Monthly Archives: January, 2019

Huawei completes third phase of China’s national 5G trial

  In this phase of the trial, Huawei tested 5G technology via 2.6 GHz spectrum   Chinese vendor Huawei  confirmed it has completed 5G New Radio testing...

Xiaomi to invest $1.48 billion in IoT, AI

  The Chinese smartphone maker said these two technologies will be key for the firm’s growth strategy within the next five years   Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi...

Automating 5G: EXFO says it’s about ‘having 5G done right right away’

Real-time 5G analytics drive service assurance from fiber to applications Given the multi-year hype cycle that's finally coming to fruition with operator deployments, 5G has...

Sigfox claims unique position among IoT operators to introduce battery-less devices

Sigfox reckons is the only network technology in position to support battery-less devices for low-power wide-area (LPWA) IoT solutions, at least in early prototype...

FTC vs. Qualcomm: Is this what the war on innovation looks like? (Analyst Angle)

The ongoing saga between FTC and Qualcomm It is unbelievable when one of the world’s richest companies complains that it is an undue burden to...

Kagan: What to expect at MWC19 Barcelona

Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain, is coming soon. This is the largest international wireless trade show and MWC19 is expected to be...

AI set to drive the global supply chain technology market to $440 billion by 2023

Revenues generated by technology in the global supply chain will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 11 per cent over the next...

HPE opens industrial IoT innovation lab in Geneva to develop edge portfolio, revenues

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened a new Industry 4.0 ‘innovation lab’ for industrial IoT and edge compute projects in Geneva, Switzerland. The company...

5G and edge computing: Three key questions (and answers)

Distributing compute closer to the end user opens up the latency benefits of 5G The conversation about the relationship between 5G networks and edge computing...

Maintaining cellular growth until large-scale 5G IoT adoption in the mid 2020s (Analyst Angle)

The notion of “peak smartphone” is widely discussed of late, including by the Economist.  Revenues are flattening with longer replacement cycles, saturating markets, resistance...

Cisco, Iteris form partnership to target smart city solutions

  The two companies initially deployed an IoT-based solution for the city of Las Vegas   Iteris, a U.S company that focuses on applied informatics for transportation...

2019 to welcome 5G devices: An overview of MIPI interfaces enabling 5G readiness (Reader Forum)

5G is finally here. Carriers have launched networks, and the first mobile devices that can use them are hitting the market. Fortunately, so are...

ZTE completes 5G test with China Unicom

  The 5G trial verified several technologies including massive MIMO, 5G NR, NSA and dual connectivity ZTE and China Unicom have completed a 5G call using...

PropTech watch: Truss, Measurbl and Knock get interest from top VC

Investment and funding for PropTech gained momentum this week with PropTech firms Truss, Measurbl and Knock raising funding in Series A and B investment...

International boat show invests in Wi-Fi to drive guest experience

The provision of robust Wi-Fi in a high-density environments is often a challenge. However, for the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, providing high-quality Wi-Fi in...

China threatens reprisals if Canada bans Huawei from 5G contracts

  The Canadian government is currently carrying out a security review of 5G technology China’s ambassador to Canada, Lu Shaye, said that Canada would face consequences...

Test and Measurement: Broadband Forum focuses on connection quality in support of 5G

Vodafone and Predictable Network Solutions are leading a new Broadband Forum project that focuses on connection quality features including latency and reliability, as part...

Analyst Angle: Smart Cities Should Use Public/Private Partnerships to Deploy Smart Cities

  All municipalities are challenged to implement a smart cities strategy. There is interest to ensure that the mobile infrastructure can provide excellent coverage and...

Vodafone Business, IBM to jointly target enterprise connectivity, cloud, data needs

Vodafone Business and IBM are creating a new venture to target the connectivity, multi-cloud and data needs of enterprises as they more broadly utilize...

BICS looks to build bridges between telecoms operators and the IoT market

International carrier services company BICS has gone from a useful clearing house for airtime to a close strategic partner for communications providers of every...

NEC provides facial recognition demo system for DoCoMo’s 5G lab

  NEC said that demo system uses 5G technology as well as MEC   Japanese firm NEC Corporation announced the provision of a facial recognition demo system...

FCC’s 5G order withstands initial legal challenge

The FCC order took effect on Jan. 14 Last year the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, with an eye on supporting domestic 5G deployment rollouts, passed...

Germany considers move to ban Chinese firms from 5G contracts: Report

  In October last year, the German authorities had said that there was no legal basis to exclude any vendor from 5G deployments, following warnings...

Oracle announces new version of Java Card to support IoT deployments

  The new release includes support for smart meters and industrial IoT as well as wearables and automotive   Oracle announced the general availability of Java Card...

OSS/BSS challenges ahead for SDN/NFV rollouts, Netcracker says

  The increasing virtualization of telecom networks offers the promise of faster launches of new services. But are back-end business and operational systems ready to support...
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