From so-called "drop kits" and handsets to modems and internet of things (IoT) modules, the news out of the annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) show in Las Vegas this week highlights growing ecosystem support for the increasingly complex communications needs of first...
If you are in the telecom world and have not heard about the recent announcement of the Motorola z3, and more importantly, its Moto Mod 5G add-on, you must be hiding under a rock. Jointly announced by Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Lenovo (HKSE: 0992.HK),...
5G mod launch planned to support Verizon mobile 5G offering
Last week in Chicago, Motorola, Verizon and Qualcomm partnered to announce the moto z3 and 5G mod that will allow the user to clip-on a device accessory that will allow it to connect to a...
MIPI interface seeks to extend its reach to better serve automotive use cases
As intelligent driver assistance systems increasingly rely on multiple camera and visual information inputs, MIPI Alliance's popular interface standard for cameras and displays in mobile devices is being adapted for use in...
Motorola provides device support with snap-on 5G "mod"
Building on its planned commercialization of fixed 5G for residential broadband in four markets this year, Verizon this week said it will offer mobile 5G in 2019, and highlighted device-side support from Motorola's moto z3, which has...
Agencies across the U.S. are preparing for the nation’s first cellular broadband network dedicated to public safety. This network will provide more reliable communication for first responders, enabling better device interoperability across different agencies.
With this new technology, first responder vehicles, traffic control and transit...
Millimeter wave modules can be put into smartphone form factor
With U.S. carriers Verizon and AT&T touting commercial 5G service launches using millimeter wave spectrum later this year, the question has lingered: what devices will there be to support the high capacity, high band spectrum?...
3G network shutdown planned for end of 2019
As the carrier gears up to launch 5G commercial services later this year, Verizon is also working toward a long-planned shutdown of its 3G network, which is slated to happen by the end of 2019. Now, according...
U.S. cell sites up nearly 5%; IoT devices grew 20% YOY, says CTIA's annual State of Mobile report
U.S. mobile data use continues its inexorable upward climb, setting a new annual record with 15.7 trillion megabytes of data sent over wireless data networks last year,...
The decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow the Chinese vendor to resume operations
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) formally lifted a seven-year ban on U.S. companies selling components and software to Chinese vendor ZTE, after it complied with all the requirements...
The First Responder Network was created to provide a nationwide, prioritized communication network for first responders and public health and safety agencies. This initiative creates a significant business opportunities for companies with the knowledge and expertise to create the robust, interoperable devices first responders...
Come on Apple, you’re better than this. I’ve used Microsoft Windows computers for more years than I can remember. Then a few years ago I switched to Apple MacBook when Microsoft was forcing users to the new Windows 10 format. I figured that I...
Major innovations in cellular technologies arise largely from the substantial Research and Development (R&D) investments and inventions of relatively few companies, followed by widespread collaborations including many more in the process of standard setting.
Inventor inspiration triggers avalanche of cellular tech development activities
The disproportionately large...
Qualcomm engineers test Vivo's 5G mmWave antenna in commercial form factor
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo and U.S. semiconductor company Qualcomm have integrated a 5G millimeter wave antenna array into a commercial-sized smartphone and measured its performance over the air, the companies announced.
The design integrates a 28 GHz mmWave antenna array into a cellphone-sized form factor that also uses sub-6 GHz technologies,...
I am glad to report that the smart home market is in rude health. One recent research report from Parks Associates found that 17 percent of US broadband households own an Internet-connected entertainment device and a smart home device, with an additional 13 percent...
A new report from Allot Communications details the impacts when a mobile phone's processing power is hijacked for crypto currency mining, while other security researchers found vulnerabilities in diameter signaling that put mobile networks at risk.
Allot, in its Telco Security Trends report for the...
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...
Suddenly, the iPhone battery-gate problem is back again, full force, after the latest iOS 11.4 update. You would think after dealing with the expensive and embarrassing battery problem several months ago, Apple would never again go anywhere near the issue. That they would be...
Ooredoo said it aims to upgrade 100 base stations to 5G within the next three months
Qatar-based telecommunications group Ooredoo has announced the launch of what it claims to be the world’s first live 5G home broadband devices.
The devices, which are currently being tested on...
ZTE must pay up to $1.4 billion, replace its entire board of directors and senior leadership, and submit to a decade of embedded U.S. trade monitors in order to resume receiving exports from U.S. tech companies, in what the Department of Commerce is calling...
Qualcomm pushing for acquisition of NXP
As Qualcomm continues its bid to acquire Dutch silicon firm NXP, the two major global companies this week in Taipei, Taiwan, for the annual Computex event, made big product and partner announcements that highlight the reach, in terms of...
Today, Amazon is embarrassed and red-faced now that their Alexa AI smart speaker has been caught red-handed recording a private conversation, putting it into a message and sending it to someone in the address book of an unsuspecting user, without the user knowing what...
Confusion between ZTE’s networks business and devices business could hurt the company’s prospects even if the trade dispute is resolved.
Even as President Trump has seemingly become personally involved in the U.S. Commerce department’s ban on exports to ZTE, the prospects for ZTE’s future devices...
Although Qualcomm has been doing AI research for more than 10 years, a dedicated R&D unit will help to coordinate AI development efforts across the company
In a week where Qualcomm, Microsoft, and Intel are all holding simultaneous artificial intelligence (AI) developer conferences, Qualcomm announced...
