Commercial real estate industry has to keep up with pace of technological change
LAS VEGAS—The pace of technological change is only going to continue accelerating. As such, keystone industries like commercial real estate have to keep pace to realize internal and client-facing efficiencies, as well...
Trump administration also wants unrestricted site visits to ZTE’s plants in order to lift a seven-year export ban
Chinese vendor ZTE will have to pay a penalty of up to $1.7 billion to the U.S government before the Trump administration allow the firm to resume...
AT&T fighting DoJ over Time Warner acquisition
Executives from Sprint and T-Mobile US have been hitting the Hill hard seeking to gain consensus for a proposed merger that, if approved, would reduce the U.S. Tier 1 mobile operator market from four to three players. Speaking...
The study highlighted the new entity's stronger national position and spectrum advantage
The adoption of 5G technology in the United States will experience an acceleration if the merger of mobile carriers T-Mobile US and Sprint is approved, according to a recent study by research firm...
Now serves as Sprint executive chairman, SoftBank COO
Last month Sprint and T-Mobile US (finally) agreed to merge to better compete against Verizon and AT&T. The combined company will be called T-Mobile and John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile US, will be the CEO of the new operator....
ExteNet aims to complete the acquisition of Hudson Fiber Network during the second half of 2018
ExteNet Systems, a developer and operator of distributed networks, has announced an agreement to acquire Hudson Fiber Network (HFN), a New Jersey-based data transport provider.
ExteNet Systems said that the...
Follows 5G R&D loans totaling $370 million from Nordic Investment Bank, AB Svensk Exportkredit
The European Investment Bank (EIB), a nonprofit lender backed by the European Union, is loaning Swedish network infrastructure giant Ericsson nearly $300 million to fund ongoing research and development related to 5G....
Instead of a suggestion box, Verizon will engage its employees in an all-company hack day.
Anyone who has worked in a corporate culture for any period of times knows the drill.
Every so often, sometimes with predictable regularity, the management calls that type of meeting. It’s...
TIM, Huawei and Fastweb showcased a virtual reality solution for tourists and an augmented reality tool for ship engines maintenance
Italian telecom operators TIM and Fastweb, together with Chinese vendor Huawei, have announced the first field applications based on a 5G mobile network.
In March this...
Flexibility, scalability, time-to-market key drivers of SDN adoption
Software-defined networking (SDN) provides the management and orchestration tools needed to operate increasingly complex and increasingly virtualized networks. For operators, SDN creates efficiencies related to both spectral and network resource allocation, as well as related to level...
Trump said the Chinese vendor will need to pay a $1.3 billion fine, change its management and hire U.S compliance officers
U.S President Donald Trump said the U.S government will allow Chinese vendor ZTE to restart its business, after it pays another large fine and...
Westell Technoliogies said it is testing an expanded suite of products for this specific segment
Wireless infrastructure provider Westell Technologies is looking to capture growth opportunities in the in-building wireless market for public safety, company Chairman Kirk Brannock said during a recent conference call with...
Investment in in-building wireless connectivity solutions in the hospitality industry is on an uptick. In-building wireless solutions allow hotels around the world to provide strong cellular coverage for guests demanding connectivity anytime and anywhere.
A robust voice/data network also allows guests to access the internet...
Charlie Ergen casually made 5G announcement at Connect X
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina--During a keynote session at the Wireless Infrastructure Association's Connect X event, Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen put out the company's plan to invest a staggering $10 billion on a nationwide 5G network build.
This builds...
Chinese company estimates losses of $3.1 million due to the ban imposed by the U.S Department of Commerce
President Donald Trump said he was considering a new set of penalties for Chinese vendor ZTE to replace a seven-year export ban imposed last month that is...
Disruption of cable TV space is priority of a combined Sprint/T-Mobile US
From an ongoing attempt to block the AT&T/Time Warner merger to concerted efforts to keep Chinese network infrastructure players Huawei and ZTE out of the U.S. market, current federal regulatory and policy leaders...
FirstNet build also supports growth in consumer market
Using its deployment of FirstNet to provide a dedicated, nationwide network to first responders, AT&T can reach deeper into rural consumer markets that typically fall to chief competitor Verizon, according to AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan. Speaking...
The DAS includes 160 antennas and seven miles of cabling
U.S. firm Mobilitie has installed its neutral-host distributed antenna system (DAS) at the Banc of California Stadium, home of Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). The deployment was the result of a multi-year partnership between Mobilitie...
Some media reports say China's review of Qualcomm/NXP deal is on, some say it's off. The review, however, could move fast in coming days, depending on larger trade issues between United States and China.
China's Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) has approved two semiconductor company acquisition...
CommScope deployed a DAS solution as well as an intelligent lighting solution in its Madrid office
Last year, CommScope decided to consolidate several offices in Madrid, Spain, to a single facility that opened in June 2017. As it made that change, the company faced the...
The U.S government is allegedly negotiating with China a deal to lift sanctions on ZTE in exchange for the removal of duties on U.S agricultural products
President Donald Trump has justified his decision to help find a solution to help Chinese vendor ZTE get back...
New 5G network will also allow Ooredoo to launch driverless cars as well as VR/AR services
Middle East telecom group Ooredoo announced that the company has launched what it claims to be first the world’s first live 5G network on the 3.5 GHz spectrum band.
Ooredoo...
Why Sprint's losses may be a multi-year tax gift for a new T-Mobile US
Sprint’s losses may make for an advantageous tax situation if or when the a combined Sprint-T-Mobile US company passes regulatory review. Bloomberg Tax reports that Sprint’s net operating loss as of March...
President Donald Trump confirmed he has instructed the Department of Commerce to find a solution to an export ban which had forced ZTE to cease operations
President Trump said he's working with Chinese President Xi Jinping to find a solution to allow Chinese telecom equipment...
