Monthly Archives: March, 2017

Reality Check: Which industry will likely fuel growth and adoption of SD-WAN?

The SD-WAN space has received considerable attention from telecommunication operators, but what industry segment is set to lead the market going forward? ...

Food waste turns green as AT&T and Emerson monetize trash

Americans toss $165 billion worth of food into the trash each year, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. That comes out to more...

Embedded processor update

Embedded semiconductors now account for 10% of the overall microprocessor market, according to IC Insights. The firm estimates the size of the global market...

Canadian regulators bar MVNO Sugar Mobile from 3G roaming workaround

MVNO Sugar Mobile has been given 50 days to stop tapping into a 3G roaming agreement from its parent company accessing Rogers’ wireless network....

Kumu looks to help small cells scale by removing backhaul challenges

A startup that grew out of Stanford, Kumu Networks has gradually gone from raising eyebrows and capital, to making major carrier deals, and now...

Private LTE network market set for strong growth, FirstNet to provide impetus

A recent report from IHS Markit predicts the private LTE network market will hit $2.6 billion in device and equipment revenues by 2020. ...

As automation displaces the workforce, what’s our responsibility?

BARCELONA, Spain – Mobile World Congress 2017 provided a glimpse into how automation is currently enabled by the internet of things, and, down the...

Honda launches connected car platform in European countries

The connected car service is offered through technology provided by Cisco Jasper and Bright Box BARCELONA, Spain--Japanese car manufacturer Honda has implemented technology from Cisco...

Huawei unveils top priorities for its X Labs during MWC 2017

Huawei focus areas include connected drones, cloud VR, AR, wireless robotics and connected cars. BARCELONA, Spain – Huawei unveiled details about the operation of...

BT, Deutsche Telekom ink agreement to offer global network services

Buildings on 2016 strategic agreement between BT and Deutsche Telekom. BARCELONA, Spain – U.K. telecommunications operator BT and Deutsche Telekom signed a partnership to...

Kagan: Samsung problems are opportunity for competitors

Samsung keeps shooting itself in the foot. Between their burning Galaxy smartphones a few months ago, their washer and dryer problems and today’s pending...

Reader Forum: 4 reasons why you should move your contact center to the cloud

Improved CEM, disaster recovery, business continuity, scalability and cost cited as reasons to move a contact center to the cloud. Editor’s Note:...

Reader Forum: 5 examples why IoT devices need a voice

Gemalto looks at five scenarios regarding IoT device security that need to be addressed. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our...

How a virtualized EPC fits into 5G and the internet of things

Affirmed Networks discusses how virtualizing the evolved packet core will facilitate 5G network slicing for the internet of things. BARCELONA, Spain – In...

Test and Measurement: 5G, IoT news from MWC

Internet of things testing, continued support of "5G" development and security were the dominant themes in the test space at this year's Mobile World...

FCC 600 MHz incentive auction set for assignment phase, end nears

The FCC is set to begin the final phase of its 600 MHz incentive auction process, with the assignment portion starting on March 6....

MWC 2017: 5G equipment goes public

With "5G" customer trials and testing underway, network and customer equipment is starting to emerge into larger-scale production. Vendors took the opportunity of Mobile...

Ooredoo launches 10 Gbps FTTH service in Qatar

Ooredoo said the service will initially be available for select customers in capital city of Doha. Middle East mobile operator Ooredoo launched...

Deutsche Telekom inks M2M partnership with China Unicom, smart glass deal with Zeiss

DT said M2M deal with China Mobile will provide customers access to the Chinese market, while smart glass partnership could target augmented reality. ...

Worst of the Week: Did Sprint come of age at MWC?

Was the strong showing at the recent MWC event by Sprint a sign of maturation or more cynically an attempt to attract attention? ...

DAS vendors look to VRAN to enable the enterprise

Virtualizing the radio access network with software is a way to make distributed antenna systems more affordable for enterprises that are desperate for better...

EXFO continues to consolidate with Ontology Systems purchase

Ontology deal to provide EXFO with real-time network topology discovery and service-chain mapping to improve network visibility platform for operators. EXFO said...

Major operators, vendors commit to unified 5G ecosystem

As pre-standards "5G" network equipment and devices emerge to support the increasing number of trials around the world, operators and vendors see a need...

Ericsson, China Mobile carry out connected factory trial in China

Connected factory trial is currently focused on production line monitoring and materials tracking use cases. China Mobile and Ericsson said they are...

NATE Unite 2017

Carriers and tower companies may not be building as many towers as they have in the past, but there's no slowdown for the National...
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