Monthly Archives: March, 2017

3 Group selects Cisco Jasper platform to boost global IoT offering

The Hong Kong-based carrier said customers will have access to the new solution by mid-2017 CK Hutchison’s 3 Group has selected Cisco Jasper's connectivity management...

Telefonica signs agreement with Ferrovial on IoT, smart cities

The deal stipulates cooperation in IoT and smart cities fields Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica has signed an agreement with compatriot infrastructure company Ferrovial for the...

Bharti Airtel acquires 4G business to expand spectrum holding in India

The Indian telco will own 30 megahertz in the 2.3 GHz band once the acquisition if fully completed. Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel signed an...

AT&T, CWA continue labor negotiations following 1-day strike

Approximately 17,000 CWA members protested last week at AT&T locations across California and Nevada, which resulted in a quick settlement on worker claims. ...

Reader Forum: How to build tomorrow’s smart utility – today

Three ways a utility benefits from reliable communications – and 10 must-haves when selecting a network. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our...

Reader Forum: Digital OSS for the digital world

What role are digital OSS platforms set to play for telecommunication providers as they move down the road of software-based virtualization deployments? Editor’s...

A look at FirstNet’s plans for the first six months

With the FirstNet board preparing to move forward with the award of its approximately $6.5 billion contract to build a national public safety LTE network,...

As NFV matures, is the infrastructure ready for automation?

Napatech discusses the role of NFV in moving telecom into the cloud As carriers gradually work out how to automate increasingly complex networks, NFV is...

Kagan: Samsung Bixby brings AI to Galaxy S8

After the Galaxy Note 7 battery disaster several months ago, Samsung teased us with their upcoming AI services. Last week Samsung introduced Bixby, which...

Test and Measurement: Ixia Security Report finds shifting network environment

Networks are expanding in multiple dimensions -- and that means that potential vulnerabilities are as well, according to a new report from Ixia. Attack surfaces...

How OTT services save operators money on infrastructure

Google and other "over-the-top" services have helped drive a demand for mobile data that has prompted wireless carriers to invest billions in network infrastructure....

FCC updates 800 MHz rules

Rule change should benefit AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Five years after opening up the 800 MHz spectrum band for mobile broadband, the Federal Communications...

Huawei targets enterprise with new IoT partnership

Software AG combining analytics tools with Huawei cloud, edge portfolio for E2E IoT With concerns ranging from non-standardized technology and security vulnerabilities, enterprises take a...

SoftBank expanding Tokyo 5G tests into the 28 GHz band

SoftBank 5G tests ongoing in 4 GHz and 4.5 GHz bands Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank recently acquired a license to expand tests of 5G communications...

NEC partnership allows Vodafone Netherlands to offer new enterprise solution

The new enterprise offering combines small cells with mobile edge computing apps Japan’s NEC Corporation announced that Dutch telco Vodafone Netherlands has launched a new...

Swisscom, Swiss Post partner to expand IoT efforts

The Swiss operator had launched a low power network in the country last year to expand its IoT offering Swiss telecommunications operator Swisscom and Swiss...

3GPP agrees on plan to accelerate 5G NR – the global 5G standard – for 2019 deployments

Why? What? How? An insider’s perspective. If you were like me and the 100,000+ other attendees, you were at Mobile World Congress (MWC) last week...

Finding the connection between 5G and CORD

Support for the central office re-architected as a data center design continues to grow, but what the connection between CORD efforts and 5G? ...

Overcoming C-RAN growing pains

Migrating from distributed RAN (D-RAN) technology to centralized radio access networks (C-RAN) is the next innovation in mobile fronthaul architecture – a trend that...

Managing fiber in mobile networks

Fiber is helping mobile network operators take advantage of LTE-Advanced technology and will be critical in "5G" network architectures, but there are challenges associated...

China Mobile: Telecom needs same agility as IT industry

SAN FRANCISCO – In a keynote presentation at the IEEE's Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Chih Lin-I, chief scientist of the China Mobile Research...

Nokia throws LTE hardware support behind 600 MHz spectrum band

Nokia test included end-to-end LTE call, use of 20-megahertz spectrum block, 256 QAM, and four-way uplink diversity and 4x4 MIMO antenna technology. ...

Industrial IoT case study: Envision rethinks wind turbines

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision Energy is using an internet of things analytics platform to improve the efficiency of its wind turbines. The solution...

Huawei unveils investment plan for New Zealand

New data center and research labs are part of Huawei project. Huawei announced an investment plan to open a data center and research...

Hong Kong announces roadmap for 5G spectrum availability

Regulator looks to open up 5G spectrum during 2019 and 2020. Hong Kong’s Communications Authority announced plans to open up new spectrum...
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