January 2019

  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 using 2.6 GHz …

  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 announced plans to …

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 a lot to live up …

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 mode today. Speaking with Enterprise IoT …

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 pay for the innovations that …

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

Revenues generated by technology in the global supply chain will increase at a compound annual growth rate of 11 per cent over the next five years, reaching $440 billion by …

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 said the new facility will bring …

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 has been going on for …

The notion of “peak smartphone” is widely discussed of late, including by the Economist.  Revenues are flattening with longer replacement cycles, saturating markets, resistance to Apple’s price increases, decreasing prices …

  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 and agriculture, has …

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

  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 ZTE’s 5G prototype smartphone …

Investment and funding for PropTech gained momentum this week with PropTech firms Truss, Measurbl and Knock raising funding in Series A and B investment rounds in both debt and equity …

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 a complex indoor/outdoor environment which …

  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 if it prevents Canadian …

Vodafone and Predictable Network Solutions are leading a new Broadband Forum project that focuses on connection quality features including latency and reliability, as part of wired networks’ preparation for 5G. …

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

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 the internet of things. The “eight-year …

International carrier services company BICS has gone from a useful clearing house for airtime to a close strategic partner for communications providers of every type. Importantly, the company can bring …

  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 utilizing multi-access edge …

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 an order superseding city-level controls …

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

  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 3.1, the latest …

  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 the flexibility and rapid services …