J2 Innovations, which is part of Siemens, has released Haystack Core, an open-source software library for the latest Haystack 4 open standard which can be used by developers to create new smart building and IoT applications. J2 Innovations is …
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 15.6 million 5G subscribers in March. The operator said it ended March with a total of 188.76 million 5G subscribers, compared to 31.72 million 5G customers in March 2020. …
The MiQro Innovation Collaborative Center (C2MI), the largest electronics systems research and development center in Canada, recently selected Honeywell for its new thermal screening and risk self-assessment process at its Bromont, Quebec, facility. C2MI is a microelectronics research center …
Five operators have won spectrum in the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s latest spectrum auction in the 26 GHz band. Of the 360 lots available in the auction, 358 were sold, realizing a total revenue of AUD647.6 million ($501.1 million). …
U.K. telco Vodafone has announced the launch of an Open RAN (O-RAN) test and validation laboratory on its Newbury campus, the operator said in a statement. The operator said that the new lab will be the first dedicated research and …
Cellular signal booster company Wilson Electronics announced a collaboration with 5G mmWave technology firm ED2 Corporation. ED2?s expertise will round out Wilson Electronics? 5G technology offerings, supporting the addition of a 5G highband and future midband solution for …
The Danish Energy Authority has announced the conclusion of the auction of 5G frequencies that began on March 11. In a release, the agency said that total revenue from the auction will be DKK 2.076 billion ($336 million). The winners …
Spanish operator Telefónica has extended the coverage of its 5G network to over 80% of the country’s population as of the end of the first quarter of 2021, having installed more than 4,300 nodes that offers coverage to more than …
Smart building solution company Johnson Controls announced the launch of OpenBlue Buildings as a Service with the aim of enabling the firm and its customers to be more agile in delivering outcome-based decisions centered around integrated data to …
Nordic operator Telenor said that it has established a 5G Standalone core environment using a vendor-neutral platform. “The main component of 5G SA is the 5G mobile core, the ‘brain’ of the 5G system. Unfortunately, most 5G core deployments are …
Air conditioning technologies specialist LG Electronics announced the expansion of its controls platform, LG MultiSITE. The company said that its platform allows building owners and operators to optimize their operations and efficiency, especially with Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) …
Chinese operators had deployed a total of 792,000 5G base stations as of the end of February, Chinese press reported, citing a government official. Liu Liehong, vice minister of industry and information technology, said that 5G standalone networks covered all …
Nokia has announced that it has been selected by Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to expand the operator’s 5G network in Taiwan. The Finnish vendor said that this new deal aims to support CHT’s objective of achieving 80% population coverage …
Canadian operator Rogers Communications has expanded its 5G network to reach 173 towns and cities across the country, the carrier said in a release. The telco said that its 5G network currently reaches approximately half of the country’s population. In …
U.S. wireless infrastructure provider Mobilitie said it has installed an updated wireless network at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. The airport is located in the Lubbock County, in Texas. The multi-carrier, 5G-ready network features next-generation technologies, including a distributed …
Nokia signed an agreement with Korean operator LG Uplus to expand 5G coverage by installing small cell solutions from Nokia’s AirScale portfolio across the country, Nokia said in a release. Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will install its …
CommScope announced new additions to its Wi-Fi 6 access point (AP) portfolio?the indoor Ruckus H550 and outdoor Ruckus T350?and new enterprise and service-provider features in its Ruckus SmartZoneOS. The company said that because modern device environments include Wi-Fi-enabled …
Spanish telecom operator Masmovil is now offering 5G service in over 200 towns and cities in 35 provinces across Spain for the customers of its Yoigo brand, the company said in a release. The carrier’s 5G service is being offered …
South Korea’s three major mobile operators will share their 5G networks in remote coastal and rural towns across the country with the aim of accelerating the rollout of 5G networks, local news agency Yonhap reported. The three mobile carriers – …
Chinese vendor Huawei expects 6G technologies to hit the market by around 2030, the company’s rotating chairman, Eric Xu, recently said a Huawei global analyst conference. “We think 6G will be on the market by around 2030, but we don’t …
Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced a strategic agreement with fire detection and alarm company Edwards to provide the latter’s customers with mission-critical, …
Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile, a unit of e-commerce giant Rakuten, said it has received approval from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications for its special radio station deployment plan to expand 5G services in the 1.7 GHz frequency …
Infineon Technologies has launched its new XENSIV predictive maintenance evaluation kit, the firm said in a release. The kit was co-developed with IoT service provider Klika Tech and is powered by cloud service provider AWS to offer an end-to-end …
The U.K.’s competition authority dismissed concerns that a merger of mobile operator O2 and fixed operator Virgin Media would have negative implications on wholesale services, provisionally clearing the proposed deal without conditions. In a statement, the Competition and Markets Authority …
New Zealand operator 2degrees has announced a partnership with Ericsson to launch a 5G network in the country, the telco said in a release. The company said that the initial 5G sites will be located in the cities of Auckland …
