2018

Taking stock of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile US and Sprint deployments of gigabit LTE The combined features that deliver gigabit LTE were enhanced and adopted by standards-setting body 3GPP in October …

Tech Mahindra and AT&T strengthen camaraderie IT company Tech Mahindra and AT&T are building on their relationship with a deal that will make the latter company’s FlexWare (SM) available to …

Netronome and Dell EMC tag team NFV server solution Cloud computing company Netronome is teaming up with Dell EMC to provide a turnkey network functions virtualization (NFV) server solution, which …

Rise of the cloud The cloud rose to new heights in 2017 as tech giants like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft and a host of other vendors competed for market …

Vodafone’s fifth annual IoT Barometer survey shows an acceleration of large internet of things deployments and more IoT investment — and return on that investment. “Nearly all of the companies …

Verizon reported fourth-quarter revenue of almost $34 billion, topping analysts’ estimates as it posted its first year-over-year wireless revenue growth in two years. Total revenue for Verizon’s wireless business was …

HKA and ASN sign turnkey contract for trans-Pacific cable system The Hong Kong-Americas (HKA) consortium and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) announced they have signed a turnkey contract to build a …

The IoT is applicable to energy in many more ways than just smart metering Smart metering–connecting electric, gas and other utility meters to the internet–has emerged as an important early …

AT&T and Equinix build on relationship AT&T and Equinix announced they are strengthening their relationship by making AT&T’s Switched Ethernet Service with Network On-Demand available to businesses in Equinix International …

SK Telecom said the new group currently has 200 employees Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom has formed a 200-member task force in order to speed up the process to launch …

Gigabit LTE will ensure continuous quality of experience outside early 5G hot spots At the same time operators are investing heavily in gigabit LTE, they are also setting the stage …

New Radio (NR) is the 3GPP effort for defining and standardizing a new Radio Access Technology (RAT) for 5G. NR will cover a wide set of use cases (eMBB, URLLC, …

Unlike AT&T, Verizon is not predicting a bump in capital expenditures this year based on savings generated by tax reform legislation. AT&T is expected to increase capex almost 5% this …

VMware announces general availability of NSX for vSphere 6.4 VMware announced updates to the latest version of its network virtualization software platform, NSX for vSphere 6.4, with a focus on …

The Global Certification Forum is laying out its roadmap for 5G device certification, with a newly approved work item that will cover certification for early phases of both non-standalone and …

AI research and development requires a “balanced” approach Technology giant Google, a subsidiary of parent company Alphabet, is engaged in a wide range of research into applications for artificial intelligence …

IBM and Salesforce name each other preferred vendor IBM and Salesforce announced they are building on their partnership by combining IBM Cloud and Watson services with Salesforce Quip and Salesforce …

Gigabit LTE key to providing network experience continuity once 5G hits Since Telstra launched the first commercial gigabit LTE in January 2017, more than 40 other global operators have, to …

Kaminario and Tech Data announce partnership Storage software company Kaminario is transitioning from a hardware to software-centric business model as the company partners with Tech Data. Under the agreement, Kaminario …

The telco will deploy 5G capabilities in two Spanish cities in cooperation with Nokia and Ericsson Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica has unveiled its 5G technological cities project, which will pave …

The German company has already implemented smart analysis tools to carry out an energy-saving project German company Aixtron, a provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, is in the …

Comes on heels of AT&T and Huawei deal falling apart ahead of CES Long-gestating concerns regarding the relationships between Huawei, ZTE and the Chinese government have long hindered the network …

Battle for adoption As the demand for worldwide IoT rapidly rises, so does the need for low power, low-cost and low throughput cellular devices. CAT-M and NB-IoT, the two cellular …

Frontier Business, the business services side of Frontier Communications, has a significant growth opportunity in 2018, by helping small- and mid-sized businesses grow using their advanced cloud-based communications services. Let’s …