As 2018 kicks off, it’s important to consider what’s in store for telecommunications in the New Year and also understand what the industry did — or didn’t — accomplish last year. From the Broadcast Incentive Auction to carriers’ ongoing …
For commercial buildings in 2018, four trends define the evolution of networking technology that will drive buildings from just being intelligent to being smart: mobility, cybersecurity, low voltage power and workplace efficiency. These trends continue to influence the types of …
Demand for uncapped broadband providers reaches a fever pitch 2018 can feel a lot like 1998 when your broadband provider is making you suffer with 200 GB data caps. And while originally designed to block a small group of BitTorrent …
The networking and communications industry service providers — mobile, IoT, Internet, cable, and telecom technologies — are combining into a “converged network” because of the common infrastructures being implemented. Things are changing dramatically in the world of these converged …
Carriers are late to the mobile advertising game, and they’re not pleased with the score. Not only do Google and Facebook own the field today, but they’ve also leveraged the carriers’ huge investments in wireless infrastructure to increase their …
Is the pace of digital transformation going to increase in 2018? Which businesses or industries will be at the forefront of this change? Digital transformation will not only increase in 2018 but at a much more rapid pace than …
Communications technology has undergone a phase of rapid innovation, completely transforming the way businesses and consumers relay and consume information. Now that our once-wired world has been almost entirely replaced by a landscape of wireless technologies, the ripple effects …
When I was 13, I wanted a phone in my room, so I could talk to friends in my own space instead of sitting on the basement stairs or pacing back and forth in the kitchen and ultimately knotting …
The tech industry, whether aware of it or not, is likely to see compliance issues arise around much more than just sales taxes in 2018. The line that separates traditional companies, which are accustomed to contending with consumption taxes, …
Based on the hands-on involvement of the Xona Partners team in the design and rollout of smart cities, we found a clear lag in the deployment of technologies and services versus what technologies enable. We call this the cascading technology …
The 802.1X standard for authenticating access to wired and wireless networks has met with a good deal of scrutiny in recent years. While 802.1X was considered a success when initially implemented on wired networks, with the shift to wireless networks, …
When the speed of light is a drawback — you know it is time for a new approach! Over the past couple of years, it has been abundantly clear that cloud services cannot compute the flood of data created …
To ensure reliable in-door wireless connectivity, industries across the board are turning to a distributed antenna system (DAS). A DAS typically comprises active electronics, usually a central hub connected to remote units, paired with antennas distributed throughout a building, …
Enterprises are adopting cloud-based services at an astounding rate. The numbers tell a story of explosive industry growth — Amazon Web Services recently reported $4.6 billion in revenue, up from $3.2 billion last year. Microsoft’s cloud business exceeded the company’s …
Losing contact in modern society — physically, digitally — is a new kind of scary. We’ve seen this before: five years ago, Hurricane Sandy’s floodwaters and winds downed communications networks for one of every four people on the Eastern …
As the world moves toward implementing LTE Enhanced and 5G mobile wireless technologies, buildings of all types will need in-building wireless systems to provide strong coverage and capacity. While mobile operators have deployed such systems in large venues like stadiums …
In 2016, global IP traffic equaled 1.2 ZB per year; by 2021, it will reach 3.3 ZB per year – almost triple the traffic within just a few years’ time. That’s a massive leap in volume, necessitating high-speed networks. …
The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Tuesday released an order and consent decree, terminating an investigation into a manufacturer that marketed Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (“U-NII”) devices in violation of the FCC’s equipment authorization and marketing rules. The terms of the consent …
Return on investment (ROI) is a good thing for any business, but unwarranted product returns and exchanges bleed precious cash from your coffers. Reverse-logistics costs caused by product returns account for 0.5 percent of the GDP (Source: IGI Global …
As one of today’s fastest-growing and most complex segments, the Internet of Things (IoT) is not something a single company can tackle on its own. The speed of innovation, combined with the complexity of solutions and the need for scalability …
Everyone has experienced it. You’re outside, talking on your phone or looking at the latest breaking news, or checking what’s happening on social media, and as soon as you step inside — an office building, a shop, your apartment …
Based on a study by Akamai in 2014, the United States and Canada — two of the most reliable countries in the world for Internet connection — nearly half of users experienced significant packet loss, resulting in buffer bloat …
In this new world of all people and things connected, the science fiction of yesterday is becoming the reality of today. Take a step back and you can see how fast we’re moving into the future we’ve been envisioning …
What exactly is a 3GPP submission? As the name suggests, a 3GPP submission is a document that a company or some other entity submits to a 3GPP plenary or working group. The document, which is generally in Word or PowerPoint …
Background: On October 24, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission proposed revisions to its notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the 3.5 GHz spectrum band, and said it will seek comment on these proposed changes. These changes include extending the license term …
