2017

Visual light communications enables precise in-store location and wayfinding – down to an item on a shelf Indoor positioning systems (IPS) can enhance the shopping experience in a physical retail …

Boosted by early adoption from carriers such as AT&T, Telefónica and China Mobile, communications service providers (CSPs) are beginning to ramp up their investments in NFV/SDN initiatives. The market has …

We’ve read the projections, and analyzed the statistics, and by all measures they are remarkable: In 2008, there were already more “things” connected to the internet than people; by 2020 …

Surprise! Ready or not, like it or not, Amazon is installing Alexa on your Kindle. Some like this. Others don’t. Many ask what gives Amazon permission to break trust with …

Securing sites for wireless infrastructure could become much easier if new rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission take effect. In a notice of proposed rulemaking, the agency has listed …

Chinese ICT vendor Huawei, in tests with various global service providers, is working to validate technologies seen as core to future 5G networks. Trials have focused on massive multiple input, …

The world’s largest maker of agricultural equipment is encouraging software developers to use John Deere’s application programming interfaces to create software that can access the data generated by John Deere’s …

Pantech was once the second largest cell phone maker in South Korea, but as the smartphone market took off the company was one of many manufacturers unable to carve out …

Microsoft IoT Central connects to Azure cloud services; Connected Factory announced ahead of Hannover Messe Microsoft has unveiled Microsoft IoT Central, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering aimed at reducing the …

Oracle made two purchases this week: measurement and analytics firm Moat, and software start-up Wercker that focuses on cloud-based application and micro-services enablement through software containerization. The Moat purchase will provide …

T-Systems, DT’s enterprise group, will provide IoT services to manufacturing interest Kaeser Kompressoren Germany is a leader in the digital transformation of the manufacturing sector, a combination of federal investment …

Network benchmarking company P3 Group and network performance solution company InfoVista announced a partnership this week to provide global mobile network benchmarking services, combining P3’s measurement capabilities with InfoVista’s recently …

Microsoft Hololens and Azure platform join predictive maintenance industrial IoT solution used by Thyssenkrupp Elevator, escalator and moving walkway manufacturer Thyssenkrupp has been using the predictive maintenance capabilities of Microsoft’s …

The carrier may have come out of the recent 600 MHz incentive auction empty handed, but Verizon claims plenty of runway for current LTE and future 5G plans. Verizon Wireless …

As the Federal Communications Commission works to make the 3.5 GHz consumer broadband radio service (CBRS) band accessible to new users, U.S. operators and their vendors see a big opportunity …

Dan Meyer does the worst job breaking down the 600 MHz incentive auction results and says goodbye to RCR Wireless News in his last WOTW column. Hello! And welcome to …

Like its competitors, Nokia is engaged in numerous 5G pilot and trial projects meant to help gain a better understanding of key technologies, use cases and applications associated with the …

Verizon launched its nationwide internet of things network on the last day of the first quarter. The carrier added Category M1 technology to its network through a software upgrade, and …

A new report from OpenSignal found Verizon and T-Mobile at opposite ends of Wi-Fi connectivity, with unlimited data availability, customer mix as reasons. One impact of domestic wireless carriers moving …

The Danish capital implemented a number of smart city initiatives with vendor Cisco Copenhagen is well known as one of the most innovative cities in Europe. The Danish capital has been also …

Telefonica has opened three new service operations center to trial intelligent network management Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has deployed three dedicated Service Operations Centers (SOCs) in Argentina, Chile and Germany …

Unlimited data plan resulted in positive net adds. Verizon Wireless’ recent launch of an unlimited LTE data offer boosted its first quarter customer figures and “positively changed the trajectory of …

A key element in Teléfonica Deutschland Digital Transformation Journey Executive Summary Teléfonica has made customer experience a brand differentiator, with an ambition to grow the Teléfonica and O2 brands by …

Butano24 will use LoRa to monitor butane cylinders For fifty years, consumers and businesses in Spain have been buying orange butane cylinders to heat their water and their homes. When …