September 2018

Network virtualization investments often start with the EPC Last week T-Mobile US announced it worked with Cisco to deploy the “world’s largest” virtualized evolved packet core covering some 70 million …

  Vodafone Group currently operates 110,000 towers across its European footprint U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone is considering selling towers in order to help reduce the company’s debt, which currently totals …

  Vodafone announced plans to deploy new infrastructure in the U.K., Romania and Hungary   Vodafone has confirmed plans to double the number of European sites in its narrowband Internet …

AT&T names CBRS suppliers; Federated Wireless and partners planning initial commercial deployments Conversations and news out of Mobile World Congress Americas last week in Los Angeles served as a reminder …

  Yamazaki Mazak is currently part of the Worcestershire 5G consortium Japanese machine tool builder Yamazaki Mazak has been selected by the U.K. government as one of a select few …

Edge computing trials are testing entertainment, industrial use cases and more Edge computing puts compute resources closer to the end user, enabling lower latency, more predictable quality of service and …

The old drivers for the advancement and miniaturisation of computing may be about spent, but there is plenty of innovation in the pipe during the next five years, Arm co-founder …

Carrier sees public/private partnership model as potentially accelerating small cell deployments Last week during Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles, AT&T announced a major IoT project with the city …

Move to disaggregated networks presents opportunities and challenges for operators From the oRAN Alliance and the Telecom Infra Project to ETSI and the Open Compute Project, there’s a long-term move …

Last week, Marcelo Claure of Sprint discussed the merger with T-Mobile US and the industry transformation to 5G and AI at the Mobile World Congress Americas 2018 conference. I thought …

Operators Sprint and Vodafone have backed Arm’s integrated SIM (iSIM) technology to help the internet-of-things (IoT) market reach scale. Sprint confirmed it is working with fellow Softbank companies Arm and …

Test trends at MWCA were dominated by 5G It was a busy week for test companies at Mobile World Congress Americas, and while one subject — 5G testing — dominated …

Telecom regulator Arcep said it plans to launch a consultation process next month French telecoms regulator Arcep said a tender to award mobile frequencies for the provision of 5G services …

SK Telecom said Samsung, Nokia and Ericsson will be the carrier’s preferred bidders for its 5G network South Korean carrier SK Telecom has selected Samsung Electronics, Nokia and Ericsson as …

Chinese technology giant Baidu has announced a new platform that integrates smart vehicle systems and intelligent road infrastructure. Its ‘intelligent vehicle infrastructure cooperative systems’ (IVICS) solution, called Apollo, supports sensor …

It?s impossible to make a smart building without the ability for all its systems to communicate with one another-interoperability. Today more than ever the proliferation of intelligent building technologies designed …

Most 5G applications are in-building LOS ANGELES–Right now carriers are focused on building out 5G outside; serving up next-generation cellular inside buildings hasn’t emerged as a major priority just yet. …

  AT&T said the device syncs to the cloud via AT&T’s network   AT&T and Hanger have developed a proof of concept for what they claim is the industry’s first …

While smart building technologies aimed at increasing occupant comfort and energy savings have dominated the rhetoric in the commercial office and industrial sectors, nowhere else can these technologies have a …

While connectivity and automation have led to a tremendous opportunity in the smart building sector promising significant efficiency, safety and comfort to building owners and occupants, these systems are also …

The global market for smart city platforms will reach $755 million by 2027, according to new research, and enable cities to deliver services to their citizens in the manner of …

Spirent says operators in the U.S. and Mexico are accelerating network automation Spirent Communications says it is supporting an accelerated expansion of network automation by multiple, unnamed “top North American …

Dutch firm Sensoterra has developed a LoRa-based smart agriculture system for use in commercial farms to manage water usage. Sensoterra says farmers, notably potato and almond farmers, can reduce water …

T-Mobile US gets a win with support for 600 MHz; new iPhones also support AT&T-FirstNet’s Band 14 Apple’s release of its latest iPhone models — the Xs, Xs Max and …