Bractlet, an?Austin, Texas-based smart building software company, has launched its tiered?Bractlet?Intelligence Platform, a software and intelligence solution for commercial real estate owners.
The new offerings complement the company's existing Bractlet Simulation product and make it easier for customers to experience the Intelligence Platform based...
China would consider imposing trade restrictions on European vendors Ericsson and Nokia’s businesses in the country if European nations continued to block Chinese vendor Huawei from participating in 5G contracts, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The newspaper stated China’s Ministry of Commerce is considering adding...
With PAL auction set to start, the final phase of CBRS commercialization is not far off
The Priority Access License auction for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz will begin on Thursday, with a field of 271 bidders vying for the largest-ever...
It seems like yesterday that I first wrote about the five wireless inventions that defined 5G NR. At the time, 5G was not yet deployed. Today, however, we are in the midst of rapidly expanding 5G’s global footprint. To date, over 70 mobile operators...
Nokia has announced the commercial availability of its industrial-grade standalone 5G (5G SA) solutions for private enterprise networks, alongside a new contract with the mining division of Swedish tool manufacturer Sandvik for deployment of a 5G SA network at its test mine in Tampere,...
The scale of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic's global impacts are becoming clear, Ericsson executives said, but the company was nonetheless able to deliver a "solid quarter."
Ericsson reported essentially flat year-over-year sales, but said that its network segment grew by 4% from the same period...
GE Current and Pointr announced a partnership to enable location-based services in large buildings such as retail premises, warehouses, workplaces and distribution centers.
??Now more than ever, technology can help businesses deliver an optimal working environment for workers,? said Ed Davis, director, corporate development and...
South African operator Rain has launched what it claims to be Africa’s first standalone 5G (SA 5G) network, in partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei, the latter said in a release.
Rain's standalone 5G is currently available in the South African city of Cape Town ,covering...
The U.K. government has asked Japan to help in the deployment of 5G networks in the country, according to a report by Nikkei Asian Review.
The request came after the U.K. government last week decided to ban Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies from supplying 5G equipment to U.K telcos.
Under the new...
Is open RAN right for near-term rip-and-replace?
Huawei equipment has been ordered removed from networks in the United States and the United Kingdom with speculation that other European markets could soon follow. Advocates of open radio access network technology see this an opportunity to take...
The biggest draw of Wi-Fi 6E is that these new, wider channels will allow for clean access
While Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax, made headlines for offering faster speeds and improved capacity thanks to features like the use of OFDMA and multi-user MIMO, Wi-Fi 6E refers to...
U.S. firm Cohesion, an early-stage smart building software-as-a-service company, announced that it has raised $6.5 million in seed funding to further invest in its platform, which helps commercial real estate operators integrate their buildings? systems and enhance tenant experiences.
The startup said its application bridges...
Higher uses of Wi-Fi calling improves user perception of wireless network performance
A recent J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study found that higher uses of Wi-Fi calling improves user perception of wireless network performance. According to the study, the 42% of wireless...
U.S. push against Huawei gaining traction in Europe
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun the process of drawing up a list of telecommunications equipment deemed to pose a security risk for the country as part of the agency’s efforts to limit the reach...
Facing Huawei rip-and-replace, Vodafone needs to reallocate capital
U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone has called for the U.K. government to abandon an upcoming spectrum of 5G spectrum following the government decision to ban the use of Huawei gear in future networks.
Vodafone U.K. CEO Nick Jeffrey said...
Spending on private and shared enterprise networks will surpass spending on public cellular networks in about 15 years. The traditional operator community has a fight on its hands to guarantee a place at the table, as the new Industry 4.0 networking feast unfolds over...
In the first two blogs in this series we discovered what a programmable fabric is and what it looks like. Now we are ready to dive deeper into programmable fabrics and discover network function offload.
Telecom communication service providers need to provision “Network Functions” in...
Monnit has announced the launch of its new PoE?X sensors to target the smart building market.
In a release, the company said that the new sensors provide building operators with data that economizes operations, conserves resources and enhances comfort.
Monnit?s sensors plug directly into a building?s...
The partnership will tackle two small cell deployment challenges: electrical power and fiber connectivity
Corning announced that it is working with stored energy solutions provider EnerSys to speed up 5G deployment by simplifying the delivery of fiber and electrical power to small cell wireless sites....
Korean mobile operators SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus have agreed to invest a total of KRW 25.7 trillion ($22 billion) through 2022 to boost 5G infrastructure across the country, local press reported.
The carriers announced this investment following a meeting with Science and ICT...
The U.S. education market is estimated to have a capital spend of over $100 billion, according to EdWeek. As with any market with a CAPEX that size, the education sector is very competitive and crowded with vendors, large and small, offering their own fragmented...
Omantel has added 77 new 5G sites since February
Ericsson will be working with Omantel, Oman’s primary internet service provider, to support the Sultanate’s ongoing 5G radio access network (RAN) deployment plans at key locations across Oman, including Salalah, Nizwa and Sur.
The deployment on Omantel’s...
To manage the greater data bandwidth needs inherent with 4k rich media streaming, machine learning, data mining, and analytics, next-generation hyper-scale and cloud-scale datacenters are transitioning to the 400 gigabit ethernet (GbE) standard.
This move creates challenges for the resulting temperature rise in pluggable optical...
Microsoft and Samsung Electronics announced a global collaboration focused on digitally transforming the real estate development and property management industries.
The partners say they will combine smart appliances and digital cloud technologies with the aim of improving building operations and maintenance.
This new strategic alliance, with...
