July 2018

Experiential consumerism is the term that describes the immersive experience that retailers are going to have to provide in the future to attract and woo customers. For some, older consumers, …

Remote monitoring a key broadband-enable telehealth application The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will meet on Aug. 2 and discuss potentially providing $100 million in federal funds to support up …

O2 is currently working to deploy a testbed for 5G trials in London UK carrier O2, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, said it has written to every CEO of …

Huawei recently announced plans to increase annual spending in R&D While competitors Nokia and Ericsson both reported flat to down sales, Chinese network infrastructure  vendor Huawei reported revenues of CNY …

Mesh networking provides secure communications for rail industry Provider of mobile wireless mesh networks, Rajant, has entered into a partnership with the Wabtech Corporation to accelerate growth in the rail …

Report: Industrial internet of things good for jobs and GDP There are fears that the rise of the industrial IoT and widespread automation of formerly manual processes will lead to …

Operator network investments translate to increased tower and site revenues As operators in the U.S. and around the world continue to invest in network infrastructure and densification, major tower companies …

Buy back comes after Qualcomm walks from NXP acquisition After dropping its $44 billion bid to purchase Dutch semiconductor firm NXP, Qualcomm, as promised, has started the process of buying …

Crestron IoT smart building solution recognized by partner Microsoft Crestron Electronics, an in-building control and automation technology vendor, was selected from among 2,600 companies to receive the IoT Microsoft Global …

Cloud-based building management systems, IoT devices, and remote mobile connectivity are rapidly transforming today?s facilities and security management ecosystem in the commercial real estate sector saving valuable time in the …

Craig Cowden, the Senior Vice President of wireless for Charter explained some of their interesting growth plans at a recent US Senate hearing. I think it’s important for all of …

Of all the jobs that are threatened to be replaced by AI, big data, and the rise of digital labor it stands to reason that IT Manager might possibly the …

The fruits of the research we fund are a public good not a threat to America Recently my company Huawei was strongly criticised by several members of the U.S. Congress. …

The high labor costs of installing digital IoT hardware and measuring devices in large multi-tenant commercial office buildings have prohibited the adoption of the technology, but now a new self-installing …

The European telco secured 90 megahertz of 5G spectrum in the recent tender Vodafone Spain has announced the launch of 5G trials in the cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, …

ZTE lost $790 million in Q1 due to the impact of the ban Chinese network infrastructure vendor ZTE has issued a revised earnings report for the first quarter of the …

The regulatory process is (hopefully) nearing an end, trials are ongoing and commercial products are being put through their paces as the telecom industry preps for deployment of LTE in …

Nokia providing hardware, software, services with $3.5 billion, three-year deal To advance regulatory approval for a proposed merger, Sprint and T-Mobile US executives have been playing up the ability of …

AT&T taking ‘one-touch, one-tower’ approach to FirstNet build In providing a second quarter update on the carrier’s financial performance, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan provided an update on the FirstNet …

From sensors in shopping carts to mannequins that send notifications to our smartphones, the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the retail in-store shopping experience dramatically. Nearly 50% of retailers …

Understand the importance of cellular connectivity in a class A building Have you ever been on the 60th floor of a modern, newly built class A commercial office building and …

Craig Cowden, the Senior Vice President of wireless for Charter, explained some of their interesting growth plans at a recent U.S. Senate hearing. I think it’s important for all of …

As buzzword bingo goes, Blockchain, Microgrid and BAS are all heavy hitters in the tech lexicon. Can all three work together to score a game changer in building automation and …

Intel PC, IoT, data center, memory businesses all up This week Intel reported what Interim CEO and CFO Bob Swan characterized as an “outstanding” Q2 marked by revenue growth across …

The legislation stipulates the creation of a task force to evaluate best ways to boost precision agriculture in American farms The U.S. House of Representatives passed this week the Precision …