2018

IBM has released a range of new Watson artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and services tailored for the agriculture, manufacturing, supply chain, building management, and automotive industries. “Tailoring general AI for …

  While 5G networks continue to be a major topic in the network communications industry, there are still many questions around how 5G will be achieved. Digital usage trends—such as …

  IoT antenna specialist Taoglas discusses MWCA product launches As the M2M has evolved into the internet of things, the rapidly growing market is driving transformation and creating value in …

  The U.S. carrier launched a nationwide NB-IoT network in July 2018   Swiss firm u‑blox says that T‑Mobile US has certified its LTE Cat NB1 SARA‑N410 module to run …

  The Indian government recently said it had invited Cisco, Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung to take part in 5G trials Chinese vendor ZTE is currently working with Indian carriers to …

  Local carriers TIM and Vodafone Italia secured spectrum in the 3.7 GHz, 26 GHz and 700 MHz bands Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development announced the completion of the national …

As Huawei faces blacklisting by feds, the company argues that would slow 5G deployment ORLANDO–As Huawei faces intense regulatory scrutiny that could potentially see the Chinese infrastructure giant barred from …

Ford, Uber and Lyft have agreed to pool their road traffic data in an open platform available to public and private sector companies to improve mobility in and around cities. …

The first ‘robotic supermarket’ is set to open in Miami, Florida. The facility uses robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to retrieve groceries from closely-stacked shelves and pack them into shopping …

FirstNet’s new leaders include an acting CEO and board vice chair The First Responders Network Authority has a new acting CEO and board vice chair, as the public safety communications …

Verizon’s official launch of its 5G fixed wireless access service is only two days old, but Mike Thelander and Emil Olbrich of Signals Research Group are already on the ground …

Rural carriers can make investments today to set the stage for 5G ORLANDO–5G is the predominant discussion topic within the telecom industry, but that’s a long ramp and, particularly for …

FCC fines one telemarketer for spoofing calls and proposes fines for another The Federal Communications Commission has fined one telemarketer more than $82 million — one of its largest-ever fines …

  The telecom watchdog said the 5G licenses will be valid for a 15-year period The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (Ficora) has completed the auction of 5G spectrum that began …

  GuardHat developed a smart hard hat that monitors worker safety at industrial settings   Detroit-based industrial internet of things startup GuardHat said that it has raised a $20 million …

  Rakuten used the Nokia AirScale base station and the Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform for the technology trial Japanese company Rakuten Mobile Network has conducted a 5G trial in collaboration …

  The events that took place on 9/11 revealed a number of holes in America’s emergency communications infrastructure. On the ground at the World Trade Center that day, first responders …

Verizon has plans to expand roll-out, migrate to 5G NR Having made its initial launch of a millimeter-wave-based 5G fixed wireless access service in four U.S. cities, Verizon will be …

AT&T IoT chief discusses integrated offerings Chris Penrose, president of internet of things solutions for AT&T, is passionate about the value the IoT can create for both businesses and individuals. …

As more commercial real estate professional services firms are doubling down on proptech investments, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (JLL), a leading property management firm, has launched a new AI, cloud-based …

Zinwave CEO Scott Willis discusses the latest in CBRS As the telecom industry moves to commercialize use of the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service, the concept of sharing spectrum …

Ericsson will have completed construction of Sprint’s new IoT core network and operating system (OS) by next month, it has said. The US carrier will be able to offer ‘internet …

California-based industrial analytics firm Plutoshift has released a cloud-based AI solution to connect asset and financial data to unearth previously inaccessible insights, trends, and revenues. The new artificial intelligence (AI) application …

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) is on a charm offensive to strike cross sector alliances with trade bodies, communities and consortia to bring greater harmony and faster transformation of industry …

Viable in-building cellular connectivity solutions have become critical as mobile carriers expand and densify 4G LTE networks and plan for 5G access solutions to meet increasing capacity requirements of mobile …