2018

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 …

Virtualization investments also require network management investments With 5G expected to see more widespread commercialization in 2019 and beyond, operators can expect more flexibility in managing resources and offering up …

Sprint deployed 19,000 2.5 GHz outdoor small cells in the last year In parallel with its Q2 2018 financial statement, Sprint announced it has deployed LTE-Advanced network technologies nationwide and …

The massive adoption of the internet of things ( IoT), data-driven analytics and machine learning in smart building applications has paved the pathway for a transformative technology once used in …

The world?s first fully-automated warehouse that requires no humans to fulfill tasks could be in warehouses and fulfillment centers very soon. ? Mujin, a Tokyo-base startup, claims to be the …

  A recent GSMA study said the Russian market will have 48 million 5G subscribers by that time Russian 5G networks will provide coverage to over 80% of the country’s …

  The initiative, being promoted by the GSMA expects to reach 2,000 partners by 2020   A total of 14 mobile operator across the Asia Pacific region have joined the …