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One of the new capabilities that is being introduced in 5G is integration of terrestrial networks with non-terrestrial networks (NTN), whether those are High-altitude Platforms (HAPS) flying the stratosphere, or satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) or geostationary orbit (GEO). The …

Greetings from Missouri, Nebraska, and the Dominican Republic, where the staff enjoyed a corporate retreat over the Easter holiday.  There’s a lot to cover this week, so we will be very brief in the market analysis commentary.  AT&T and Verizon …

A panel of carriers and stakeholders discusses transitioning from Non-Standalone 5G (5G NSA) to Standalone 5G (5G SA).

The past 18 months have seen a surge in increased digitalization of the retail shopping experience, according to a new survey from Verizon and market research firm Incisiv — but The report said that there has been a “rapid acceleration …

The ‘hat trick’ includes insights into fan preferences, venue operations and network efficiency, according to Extreme Networks CEO For the ninth year in a row, Extreme Networks will be the official Wi-Fi solutions and analytics provider for the National Football …

Public comments on SEPs and FRAND licensing sought for the US Department of Justice’s Draft Policy Statement and the UK Intellectual Property Office’s Call for Views.  It is vital that the fundamental sanction in patent law—of the temporary right to …

In addition to its AR/VR pedigree, Qualcomm has articulated ambitions to be the “ticket to the metaverse” While definitions of what the metaverse is, how it will be used, and who will make money off it might vary, it’s a …

With lingering effects of the COVID pandemic, 2021 was a difficult year. We correctly predicted that remote work was not going away, and that people would migrate out of the congested city centers. We also predicted a growth in private …

    Honeywell announced it has agreed to acquire privately held US Digital Designs, a Tempe, Arizona-based company, in an all-cash transaction. The company delivers alerting and dispatch communications solutions, which enhance first responders? efficacy and enable faster emergency response …

Wireless Broadband Alliance CEO Tiago Rodrigues: ‘Wi-Fi 6E will rewrite the rules of what is possible’ In April 2020, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made 1,200 megahertz of spectrum available in the 6 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use, a capability referred to …

Qualcomm public policy advocacy work focused on “the rapid, broad proliferation of new wireless technologies” and equity “I have this theory of Qualcomm,” Dean Brenner told me on a recent video conference. “When I came on in 2003, I thought …

Ask in the abstract, and most operators will say they favor opening up closed technologies. More participants brings more innovation, competitive pricing pressure, what could be bad? Well, more players can also mean more complexity, more complicated interdependencies, more opportunity …

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) have expanded their parthersnip to further TIP’s Open AFC Software Group and help drive global adoption of Wi-Fi in the new 6 GHz unlicensed band — known today as …

    Real estate professional services company JLL recently announced an agreement to acquire Boston-based Building Engines, a building operations platform, the former said in a release. JLL will acquire Building Engines for a cash purchase price of approximately $300 …

  U.S. glass-manufacturing company View has installed its Smart Windows as an integral design element of Avocet Tower, a 22-story, 370,000-square-foot office building in Washington, DC. The Class-A building is a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Stonebridge. Floor-to-ceiling …

As companies increasingly start to build and run their own 5G networks, there is much talk about open standards in cellular radio access networks (RAN). The rise of the Open RAN standard allows vendor interoperability along with virtualized RAN on open, …

    Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol Technologies announced that it has surpassed 400 customer buildings and is set to double its market share in 2022. Accelerating energy costs, greenhouse gas emission penalties, stakeholder activism demanding more robust sustainability initiatives …

The solution includes Wi-Fi 6 access points and real-time analytics to support immersive fan experiences and improve operating efficiency Extreme Networks is participating in the NASCAR Technology Partner Platform, which is comprised of technology companies working together to “evolve the …

VMware’s newest addition to the Telco Cloud Platform is VMware RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), coming in 2022.

  Finnish company elevator and escalator company Kone has been awarded the contract to equip the new development at the former Keppel Towers site, in Singapore, with a total of 23 elevators. The new commercial development will comprise a 32-storey …

    Thor Equities Group partnered with Buildings IOT for the provision of smart building solutions for its new-construction property located at 800 West Fulton Street in Chicago, Illinois. As the Master Systems Integrator for the project, Buildings IOT implemented …

According to the Industrial IoT Consortium, Time-Sensitive Networking is key for industrial applications such as process and machine control

    The University of Birmingham, in partnership with Siemens, is combining digital sensor and analytics technologies as well as artificial intelligence, with the aim of transforming the University?s Edgbaston and Dubai campuses into smart campuses. The “Living Lab” will …

  German company Paessler AG, which provides monitoring software for complex IT and IoT infrastructure, announced it will release a new solution for facility managers and building owners. The new software as a service (SaaS), called “Paessler Building Monitor”, provides …