Monthly Archives: October, 2018

Wi-Fi vs. cellular: In-building wireless for commercial office buildings

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...

City leaders come out against FCC over streamlined small cell order

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...

The hard ROI of smart street-lighting – seven ways for cities to make their money back

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

B2B2X – the key for telecom operators to rise above Xpectations (Reader Forum)

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

T-Mo lays out its network plans for the FCC

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...

Vodafone announces NB-IoT network expansions in Spain, Germany

  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...

Orange Poland, virtualization and the Beijing Release

Orange Poland early adopter of ONAP As it continues a "bricky-by-brick" approach to 5G, Orange Poland recently worked with EXFO to incorporate passive virtual probes...

SK Telecom completes 5G call with Samsung’s equipment

  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...

Globe Telecom receives green light to deploy small cells in Manila

  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...

Harris, L3 to merge into defense, critical comms giant

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...

The 3.5 GHz band is seen globally as key 5G spectrum

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...

Network recovery operations ongoing in aftermath of Hurricane Michael

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...

5G NR: Scanner-based vs. UE-based field measurements

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

Small cell densification: A Q&A with Airspan Networks

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...

Why any developer can leverage artificial intelligence (Reader Forum)

Artificial intelligence is a technology that presupposes the advents before it and builds upon them to create an invention of endless applications and limitless...

Kagan: AT&T WarnerMedia launching streaming service in 2019

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,...

Europe seeks to hamonise 900MHz band for next-gen IoT and RFID devices

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...

EXFO reports results, touts Orange’s ONAP integration

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...

FCC taking on CBRS, 6 GHz later this month

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...

Signaling and network slice-as-a-service mark Oracle 5G strategy

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,...

Deutsche Telekom targets 99% 5G coverage in Germany by 2025

  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...

Portland General Electric targets smart grid test bed in 2019

  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...

TeraGo starts 5G technical trial in greater Toronto area

  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...

Test and Measurement: SigFox, Paessler partner for IoT monitoring

Network monitoring company Paessler is collaborating with internet of things network company Sigfox to offer IoT monitoring and visualization services for devices connected to...

Spotlight on AT&T: Blockchain for the supply chain

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...
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