Australia-based semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow for low-power mid-range IoT solutions, has raised $13 million in new funding. The latest Series A funding round takes its total to $30 million, and will go on expanding its product and technology development teams at...
The U.K. government proposed a new bill to increase its control capabilities over telecoms networks, which could result in operators being hit with large fines if they fail to adhere to new security requirements.
In a statement, the government noted that the Telecommunications Security Bill...
U.K. company Spica Technologies is developing a workplace experience app for Mace, which will initially be available at the international consultancy and construction business' global headquarters in London.
The new offering builds upon previous work Spica and Mace have done together deploying a workspace occupancy...
Why will indoor 5G be important?
Indoor cellular systems have been around for decades. But with the generational shift from 4G to 5G, they are widely expected to become even more necessary and widespread.
There are several reasons for these expectations of growth. For one,...
Energy management and automation company Schneider Electric announced a strategic minority investment in Planon, a cloud-based software provider in Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS).
The deal will extend Schneider?s digital building lifecycle software offering, the firm said in a release.
Schneider Electric and Planon will jointly...
SFR Director: 50% of Nice's population is covered by the 5G services
While some French cities continue to contest the value of 5G and explore its potential dangers, Nice has become the first city in the country to get next-generation services thanks to mobile operator...
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, has already deployed 385,000 5G base stations nationwide, Chinese press reported.
Yang Jie, chairman of China Mobile, reportedly said that the carrier finished its annual 5G network build target ahead of schedule and has built...
Network infrastructure company Vertical Bridge has acquired tower company Eco-Site, in a move that expands Vertical Bridge's site portfolio to nearly 290,000 sites across the 50 U.S. states plus Puerto Rico and includes more than 20,000 owned towers.
Financial terms of the deal were...
China Mobile will use Nokia’s ‘worldwide IoT network grid’ (WING) to offer enterprise customers IoT connectivity at home and abroad. Nokia’s WING service affords operators a way to offer cellular IoT services without having to invest in global infrastructure.
The deal, signed with China Mobile...
John Deere plans to use its new CBRS Priority Access Licenses in five U.S. counties as the fuel for its smart industrial ambitions and deploying 5G. Flexibility on factory floor configuration, support for dense IoT connectivity and the ability to handle large amounts of...
Accenture will also be better positioned to enhance 5G network capabilities in Spain and Portugal
In an effort to bolster is 5G network capabilities, Accenture has acquired Arca, a Spanish engineering services company with a focus on network operations and business services. More specifically, with support...
The pair are among the first enterprises to deploy Verizon's indoor 5G Ultra Wideband
The General Motors Factory Zero at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center and the new Honeywell corporate headquarters building in Charlotte, N.C. will be among the first enterprise facilities to install Verizon’s millimeter-wave-based...
Spanish operator Orange has expanded its 5G coverage to three new cities after launching the new network technology in September.
The new cities covered by Orange’s 5G network are Zaragoza, Logroño and Pamplona, which adds to Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville and Malaga.
Orange also said it...
U.S. wireless infrastructure company Mobilitie said it is bringing 5G connectivity to Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, home to the NBA?s Timberwolves and WNBA?s Lynx.
The firm said that it is currently working with carrier partners and Target Center, with the aim of launching a...
The MulteFire Alliance has launched a certification program for the original 1.0 version of the MulteFire specification. A radio unit and device from Nokia are the first products to go through the process. The alliance said enterprises can now deploy their own private LTE...
79% of service providers, equipment manufacturers and enterprises have adopted or plan to adopt the WBA OpenRoaming standard
The Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA) OpenRoaming system was only introduced last May, and yet, a recent survey revealed that nearly four out of five (79%) of service...
French operator Bouygues Telecom expects to launch its comercial 5G network on December 1, the telco said in a statement.
The company also said that it expects to reach nationwide coverage with its 5G network within a year.
“Bouygues Telecom participated in the 5G auction...
Japanese company Hitachi announced that it has developed an IoT platform for the smart buildings space.
Hitachi will launch the IoT platform in the Japanese market this year, the company said.
Hitachi's IoT platform for buildings was developed using Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Dynamics 365. ?Hitachi...
The vast majority of mobile network use comes from indoors -- and providing good coverage will be a challenge for 5G, in millimeter-wave bands and even in the mid-band. How is the industry addressing this challenge?
RCR Wireless News looks at the options for achieving...
Private network operator and industrial connectivity specialist Citymesh has expanded its spectrum holding in Belgium to 100MHz of the 3.5 GHz band. It will use the new tranche of spectrum to bolster private 5G capacity in the North Sea, including to support the Belgian...
In a rare show of bipartisanship, the U.S. House has unanimously passed a bill that seeks to financially support a domestic 5G equipment market and Open Radio Access Network development with an influx of $750 million in funding over the next 10 years.
The...
Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm Technologies have achieved what they claim are the world’s fastest 5G speeds on a commercial network in Finland by delivering 8 Gbps for the first time serving two 5G mmWave devices connected simultaneously, Nokia said in a release.
The record speed,...
Globe Telecom plans to cover 80% of Metro Manila by the end of 2020
Globe Telecom, a major telecommunications provider in the Philippines, first received the go ahead to deploy 5G small cells in the country's capital city of Manila in 2018. Now, the operator...
Honeywell expanded its holistic Healthy Buildings Air Quality offering to help improve and measure commercial building indoor air quality with the introduction of Honeywell Electronic Air Cleaners (EACs) with ultraviolet light systems and a new line of indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors.
Honeywell said its...
