BROWSING: LTE

Port of Rotterdam extends private LTE setup to drive automation and intelligence

Dutch industrial tech provider Koning & Hartman and Irish private-network provider Druid Software have extended their work to bring automation and intelligence to operations at the Port of Rotterdam. The pair have established a private LTE network at the port, using spectrum licensed by...

Cisco CEO says governments should not worry about Huawei

  The executive said that 5G networks will be deployed by a combination of suppliers from Europe, China and the U.S. Cisco System’s CEO Chuck Robbins said that governments should not be worried about the possibility that Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies will dominate the race to...

The raw and the cooked – Impressions of MWC 2019, and the state of ‘things’

What is 5G anyway? Ericsson kicked off Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 by stating it is deploying 5G networks at pace, faster than anyone else. But these networks – alongside those of its peers, and all the slick handsets (some foldable) on the stands – just...

Syniverse, Ruckus, Federated Wireless join forces on private LTE

Ruckus, Federated Wireless and Syniverse announced a collaboration that aims to provide enterprises with the ability to deploy secure private LTE networks in lieu of Wi-Fi, using the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz. All three of the companies bring their own piece...

AT&T and Vodafone pool resources on 5G and C-V2X for automotive sector

Vodafone and AT&T are pooling resources to accelerate adoption of mobile technologies in the automotive industry. The pair will collaborate, they said, on 5G and cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies. The arrangement also covers innovations in connected vehicle systems and intelligent transportation system (ITS) for...

‘It’s never a good idea to compete with your own customers’ – Ericsson talks private LTE for industry

Ericsson sought to set itself apart from Nokia in its approach to industrial markets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as it made clear it will serve new industrial customers via its traditional operator customers. Finnish vendor Nokia has stated it will go direct to...

GSMA counts 94 LTE-M and NB-IoT networks, up 130% in 12 months

A total of 94 commercial narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M have been launched in 50 markets, according to the GSMA’s latest count of low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks operating in licensed spectrum. This is an increase of 53 mobile IoT networks, or 130 per cent, in...

“There hasn’t been an opportunity like this until now” – the CBRS buzz about IoT

Dave Wright, president of the CBRS Alliance, wants to be clear: the 3.5 GHz shared spectrum band should not be considered an IoT band. “It's very much a multi-purpose band,” he says, really in response to persistent questioning about IoT scenarios for private operation...

Sequans intros Monarch 2 LTE-M / NB-IoT chipset to “transform IoT landscape”

Sequans Communications has introduced a new version of its Monarch chip platform, combining LTE-M and NB-IoT connectivity. The backward-compatible Monarch 2 chip brings a new secure element, a 60-percent boost in power efficiency, higher levels of integration, and lower costs. Sequans called it the “most...

5 Best Practice to Maximizing DC Measurement Performance

Taking quality DC measurements is a cornerstone of testing semiconductor chips. Learn how you can improve measurement accuracy and product quality for power management ICs, RF power amplifiers, and other ICs by implementing these foundational best practices. This guide includes the following topics: Source...

pdvWireless, NREL to test private LTE for utilities

PDVWireless and the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado have a project in the works to test private LTE broadband network for remote monitoring and control of energy distribution systems. The Department of Energy recently classified the project as "high impact,"...

Why CBRS is important to the 5G future

SAS developed for CBRS speaks to dynamic spectrum management for 5G Whether you're a 5G skeptic or optimist, it will eventually happen at scale. And do that, operators need more spectrum and not just millimeter wave frequencies associated with high throughput but limited reach. Low-band...

All hail mobile signal boosters—Ofcom’s new licensing rules could end wireless coverage misery

The days when mobile phones were classed as a luxury item, afforded only by the few, have long gone. They are now integral to everyday living and are replacing our wallets, our computers, our travel documents, our cameras, our alarm clocks, and are relegating...

From 50ms to 1ms and 5x9s to 6x9s – Nokia makes case for private industrial networks

Note, this is the second part in a feature about Nokia'snew industrial strategy. The first instalment can be found here.  Nokia’s latest results, which saw shares slip on a slow forecast for 2019 5G sales, present the company’s strategic re-organisation around three so-called ‘pillars’ –...

Ericsson maps cellular IoT to 5G, with new categories and solutions

Ericsson has redefined its portfolio and vision for cellular IoT technologies in four categories, including two new segments for Broadband IoT and Industrial Automation IoT. It said the objective of the exercise is to “outline the evolution” of IoT technologies, to encompass higher-powered LTE and...

New SQUAN exec discusses fiber splicing, in-building wireless for the enterprise and more

A Q&A with Jeff Eiseman, SQUAN general manager of fiber splicing and construction services New Jersey-based network infrastructure design/build firm SQUAN today announced that Jeff Eiseman has joined the company as general manager of fiber splicing and construction services, a key position as the company...

Superior technology means superior cellular coverage

  Digital technology is just better In-building cellular coverage is all about distributing cellular signals to where they need to be: users. Traditional analog technology would take the cellular signal source – whether from a BTS (Base Transceiver Station), small cell, or off air – amplify...

10m factories, 3m warehouses, 50k mines – Nokia counts out its new industrial targets

Nokia’s biggest opportunity, it explains, is to go beyond its traditional customer base to serve industrial markets directly, with private networking solutions. The total market for private LTE, and later private 5G, masts is potentially twice as large in straight volume terms as the...

Nokia trial sees Komatsu autonomous mining trucks approved to run on private LTE

Driverless trucks by equipment manufacturer Komatsu are the first in the mining industry to be passed to run on a private LTE network in commercial operations. Komatsu’s ‘autonomous haulage system’ (AHS), which governs unmanned operation of its ultra-class FrontRunner mining trucks, passed qualification after a...

BICS looks to build bridges between telecoms operators and the IoT market

International carrier services company BICS has gone from a useful clearing house for airtime to a close strategic partner for communications providers of every type. Importantly, the company can bring the rangy 'internet of things' (IoT) market into line for the mobile operator community,...

NIB: Sequans, Quectel, Nordic and Infineon miniaturise and advance IoT hardware

SEQUANS | Four new LTE-M / NB-IoT trackers for supply chain, vehicle industries French chipmaker Sequans is releasing four new IoT trackers for asset and vehicle tracking, among other use cases. The trackers use modules from Shanghai-based Asiatelco, running Sequans’ own Monarch LTE-M and NB-IoT...

Sprint spent $5 billion on its network in 2018

Sprint CTO highlights investments in small cells, massive MIMO and more Sprint CTO John Saw, in a recent blog post, described 2018 as a "banner year" for the carrier, which is moving toward a merger with T-Mobile US pending further regulatory reviews, but still executing...

Nokia and partners bringing private LTE to ports, mines and airports

Private LTE provider Ukkoverkot supporting wide range of industrial applications Industrial operators in Finland are investing in private LTE networks to support internet of things implementations that are part of larger digital transformation strategies. With wins from mining, port operations and other industrial interests, Nokia...

What’s the outlook for unlicensed spectrum and 5G NR?

3GPP working on 5G NR for 5 GHz and 6 GHz The use of unlicensed spectrum with LTE deployments has had a significant impact on the telecoms industry--operators can use Licensed Assisted Access to bolster network capacity and non-carrier interests can use MulteFire to operate...