2017

Small Cell Forum says growth is ramping up A new survey shows that nearly 60% of operators expect to focus on small cells in the first years of 5G deployment, as …

Barefoot Networks debuts monitoring system for total packet visibility Barefoot Networks, a computer networking company, unveiled Barefoot Deep Insight today, which the organization claims to be the first network monitoring …

The GSMA estimates 5G will account for 31% of total mobile connections in Europe by 2025 European telecommunications ministers agreed on a joint roadmap for the development of 5G networks. The …

The IoT-based solution allows all parties in the supply chain to track milk shipments in real time Exporting fresh produce over 7,000 kilometers from Australia to China is not an …

Equinix unleashes new inter-metro connectivity through cloud exchange fabric Equinix, a global international and data center company, announced an addition to its interconnection offering, leveraging software-defined network (SDN) to make …

As the endless thirst for data drives a continuous push for more network capacity, fiber remains the principle transmission technology underpinning all of our core, fixed line and mobile backhaul …

ETSI premieres new augmented reality group Rolling into the augmented reality (AR) space, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) launched a new Industry Specification Group called Augmented Reality Framework (ISG …

  With commercial 5G radios targeting mobile applications being a probable reality by 4Q18, both new entrants and existing vendors are ramping up their R&D efforts in the hope of …

Samsung asks FCC for permission to test in high-frequency bands In a pair of recent requests for special temporary authority, Samsung Electronics America is asking the U.S. Federal Communications Commission …

IoT is central to Verizon strategic plans We’re more than just a wireless network operator–that’s the central message of a new Verizon campaign called “Humanability” that highlights a wide range …

Huawei to integrate EC-IoT solution into Wapwag’s smart supply management platform Huawei and Wapwag Smart Water Public Co. announced at the Edge Computing Industry Summit 2017 in Beijing they have …

ARRIS has completed its $800 million dollar purchase of Ruckus Wireless with a promise to retain the Wi-Fi equipment maker’s name and leadership. Former Ruckus president Dan Rabinovitsj will become …

Broadcom today said it plans to nominate 11 board members for election to Qualcomm’s board of directors at an annual shareholders meeting in March. This move, potentially signaling a move …

Nuage Networks to expand and upgrade Fujitsu Enterprise Cloud Service K5 Fujitsu has chosen Nuage Networks, Nokia’s software-defined networking (SDN) subsidiary, to extend and update its enterprise cloud service. Fujitsu …

DEL MAR, Calif.–5G will be supported by four “pillars” as the industry seeks to transition to the next generation of wireless technology, according to Andreas Roessler, technology manager at test …

A new network topology The digital transformation of network infrastructure through network functions virtualization (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN) is anticipated to play a pivotal role with the respect …

The two firms aim to deploy connected robots next year using 5G networks Japanese telecom operator SoftBank and Huawei Wireless X Labs recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in …

Deutsche Telekom said 150 firms are currently testing NB-IoT technology German telecommunications operator Deutsche Telekom said its NB-IoT network is already available at approximately 300 locations across Germany including Berlin/Potsdam, …

Improvements in MIMO technology support advanced mobile network capacity and 5G commercialization MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) isn’t new technology. Early research on multi-channel transmission systems dates back to the …

Just over a year ago Comcast started talking about their upcoming re-entry into wireless. There was quite a bit of speculation about what this new service would look like and …

Adtran and TIM sign memorandum of understanding Italy’s leading telco and ICT group TIM announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Adtran to review the company’s NFV …

“Make calls, keep records, send email, browse the web and run over a thousand different applications, all while on the go…” This holiday ad for “one of the first truly …

AWS launches Amazon Elastic Container Services for Kubernetes Following its cloud competitors, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it has added Kubernetes to its Amazon Elastic Container Services (ECS), enabling the …

Texmark Chemicals is a Texas petro-chemical processing and manufacturing company that provides custom contract manufacturing (tolling) of specialty and high volume chemicals to many of the world’s leading chemical companies. …

Working with KDDI, Samsung pushed 1.7 Gbps to train moving 60 mph With lots of pre-standard 5G attention going toward fixed wireless access as a replacement for fiber-to-the-home or fiber-to-the-premises, …