The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the trade association that oversees Bluetooth technology, and the DiiA, the global DALI alliance of companies from the lighting and sensor industries, announced a collaboration designed to accelerate the adoption of IoT-enabled commercial lighting systems.
The collaboration will enable...
A first principle of private cellular in shared or unlicensed spectrum is LTE-based networks can be quickly deployed in emergency scenarios. This is the idea with various network-in-a-box solutions, which can be helicoptered in to crisis zones.
Of course, crisis zones have become a feature...
As digital services evolve and users continue to demand faster speeds and higher connectivity, network densification is proving to be a key driver for enabling successful 5G networks. Through the process of increasing available network capacity through the addition of more cell sites, 5G...
The IMS AS encompasses a number of defined roles in Next Generation Network architectures. It starts as the most fundamental TAS functionality allowing for the migration to VoLTE and VoWiFi. It further expands as the Service & Call Continuity AS (SCC-AS) providing for true...
Nokia announced that its liquid cooling 5G AirScale Base Station solution has helped Finnish mobile operator, Elisa, reduce the potential energy expenses of its base station as well as CO2 emissions.
In a release, the Finnish vendor noted that is the first time that a...
German carrier Deutsche Telekom confirmed it has started the technical tests to operate 5G base stations in the cities of Düsseldorf, Halle/Saale and Ingolstadt.
The operator noted that these 5G antennas now operate on the 2.1 GHz frequency.
The company has already installed 54 antennas in...
5G moves the world into an ever more connected state. Organizations that adapt to this movement will survive - and even become leaders in their industries - while the laggards will wither away. The three keys to unlock the doors towards this adaptation are:
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Smart buildings specialist Igor announced the commercial availability of Nexos Intelligent Disinfection, a solution that combines ultraviolet (UV-C) lighting with Internet of Things (IoT) controls to enable widespread, automated disinfection of surfaces.
According to Igor founder and CTO?Dwight Stewart, the patent-pending solution was "inspired by the...
As governments lift shelter-in-place restrictions for their citizens and the world gets back to work, product & service companies in every industry and on every continent find themselves navigating unchartered waters. In this context, what should companies that innovate be doing to accelerate business...
Few CSPs have successfully implemented Core network automation with the help of Network Services Descriptor over Orchestrator. Radio cloud is still in its early implementation phase. Now it is time to discuss Service level orchestration across multiple domains. This paper is an initiative to...
Private LTE and 5G provider Quortus has secured investment from US-based edge analytics firm Communications Systems Inc (CSI) and UK-based telecoms solutions provider cellXion to drive sales in North America, Europe, and Japan, as the market for private industrial networking gathers pace.
Quortus, based in...
Made in Japan--compatriot firms collaborate on standalone
Japanese mobile network operator Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, and NEC Corporation announced that the two companies have reached an agreement to jointly develop the containerized standalone (SA) 5G core network (5GC) to be used...
U.S.-based firm Transition Networks, provider of intelligent edge connectivity solutions, claimed that its managed hardened Power Over Ethernet ++ (PoE++) switch is the industry?s first plenum-rated, UL 2043 and UL 2108 certified PoE++ switch for PoE smart lighting systems.
Plenum space refers to the area...
Canadian operators move away from Huawei
Canadian operator Telus announced it has selected European vendors Ericsson and Nokia to support the deployment of its 5G network after the firm had suggested that it would use Huawei equipment earlier this year.
Darren Entwistle, President and CEO of...
Innovation drives the advancement of technologies, companies, countries, and people around the world. And innovation is not limited to any specific country or borders. Throughout history, the most transformative innovations have had multiple starting points and delivered benefits worldwide. Globalization and innovation have, in...
Telecommunication networks are becoming more and more essential every day and, in the process, gaining new opportunities. These opportunities will drive new business growth and create exciting areas for revenue generation. However, as with all opportunities, challenges exist and for communication service providers (CSPs),...
Wi-Fi 6E will deliver 1020 MHz of additional spectrum
Wi-Fi 6E is still awaiting regulatory approval in Europe and some other regions around the world; however, in the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission voted to open up the 6 GHz spectrum for unlicensed Wi-Fi use...
China's resort city of Sanya aims to deploy a total of 1,400 5G base stations during 2020, Chinese press reported.
Sanya is currently in the process of expanding its 5G network after a total of 342 5G base stations were deployed in 2019. According to the...
Hong Kong telecom services provider HKT and Worldwide Executive Limited (WEC), which is a professional services provider for property managers, are collaborating to deliver what they claim to be Hong Kong?s largest IoT-powered PropTech deployment for JLL, a real estate professional services firm.
Under the...
Canadian telecommunications provider Bell Canada has selected Ericsson 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) technology to support its nationwide 5G mobile and fixed wireless access deployment, the vendor said in a release.
Ericsson Radio System products and solutions will be rolled out as Bell Canada expands...
Paramedics wear AR glasses to transmit images in real time to the hospital
Thailand’s True Corporation and the Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital in Bangkok's Kannayao district are supporting the deployment of 5G technology in ambulances to make it possible for EMTs to better prepare patients for...
San Diego's children hospital telehealth visits surged from 20 per week to 4,000 per week
Verizon’s recent 5G expansion into San Diego included an agreement between the city and the operator which created a streamlined permitting process in exchange for a faster rollout of the...
Engie Solutions, which specializes in energy and integrated facilities management solutions around the world, is providing Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and cloud computing company Group 42 (G42) , with technology-based facilities management solutions to improve safety and efficiency within the new COVID-19 detection laboratory...
Smart poles could support 5G, Wi-Fi, street lighting and other applications
Japanese company Sumitomo Corporation has inked an agreement with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for the preliminary installation and verification of smart poles being carried out by the government.
Together with NEC Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation intends...
