2018

Operators pursuing 5G differently in the U.S., Europe and APAC LONDON—As with previous generations of cellular connectivity, there are many reasons for an operator to want to claim a world’s-first …

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The digital transformation of industry will be more dramatic than transformation of the consumer retail and media markets, reckons General Electric. “We have seen how retail has been remade, how …

Judge Richard Leon called government’s case against the merger “weak” “If there ever were an antitrust case where the parties had a dramatically different assessment of the state of the …

The TEKO Cell Hub is a fiber-connected node targeting the connectivity needs of enterprise buildings, JMA Wireless said   JMA Wireless has launched a new product dubbed TEKO Cell Hub, …

Nokia said its end-to-end 5G new radio data call used the 3.5 GHz frequency band   Nokia has successfully completed an end-to-end 5G New Radio data call as part of …

Huawei expects its OceanConnect IoV platform to enable the digital transformation of automobile manufacturers Huawei announced the release of the OceanConnect “internet of vehicles” (IoV) platform, which will enable intelligent …

  According to Gartner, the Internet of Things (IoT) will grow to 26 billion interconnected devices by 2020. This means plenty of unchartered territory for a mobile carrier industry looking to keep up …

NXP Semiconductors released a radio frequency front-end product line for creating massive multiple-input, multiple output (mMIMO) systems. NXP Semiconductors announced the availability of its 5G RF front-end portfolio for massive multiple-input …

National Instruments and IP-software startup NanoSemi are collaborating to add NanoSemi’s linearizer to NI’s PXI systems to help test 5G New Radio front-end designs. The addition will streamline some of …

Cellular ‘internet-of-thing’ (IoT) connections will reach 3.5 billion by 2023, from around 0.6 billion million today, with compound annual growth of 30 per cent per year, according to Ericsson, with …

  The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) met this week in San Diego, California, to finalize Release 15, which includes 5G New Radio (NR), and set the workplan for Release …

  It happens to everyone — despite your best efforts, your phone falls and the screen shatters. Or the camera lens cracks. Whatever the damage, though, for safety and function, …

AT&T plans to close the merger on or before June 20 to avoid break-up fee A federal judge has approved AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, with no concessions …

The PSTA, the recently formed public safety open standards group, adds Verizon to its list of members. Verizon announced on Monday that it supports the newly formed Public Safety Technology …

Comba said the new cards and remote units will be commercially available during June California-based Comba Telecom has announced support for 600 MHz, 2.3 GHz  and 2.5 GHz frequencies for …

The new IoT-based solution combines Comcast’s IoT service machine with Neptune LoRa-enabled water meters Comcast’s internet of things service, machineQ, and U.S water technology company, Neptune Technology Group, have announced …

Real-time analytics and network monitoring company LiveAction is diving deep with its acquisition of packet inspection company Savvius. The acquisition combines Savvius’ packet capture, deep packet inspection and analytics capabilities …

Senators move to reinstate ZTE ban as Department of Commerce said ZTE must replace its entire board of directors within the next 30 days Adding a new wrinkle to the …

London has set out a five-point digital strategy to make it the smartest city in the world.  Among more than 20 initiatives, bucketed into five ‘mission’ themes, the plan details …

Korea’s top mobile carrier partners with drone maker DJI to add live- streaming high-def video to drones. Korean mobile operator SK Telecom and China-based drone-maker DJI have agreed to co-develop high-performance, …

Millimeter wave cell density and building penetration LONDON—Millimeter wave frequencies will be a central part of delivering the ultra high capacity data throughput associated with 5G, but, given its unique …

Many of the sensors used in IoT are battery-powered and organized into mesh networks. Set to transmit anywhere from every few seconds to every few hours. They can run for …

New handheld tester is aimed at fiber testing, service activation, network maintenance Viavi Solutions has introduced a new handheld network tester that it says is the smallest of its type, …

Among the lessons we can learn about where the wireless industry will head come from an understanding the past success.  At its roots, the wireless industry has grown due to …