April 2017

Austin, Texas is the first of the five winners of the Smart Cities Council’s challenge grant winners to host a readiness workshop and begin working actively with the Smart Cities …

The FCC opened up its experimental licensing system, which is expected to benefit entities looking to further 5G technology research. With a move towards pushing ongoing development of “5G” technologies, …

Silver Spring Networks said NRTC will offer its Gen5 platform to the 1,500 electric utilities it represents. Roughly 50 million Americans get power or telephone service from a rural utility …

Mars Drinks, part of global manufacturer and distributer of food and beverage products Mars Incorporated, is using internet of things technologies to improve the performance of its vending machines. The …

Canonical, which is the driving force behind the Ubuntu platform powering OpenStack deployments, set to have founder retake CEO position in July. Canonical, which is best known for its support …

The European aircraft manufacturer will work with IoT firm Sensolus on geolocation and asset tracking services. Airbus selected the Stickntrack geolocation and asset tracking services from Belgian startup Sensolus to …

IoT testing takes center stage as China Telecom looks to deploy a nationwide IoT network. U.S. firm Keysight Technologies announced its cellular-based internet of things testing solution was selected by …

A greenfield, data-centric operator model transformed LTE in India Jio, the latest entrant into the Indian mobile carrier market, employed a data-centric, sole vendor partnership to bring to life an …

SOLiD GENESIS solution balances relationship between middleprise building owners and carriers Service providers, while eager to invest in marquee venues like major league stadiums, airports and high-end enterprise buildings, have …

As standardization continues, major telecommunications network infrastructure vendors – primarily Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, ZTE and Samsung along with their suppliers –are racing to not only help guide the standards setting …

California drivers are already sharing the road with autonomous cars developed by Tesla and Alphabet, and now they can add Apple to the list of companies putting self-driving cars onto …

Dense SoCal fiber footprint is expected to boost small cell deployments. Crown Castle has agreed to acquire Los Angeles-based fiber and data center provider Wilcon for $600 million. According to …

A published report citing a Straight Path regulatory filing suggests Verizon is set to top AT&T’s pending acquisition offer for the spectrum-rich company. Verizon Communications is reportedly eyeing a competing …

In addition to bus fleet, Barcelona’s public Wi-Fi network includes indoor and outdoor hot spots. Building on its existing network of indoor and outdoor public Wi-Fi hot spots, Barcelona, Spain, …

Are you ready to cede control of your commute to an autonomous vehicle, or buckle your loved ones in and send them off without a driver? Several technologies need to …

T-Mobile said it won 45% of all 600 MHz spectrum sold in recent incentive auction and plans to begin deployment later this year. T-Mobile US, which was the big spender …

German firm Locate Solutions uses different sensors and relies on Vodafone for connectivity. German location solutions provider Locate Solutions is working with Vodafone to provide a service targeting Europe’s aging population. …

The new membership is set to allow Mobiliya to focus on offering IoT solutions for a growing number of verticals. Dallas-based software engineering company Mobiliya recently joined the Samsung Artik …

The smart irrigation system uses IoT controllers to monitor water flow and usage in near real time. AT&T Alliance Channel announced the addition of a smart irrigation solution to its …

AT&T continues in its mission to actively transform the television space and blend it with wireless creating a new converged and expanded industry segment. Now they are now offering HBO …

This change in the carriers’ strategies needs to be taken into consideration for any company that plans to deploy tablets or smartphones to their workforce. Editor’s Note: In an attempt …

The very software technology that’s threatening the incumbents is also providing a solution that may ensure their survival. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we …

Neville Meijers, Qualcomm VP of Business Development, explains that private LTE networks can use licensed or unlicensed spectrum. These networks give enterprises a way to securely connect devices that require …

Smaller, more complex chipsets mean a bigger market for SoC test equipment. Research firm TechNavio expects the global market for system-on-chip test equipment to grow at an annual compound growth …

The Continental Automated Buiding Association defines a smart building as “an intelligent space that will transform efficiency, comfort and safety for people and assets.” Implicit in this definition is the …