August 2016

With the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction stage one abruptly hitting the skids, Wireless 20/20 provides some insight into what comes next The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction …

Ericsson claims new equipment platform integrates support for expected “5G” technologies like NR and MIMO, with legacy support for LTE Ericsson is preparing for the roll out of “5G” technologies …

Huawei is expanding its safe city solutions suite with the launch of a new safe city integrated communication platform. Chinese ICT vendor Huawei has presented a new integrated communication platform …

Network densification and small cells are on the roadmaps of every major U.S. operator, but those maps will need to include some hiding places along the way. Small cell concealment …

Ericsson claims new equipment platform integrates support for expected “5G” technologies like NR and MIMO, with legacy support for LTE Ericsson is preparing for the roll out of “5G” technologies …

“If timing ain’t everything, it’s damn close.” – Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence Although Peters wasn’t referring specifically to wireless communications technology when he coined this quote, …

Huawei wants to play a leading role as industry cloud enabler, the Chinese ICT vendor revealed at Huawei Connect 2016. Best known as a telecommunications equipment vendor and handset manufacturer, …

Network infrastructure partner ZTE said business with Telefonica generated revenue of $446 million in 2015 MADRID – Chinese telecommunications services provider ZTE Corporation expects 5G technical trial with Spanish telecommunications operator …

Forward bidding in the 600 MHz incentive auction process topped out at just $23B, well short of the $88B target; stage two on deck The first stage of the Federal …

ZTE will help the Belgian operator upgrade to 3G, 4G and “4G+” technologies Belgium’s largest cable TV and broadband provider Telenet signed a long-term strategic partnership with ZTE to modernize …

Leading the industrial IoT The industrial IoT and its billions of projected devices has set companies from every end of the technology spectrum on a race to become the go-to …

 Swiss elevator manufacturer Schindler has entered a partnership with Huawei on a global connected elevator solution. Swiss elevator and escalator manufacturer Schindler runs 1.5 million elevators and escalators globally, enabling …

?Swiss elevator manufacturer Schindler has entered a partnership with Huawei on a global connected elevator solution. Swiss elevator and escalator manufacturer Schindler runs 1.5 million elevators and escalators globally, enabling …

What is FirstNet? The First Responder Network Authority is an independent authority within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration created to provide emergency responders with a nationwide, high-speed, broadband network …

James Truchard, CEO and co-founder of National Instruments and known to many as Dr. T, is set to retire in January, the test and measurement company announced in a statement. …

Want to put cellular coverage maps to the test? Take a trip out west Mobile operators are good at providing coverage maps with lots of bright colors that show extensive …

Increased software and services for the tablet market will drive long-term growth If you look at the last few of Apple’s quarterly reports, it consistently shows the sales of the …

3M today posted an official recall notice of its original tower climber Lad-Saf sleeve. After 30 years of use, the popular fall protection equipment has been replaced by a redesigned …

In a large building or venue, owners often want to deploy a single, neutral host network infrastructure to meet a wide variety of service requirements ranging from on-demand capacity in …

Virtual reality gaming. Real-time digital collaboration “walls” for remote work. Interactive, 3D digital projections for learning. Those are a few of the possibilities for the connected home envisioned in a …

3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for the “internet of things”: Narrowband IoT, LTE …

As the big four U.S. carriers – Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Sprint – attempt to outdo each other with promotional plans and splash TV advertisements, there’s a …

Regional carrier U.S. Cellular mimed Verizon and AT&T with its latest rate plan changes, save for bypassing overage protection feature Similar to recent moves by industry heavyweights Verizon Wireless and …

Apple CEO Tim Cook says tax decision will hurt European investment and job creation Based on a more than two-year investigation, the European Commission announced Apple, which headquarters its European operation …

Comba USA is working to streamline DAS deployment through a system integration approach that significantly reduces capex In a large building or venue, owners often want to deploy a single, …