Amazon has permission from the Federal Communications Commission to move ahead with launching a geostationary satellite constellation of more than 3,200 satellites, to provide fixed and mobile broadband services in the continental U.S. and other global locations.
Dubbed Kuiper, the satellites will operate in portions...
Pekka Lundmark returns to Nokia after two decades in Industry 4.0-target verticals
Pekka Lundmark, after spending two decades in roles ranging from managing partner of startup-focused VC firm to CEO of both an energy company and heavy equipment provider, returns to Nokia this week as...
Australian carrier Telstra expects its 5G network to cover 75% of the country’s population by June 2021, the company’s CEO Andrew Penn said in a blog post.
Penn noted that Telstra’s 5G network already covers around one-third of the population.
The telco is already offering commercial...
Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom expects to end 2020 with over 4,000 5G stations across Taiwan, the company’s President and CFO, Shui-Yi Kuo, said during a conference call with investors.
“As of June 30, when we launched our 5G service more than 2,000 base stations covered...
Korean telecommunications firm KT plans to launch a suite of smart building services in cooperation with its subsidiary, KT Estate.
The new ICT-based integrated service consists of two solutions:"Smart Building Sensing" and "Smart Building BEMS" (building energy management system), the telecom company said in a...
Note, this article is taken from a new Enterprise IoT Insights editorial report on the combination of low-power short- and long-range communications technologies in hybrid IoT systems. Go here for the full report, which is free to download. A webinar on the same subject, with panellists...
Taiwan Star Telecom and Asia Pacific Telecom have been issued 5G licenses, bringing the total number of licensed local 5G operators to five, Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) said..
Chunghwa Telecom, Far EasTone Telecommunications and Taiwan Mobile had secured 5G licenses last month and launched...
5G technology will be one of the key enablers of smart buildings as this technology is already paving the way for a full implementation of internet of things (IoT) and other emerging technologies in the real estate space.
According to Coretrust Capital Partners, a real...
The Portuguese government has not banned Huawei
Portugal’s three most prominent telecom operators — NOS, Vodafone and Altice — will not being using Huawei in the build out of their core 5G networks, according to Reuters. When considered together, the three operators in questions serve...
Boingo Wireless said it has been awarded the wireless rights at the new Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium currently under construction in Austin, Texas.
Under the terms of the deal, Boingo will design, install, operate and maintain neutral host cellular DAS and Wi-Fi 6 networks throughout the...
The expanded US Cellular 5G network will be deployed on its 600 MHz spectrum
As promised in a previous interview with RCR Wireless News, US Cellular is working hard to expand its 5G network, which was initiated in parts of Iowa and Wisconsin earlier this...
China’s capital Beijing built a total of 5,135 5G base stations in the first half of this year, state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
According to the report, Beijing will complete the construction of 13,000 5G base stations this year.
By June, the total number of 5G...
South Korea’s three major mobile operators aim to share 5G base stations in smaller administrative districts across the country to save costs and improve coverage, Korean press reported, citing government and industry sources.
SK Telecom, KT, and LG Plus will set up a consultative body...
According to Cellwize, 5G networks should be born automated
Cellwize, a network automation and orchestration company, worked with Verizon to develop Chime, an AI-powered RAN automation platform that provides an open, centralized layer that enables an orchestrated ecosystem of automation, allowing MNOs to manage and...
COVID-19 prompted focus on smart and safe buildings
Johnson Controls announced the launch of its smart elevated skin temperature scanning solution, the Tyco Illustra Pro Thermal EST.
The company noted that this contactless solution will be another tool in the first line of defense for building...
True buying 5G massive MIMO macro stations for tri-band network
ZTE Corporation announced an agreement with True Move to build a commercial 5G network in Thailand, the former said in a release.
Under the terms of the deal, the Thai mobile operator will adopt ZTE's 5G...
Nokia and Telefônica Brazil have struck a deal with Brazilian mining firm Vale to provide a private LTE network to the open-pit Carajás Mine, the world's largest iron ore mine, in the state of Para in northern Brazil. Vale wants its own cellular network...
Chinese operators built a total of 257,000 new 5G base stations in the first half of the year, local news agency Xinhua reported, citing data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
The total number of 5G base stations in China had reached...
The vendor will provide 24 GHz, 28 GHz and 39 GHz mmWave equipment and services
The same day that US Cellular revealed that it's working with Nokia to add 5G millimeter-wave capabilities in the 24 GHz and 28 GHz spectrum bands to its network, the...
Corning Optical Communications implemented a smart building strategy at its new headquarters with the main aim of improving the firm?s productive workplace environment.
Corning deployed an all-optical network in its Optical Communications headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, in order to drive power and high bandwidth...
Worldwide 5G network infrastructure market revenue will almost double in 2020 to reach $8.1 billion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
However, total mobile infrastructure revenue is expected to decline 4.4% to $38.1 billion in 2020. Investment by communications service providers (CSPs) in 5G...
Commercial CBRS deployments have officially kicked off, with a healthy device and equipment ecosystem to support the three-tiered spectrum sharing framework.
The next big step for the technology is the Priority Access License auction set for late June 2020. So, who is using CBRS and...
Imagine a framework where devices can share computing resources and services seamlessly with other devices and leverage programmable network capabilities to optimally analyze the data and deliver business outcomes. IoT, social media and new edge deployments enabled by 5G and AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence /...
On this episode of Well, technically... the tech podcast where women do the explaining, Heather 'Mo' Williams, network solutions analyst at CommScope, discusses Wi-Fi 6E, the challenge of bringing connectivity to rural America and her love of honey badgers.
