November 2018

  The Spanish government had already awarded frequencies in the 3.6 GHz-3.9 GHz range last year   Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed that the government plans to auction spectrum …

MIPIM and MetaProp NYC have partnered to organize the MIPIM PropTech NYC conference, a premier real estate technology event, which will take place amid New York real estate tech week …

Michigan State University said this week that it is turning its campus into a “connected ecosystem,” with the aim of supporting connected and autonomous vehicle development and better understanding the …

  Vodafone Germany also announced that Deutsche Bahn and automobile firms e.GO, Audi and Continental have become its first 5G partners Vodafone Germany has announced the activation of its first …

  The company has already reached 1,800 partners in its 5G Open partner program Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo plans to launch pre-commercial 5G services in September 2019, the carrier’s …

Move comes after FCC Chairman criticizes Hurricane Michael recovery After publicly criticizing the network recovery efforts after Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai …

  Semtech says that Laird Connectivity’s engineering services capabilities will enable the acceleration of LoRa-based IoT solutions   Semtech has added Laird Connectivity, a global provider of wireless connectivity solutions, …

The Secretary of Commerce has appointed six members to the First Responders Network Authority board, filling five vacancies and making one re-appointment of a board member. FirstNet Chair Edward Horowitz, …

Doreen Bogdan-Martin elected as ITU Director of Telecommunications Development Bureau The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations agency dedicated to information and communications technology standardization, this week elected its …

5G NR-U can serve operator, enterprise and industrial demands In the context of LTE, the use of Licensed Assisted Access to aggregate licensed and unlicensed spectrum bands is key to …

Siemens? fast-paced acquisitions of J2, Enlighted and Comfy this year portend the company?s keen interest in maintaining a foothold in the coveted smart building sector in coming years. In a …

Smartphone usage. Voluminous streaming data. Multiple mobile devices tethered together. All of these activities are expected to have much smoother connections once 5G is rolled out. Because it’s touted as …

Nine US cities will each receive $1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies to implement smart solutions to tackle homelessness, drugs, mobility, climate change, and economic opportunity. The charity, set up by …

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The use of wireless networks to support the delivery of healthcare services is gaining momentum and acceptance, but making sure the connectivity — and the policies to ensure that …

FCC has already allocated 12.55 gigahertz of millimeter wave spectrum Millimeter wave spectrum is key to delivering on the ultra-high throughput speeds associated with 5G. In the U.S., the Federal …

  American Tower Corporation’s CEO talks about the role of mid-band spectrum deployments in supporting 5G American Tower expects 4G technology to be the main driver of tower demands in …

CWA tells FCC merger could kill 30,000 jobs While T-Mobile US CEO John Legere and Marcelo Claure, former Sprint CEO and current COO of Sprint parent company SoftBank, told workers …

  BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler have already expressed interest in operating private 5G networks for their plants German car makers are looking to deploy their own 5G networks in order …

  Test being carried out at some of the city’s intersections are part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Signal Phasing and Timing challenge   The city of Austin announced …

Sprint CEO Michel Combes calls it a “major milestone” This week Sprint reported its Q2 2018 financials. Highlights include year-over-year growth in wireless service revenue for the first time in …

Hana property management service pairs users with co-working space After WeWork?s became the largest leaseholder in New York city with 5.3 million square feet, more players are entering the co-working …

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“Cars are the ultimate mobile device,” said AT&T this week, as it announced another two million connected cars in Q3, as well as an expanded deal to supply connectivity to …

Car maker Volvo has struck a deal with Chinese internet search provider Baidu to jointly develop electric and fully autonomous cars for the Chinese market. Volvo, a subsidiary of Chinese …