2018

New ITU focus group to consider tactile and haptic communications While it’s still working toward nailing down 5G performance requirements for a global 5G specification, the IMT-2020 standard, the United …

RWA asks FCC to investigate Verizon’s coverage claims for Mobility Fund II purposes The Rural Wireless Association is asking the Federal Communications Commission to investigate Verizon’s coverage claims, which will …

USF dollars eyed for telehealth “Connected Care Pilot Program” Last week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission opted to go forward with an exploration of allocating $100 million of Universal Service …

  Italian authorities expect to raise at lest $2.9 billion with the sale of 5G spectrum Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has announced that seven mobile carriers will participate …

Transportation and logistics sector seeing benefit of IIoT The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) could be good for cash flow according to a new report by Inmarsat, who have found …

Internet of Things (IoT) is playing an important role in the modern warehouses by helping in automating the warehouse operations, such as packing, put away, goods receiving, and kitting to …

  SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said the group is working towards a listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Japanese telecommunications group SoftBank is considering seeking a valuation of about $90 …

AT&T, Time Warner combo anti-competitive, DOJ says In June, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner could proceed with no concession or restrictions. …

The emergence of data-driven tools and the availability of public information is enabling commercial real estate developers, architects and city planners to re-define development opportunities in urban cities. Envelope, an …

IoT security is top-of-mind for governments, enterprises Speaking during a Fortinet event in Singapore last week, the U.K.-based Centre for Strategic Cyber Space and Security Science (CSCSS) announced that it …

AT&T spending more than $40 billion on FirstNet build During the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) show in Las Vegas, several companies have announced that they have received FirstNet …

Common Area Maintenace fees, or CAMs, refer to operating expenses that are shared by building owners and tenants in a commerical property.? These fees can range from lighting in a …

CableLabs, Aricent collaborated on the platform built on the Kubernetes and Docker container model Cable research organization CableLabs and design and engineering company Aricent have been collaborating on an open-source …

TSMC is major chip supplier for Apple Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a major supplier of the A11 chip Apple uses in its iPhone X, was recently hit by a computer …

  Telus said it will look for revenue opportunities in the internet of things space Canadian carrier Telus said it has reached download speeds of 28 Gbps in its 5G …

U.S. Department of Agriculture program provides loans and grants for a dozen rural broadband projects The U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding a dozen projects in 11 states with loans …

  The company’s in-building wireless segment recorded revenues of $3.6 million in fiscal Q1 Westell Technologies is seeing increasing opportunities in areas such as network densification, in-building wireless, 5G and …

Boliden AB invests in mining automation with connected drill rigs Mining is a labor intensive, expensive undertaking that comes with a wide range of concerns, foremost among them worker safety …

Explore use cases that illustrate how industries transformed by 5G will enrich people’s lives. The excitement for 5G is building and we are seeing great momentum across the industry. Qualcomm …

Surging demand for better network access with minimum disruption and cost saving is leading to increased installations of power over Ethernet (PoE) infrastructure and compatible devices in a range of …

FCC Chairman calls move “pro-competitive” As service providers look to deploy wireless and broadband infrastructure in cities and towns across the country, access to utility poles and other infrastructure sites …

Oil and gas will become one of the driving forces in industrial IoT (IIoT). Oil and gas facilities generate tremendous amounts of data, and only a fraction of it gets …

T-Mobile US and Sprint have been trying to merge for more years than I can count. There have been issues and roadblocks from the government, regulators and the companies themselves. …

Test company Spirent Communications is positioning itself as a player in network assurance, beyond its traditional base in lab testing. Spirent has launched a new initiative called “Promise. Assured.” and …