2017

The telecom industry is undergoing a major shift with the migration from voice and data services to an encompassing set of networking tools. Accompanying this shift is a need for …

Sorry, Android. Sprint is giving its Virgin Mobile mobile virtual network operator a face-lift: the MVNO will offer only iPhones and seems to be taking a page from Sprint’s recent …

Nine summers ago Chuck Grindstaff got a call from Wally Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. As president and CEO of Siemens PLM Software, Grindstaff was running a company …

Under the new partnership, both firms will bring advanced IoT solutions to smart cities in the country Panasonic Corporation of North America and TransitScreen have signed a strategic alliance to …

Under the deal, the NetComm will supply a range of 3G/4G M2M/IoT devices to Telefonica Australian company NetComm Wireless and Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica have signed an IoT device supply …

Vapor IO’s partners include Intel, Crown Castle and Flex High-value IoT applications like autonomous cars, virtual reality, and lights out manufacturing need networks that can respond in real-time. They need …

The wine industry is one of many verticals investigating the potential of the IoT Like other agricultural crops, grapes need a certain amount of water and sun, as well as …

From predictive crime applications to police monitoring, public safety IoT is driving governmental innovation The internet of things is already offering benefits for private companies across the globe, but the …

Asset tracking and fleet services are key IoT-based supply chain management use cases The internet of things (IoT) is having a huge impact in the way companies approach supply chain …

AT&T gives a glimpse into 5G plans at Wells Fargo event; plans include a deeper dive on fiber, as well as a move to a real-estate-type tower model Scott Mair, …

Expect some FirsetNet builds by the end of the year, but pace will pick up in 2018 Earlier this week, AT&T and the First Responders Network Authority released state plans …

States must abide by FCC’s FirstNet opt-out procedures if they don’t participate in AT&T’s FirstNet build The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to approve the opt-out procedures by which states …

Semiconductor test market expected to reach more than $20 billion by 2021 According to a new report from TechNavio, the semiconductor test space is expected to grow at a compound …

Verizon senior manager for embedded IoT solutions Joe Cozzarelli outlined the architecture of IoT devices on an Enterprise IoT Insights webinar this week. He said that at the highest level, …

Senators say they have “strong concerns” Democratic senators urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to “closely scrutinize” and to reject AT&T’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner if Sessions finds …

Verizon senior manager for embedded IoT solutions Joe Cozzarelli outlined the architecture of IoT devices on an Enterprise IoT Insights webinar this week. He said that at the highest level, …

Digital transformation is a broad concept for the fundamental transformation of companies to a more technology-reliant approach for operating business processes, activities, models and competencies. The digital transformation process include …

IoT solutions include graphics processors and radio processing units Imagination Technologies says several companies are interested in buying the troubled chip designer, and therefore the board has decided to formally …

5G also projected to have a major impact on the Chinese economy A new report from China’s Acadaemy of Information and Communications Technology, as detailed by Chinese media outlets including …

Sensus deployed its iPERL smart metering  solution and the FlexNet network for the city of Okotoks, Alberta The town of Okotoks, in Alberta, Canada, has selected Sensus to replace and …

AT&T’s IoT solutions connect the Aircraft Health and Trend Monitoring System (AHTMS) GE Aviation and AT&T’s internet of things (IoT) solutions group are connecting the onboard and off-board portions of …

Drone uses Visible Light Communication (VLC) to navigate indoors Philips Lighting, which has been making moves in the IoT space by leveraging its connected lighting platforms, is working with drone …

3D printed shuttle directed by mobile app could soon transport tourists Walt Disney World is reportedly planning to test driverless shuttles in the theme park. Later this year the shuttles …

The International Telecommunication Union, a global telecom standards body, recommends that all nations allocate 1960 megahertz of radio spectrum by 2020; 35% of that total is needed to support “basic …

Software-defined networking (SDN) is making big waves in the telecom networking spaces. Like any budding technology, SDN will take time to develop. Nevertheless, SDN applications are being deployed by major …