South Korea ended April with a total of 15.15 million 5G subscribers, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT. 5G subscribers at the end of April accounted for 21.25% of the total 71.27 …
Smart buildings specialist Honeywell released findings of a computer modeling study that examined indoor air quality in hotel common areas, focusing specifically on filtration and purification methods used to help mitigate potential airborne contaminants. The company noted that hotels …
Sony Europe has announced its IMX500 image sensors with AI processing functionality are currently being used in three smart city trials being run by Envision in the municipality of Rome, Italy. These trials are intended to cut the city’s …
Canadian operator Bell Mobility announced the expansion of its 5G network to 23 new markets across Québec, Ontario and Manitoba. Bell 5G’s reach has expanded in Manitoba (St. Andrews and Stonewall), Ontario (Barrie, Burlington, Clarington, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener, London, …
Nokia and Belgian operator Proximus turned on what it claims to be the world’s fastest fiber access network in Antwerp, Belgium. Operating over existing fiber and Nokia equipment deployed in the Proximus network, the first 25G PON live network connects …
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to more than 25 million people across the country. In a release, the telco said it plans to continue to expand the mobile network through more than 7,000 construction projects, including …
U.S. wireless infrastructure provider Mobilitie has inked a deal with global event producer ASM Global as sports and entertainment venues worldwide begin to return to live events at full capacities. ?ASM Global creates memorable live events every night worldwide …
South Korean telecom operator KT has signed an agreement with the country’s top science and technology university to establish a research institute for artificial intelligence (AI) and software development, local news agency Yonhap reported. Under the terms of the …
Ericsson said that the decision by the Post and Telecommunication Authority (PTS) to exclude Chinese vendors’ products from 5G network rollouts in Sweden may negatively impact the company’s business in the Chinese market. In a financial filing, the Swedish company …
California-based Buildings IOT secured a $10 million investment from Keyframe Capital, the former said in a release. The company provides building operators with solutions that increase building health and reduce utility costs, energy consumption, carbon emissions and cyber risk. …
Swedish vendor Ericsson has signed a new deal with Spanish operator Masmovil to upgrade the latter’s 5G network with 5G Standalone technology. In a release, the European vendor said that this new core network transformation project includes Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G …
Singaporean operator Singtel announced the launch of its 5G Standalone (SA) network in the country. The Asian carrier says that 5G SA will enable applications like self-driving cars, real-time immersive entertainment, and massive IoT connections. “We are thrilled to introduce …
As part of a White House roundtable on building efficiency, the U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm recently announced a number of actions to power more American homes and buildings with cleaner, smarter, and more affordable energy services …
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 16.5 million 5G subscribers in April, according to the carrier’s latest available figures. The operator said it ended April with a total of 205.3 million 5G subscribers, compared to …
Spanish operator Orange is already offering 5G services in 442 towns and cities in 48 provinces across the country, the carrier said in a statement. According to the European operator, its 5G network infrastructure already reaches 28% of the Spanish …
Smart buildings specialist Johnson Controls has partnered with DigiCert, a provider of digital certificate services and PKI solutions, to provide customers with advanced connectivity for smart building technology. The partnership enables the Johnson Controls OpenBlue digital solutions suite …
Australian operator Optus has switched on its first six 5G mmWave commercial sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, as the carrier reached 1 million 5G-capable devices on its network. Optus said that its mmWave sites are equipped with 800 megahertz …
German operator Telefónica Deutschland/O2, controlled by Spanish telco Telefónica, is currently reaching 60 cities with its 5G technology, the operator said in a release. The telco said that its current 5G network coverage is being provided by a total of …
The Thread Group, together with the DALI Alliance (DiiA), which is the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, announced that the alliance has adopted Thread as the first network technology that will be available with DALI+. The DALI …
U.K. operator O2, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, has announced a new partnership with Microsoft in the Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) field, the former said in a release. The carrier said that the proof-of-concept will deploy on-premise MEC …
Smart building specialist Honeywell announced the launch of a cloud-based solution for building owners and managers that streamlines and combines operational and business data to support better decision-making. The new solution, dubbed Honeywell Forge Real Estate Operations, extends the …
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to allow the proposed merger between mobile operator O2, owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, and fixed operator Virgin Media. The regulator had issued a provisional approval of this merger last month. …
China ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 819,000 5G base stations, up from 771,000 5G sites at the end of 2020, according to a report published by Chinese paper Global Times. For the full-year 2021, …
China Unicom Beijing and Huawei unveiled a 5G indoor ubiquitous gigabit network in the National Stadium in Beijing as a part of a joint 5G Capital initiative. Combining the 5G LampSite digital indoor network products that support an ultra-wide …
The Covid-19 pandemic would potentially delay the launch of 5G technology in India, Gopal Vittal, CEO of Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel said during a press conference. India has been struggling for several months with a national wave of COVID-19 …
