October 2018

As connectivity becomes the fourth utility and occupants of commercial buildings demand the very best in Wi-Fi and cellular access, it is becoming paramount that building owners understand how these …

Seattle to challenge FCC claiming federal overreach Last month the U.S. Federal Communications Commission passed an order meant to make it easier for operators to deploy small cells and other …

Only one smart city use case stands up to close scrutiny: smart street lighting. The business case for parking and garbage, the other functions in the holy trinity of smart …

The idea of digital transformation has taken center stage over the last few years and has thrown open many opportunities for organizations to fundamentally change the way they do business. …

T-Mobile US presentation to FCC lays out network plans T-Mobile US sketched out its vision for a combined 5G network if its proposed merger with Sprint goes through and argued …

  The U.K-based telecom group recently announced plans to double the size of its NB-IoT footprint in Europe by end-2019   Vodafone Spain said that its national narrowband internet of …

  SK Telecom said that the test used spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band South Korean carrier SK Telecom says it has completed the first call in a test bed …

  The Philippine carrier aims to launch commercial 5G in the second quarter of 2019 Philippine operator Globe Telecom has inked an agreement with the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) …

Merger would create the world’s sixth-largest contractor in aerospace/defense and critical communications Critical communications and aerospace/defense company Harris and aerospace and defense company L3 Technologies plan to merge their businesses …

In the U.S., 3.5 GHz is shared access LTE band In the U.S. later this month regulators will consider a key set of rules associated with priority access license to …

Verizon network recovery marked by  ‘unprecedented’ damage to fiber network Hurricane Michael caused widespread devastation when it made landfall near Mexico Beach in the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 …

  Both scanners and test UEs will be available for field testing in 5G. In legacy technologies, scanner was best suited for coverage measurements because it can measure all cells …

Growth trends in enterprise and operator small cell investments Small cell densification of LTE and 5G networks is a major priority for operators around the world. And given the vast …

Artificial intelligence is a technology that presupposes the advents before it and builds upon them to create an invention of endless applications and limitless possibilities. AI is, in no uncertain …

You’ve heard the term, change or die, right? Well, AT&T is moving quickly with their Time Warner acquisition. First, they renamed it WarnerMedia. Next, they are planning to launch a …

The European Commission (EC) will make usage of the 900MHz band for short-range devices consistent across all member states. The move will make the 874-876 and 915-921 MHz bands a …

EXFO’s sales up, profits down EXFO reported a quarter that its CEO described as disappointing, but promised that 2019 will be a year of renewed focus on execution by the …

Proposal eyes unlicensed use of 6 GHz; CBRS PAL term length and area up for discussion The U.S. Federal Communications Committee meets later this month and is poised to vote …

Oracle looking from non-standalone 5G NR to standalone 5G NR Current and near-term standards-based 5G deployments are focused on the non-standalone 5G New Radio specification, but that’s just a first …

  The European telco is currently testing 5G technologies in a cluster in Berlin Deutsche Telekom said it expects to offer 5G coverage to 99% of Germany’s population and 90% …

  Nearly 20,000 customers will trial smart-home technologies including thermostats and water heaters   Portland General Electric has announced plans to file a proposal to carry out a smart grid …

  The Canadian company will use fixed wireless 5G equipment from U.S. firm PHAZR Canadian operator TeraGo announced that it will be starting a technical trial in the greater Toronto …

Network monitoring company Paessler is collaborating with internet of things network company Sigfox to offer IoT monitoring and visualization services for devices connected to Sigfox’s low-power wide-area network. Paessler’s PRTG Network …

Manufacturing, transportation, retail—that’s the supply chain Blockchain is largely associated with the mysterious world of cryptocurrency, but AT&T sees significant value in applying the generalized ledger that supports blockchain to …