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Verizon offers LTE Home Internet in 189 primarily rural markets in 48 states As part of its Citizen Verizon business plan, Verizon announced last week a $1 billion investment in the expansion of …

Back in 2017, an EY telecom survey asked telecommunications CIOs and CTOs what they thought were the biggest opportunities and obstacles facing them in the next three years. Virtualization was …

5G is expected to support transformational change across multiple industries: More efficient factories, smarter transportation, more holistic health and so on. Expectations are high, even if the exact path to …

As the telecom industry grapples with a skilled worker crunch, South Dakota’s Southeast Technical College offers one example of a comprehensive training program that has been put together as a …

The telecom industry is facing a workforce crunch as its networks transform: With increased reliance on software for network functions and management, new skillsets are in demand. With 5G deployments …

As networks evolve, so do the skill-sets needed to design, deploy and maintain them. More software skills are needed at all levels as automation plays a larger role in everything …

Reflecting the rapidly changing nature of networks and the need for training that prepares people to deal with and leverage those networks in their businesses, Nokia is adding two new …

In conversation with Rakuten Group CTO Tareq Amin Q: In describing your vision for network automation, you’ve used the analogy of Level 4 autonomous driving for vehicles. Could you give …

A bipartisan group of Senators has renewed an effort to pass a bill focused on coordinating federal efforts on telecom workforce development, including apprenticeships and emphasis on the needs of …

With the Biden administration having given cues that it is interested in pursuing a major infrastructure and clean energy investment this year, a group of telecom associations joined together to …

Software and digitalization are becoming central to every aspect of telecom network, from how they are architected and operated, to the very process of physically deploying them. Automating highly manual …

On this week’s episode, Julie Purves, CEO and founder of B2M Solutions, discusses mobile analytics in the time of COVID-19 and the growing role that mobile devices play in the workplace. She also explores the question: Are failing devices making your employees sick?

The drone solution will simplify cell site management, says Samsung Samsung Electronics demonstrated its new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks. Performed on the company’s campus, …

AT&T is proceeding with a three-year, $6 billion cost-cutting effort that includes asset sales and layoffs AT&T has confirmed that it will lay off around 4,700 employees and close 250 …

GSMA CMO: ‘MWC will return next year’ After being left with no choice but to cancel Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2020 and Shanghai 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, …

39 engineers from BT have been physically or verbally assaulted by 5G conspiracists There is no evidence to support the idea that there is a link to 5G technology and …

Roughly 85 million people are now working from home due to COVID-19 As a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 57.7% of the U.S. began working from home, according to …

Stealth Communications CEO: ‘network privacy concerns amid remote work are being overlooked’ As homes around the world increasingly become offices and classrooms as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the …

Boingo to focus on DAS, carrier offload, military and multifamily housing According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and based on comment by the company, Boingo …

NEW ORLEANS–Automation, broadly speaking, is meant to replace manual processes with complex systems to collect, analyze and take action on data inputs. This will certainly have major implications for the …

Accenture report shows semiconductor industry is preparing workers for new roles as tech continues to evolve According to the latest annual report by Accenture, which predicts key technology trends likely to …

5G is going to have a major impact on the job market, say Cisco Cisco has been focusing its 5G energy on the enterprise side of things, and just last …

The gig economy is defined as a labor market characterized by a prevalence of short-term contract and free lance work as opposed to permanent jobs. Of course, there has been …

5G will support 22 million jobs by 2035, researchers say Brendon Carr, a commissioner on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, sees community colleges as key to developing the workforce needed …

HANNOVER, Germany–How industrial companies can leverage 5G is an overarching theme at the Hannover Messe trade fair this week. But beyond simply connecting factories with the latest and greatest in …