2018

Chinese e-commerce giant says the acquisition allows it to strengthen its presence in the cloud-based IoT space   Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is looking to expand its operations in the …

  German certification body TÜV SÜD greenlights Huawei’s 5G base stations German certification body TÜV SÜD confirmed that Huawei’s 5G base stations have fulfilled with all the technical conditions required …

  Initiative is part of Indian government’s plan to speed up the commercial 5G launches India’s telecommunications ministry is in talks with South Korean authorities to set up joint 5G …

Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT platform is to be retro-fitted to 5,000 London buses by 2021, as part of plans by the Greater London Authority to reduce carbon emissions from its …

German software company Software AG reckons the industrial internet-of-things (IIoT) has reached a tipping point. Enterprises have bought into its promise, and are starting to carry through on tech blueprints …

AT&T adds parts of over 100 markets to its gigabit LTE-based 5G Evolution across the U.S.; plans 500 markets by year-end AT&T announced on Friday that its gigabit LTE-based 5G …

Telenor calls enterprise in-building wireless a “top priority” The middleprise is currently the white whale of the in-building wireless vendor market. Declining carrier spend puts the capex impetus onto venue …

In a lofty shared workspace in San Francisco, more than 200 developers and public safety officials recently gathered to work on developing new applications first responders. It was the first …

Alibaba Cloud joins Cloud Foundry as gold member Alibaba Cloud announced it is deploying Cloud Foundry on its infrastructure alongside joining the Cloud Foundry Foundation as a gold member. Cloud …

Why have one robotic arm to test 5G antennas, when you can have two? The National Institute of Standards and Technology has outfitted a test chamber with two robotic arms to …

Qualcomm, NXP continue to pursue acquisition despite China’s initial rejection Qualcomm and NXP Semiconductors bought more time to complete the combination of their companies by withdrawing and refiling their notice …

U.S. and U.K. issue alert about Russian state-sponsored hackers The U.S. and U.K. recently published an alert that Russian state-sponsored hackers are targeting network infrastructure devices, such routers, switches, firewalls …

Telia says site sensors are connected to NB-IoT and LTE-M networks   Nordic operator Telia Norway has partnered with Norwegian firm Effera to develop digitalization solutions for the construction industry. …

The government confirmed three operators will bid for 28 blocks of spectrum in the 3.5Ghz band and 24 blocks in the 28Ghz band   The government of South Korea set …

Mobile workforces present unique connectivity challenges when compared to a traditional office environment. Traveling along bumpy roads, traversing service areas, and powering devices using a vehicle battery are factors requiring …

  Chinese vendor says the restriction would also affect the interests of some U.S firms Chinese vendor ZTE said that a U.S. ban on the sale of components and software …

Three different models Nearly everyone uses the cloud, but not everyone uses the same type of cloud. There are in fact three different cloud models, including public, private and hybrid …

Swiss engineering conglomerate ABB has partnered with US IT software provider Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and German IT hardware maker Rittal to launch a new micro-modular data centre to handle …

Bosch is to invest €100 million (US$120m) in a smart factory for automotive parts in Celaya, in Mexico. The new plant will create 1,200 additional jobs by 2020. The German manufacturer …

The marriage between T-Mobile and Sprint has played out like a long saga of unrequited love: the two sides have much to gain by consummating a merger, but authorities oppose …

Sales at Ericsson slip as cost-cutting pays off. Swedish vendor Ericsson saw its gross margin jump to 34.2%, from 15.7% a year ago, as its continued cost-cutting started to pay …

The global development of 5G hit a major milestone in December 2017 when 3GPP approved the non-standalone variant of the 5G New Radio specification. While operators around the world tested …

Intel announces Threat Detection Technology and Security Essentials Intel recently made two technology announcements: Threat Detection Technology (TDT) and Security Essentials. The former serves as a set of silicon-level capabilities …

Kaspersky Lab announces Hybrid Cloud Security offering Kaspersky Lab is expanding its virtualization and cloud security portfolio with the launch of its Hybrid Cloud Security offering. As the name suggests, …

T-Mobile US will bring LTE networks and 5G to military communities in support veterans and their families. T-Mobile US will roll out 5G-ready infrastructure and invest half a billion dollars …