Monthly Archives: April, 2016

FCC Chairman talks 5G, spectrum in House session

In a meeting today with the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Federal Communications Commissioner Chairman Tom Wheeler touched on the...

IoT as the defining 5G app and other reflections on MWC 2016

Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes...

NYU Wireless gives away millimeter wave simulator for 5G

Looking to help speed the development of 5G technology related to millimeter wave spectrum, NYU Wireless opened up a channel simulator tool based on...

Sprint CFO: ‘We’re building a 5G network for the future’

Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati says the struggling U.S. carrier is looking to the future and "5G" with its as-yet unspecified network improvement plans, which revolve...

Ericsson joins China Mobile 5G Joint Innovation Center

Builds on 5G MoU signed by Ericsson, China Mobile Ericsson said it is joining China Mobile's 5G Joint Innovation Center program to accelerate development of...

Deutsche Telekom adds partner to smart home platform

QIVICON smart home platform reaches more than 40 partners German company Gigaset Elements has jointed Deutsche Telekom’s QIVICON smart home platform, which will add new...

Dedicated IoT network coming to Australia, New Zealand

The global "Internet of Things" – projected to amount to more than 20 billion connections by 2020 – is taking shape with dedicated networks...

Pumping profits: Shell saves $1M with IoT

Low oil prices mean petroleum producers need to spend and invest more carefully than ever, and the "Internet of Things" is helping. Last year,...

IoT economy regional market outlook

Initiatives like Germany’s Industrie 4.0 and Made in China 2025 seed regional IoT economy The "Internet of Things" promises to connect 20 billion previously unconnected...

Test and Measurement: NetScout, Huawei make geoanalytics OSS deal

NetScout is extending its geoanalytics platform's reach by tying into Huawei's Operational Support Systems. NetScout now has OSS interoperability agreements with Huawei, Ericsson and Nokia and...

3 perspectives on 5G SON (self-organizing networks)

Tech leaders agree self-organizing network technology will be key to managing complexity of next generation 5G mobile networks "5G" technology is envisioned as a network...

5G, IoT standardization creates value across telecom ecosystem (sponsored content)

Learn about InterDigital’s support of 5G and the Internet of Things, as well as the company’s role in the standards-setting process Discourse in the telecommunications...

AT&T targets T-Mobile customers, Mitel to buy PolyCom … 5 things to know today

1. AT&T is using its Cricket prepaid brand to take aim at T-Mobile US. Cricket is offering customers who switch from T-Mobile a $100...

What needs to be done to build IoT in the enterprise?

Enterprise and businesses are at the cusp of a major transformation, a new wave of industrialization based on IoT IoT will involve the intersection of powerful...

AT&T preps for NFV/SDN, 5G at Austin Spectrum Lab

Look inside AT&T's Austin Spectrum Lab with RCRtv AUSTIN, Texas – In an unassuming building in Austin, Texas, AT&T engineers can recreate virtually any network condition...

Why mobile video is critical to 5G

Iain Gillott dives into the importance of mobile video services to the need for 5G services Last May, I wrote an article about over-the-top mobile...

5G empowering vertical industries

Standards work on "5G" technology began in late 2015, and the first commercial networks probably won’t launch until 2020 at the earliest. But it’s...

What is IMT-2020 and what does it mean for 5G?

Advanced '5G' use cases will require global interoperability and scalability; International Telecommunication Union is working away on ultimate standard The tactile Internet, autonomous vehicles and...

Verizon details key IoT market trends

Internet of Things adoption drivers, vertical markets, use cases and more highlighted in new Verizon report The "Internet of Things," which promises to add connectivity and...

The role of Bluetooth in the Internet of Things

As low-power networks take off, what’s the place of Bluetooth? Invented by Ericsson in the early 1990s and initially standardized in 1999, most people associate...

Industrial IoT: Carriers look beyond connectivity

According to research conducted by analyst Chetan Sharma, the term “Internet of Things” was first coined in September 1985 by Peter T. Lewis in...

Public safety IoT: using data to make cities safer

From predictive crime applications to police monitoring, public safety IoT is driving governmental innovation The "Internet of Things" is already offering benefits for private companies...

Mitel Webinar: VoLTE – Turning Obstacles into Opportunities

The widespread adoption of VoLTE by Tier 1 mobile operators around the Globe poses significant challenges for operators who might not have the same...

LTE-Unlicensed and Wi-Fi: moving beyond coexistence

Unlicensed spectrum is hugely valuable, and mobile operators are increasingly eager to leverage that spectrum. They started with Wi-Fi offload, and are now moving to...

The smart RAN: Trends in the optimization of spectrum and network resource utilization

This report on smart RAN will provide an overview and assessment of new technologies and solutions that optimize mobile traffic management to deliver a...
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