2018

European ferry operator Stena Line is working with Hitachi to review its digital operations and smarten-up its fleet with artificial intelligence (AI). The pair will combine to review Stena Line’s …

The Chinese vendor said the new product doubles the cell capacity of previous terminals Huawei has launched what it claims to be the world’s first 3GPP Release 14-based commercial NB-IoT …

T’Mo’s 600 MHz, along with Sprint’s 2.5 GHz, is major 5G value prop for proposed merger In March last year, T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion in the 600 MHz …

Drone pilots prefer these drool-worthy drones for tower inspections. Multi-rotor drones — the drones that look like little helicopters but with more than one blade — make the best tower …

5G-connected laptops, 2-and-1s highlighted by Intel at Computex From distributed computing and artificial intelligence to enterprise-enablement and 5G, Intel is pushing hard into the next-generation of mobility, which is poised …

The European Commission (EC) has proposed a total budget of €51.5 billion for new technologies and network infrastructure under its next funding cycle, from 2021 to 2027, to drive industrial …

Former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg has announced packages of $70 million and $42 million respectively to help US smart cities fight climate change and develop their usage of …

Drones could increase UK GDP by £42 billion, or two per cent, by 2030, according to a new report by financial services firm PwC, with the largest productivity gains in …

The FAA and industry are working together on UAV regulatory issues: it may take years to work out a viable UAV traffic management system. Without a doubt, the U.S. Federal …

Despite the heady forecasts about economic value and productivity gains, evidence of transformational digital change in manufacturing is scarce; at least, no one wants to shout about it. The problem …

Flying COW drones are key FirstNet efforts and network plans of the future. Flying Cells on Wings are similar to their terrestrial COW cousins — except instead of being mounted …

  5G testbed will be established at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology Ericsson, together with Telia and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, has announced an agreement to foster …

  The South Korean government aims to award the first 5G licenses on 15 June South Korean mobile operators SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ have applied for the country’s …

One of the biggest challenges that operators face today is how to cost-effectively deliver high-capacity 4G coverage in densely populated indoor areas. In locations such as city centers, stadiums, and …

Siemens said the acquisition of Califonia-based J2 Innovations will allow the firm to grow its business in this segment German firm Siemens confirmed that it is acquiring California-based J2 Innovations, …

Verizon combines threat data from its network with data breach research, Anomali partnership Verizon is expanding its managed cybersecurity offerings, dipping into threat-related data it collects across its own network …

Linux Foundation’s EdgeX Foundry dedicated to edge IoT interoperability As the diverse internet of things (IoT) continues to drive digitalization efforts for a variety of consumer, enterprise and industrial services, …

Qualcomm pushing for acquisition of NXP As Qualcomm continues its bid to acquire Dutch silicon firm NXP, the two major global companies this week in Taipei, Taiwan, for the annual …

While 5G trials are underway with commercial deployments a few years out, service providers are looking for solutions that can help them overcome capacity challenges in a cost-effective manner. With …

  As they face innovations in new services, rising customer expectations, and intense competition, operators look for fresh ways to obtain and deliver new efficiencies, better quality, new revenue, and …

LAA also deployed in Russia by MTS As operators around the world work to add capacity to mobile networks, a consummate limitation is the availability of spectrum. To address this …

Sigfox has struck a deal with mapping company HERE to create a global internet-of-things (IoT) location service for the supply chain and logistics industry. The deal will see Sigfox’s low-power …

European operators Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have completed the first international roaming trial in Europe using narrowband ‘internet-of-things’ (NB-IoT) technology, according to the GSMA. The trade body said 29 mobile …

The MNO’s RAN performance team noticed that the operations support system (OSS) flagged the presence of an RF noise issue in the network based on high uplink (UL) received signal …

As a wireless analyst, I follow the changing world of products, services and innovation. As this industry continues to change, so do jobs. Listen to this: Dell Technologies Realizing 2030 …