The Finnish 6G Flagship research program coordinated by the University of Oulu and the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications have signed an agreement for joint collaboration in the field of as-yet-unstandardized “6G” technologies. …
Canadian firm mCloud Technologies has added grid-adaptive demand management to its AssetCare for Buildings solution. The new offering uses AI in the cloud to manage the electric demand of a building in direct response to signals from local utility …
Planon, which provides real estate and facility management software, has announced the acquisition of Axonize, the Israel-based developer of a cloud-based IoT platform. Planon noted that this acquisition strengthens the firm?s position in the smart building systems market. …
Telecom Italia (TIM) launched an Open Test and Integration Center (OTIC), a lab dedicated to testing Open RAN solutions, the telco said in a release. The new “TIM European OTIC Lab”, approved by the O-RAN Alliance, will be based at …
Ericsson and Taiwanese operator Far EasTone (FET) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand their 5G partnership, Ericsson said in a release. As part of the agreement, Ericsson will support the expansion of FET’s 5G Lab to conduct …
JLL, a professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management, announced the release of JLL Azara, which is a corporate real estate data and insights platform. The new platform was developed by JLL Technologies (JLLT), a …
Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is already offering its 5G service in over 340 towns and cities in 39 provinces across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the company said in a release. The telco’s 5G service is being …
France had a total of 25,105 5G authorized sites as of June 1, of which 14,284 were declared technically operational by the local mobile operators, according to the latest information provided by France’s spectrum agency ANFR. ANFR said that the …
Brazil’s communications Minister Fabio Faria has expressed that the government expects the spectrum auction for the award of 5G frequencies to take place next month, according to a recent report by Reuters. The 5G auction’s plan is being revised by …
Aruba, which is part of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, announced that Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas has selected an end-to-end Aruba ESP-based network to deliver immersive experiences to guests at the 35-story, 777-room sports-themed property, as well as …
The German federal network agency Bundesnetzagentur has already awarded 123 spectrum licenses for private 5G campus networks. The Federal Network Agency provides the spectrum in the range 3.7-3.8 GHz for local networks. The frequencies are used in particular …
Austin-based AirBox Air Purifier (AirBox), which manufactures and markets commercial-grade portable plug-in air purifiers, has entered into a partnership with PureAware, a portable air purifier fleet management solution. Through this partnership, AirBox will equip their Peak Series units with …
Orange Business Services has a new IoT security offering for cellular IoT, for which the firm collaborated closely with Swedish vendor Ericsson. Ericsson said that the new service will target Orange Business Services’ enterprise customer base. Security will be …
Vodafone Group has partnered with Telecom Infra Project (TIP), Cohere Technologies, VMware, Capgemini Engineering and Intel to demonstrate how Open Radio Access Network (RAN) technology can be used to boost the capacity of 5G where multiple customers are using the …
Digital Colony has completed its acquisition of DAS and Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless for a total of $854 million. The transaction also includes the assumption of $199 million of the latter’s net debt obligations. Under the terms of the merger …
German carrier Deutsche Telekom said it has completed the first 5G Voice over New Radio (VoNR) call in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm, Samsung and Xiaomi. The call was made over a 5G Standalone (SA) network set up at Deutsche …
U.S. wireless infrastructure provider Mobilitie has partnered with BEI Hotel, a newly renovated hotel in the heart of San Francisco, to bring enhanced fiber and 5G wireless connectivity to the property. ?Of all the high-tech amenities we provide at …
American Tower Corporation (ATC) has closed the Latin American tranche of its Telxius Towers acquisition, comprised of over 7,000 communications sites in Brazil, Peru, Chile and Argentina, the company said in a release. ATC said that the total value of …
American Tower Corporation announced that it has closed the first tranche of the acquisition of Telxius Towers, comprised of nearly 20,000 communications sites in Germany and Spain, for total consideration of approximately 6.2 billion euros ($7.6 billion). In a release, …
The merger between UK operators Virgin Media and O2 has officially been completed, following recent regulatory approvals in the country. The new Virgin Media O2 is one of the U.K.’s largest operators with 47 million connections including broadband, mobile, TV …
Smart building specialist Honeywell announced the commercial launch of Honeywell Sine, a mobile solution to support organizations in their plans to return workers to buildings. From managing varying occupancy levels to pre-screening visitors before arrival, Honeywell says the new …
Vodafone Germany announced the establishment of a 5G R&D facility in the city of Dresden, in the state of Saxony. Vodafone said that the new center will focus on research and development into technologies such as 5G and future 6G …
China Telecom claimed to be the world’s largest carrier for NB-IoT, after the operator announced it has reached the 100 million connections milestone. “After five years of extensive development, China Telecom has made breakthroughs in network coverage, user scale, …
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is nearing a deal to acquire U.S. wireless solutions provider Mobilitie, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. According to the report, the potential transaction is expected to value …
Aruba, which is part of? Hewlett Packard Enterprise, has announced an enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 6E solution set ? the 630 Series of campus access points (APs), starting with the AP-635. Wi-Fi 6E refers to Wi-Fi devices that operate in …
