2017

  5G wireless technology has many hopes and promises associated with it, including delivering up to 10 Gbps of throughput per user with much denser networks and super-low latency speeds.  Although not …

  The most effective wireless researchers have something in common: they understand the complexity of looking at standards, what their competitors are doing, and how-to work towards 5G development for …

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure calls return to profitability “important milestone” Amid on-again, off-again merger and acquisition discussion regarding U.S. carrier Sprint, the company on Tuesday morning released Q1 2017 financial …

In mid-2016, the Federal Communications Commission’s Technical Advisory Committee asked for public comment on whether it should study “changes to the spectrum noise floor over the past 20 years.” The …

There have been recently a lot of announcements around improving the residential Wi-Fi play. These innovations are happening on two fronts. The first is better coverage through mesh networks or …

When the state of Pennsylvania crafted a recovery plan for the bankrupt city of Harrisburg, money was obviously tight. The state and the city were at odds, and the federal …

Samsung said its newest LTE modem is capable of aggregating six component carriers, an industry first. The 3GPP currently defines carrier aggregation as a maximum of five component carriers, each …

Mavenir Systems has acquired Brocade’s virtual evolved packet core solution for an undisclosed amount. The deal includes 22 granted and pending patents, a research and development facility in Mumbai, India …

Capto Consulting sees IT and marketing coming together in new ways Like every industry, the telecommunications, media and entertainment (TME) marketplace is seeing significant disruption. Established TME companies are under …

Security solution could enhance SoftBank’s growing portfolio of IoT investments SoftBank Technologies is partnering with Rambus in an effort to bolster IoT security and device management. Rambus makes semiconductors and …

The new IoT network uses Semtech’s LoRa devices and wireless RF technology Semtech Corporation, an U.S. supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced the expansion in China …

Service targets IoT hardware makers Samsung is adding turnkey internet of things service plans to its cloud-based open data exchange platform. The company said device manufacturers and service providers will …

The two companies will apply industrial IoT solutions at Foxconn’s U.S. facility Taiwanese manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) and U.S. company Rockwell Automation have announced a collaborative agreement to …

The challenge of NFV and SDN security vulnerabilities Telecommunication operators are gung-ho about network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN). The former involves decoupling software from hardware, whereas the …

In Seattle, transportation, fire, lighting and utilities departments working on smart city projects As urban migration takes it toll not only on municipal services and infrastructure, it also has an …

Ip.access touts shipment of 2 millionth license for 3G small cell LTE small cells, for both service providers and enterprises, is a hot topic in the telecom industry. In the …

Recent years have seen the disturbing convergence of two trends: the explosion in the number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the ramp up of distributed denial of service …

Executives at equipment manufacturer Flowserve describe the 200-year-old company as a “big iron” manufacturer. Flowserve makes pumps, valves, and seals for the oil and gas, power, and chemical industries. Many …

Fixed wireless is shaping up to be the go-to alternative to fiber to the home, but doesn’t really address the not in my backyard problem “Consumers have an insatiable demand …

Wireless carriers have been competing for decades, and every year they come up with new ideas for advertising and marketing to help their brand stand above the crowd. This year …

AT&T confirmed that it will reorganize in preparation for its planned acquisition of Time Warner. As expected, the carrier appointed John Stankey as head of a its media operations, a …

Sprint is reportedly trying to merge with cable giant Charter Communications. According to Bloomberg, Charter is less than enthusiastic about the proposed deal, but talks are continuing between the two …

So, Sprint wants to merge with Charter. This is no real surprise if you have been following the industry. If not, you may be wondering why a wireless carrier wants …

No longer are businesses challenged by the concept of connectivity. The internet of things (IoT) has paved the way for the future of communications, with more and more devices making …

Europe is home to a large number of smart cities. Regional and municipal governments across the continent seek to implement innovative technologies in different fields such as transport, traffic, energy …