Monthly Archives: October, 2016

#TBT: Cingular launches as No. 2 behind Verizon; DT gets approval for VoiceStream purchase … this week in 2000

Verizon received a strong No. 2 rival in the form of Cingular, while DT’s $50B purchase of VoiceStream received labor, business support … 16...

Report: AT&T targets media acquisitions

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is reportedly studying a list of potential takeover targets as the company plans a transition from a content delivery network...

Analyst Angle: Ericsson layoffs have widespread and longterm implications

Recently, Ericsson has made two major announcements regarding workforce reductions. One was related to the closing down of manufacturing in Sweden for wireless telecom...

Feature Report: Breaking down the 5G future

"5G" is one of the biggest buzz words in the mobile telecom space, but what exactly is it? With true 4G networks now just...

CCA and T-Mobile talk 5G, IoT, VoLTE and policy

CCA and carrier member T-Mobile talked 5G, IoT, VoLTE and policy, showing such topics are not the exclusive domain of large operators As expected, the...

Sonus White Paper: Real-time Communications in the Cloud

As real-time communications (RTC) and session border controllers (SBCs) migrate to the Cloud, it is important to understand the differences between network transformation myths...

AT&T unveils IoT pricing, plans LTE-M trial in San Francisco

AT&T IoT rate plans include data bucket and text messages targeting developers and enterprises, with LTE-M trial ahead of broader 2017 launch AT&T’s plans for...

What is 5G, really?

Everyone is talking about it, but what will 5G be really like in a commercial environment? Getting beyond the technical specifications, what “5G” will be...

Dell: Threatened by startups, enterprises need to embrace digital transformation

Digital transformation is a trending buzzword in the information technology industry. While somewhat nebulous, it speaks to the need for generally risk-adverse, slow-moving enterprises to embrace...

Plastic bean-shaped sensors monitor crops for precision agriculture

The internet of beans Thumb-sized "plastic beans" are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of...

T-Mobile tops Verizon in network performance, boosted by LTE, 3G speeds

A new report from Twin Prime judged T-Mobile the best performing carrier thanks to LTE and 3G speeds, though Verizon had the broadest LTE...

Google brings software ecosystem to proprietary Pixel phone

Available for preorder in an exclusive deal with Verizon, new Google Pixel features high-end camera, personal assistant and compatibility with Project Fi mobile virtual...

IoT helps Italy’s farms recover from drought with precision agriculture

A problem with corn production, and a precision agriculture solution Italy is one of the top maize grain producers in the European Union alongside France, Germany, Hungary...

Big Ideas for Small Cell Networks

Innovative access, infrastructure and backhaul solutions for evolving, small cell networks.

How to make 5G HetNet deployments scalable (content provided by Viavi and RCR)

As fronthaul and backhaul merge fiber, copper and wireless in the cloud, 5G optimization brings a new set of challenges While the technologies that will...

IoT helps Italy’s farms recover from drought with precision agriculture

A problem with corn production, and a precision agriculture solution Italy is one of the top maize grain producers in the European Union alongside France, Germany, Hungary...

Plastic bean-shaped sensors monitor crops for precision agriculture

The internet of beans Thumb-sized "plastic beans," are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of...

Analyst Angle: MEC Congress – where is mobile edge computing today?

Mobile edge computing looks set to be part of 5G and IoT, with the recent MEC Congress showing considerable progress in the technology I recently...

IBM invests $200 million in Watson IoT business in Germany

As part of its strategy to become a leader in the Internet of Things market, IBM announced a $200 million investment in its Watson IoT...

Analyst Angle: Note 7, SpaceX catastrophes result from developing complex new technologies

The recent Samsung Note 7 battery and the SpaceX explosions show things go wrong in spite of our best planning It was shocking to see...

Telus and Huawei partner on 5G trial in Vancouver

Canadian operator Telus said the 5G trial with Huawei produced network speeds of 29.3 Gbps, though details on spectrum and technology remain light. Canadian telecom...

What is 5G, really?

Everyone is talking about it, but what will 5G be really like in a commercial environment? Getting beyond the technical specifications, what “5G” will be...

IoT in Action | Episode 5 | Bosch Connected World sensor demos

Before discussing the demos at Bosch Connected World in Chicago, we highlight a few key takeaways from the event: http://industrialiot5g.com/20161004/channels/news/bosch-bwc16-tag31 Bosch and GE announce interoperability: http://industrialiot5g.com/20160927/channels/news/ge-bosch-tag31 How enterprises can...

Key takeaways from Bosch Connected World 2016

Bosch hosted its Bosch Connected World conference in Chicago last week where it showed off its position within the industrial "internet of things." The...

Keeping the IoT green by reducing e-waste

Environmental caveat: e-waste New technologies are fighting an uphill battle to reduce the environmental decay from century-old processes that are both inefficient and wasteful. The "internet...
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