Smart campus focused on 5G R&D
Canadian telecom operator Rogers Communications, together with the University of British Columbia (UBC), announced the launch of what it claims to be Canada’s first 5G-powered smart campus as part of their strategic partnership to advance 5G research in the...
What are the major trends that will shape the next decade of mobile technology? GSMA Intelligence lays out five in a new report.
According to the report, those trends include:
-Operators will intensify their pursuit of revenues that come from sources other than connectivity, which GSMA...
Two forces are driving operators’ current and near-term network investments: densification, to increase capacity and cope with the constantly increasing data demands of mobile users; and virtualization, to capture the flexibility and nimbleness needed for new services. Both of these efforts are necessary for...
Boingo has 71 live DAS venues
Wireless infrastructure provider Boingo Wireless has deployed a total of two new distributed antenna systems (DAS) during the third quarter of the year, the company said in a statement.
The firm also said that the deployments were carried out in...
Only about 25% of mobile phone users are frequently taking advantage of Wi-Fi calling, according to a new survey by network benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions.
Wi-Fi calling is a free service that doesn't require a separate application or log-in -- but it does require...
The evolution to 5G will see an unprecedented increase in network complexity - from new uses cases to different service classes, network function virtualization and large volumes of data. Today’s complex networks are designed to being operated by humans and their complexity is expected...
Cities are becoming smarter by producing greater public-sector efficiencies through sensors, IoT, LTE connectivity, and data analysis. The change of culture and technology is causing towns, cities, counties, and even entire states, to adapt to technologies that help lower costs, increase productivity, and improve...
Wi-Fi 6 is designed for dense user environments like stadiums
Cisco and Hollywood Park have entered into a partnership that establishes the U.S. networking company as the official IT network services partner of SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park.
Cisco said that the agreement includes an end-to-end...
Ericsson and OPPO entered a global patent license agreement in February
Ericsson and Chinese technology firm OPPO have established a joint lab in Shenzhen, China, which will focus on 5G innovation, the Swedish vendor said in a release.
Under the new agreement, both companies will combine...
The network will offer internet download speeds of up to 1.2 Gbps
Orange has launched its first commercial 5G network in Romania. The initial launch is located in three of its main cities – Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca and Iasi. Other cities are expected to follow throughout...
Small and medium sized enterprises can “punch above their weight” in global markets by taking IoT as-a-service from mobile operators. Where large organisations will go it alone, and develop their own IoT platforms internally, smaller companies must seek specialist partners.
At the same time,...
It seems, almost, like a daft question, except the hype around 5G is so all-consuming it threatens to eat complementary IoT technologies alive – most of which have the distinct advantage of being available already. It is dangerous ground, because IoT installations need time...
Department of Commerce tallies 260 Huawei license requests
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross confirmed that the U.S. government would soon start to issue the first licenses for U.S firms looking to sell components and software to Chinese vendor Huawei, according Bloomberg.
Ross said that the U.S....
Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom will continue to expand its business in the in-building market via 5G technology, the carrier?s CFO, Poong-Young Yoon, said during a conference call with investors.
?As for the in-building coverage, we are continuing to expand the equipment for that in-line...
Microsoft and Nokia are offering a private LTE and IoT bundle for operators and enterprises. UK based BT is the first operator to resell the package, offered as a managed service.
The arrangement, which sees the Microsoft’s Azure based cloud and analytics offered with...
The number of homes with managed Wi-Fi will reach 294 million in 2025 from 40 million in 2020, according to Maravedis latest report, Managed Home Wi-Fi Networks for the Smart Home 2020-2025. In this edition we provide the highlights of a unique and extensive...
In this white paper, learn how to install and configure OAI eNodeB (eNB) physical-layer software on NI USRP-2974 hardware to implement a 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) cellular base station (eNodeB).
Future Ettus Research application notes will show you how to install and configure the other...
Optus is opening the service up to 138,000 homes in select locations
In January, Optus, Australia’s second largest telecommunications company, began a campaign to gauge interest in a 5G fixed wireless service among its customers and ended up providing services to over 200 users. Now,...
Korean carrier SK Telecom has reached 1.5 million subscribers in the 5G segment, representing a share of 44% in the local 5G market, the carrier’s CFO Poong-Young Yoon said on a conference call with investors.
The executive said that the company expects to end this...
Commercial real estate brokers are not only currently using CRETech, but they are also planning to make additional technology investments in the next two to three years, according to a recent survey by Ten-X Comercial.
The new annual "State of CRETech" survey found that 73%...
Qualcomm spectrum chief on C-V2X, NR-U, DSS and other 5G mega trends
During Mobile World Congress Los Angeles, Dean Brenner, Qualcomm's senior vice president of spectrum strategy and technology policy, sat down with RCR Wireless News to discuss some of the major technology trends he...
American Tower expects the deployment of 5G in the U.S. will have different approaches considering specific topographic and population characteristics, the company’s President and CEO James Taiclet said during a conference call with investors.
“In our view, 5G will likely have a number of layers...
100 additional locations will be covered in the 5G network in coming weeks
Using Ericsson’s 5G core, eir has launched its 5G network via 100 sites in Ireland. The network will serve 10 towns and cities around the country, with another 100 to follow in...
Infrastructure and in-building coverage specialist SOLiD recently introduced Fiber2Antenna, a new class of wireless solutions aimed at solving the "middleprise" in-building coverage challenge, the firm said in a release.
The company said that the first new product in this family is the SOLiD?ALLIANCE ?edgeROU, a...
