Densification of cell sites and fiber networks has been ramping up in recent years as carriers cope with ever-increasing capacity needs and lay the groundwork for 5G. RCR Wireless News …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Editorial Webinar: Small cell and network densification 2019: Policy, Spectrum, Fiber and Mobile Networks >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Connect (X) 2019: The 5G Infrastructure Event for Public Carriers, Neutral Hosts and Private LTE Network Operators >
Catch-up on the latest videos, information and insight from the event – which convened the wireless industry May 2019 in Orlando. The telecoms industry is in the midst of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Narrowband, private, and powerline – questions of connectivity for smart grids >
Note, this article is serialised from a report on the state of the smart energy market. It continues from a previous post.Go here for the last post; go here for the full …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Standalone private NB-IoT network debuts in Florida, in sliver of 700 MHz spectrum >
The world’s first standalone private NB-IoT network has been launched in Florida, using upper 700 MHz A-Block spectrum and covering major urban centres in northern Florida initially. The operator, San …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telstra turns on private LTE for Newcrest gold mine in Papua New Guinea >
Australian operator Telstra has switched on a private LTE network at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The deployment at the Lihir gold mine, on Aniolam Island in the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Deutsche Telekom kicks off rollout of 5G network in Germany >
German telco Deutsche Telekom (DT) has kicked off the rollout of its 5G network in six cities across the country, the company said in a release. The initial rollouts …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Private networks, indoor positioning and analytics – Nokia’s recipe for industrial change >
For Nokia there are three critical technologies for enabling digital transformation of the supply chain, and all of the points along it, including the production, transportation, and storage of goods. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Support for network transformation ongoing goal of SQUAN’s evolution >
Wireless/wireline network design and build specialist creates new Technology Division Increasingly complex and converged wireless and wireline networks are a key to operator’s ongoing investments in LTE and 5G. Deep …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson deploys private 5G with Telefónica and Vodafone for German car industry >
Ericsson is to be carrything-through with its promise to fall in line with operators for rollout of private networks, as new 5G slicing projects in the automotive manufacturing space have …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ondas Networks intros private cellular for ports and utilities in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico >
Industrial connectivity provider Ondas Networks has started offering private wireless connectivity for mission-critical services in the State of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, plus certain adjacent counties. The company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia and Industry 4.0 country-mates seed private LTE/5G testbed for cargo ports >
Three Finnish industrial-change specialists, including telecoms vendor Nokia, have banded together on a collaboration project to construct a private LTE test network for developing industrial IoT applications for shipping ports …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Vodafone proves LTE-based RPS tech for controlling drones in no-fly zones >
Mobile connectivity can be used to construct airspace geo-fences as virtual barriers to prevent drones from entering no-fly zones such as airports, or indeed leaving their designated fly zones. This …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Three key test cases for industrial 5G being explored by AT&T and Samsung >
AT&T and Samung have revealed a number of initial use-case experiments for industrial 5G at the duo’s new ‘Innovation Zone’ within Samsung’s semiconductor factory on Austin, Texas. These include tests …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CTIA: Mobile data use up 82% year-over-year >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Wireless data use continues to climb, with the latest analysis from industry group CTIA showing an 82% increase in mobile data use between 2017 and 2018. According to CTIA’s newly …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LoRa shoots for 75% of IoT market, versus 25% for 5G; aims for stars with satellite constellation >
Three quarters of the IoT market will be given over to low-power wide-area (LPWA) network solutions, compared with just one quarter for high-bandwidth low-latency 5G applications. So says the LoRa …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Private LTE deployments will dominate CBRS indoor deployments during the next five years (Analyst Angle) >
Maravedis and EJL Wireless have partnered to provide a unique and thorough market analysis of the CBRS indoor opportunity which provides a reality check to all the marketing buzz currently …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T and Uber partner on 5G drones for ridesharing, deliveries and industrial IoT >
Uber is working with AT&T to develop always-on connectivity using 4G and 5G networks for passenger and cargo drones, with the groundwork informing AT&T’s work in the industrial IoT space …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telit White Paper: Building 5G IoT on the Solid Foundation of LTE IoT: Why it makes sense to invest in LTE IoT today to secure leadership in 5G IoT tomorrow >by Ben Stoneby Ben Stone
With the first 5G commercial mobile broadband networks getting off the ground, and the first devices coming to market, the focus of industry leaders is shifting toward exploring what’s next. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Cellular IoT to outgun 5G, says Ericsson, offering early snapshot of industrial 5G, private networks >
The number of cellular IoT connections, mostly to machines, will continue to outrun the number of 5G connections, mostly to people, for at least five years. Ericsson predicts cellular IoT …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">National Instruments White Paper: Engineer’s Guide to 5G Semiconductor Test >by Ben Stoneby Ben Stone
Wideband 5G IC test is complex. The Engineer’s Guide to 5G Semiconductor Test is here to help. A must-read for anyone navigating the time, cost and quality trade-offs of sub-6 GHz and mmWave IC test, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – once and future kings of smart farming (part 3) >
As we have heard, the UK’s 5G RuralFirst project is trying to do with 5G (or 5G-related tech) what the telecoms industry has failed to do with previous generations, and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">LoRa and Sigfox get five-year boost with LTE-M and NB-IoT failures >
LoRa and Sigfox have maintained and extended their market-share lead over their cellular equivalents LTE-M and NB-IoT, as the latter technologies have been “plagued by network hardware and connectivity module …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Private network outlook: LTE, MulteFire and 5G NR-U >
Private network deployments seen as a key enabler of industrial internet of things for large enterprises The notion of a private network, whether it’s LTE or 5G deployed in unlicensed, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Connecting agriculture: LoRa, NB-IoT, LTE, and 5G – and a ‘network of networks’ for smart farming (part 2) >
Low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking technologies like LoRaWAN and NB-IoT, among others, are helping farmers to connect their work to the internet, as we have heard. This connectivity provides a platform …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Increasing network complexity requires network lifecycle solutions >
Following acquisitions and internal alignment, SQUAN is ready to provide turnkey network engineering and construction In May this year, during the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s 2019 Connect (X) event, SQUAN went …