Amazon has patented a routing system for drones that will rely on cell towers, church steeples and other vertical structures to refuel the company's unmanned aerial vehicles.
"The docking stations can extend the range of UAVs by providing recharging/refueling stations for the UAVs," according to...
CFO Jan Frykhammar to become CEO as search ramps up
After 28 years with Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson, CEO Hans Vestberg, who has held that position for the past seven years, stepped down on July 25, effective immediately, according to the company.
For now, EVP and CFO...
Digital Bridge, the communications infrastructure company founded by tower investor Marc Ganzi, has bought a Texas company that owns and operates data centers. DataBank, formerly owned by a private equity firm, owns six data centers in Dallas, Minneapolis and Kansas City.
The companies did not...
Vodafone selects Ericsson for network upgrade in the Czech Republic
Vodafone selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to upgrade its network infrastructure in the Czech Republic. The upgrade is said to allow Vodafone Czech Republic to offer voice-over-LTE and Wi-Fi calling technology.
“Vodafone will be the first operator...
Small cells will benefit many companies, but some winners are easier to predict than others
Small cell deployments in dense urban environments have progressed more slowly than many carriers and vendors predicted, but these technologies remain the primary way for mobile network operators to meet near-term...
Steps to becoming a telecommunications engineer
With "5G" standards in the works and an estimated 20.8 billion connected "internet of things" devices in use by 2020, telecommunications engineers have never been needed more. Now that we know what telecommunications engineering is, it is time to find out how...
Background
The telecommunications industry is the backbone of today's mobile landscape, deploying voice, data, graphics and video at ever-increasing speeds and in a growing number of ways. Wireline telephone communication was once the primary service of the industry, but wireless communication and satellite distribution are becoming increasingly...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Elly Resende is leading the orchestration of all information technology and communication infrastructure providers for the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics. Less than a month from the opening ceremony of the major event, the technology director said information and...
5G: The next generation of mobile
The goal is for next generation mobile standards related to "5G" technology to be ready by 2020. That's the deadline for when the International Telecommunications Union is expected to set standards many claim will enable a seamlessly connected society,...
The two firms aim to launch FDD-LTE three-component carrier aggregation in Moscow
Nokia and Russian mobile operator MTS said they have deployed FDD-TDD carrier aggregation technology on MTS's commercial LTE network in Moscow in a move to increase network coverage and capacity in the area.
The...
Operating income falls 22%
A tough year is getting tougher for Ericsson, according to CEO Hans Vestberg. Today, Vestberg told investors the negative trends that hurt financial performance during the first quarter intensified during the second quarter, leading to declines in the company's sales and...
After Swedish media outlet Svenska Dagbladet reported accusations that Ericsson was inflating revenue figures by recording income before billing clients, the telecom equipment vendor's stock lost more than 5% of its value. Ericsson has since denied the report, and its stock value has begun to...
Small cell regulations review
Section 6409(a) application contents and processing
Under the Section 6409(a) Rules, localities that process eligible facility request applications may not require applicants to provide any information beyond that which is reasonably related to determining whether the application meets the requirements of the rules. Localities...
In a new report, researchers from Nerd Wallet ranked the top mobile-friendly cities in the U.S. based on criteria including carrier performance, availability of in-person customer service, crime risk and whether cities had mobile-optimized municipal websites.
Based on the ranking, which was initially limited to...
OSS Interoperability Initiative geared toward simplifying deployment and management
Three global ICT powerhouses – Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia – renewed and updated the joint OSS Interoperability Initiative initially agreed to in 2013.
The goal of the OSSii is to enable operators to use operations support systems from...
What is an IoT (LPWAN) network?
An "internet of things" network is a low-power, wide-area network designed for machine-to-machine applications. These networks purposefully transfer data at low speeds in order to maintain low power consumption and extend battery life. LPWAN networks enable the connectivity of devices...
The need for a smart highway
Traffic jams do not benefit anyone. According to Cisco, for every minute spent clearing an accident from a road, there is a four-minute delay to get traffic moving again.
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In an effort to diminish the impact of traffic congestion, Austria's Autobahnen-...
Verizon CDMA network shutdown is set to happen by Dec. 31, 2019
According to reports, Verizon Wireless plans to shut down its 2G CDMA network by the end of 2019; AT&T Mobility is going through a similar process with a shut down timeframe of January...
5G demo slated for 15 GHz range
Ericsson, in a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission, is seeking special temporary authority to conduct a "5G" demo for T-Mobile US at the carrier's Bellevue, Washington, headquarters.
According to the document, Ericsson plans to use one base...
Drones are already in use for cell tower inspections, next step could be drones as small cells
AT&T has been testing potential drone applications for a year now, and this week the company announced the trial phase of its national drone program. The carrier foresees...
This webinar presents an overview of tower technology and tower investment trends, followed by a discussion of drone usage on cell towers and fiber testing. Three of the four major carriers now have processes in place to enable drones to inspect their tower top...
This report highlights the types of tower technology amendments that carriers foresee in the months ahead and ways that the tower companies can support the carriers as networks evolve. Carrier aggregation, C-RAN, and eventually 600 megahertz spectrum deployments will all mean more tower activity. In...
Initially geared toward the consumer market, Google Fiber is now targeting small business customers with internet service plans topping out at 1 gigabit per second.
In a post to the company blog, John Shriver-Blake, a product manager for Google Fiber, said the new service plans, ...
Gap Wireless, a leading stocking distributor of mobile wireless solutions, has added industry-leading drones, sensors, software and UAV support services to its roster of available products and solutions. The solutions – from top vendors in the UAV marketplace – enable everything from deployment of...
