Yearly Archives: 2017

Nokia taps automation to help operators fight ransomware

Smartphones are responsible for the majority of mobile network infections, and most infected smartphones are running Android applications, according to Nokia. The company tracks...

Huawei partners with Gemalto for NB-IoT modules

Modules could support devices in as many as 20 countries Huawei said its HiSilicon semiconductor unit will work with Swiss chipmaker Gemalto to develop modules...

Bill Gates investing $80 million in Arizona smart city

New smart city will embrace "high-speed digital networks, data centers" and other technology-focused infrastructure To the west of Phoenix, Ariz., an 25,000-acre plot of land...

T-Mobile US asks FCC for OK to buy 700 MHz licenses for rural coverage

New licenses would support T-Mobile LTE coverage in parts of Wyoming and Idaho In it's continuing effort to boost rural coverage, T-Mobile US is asking...

Verizon, AT&T to build hundreds of towers with Lightsquared founder

AT&T and Verizon have jointly agreed to build hundreds of new cell towers with Tillman Infrastructure, a company founded last year by Sanjiv Ahuja's...

Kagan: Why YouTube is shooting itself in the foot with ads

Recently, I overheard someone complaining about the sudden avalanche of commercials and ads between every song they listen to on YouTube. Many users seem...

Interoperability standards solidifying via certified Kubernetes program

CNCF offers Kubernetes Software Conformance Certification program The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), which supports container management platforms like Kubernetes and Prometheus, premiered its Kubernetes...

American Tower snaps up 20K Indian towers

American Tower to buy combined assets of Vodafone India, Idea Cellular American Tower is plunking down about $1.2 billion for roughly 20,000 towers in...

Wireless in the enterprise. A deeper reach, a more active role for venue owners

The role of wireless infrastructure in the enterprise has been steadily expanding since the introduction of Wi-Fi – so for about two decades. In...

LTE Cat-M1 joining LoRa in SK Telecom IoT plans

As it continues to develop network support for its internet of things (IoT) strategy, SK Telecom will upgrade its LTE-M network to also support...

Verizon targets wholesale customers with SD-WAN offering

Verizon makes SD-WAN solution available on a wholesale basis Verizon Partner Solutions (VPS), announced it is making its software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution available...

Despite ongoing enhancement, cybersecurity risks continue to encroach

  Cybersecurity breaches are a much talked about but little-addressed problem for corporations today, as every hack reveals just how hard it is to stay...

Google researcher discovers 14 Linux USB vulnerabilities

Google researcher finds 14 Linux USB subsystem security vulnerabilities Google researcher Andrey Konovalov recently discovered 14 Linux USB subsystem security vulnerabilities, all of which can...

Three 5G fiber trends to watch

Fiber is fuel for both LTE and future "5G" systems, and service providers are doing their best to increase their fiber footprints. Here are...

Qualcomm board unanimously rejects Broadcom offer

After taking a week to review Broadcom's unsolicited $130 billion buy-out offer, the Qualcomm Board of Directors today announced it has "unanimously rejected" the...

Accelerating the evolution to a 5G world

5th generation (5G) wireless technology is just around the corner promising secure and ubiquitous wireless connectivity at gigabit speeds. As service providers prepare to leverage...

Not so fast–Verizon questions T-Mobile’s gigabit LTE claims

The gigabit LTE discrepancy hinges on market availability of carrier aggregation, 256 QAM and 4X4 MIMO Last week at a media and analysts event in...

Ericsson expands millimeter wave 5G testing

In Argentina Movistar tests 5G in 28 GHz band Continuing to work with global operators to test 5G networking technologies, Ericsson is working with Argentinian...

Ericsson explains performance of drones on LTE networks

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are shooting movies, spraying crops, delivering pizza, and performing dozens of other jobs across many industries. For mobile network...

Qualcomm, Huawei discuss 5G specifics at Texas Wireless Summit

Several contributors to the emerging 5G standard presented last week at the 15th annual Texas Wireless Summit at the University of Texas, hosted by...

Keysight webinar: NB-IoT and LTE CAT-M1 – RF measurements for CIoT (Cellular IoT)

IoT is an emerging technology currently in piloting and live implementation phase at a number of operators across the globe. IoT is expected to...

Telecom Tweets of the Week: Autonomous Vegas shuttle debuts; promptly hit by truck

Is this a win or a loss for the robots? A new, self-driving shuttle in a test program on the Las Vegas Strip had...

Don’t wait to invest in service assurance (Reality Check)

How service assurance investments are changing the game As service providers worldwide engage with a new set of competitors, face a challenging economy and attempt...

Container growth yields Prometheus 2.0 updates

Prometheus project rolls out latest version of container management platform The open source Prometheus project debuted the latest version of its container management platform, version...

Test and Measurement: IT professionals concerned about public cloud security, Ixia study finds

More than 90% of IT professionals are concerned about the security of data and applications in public cloud deployments, according to a new study...
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