Monthly Archives: February, 2017

Sprint, ARM boost SoftBank earnings … is Sprint now for sale?

SoftBank said operating profits surged 71% in its most recent fiscal quarter, and trumpeted a turnaround at Sprint as a contributor to the company's...

UK regulator Ofcom sets 5G spectrum agenda tied to service launches in 2020

Regulator plans include spectrum across low-, mid- and high-band channels to support 5G trials beginning in 2018, and commercial services in 2020. ...

Vodafone using precision agriculture to help New Zealand farmers cut costs

In New Zealand, where agriculture plays a central role in the country’s economy, mobile operator Vodafone is helping local farmers to improve performance and...

Nokia adds support for converged broadband, IoT to Cloud Packet Core

The platform also supports machine-type communications and includes a new 3GPP Cellular IoT feature. Nokia announced its Cloud Packet Core now supports...

SK Telecom, Ericsson and BMW carry out 5G trial for connected car

5G trial reached a peak rate of 3.6 Gbps for a connected car traveling at 170 kph. SK Telecom, Ericsson and BMW Korea...

Qualcomm Webinar: The essential role of Gigabit LTE and LTE Advanced Pro in a 5G World

With 5G NR trials and deployments on the near horizon, one may suspect that advancements in LTE networks are slowing down…that LTE innovations are...

Analyst Angle Webinar: Power at the edge: Processing and storage move from the central core to the network edge

The concomitant push to virtualization, and the heightened requirements for latency and QoE are changing the way mobile operators decide which functions and what...

Verizon and T-Mobile LTE networks dominate latest OpenSignal testing

Verizon and T-Mobile were in a statistical dead heat in terms of LTE speeds, with T-Mobile closing the gap on Verizon in terms of...

Analyst Angle: 5G is key to unlocking mobile AR and VR market opportunities

The promise of augmented and virtual reality will be dependent on 5G networks that can handle the speed and capacity requirements of AR and...

Top five skills for RF test engineers

Radio frequency test engineers can be found in both manufacturing environments and in development teams for advanced RF products and projects. The average salary,...

Senet talks LoRa network expansion plans, focus on support for agricultural IoT

In a recent conversation with Enterprise IoT Insights, Will Yapp, VP for business development at LoRa internet of things network provider Senet, discussed the...

FCC closes investigation into free data programs with 5G on the horizon

Newly installed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the government agency will drop its investigation into free data programs as industry ramps up 5G data...

Ericsson and IBM announce 5G base station chip

Ericsson and IBM said they have created an integrated circuit designed for use in future "5G" base stations. The companies announced the first reported...

How 5G is taking shape in APAC

The Asia-Pacific region is currently very active in terms of "5G" trials as vendors and mobile operators are carrying out tests with the aim...

Telecom Italia to invest almost $12 billion in digital services, network improvement

The telco expects its LTE network to reach 99% of the Italian population by the end of 2019. Telecom Italia announced plans to invest 11 billion...

Teleena and Aarea to provide Sigfox IoT connectivity services globally

French IoT firm Sigfox currently operates in 30 markets. Global internet of things and mobile virtual network operator enabler Teleena signed a strategic...

Analyst Angle: Edge applications and services to get closer to the subscriber

A conversation about edge applications with Linsey Miller, VP of Marketing, Artesyn The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the...

Reality Check: Smart city and IoT technology enabling the future

With the world’s population set to hit 9.7 billion people by 2050, smart city and IoT technologies will be critical to meet demands. ...

Reality Check: Bridging the chasm to enterprise service with MEC

Mobile edge computing is viewed by many mobile network operators as related to 5G, but MNOs can glean benefits from MEC in their current...

CyrusOne snags data centers from Sentinel for $490M

Data centers include locations in North Carolina and New Jersey, with CyrusOne noting focus on health care and financial verticals. CyrusOne is set...

Anritsu and TRX Systems Partner to Create Revolutionary In-building Network Test Solution

Industry Leading Handheld Analyzers Integrate with 3D Indoor Location and Mapping Solution to Create Industry’s First Automatically Geo-referenced RF Signal Mapping Systems Anritsu Company and...

AT&T VoLTE roaming expands to Japan with NTT DoCoMo deal

AT&T lays claim to being first domestic operator to support international VoLTE roaming services, though U.S. support remains spotty. AT&T expanded voice-over-LTE roaming...

SK Telecom inks deal with Thai state-run telco CAT to deploy IoT networks

Thai government looks to develop IoT initiatives including a smart city project in Phuket. SK Telecom signed a contract with Thai state-run...

LPWA connections to reach 1.4 billion globally by 2022

GSMA says LPWA technologies are backed by 67 global operators. The GSMA predicts low power wide area technology connections are set to...

Analyst Angle: Video at the edge optimizes fixed and mobile networks

A conversation about video at the edge with Dan Sahar, Co-Founder and VP of Product Marketing, Qwilt The below is only a summary. Download a transcript...
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