2018

The Italian government confirmed Telecom Italia, Vodafone, Wind Tre, Iliad and Fastweb submitted offers for 5G frequencies The Italian government raised a preliminary 2.48 billion euros ($2.87 billion) in an …

GWS says recent U.S. mobile network testing is its most-comprehensive ever AT&T was rated the best mobile network, in what benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions is calling its most comprehensive …

Elauwit acquisition gives Boingo inroads into apartment connectivity segment LOS ANGELES—Looking out over the UCLA campus and the 405, Boingo Wireless CEO David Hagan discussed growth opportunities for the connectivity …

  Massive MIMO (mMIMO) and beamforming are buzzwords widely used in the telecom industry when referring to 5G and latest advancements of LTE. The challenge is that MIMO comes in …

Editor’s note: Click here for part 1 and here for part 2 of this three-part series on blockchain technology in the telecom industry. The first six telecom applications of blockchain are covered …

Cellular low-power wide-area (LPWA) networks running on LTE-M and NB-IoT technologies will account for three-quarters of the installed base of asset trackers in 2023, according to new research. These will …

German manufacturing giant Siemens has issued a rallying cry to small-and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to urgently embrace cultural and technological change, and grasp the opportunity of digital transformation. Specifically, Siemens …

Since the first text message was sent in 1992, messaging as a method of communication has exploded in popularity. Free unlimited texting was incorporated into the majority of mobile operator packages in the 2000s, and by 2008 the number …

If you are, think again! In the cellular value chain, the most conservative and last holdouts in making any kind of public announcements are usually operators. Vendors could make all …

In the competitive world of enterprise cellular connectivity, teaming up with the right value-added distributor can make all the difference in market expansion and customer adoption for both the manufacturers …

  In the competitive world of enterprise cellular connectivity, teaming up with the right value-added distributor can make all the difference in market expansion and customer adoption for both the …

T-Mobile US deal follows $3.5 billion Nokia agreement in July T-Mobile US has signed a $3.5 billion, multi-year contract with Ericsson for 5G network deployment. This is the second of …

P3 dives into network speed comparisons Verizon users are able to achieve the fastest average and top network speeds most often, according to analysis by benchmarking company P3 — but …

There was a time that physical attacks by one country on another occurred only during open war. In the past few decades, however, cyber attacks on critical infrastructure continue to …

Samsung said it aims to employ about 1,000 specialists globally in the AI field   Samsung announced plans to open a new artificial intelligence research centre in New York City, …

  Sigfox said it will focus on Russia, China and India to boost growth next year   French internet of things connectivity provider Sigfox is looking to expand its operations …

Well established North American and European manufacturers of M2M and IoT devices have seen their share of global shipments slip by 15 per cent in the last 12 months as …

  The new facilities will be located in Washington DC, Palo Alto, Waltham and Los Angeles   Verizon will open four new 5G Labs this year, with the aim of …

Nokia Bell Labs invented massive MIMO, a key part of Sprint 5G strategy Sprint’s approach to 5G isn’t just an approach to 5G. It’s also a handy way for the …

AT&T names new 5G cities, focuses foundries on application development Ahead of Mobile World Congress Americas, which begins tomorrow in Los Angeles, AT&T made a number of big announcements, including …

The physics of time-division duplexing in radio communications means 5G could, in certain frequency bands, struggle to achieve the ultra low latencies it promises. Worse, in some markets, regulatory forces …

Today, many new startups are leveraging the proliferation of the internet of things, machine learning and energy savings solutions to bring about massive innovation to the smart building arena. Here?s …

Editor’s note: Click here for part 1of this three-part series on blockchain technology in the telecom industry. Blockchain applications in the telecom industry `1. Blockchain in fraud management Revenue leakages …

The ideas around Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), each in their own right, have been around in the industry for many years. They have garnered significant interest …

If you want to do real harm to a country attack its infrastructure — utilities, for example — and its economic base — its industry. In the United States both …