May 2018

Fabless semiconductor startups are making interesting 5G silicon by converting big ideas into practice 5G is a complex problem: how to create 100x faster networks that can handle 1000x more …

Apple wants the Federal Communications Commission to make sure that plenty of the so-far unlicensed, very high spectrum bands from 95 GHz to 3000 GHz stay as they are: unlicensed. …

The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab has expanded its Wi-Fi testing capabilities to include Broadband Forum testing that quantifies Wi-Fi access point performance. The testing is in line with …

American Tower and Crown Castle both exploring colocation of edge computing appliances at cell tower sites Latency-dependent services command not just network densification, but also distribution of data center-type compute …

  The Hong Kong-based firm said the DAS will provide wireless coverage along the railway tunnel Hong Kong-based wireless solution provider Comba Telecom Systems has deployed a distributed antenna system …

Under the new 5G deal, NEC will provide control units for NTT DoCoMo’s 5G base stations Japanese technology firm NEC has reached an agreement with compatriot telecom operator NTT DoCoMo …

T-band spectrum used in 11 metro areas still slated for give-back Once upon a time in a Congress far, far away, public safety users were asking a national, interoperable mobile …

Non-carrier interests push FCC for parity in access to CBRS spectrum In the U.S. mobile operators aren’t the only businesses who can make beneficial use of spectrum. For operators tasked …

  Californian company says the pilot will take place in the city of Frisco in July   California-based self-driving car company Drive.ai has launched a pilot program to bring an …

Washington-state tech giant Microsoft will set up house in Houston, Texas, as part of a long-term effort with the city authority to drive grass-roots innovation, stimulate the local economy, and …

Part of the 5G vision includes an on demand, bespoke data pipe that perfectly optimized to meet the needs of any service.  Network and spectrum resources will see maximum efficiency …

Senate Democrats have officially filed for a review of the lifting of so-called “net neutrality” rules under the Congressional Review Act, even as the Federal Communications Commission gave notice that …

  The Chinese vendor said that the next two weeks will be key to find a solution to the conflict Chinese vendor ZTE announced that it has ceased its major …

  Japanese operator carried out the 5G trial with equipment provided by NEC Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo announced that it has achieved a 28 GHz wireless data transmission between a …

  PCL Construction will develop new smart building solutions backed by Microsoft’s Azure services   Microsoft and PCL Construction have signed a partnership to boost the development of smart building …

The deployment of 5G networks will require the simultaneous availability of several new technologies for the first time. Those technologies—namely SDN, NFV, network slicing, distributed cloud and mobile edge computing—will …

The White House has convened a meeting today (May 10) of 40 leading tech firms to discuss policy issues related to artificial intelligence (AI), including workforce development, regulatory barriers, and …

DARPA, industry fund research into high-gigahertz and terahertz spectrum for “6G” smart road. The industry is just getting started with 5G, but New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering — …

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Buckinghamshire County Council and Hertfordshire County Council have signed up to InterDigital mobility data engine oneTRANSPORT, taking its smart-city customer count to four in the UK. The duo will share …

Mastercard and Microsoft are to pool their payment, data analytics and cloud technologies to create a smart city “exchange” to help mayors, policy makers and urban planners tackle urban challenges …

For full system SoC verification, hardware emulation has sufficient execution speed, visibility and ease-of-use to span the entire range of verification needs throughout the life of the design development process.

DGP’s CEO Steve Dutto said the optimization of the DAS will be finished during May California-based DAS Group Professionals (DGP) has completed the construction of a distributed antenna system project …

  The South African telco said the 5G trial, which took place in Pretoria, used Huawei’s 5G CPE South African telecommunications group MTN and Chinese vendor Huawei have announced what …

USTelecom petitions FCC to ease up on ’90s-era rules on landline providers The U.S. broadband industry lobbying association USTelecom has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to eliminate some rules from …