Intel announced its collaboration with The Sinclair, Autograph Collection, in Fort Worth, Texas, which claims to be the world?s first all-digital hotel.
The Sinclair utilizes Intel's internet of things functionality, including building and in-room sensors, IoT gateways, dashboards and restaurant sinks and appliances.
As part of...
You may have heard a lot about 5G already. You may know which network operators have launched or will soon be launching 5G, which services they have prioritized for their initial 5G rollout, and even which challenges they have faced.
But do you know which...
The lack of available 5G-enabled devices offered by AT&T remains an issue
AT&T's ongoing extension of 5G coverage is holding steady, as almost exactly a month after its last wave of deployments, the operator has announced 13 additional cities now covered by its low-band 5G...
Nokia signed “nearly” 40 new customers for private LTE networks in the three months to the end of 2019, it said. It grew its private LTE client base by around 50 per cent in the period. Nokia now has contracts for private LTE networks...
Network performance company Infovista and in-building wireless planning company iBwave Solutions are joining forces to address the worldwide demand for end-to-end 5G networks, both companies said in a statement.
The partners noted that the collaboration has been established to address the growing 5G design industry,...
Industrial IoT’s biggest problem? The fear of failure in a risk adverse industry. So says Ericsson, which recommends a two-pronged approach to spur takeup among overly-cautious manufacturing companies.
The first fix is to drive starter IoT with proven low-level sensor solutions; the second is to...
European Investment Bank loaned nearly $500 billion for 5G
German telecom operator Telefónica Deutschland has secured a EUR 450 million ($ 495 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to rollout its 5G network and further consolidate its LTE network.
In December Telefónica Deutschland announced that...
Deutsche Telekom has public-private ‘campus’ networking setups with various customers, offering a kind of proto-slicing, as a precursor to industrial 5G. It has so far announced deals with German lighting company OSRAM, German car parts maker ZF Group, and the RWTH research institute at...
South African operator Vodacom Group expects to launch commercial 5G services during 2020 by using a network being built by rival operator Liquid Telecom, Vodacom Chief Executive Shameel Joosub said.
Liquid Telecom had recently announced it was building a wholesale 5G network in South Africa...
Mitsubishi Electric announced that it has developed a technology for controlling in-building mobile robots used for cleaning, security, delivery and guidance, as well as next-generation electric wheelchairs.
The company said in a release that it is using building dynamic maps?to achieve "cooperative interaction" between the...
CK Hutchison, owner of the Hutchison telecoms group in Asia and Three (3) mobile brand in Europe, has opened a centre of excellence to provide bespoke private LTE and 5G networks for large enterprises.
It cited as prime candidates for industrial LTE and 5G enterprises...
Recently, there has been a focused interest from the industry on the ‘Private 5G as a Service’ and ‘Neutral Host Service’ models as 5G is being deployed. However, it is imperative to improve the process efficiency for profitable and sizable NaaS business realizations.
FYDENA, a...
From farming to gaming to driving to work, 5G is promising to be a ubiquitous force
There doesn't seem to be a single vertical that isn't being transformed by the next generation of cellular technology. From farming to gaming to driving to work, 5G is...
Note, this article continues from a previous instalment: 'Connectivity is 5% of Industry 4.0 spend – we’d rather talk apps and services'. Go here to read this article.
So, what about those IoT use cases, which Orange Business Services (OBS) reckons are proven (see...
China Unicom?s Network Technology Research Institute has selected Ranplan Wireless as a preferred supplier for a complete platform for HetNet design, optimization and management, the latter company said in a release.
The announcement of an initial order for $400,000 was made after extensive commercial and...
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The future of telecom is much more than an advance from 4G to 5G. The entire industry is being upgraded. It’s no longer just a vehicle for voice and data. There’s a new space for telecoms and businesses to collaborate...
Can 5G truly scale without a shift in network economics and collaborative development?
5G is billed as a revolutionary technology that will change consumer behavior and disrupt enterprises of all stripes. We’re currently in the very early days of commercial 5G so these paradigm-altering impacts...
Ericsson said it has been selected by Orange France to deploy its 5G Radio Access Network in three major French regions, including Paris, and modernize its existing 2G/3G/4G radio access network.
As part of the agreement, Ericsson 5G RAN products and solutions from the Ericsson...
South Korea ended November 2019 with 4.35 million subscribers in the 5G segment, but demand for the technology is currently experiencing a deceleration period, Korean press reported, citing government data.
After an initial accelerated demand for 5G, subscriber growth rates fell to 9.3% on a...
Johnson Controls, a global provider of solutions for smart buildings, recorded revenues of $2.17 billion in its North America building solutions segment in fiscal Q1 2020, slightly up compared to revenues of $2.11 billion in the same period the previous year , according to...
The broadband access equipment market will decrease with a 2% CAGR from 2019 to 2024
According to the Dell’Oro Group Broadband Access 5-Year Forecast Report, the cable broadband access equipment market will decrease with a 2% CAGR from 2019 to 2024. The report suggests that...
Massive MIMO is key to Sprint's 5G and LTE strategies
Sitting in his office on the ninth floor of New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, Tom Marzetta reflected on his research at Nokia Bell Labs that paved the way for commercially-available massive multiple-input, multiple-output...
5G is very much an evolving technology and will be for some time as the 3GPP continues to refine the standard and vertical-specific use cases like autonomous manufacturing robotics and remote surgical procedures become a reality. As such, 5G cybersecurity needs to be equally...
The delay in the 5G spectrum auction could cost Brazil billions
Brazil is proving to be a popular destination for 5G equipment vendors. Both Ericsson and Nokia have demonstrated significant interest in the South American country, with the former announcing plans to invest $238.3 million...
