Senators and representatives will have meeting to reconcile the two versions of the annual defense bill
The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to the annual defense spending bill which threatens a recent agreement between the Department of Commerce and Chinese vendor ZTE to lift...
Amazon emphasizes importance of spectrum access
Online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon has joined the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance as a charter member, adding its backing to the group which advocates for opportunistic spectrum sharing, including unlicensed access, and supports policies such as the use...
Over the last several years we have seen the communications industry go through an enormous and rapid transformation in area after area. Small- and mid-size business customers see unified communications as one of these sweeping trends. Eventually, as UC continues to grow, every company...
Honeywell's new Vector Space Sense allows building operations team to make better-informed real estate and space usage decisions
Honeywell has launched a new software solution today provides visibility into how building spaces are being used.
The new Honeywell Vector Space Sense allows building operations teams to make...
The fog of trade war continues to creep in. While The South China Morning Post reported yesterday that China’s regulatory agency the Ministry of Commerce, or Mofcom, finally approved Qualcomm’s $44 billion deal to purchase NXP, the news service Reuters said its sources close...
If deal goes through, the newly merged company would be the third largest operator in the Dutch market.
Concerned about reduced competition in the telecom market, the European Commission has launched a probe into T-Mobile Netherlands’ deal to acquire Tele2 AB's Dutch subsidiary Tele2 NL....
The White House said the attempt by a bipartisan group of senators to block the deal would violate the Constitution’s separation of powers
The Trump administration said it will seek to block an attempt by a bipartisan group of senators trying to reinstate a seven-year...
The TEKO Cell Hub is a fiber-connected node targeting the connectivity needs of enterprise buildings, JMA Wireless said
JMA Wireless has launched a new product dubbed TEKO Cell Hub, a fiber-connected node that supports the use of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service at 3.5 GHz.
JMA...
Comba said the new cards and remote units will be commercially available during June
California-based Comba Telecom has announced support for 600 MHz, 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz frequencies for the company’s ComFlex distributed antenna system solution.
Comba’s ComFlex DAS is a modular, multi-band and multi-operator...
Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Department of Commerce said ZTE must replace its entire board of directors within the next 30 days
Adding a new wrinkle to the ZTE saga, a bipartisan group of senators is trying to reinstate the ban on the...
ZTE issued an internal memo with apologies for customers and employees
The U.S government will “shut down” Chinese vendor ZTE in the United States if the engages in one more violation of U.S. trade rules, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told U.S press on...
Disruption is an overused word, often describing a potentially more significant than anticipated growth cycle rather than genuine creation. However, when a dramatic shift toward new ways of doing business occurs — there is true disruption afoot. Telcos have a real opportunity to disrupt...
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam stepping back effective August 1
Hans Vestberg, after a six-year stint as CEO of Ericsson, joined Verizon in April 2017 as executive vice president, chief technology officer and president of global networks. Today the carrier announced Vestberg will become CEO effective...
The DAS will provide cellular coverage and capacity for French carriers Orange, Bouygues Telecom and SFR
Wireless communications solutions provider JMA Wireless has delivered its distributed antenna system to provide improved cellular coverage and capacity at 10 Grenelle, an office complex comprised of over 30,000...
As a wireless analyst, I follow the changing the changing world of products, services and innovation. As this industry continues to change, so do jobs. Dell Technologies Realize 2030 report said that 80 percent of jobs in the year 2030 are not even around...
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...
