAN 4G site around the Royal Welsh Showground in Powys, Wales with support …

IDC predicts that the global smartphone market will fully recover by 2022 According to International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the global smartphone market is forecast to …

  Qualcomm Technologies and Ericsson said they have completed interoperability tests for 5G standalone (SA) carrier aggregation across both FDD/TDD and TDD/TDD bands. The partners explained that 5G carrier aggregation …

If you could only keep one product or service while staying at home during a pandemic, what would it be? For most American consumers (45%), that one thing is their …

Finnish private networking and edge computing specialist Edzcom has signed a deal with Netherlands-based lighting company Signify to offer Li-Fi based solutions combining two-way wireless infrared and visible light connectivity …

The energy industry should consider the LTE family of cellular technologies, including NB-IoT, LTE-M, and 4G and 5G, to spur their longer-term Industry 4.0 ambitions, according to analyst house Guidehouse …

A new advocacy group is calling for additional spectrum to be assigned to the FirstNet Authority for exclusive use public safety, saying that the spectrum could eventually help support public …

Users in four countries are connected to 5G more than 20% of the time A recent report released by Opensignal examined the “real-world 5G experience” across mobile operators from 12 …

  Indian digital services company Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, may target West Asia, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asian regions as markets for its self-developed 5G technology kit …

  German carrier Vodafone is in the process of deploying 5G technology to provide coverage along the country’s main waterways, the telco said in a release. Vodafone Germany said it …