March 2018

  IoT device manufacturers are governed by a keen consumer demand for desirable features and intuitive functionality. Security concerns, in stark contrast, have been given relatively little thought — especially …

28 GHz millimeter wave spectrum supported 5G trial demonstration A recent collaborative 5G trial in Japan allowed baseball fans to get a taste of how next-generation wireless networks will support …

Rule change applies to “provider-specific” signal boosters Cellular signal boosters provide a real benefit for both consumer and enterprise users; but some of the systems, which capture, amplify and distribute …

Pai looking to secure “networks and their supply chains,” in latest move against Huawei Ajit Pai, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, on Monday announced he would propose a …

According to the GSMA, the number of 5G capex in China will support 428 million connections by 2025 Chinese telecommunications firms could invest around  $280 billion on the deployment of …

  Full-spectrum, all-fiber DAS provides cost-effective in-building solution for the enterprise The move from LTE to 5G encompasses many other important changes taking place in the telecoms industry. Licensed spectrum …

Despite momentum, 5G standards work is not complete The past several months has seen an explosion in 5G momentum. It seems that every week brings another high-profile demonstration or an …

Six years ago, T-Mobile US was crashing and burning. It was the worst performer in all of wireless. In order to survive, they needed the right kind of new leadership …

CloudBees CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise now available on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform CloudBees. Inc, the hub of enterprise Jenkins and DevOps, recently announced the availability of CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise on …

Google embracing blockchain technology Google is reportedly looking into using blockchain technology to boost the search engine giant’s cloud business, according to sources familiar with the matter at Bloomberg. Blockchain …

ZTE adds container networking solution to TECS OpenPalette platform Chinese vendor ZTE recently premiered an end-to-end container networking solution in the open-source network functions virtualization (NFV) field , dubbed Knitter, …

Steel in the Air President Ken Schmidt has some recent analysis of what the national distribution of 100,000 small cells over the next few years could look like, if you …

Microsoft gives sneak peak of Windows Server 2019 Microsoft recently previewed Windows Server 2019 with general availability slated for the second half of this year. Based on feedback from its …

IDC has named finalists for its Smart Cities North America Award. All 23 cities are in the U.S., and three of them are in Texas. Texas landed on the list …

Industry experts talk fixed wireless opportunity While the big four U.S. carriers are locked in a 5G arms race that comes with a good deal of marketing hype, there are …

Plans for virtual RANs Telecom operators are looking to extend the benefits of virtualization to radio access networks (RANs). Companies such as Nokia, Intel and Verizon are working to leverage …

Keysight Technologies’ Ixia Solutions Group collaborated with networking company Innovium to validate terabit-speeds on an Innovium switch for supporting large-scale data centers. The Innovatium Teralynx Ethernet switch line was able …

3GPP already looking to Release 16 In December last year the 3GPP finalized the non-standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification, paving the way for early commercial deployments that will use …

KT will use 28 GHz spectrum for urban hot spots and 3.5 GHz band for urban and rural areas. South Korean telecom operator KT Corp. has confirmed plans to launch …

The Linux Foundation and OCP tag team open source hardware/software initiative The virtualization of network functions has resulted in a disaggregation of hardware and software, increasing interest in open source …

Some small cell deployments no longer subject to federal review The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted along party lines 3-2 yesterday to make it easier for operators to deploy …

Although the standard for the next generation of Wi-Fi technology hasn’t been officially finalized, that hasn’t stopped chipsets, reference designs and test equipment from making it to the market to …

Cisco and Verizon team up on Information-Centric Networking (ICN) software Cisco and Verizon announced they recently tested the former company’s hybrid ICN software at the latter company’s lab outside Boston. …

Federal attorneys say combined AT&T and Time Warner will hurt competition, consumers Opening arguments were set to begin this morning after a one-day weather delay in the U.S. Department of …