5G user survey: Cloud gaming, AR and indoor coverage are hot; Wi-Fi gets snubbed
5G is already triggering changes in user behavior and indoor coverage is very important to early adopters, according to a new user survey from...
Fujitsu, AWS partner with a focus on enterprise digital transformation
Japanese ICT company Fujitsu announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS), to accelerate the digital transformation of the mobility industry.
The Japanese...
Millicom selects Parallel Wireless for O-RAN network deployment in LatAm
Millicom has selected Parallel Wireless for the deployment of O-RAN-compliant Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) architecture in Latin America.
The O-RAN network will be...
Ericsson expands indoor 5G portfolio
Ericsson has expanded its indoor 5G portfolio, with additions including Ericsson Indoor Air 1279, an Ericsson Radio Dot 4459 small-cell radio and Ericsson Indoor...
Zigbee Alliance drops Zigbee brand, intros Matter as IKEA-backed smart home tech
The Zigbee Alliance has rebranded as the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) to manage a developing portfolio of connectivity brands based on the short-range Zigbee...
Helios Towers expands to the Middle East with Omantel agreement
Helios will lease nearly 3,000 cell sites from Omantel for 15 years
With its agreement to lease roughly 3,000 cell sites for $575 million from...
AmericanPharma taps Sequans for LTE-M monitoring of Covid-19 vaccines
AmericanPharma Technologies, a provider of technology for healthcare and biopharmaceutical products, has developed an LTE-M based monitoring Covid-19 vaccine shipments and storage in the...
Understanding and implementing a zero-trust cybersecurity strategy
Huawei Technologies USA Chief Security Officer highlights the need for consistent security standards across the telecoms industry
With ICT vendor Huawei Technologies largely locked out...
GSA: 5G device base continues to grow
There are at least 468 5G devices commercially available around the world, according to a new update from the Global mobile Suppliers Association, up...
AT&T lands $175 million, 12-year contract with US DoT
AT&T has won a 12-year, $175 million contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation to modernize the agency's enterprise network infrastructure and services.
Under the...
Movistar selects Nokia for 5G deployment in Chile
Chilean mobile operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica, has selected Nokia to provide its AirScale portfolio to launch the operator’s 5G network...
NYSE ratifies delisting of China’s three main mobile operators
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rejected the appeals by the three main Chinese mobile carriers to a delisting related to a presidential order...
Boingo Wireless ends Q1 with 76 DAS venue live with 41,500 DAS nodes
U.S. distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless ended the first quarter of the year with a total of 76 DAS venues...
Verizon Business strengthens cloud, NaaS offering with RingCentral partnership
Verizon Business CEO: 'The work-from-anywhere model will continue to be a major factor for businesses'
Verizon Business and RingCentral are teaming up to deliver a...
Panasonic splashes $5.6bn on Blue Yonder to develop ‘autonomous supply chain’
Japan-based electronics company Panasonic has acquired US supply management company Blue Yonder outright for $5.6 billion.
The deal, completed last month and slated to close...
Public Safety Communications Solution Delivers Higher Standards
When it comes to Emergency Radio Communication Enhancement Systems (ERCES), the reliability and radio coverage of the system can directly impact property and lives...
Telefónica and Microsoft combine private 5G and edge compute for Industry 4.0
Telefónica has signed a deal with Microsoft to combine their private 5G networking and edge computing capabilities, respectively, for the industrial sector. The pair...
Industrial IoT firm Seeq raises $50m Series C funding to power international push
Seattle-based industrial analytics company Seeq has closed a $50 million Series C funding round, led by global venture capital and private equity firm Insight...
Scaling 5G: Sound Advice for Strategic Growth
Strategic growth for every company and industry is necessary for survival. When it comes to the telecom industry, while we have seen continuous improvement...
Kagan: Verizon getting back on track after selling AOL, Yahoo
Verizon, like every other company must continually find new pathways for growth going forward. That’s why several years ago they acquired both AOL and...
Vodafone, Google Cloud to develop global platform to ‘drive data analytics, insights and learnings’
According to Vodafone and Google Cloud, the data platform can process around 50 terabytes of data per day
Vodafone and Google Cloud recently expanded an...
Verizon named official 5G provider for three Oak View Group arenas
Verizon will provide 5G and Wi-Fi solutions to New York UBS Arena, Seattle Climate Pledge Arena and Coachella Valley Arena
Oak View Group (OVG) has...
Ransomware attack takes down US’ largest fuel pipeline
A ransomware cyber attack took down the U.S.' largest fuel pipeline operator on Friday and as of today, the company's operations are reportedly still...
IDC: A rebound in the second half of 2020 led to a flat year...
The global telecom and pay-TV markets saw flat revenues in 2020 and an overall "neutral" impact from the global pandemic after a rebound in...
Initial 6G deployments to occur in 2028 or 2029: ABI Research
The initial commercial deployments of 6G technology are forecast to take place between 2028 and 2029, according to global tech market advisory firm ABI...