2018

SK Telecom teasing a 5G-PON deal announcement next week South Korean telecommunications firm SK Telecom announced plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nokia and Cisco aimed at …

While the telecom industry at large is keenly focused on boosting LTE capacity on the road to commercialization of 5G, there are still many markets that rely on 3G networks …

Bluetooth and LTE will provide connectivity for IoT wearable Altair Semiconductor, a provider of LTE chipsets, has partnered with Ericsson and Sony Mobile to demonstrate a new concept for an …

AT&T 5G plans will tap millimeter wave spectrum After initially announcing its plans to offer mobile 5G in 2018, AT&T identified Dallas and Waco, Texas, and Atlanta Georgia, as the …

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–A combination of government spending on rural broadband deployment and new network build-outs are keeping the tower industry busy, and that momentum is only expected to build as dense …

Juniper premieres new product portfolio Juniper is expanding its portfolio of services with a host of products, which the company said will bring businesses closer to a secure and automated …

Nokia wants to give its carrier customers new ways to monetize their existing network infrastructure. The company’s new portfolio of smart city solutions is about selling software and services that …

Eastlink chooses Ericsson as VoLTE supplier in Canada Eastlink announced it has selected Ericsson as its core network supplier for voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) services in Canada. According to Eastlink, the collaboration …

Orange brings Radisys’ vMRF to ONAP Amsterdam Orange Labs Networks has integrated Radisys Corporation’s virtualized Media Resource Function (vMRF) into the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) Amsterdam release. Orange is …

Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm hinges on NXP deal; Qualcomm raises offer for NXP to $44 billion After extending its tender offer to NXP shareholders earlier this month, Qualcomm has now …

A Q&A with Werner Hamberger of Audi AG Steering Digital Production Industrial leaders are implementing smart manufacturing strategies with the primary goal of improving operational efficiency and gain more value …

  Unlimited data is back. Price wars are a constant threat to the bottom line, and customer loyalty is harder to earn. But a new report from Bain & Company …

Cloud-integrated software framework accelerates time-to-market for IoT devices Whether its an asset tracking platform meant to follow materials across a production floor or a light monitor that helps lower energy …

With the non-standalone 5G New Radio (NR) specification approved by 3GPP in December 2017, the telecom ecosystem is rapidly conducting standard-compliant interoperability testing to prepare for commercialization as soon as …

IoT vision includes a “sensor for everything” From smart refrigerators that let you know when it’s time to pick up more milk to connected cows that are easily tracked by …

VMware to purchase CloudCoreo VMware recently announced it is acquiring cloud configuration-management startup CloudCoreo for an undisclosed amount to further secure hybrid cloud environments. CloudCoreo was founded in 2016 with …

Cisco announces cloud-based security endpoint portfolio Cisco is taking aim at the managed security service providers (MSSP) market with three cloud-based tools included in its endpoint security portfolio: Cisco AMP …

AT&T tapping G.fast to boost broadband in multiple-dwelling units While the long-term movement in Tier 1 carrier networks is toward more and more fiber, many service providers maintain copper coaxial …

IoT use cases include supply chain management, transport and health care For carriers looking to sell internet of things (IoT) products and services to global enterprises, how do they achieve …

Verizon announces SD-WLAN Verizon Enterprise Solutions recently deployed its Software-Defined Wireless Local Area Network (SD-WLAN), which provides visibility into both corporate wireless network operations and Bluetooth-enabled devices connected to the …

In the world of IC design, the RTL flow prevails. But today’s competitive market for state-of-the-art image processing, high-bandwidth communication, and computer vision and neural computing solutions demand another level …

Success in the highly-competitive wireless retail business happens by design, not by accident.   Discover ways cell phone dealers can grow profitable sales, meet rising customer expectations, and outpace the …

For mobile operators, the phrase ‘innovate or die’ is perhaps more apt than it is across other industries.  After all, any incumbent operator that elects not to bid for a …

Connected ice re-surfacer represents an IoT product-as-a-service Name two companies that make ice re-surfacers. I’ll wait. Seriously though, Zamboni is the gold-standard in ice re-surfacers–the things that smooth out skating …

Bosch has recently announced the creation of a new business unit focusing on Industry 4.0 solutions Bosch announced the opening of an internet of things (IoT) hub in Germany’s capital …