Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Telefónica inks strategic AI partnership with Microsoft

Under the deal, both companies aim to develop innovative services for the telecom sector BARCELONA -- Telefónica and Microsoft have put in place a strategic...

Deutsche Telekom already operates 150 live 5G antennas in Europe

  The carrier is currently carrying out 5G trials in Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Poland and the Netherland BARCELONA -- German carrier Deutsche Telekom has 150...

Sprint details 5G NR initial deployments, partners — and 5G for the Google Fi MVNO

Sprint to offer 5G access to Google Fi MVNO users with compatible phones BARCELONA -- Sprint laid out the plans for its initial 5G roll-out...

AT&T and Vodafone pool resources on 5G and C-V2X for automotive sector

Vodafone and AT&T are pooling resources to accelerate adoption of mobile technologies in the automotive industry. The pair will collaborate, they said, on 5G...

‘It’s never a good idea to compete with your own customers’ – Ericsson talks private LTE for industry

Ericsson sought to set itself apart from Nokia in its approach to industrial markets at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, as it made clear...

SEAT and IBM showcase AI for smarter urban mobility

Spanish car brand SEAT is using artificial intelligence (AI) from IBM Watson to bring information and guidance to city residents about their usage of...

Despite lower investor confidence, 46% of PropTech CEOs optimistic

Investor confidence in PropTech startups declined to 7.7, after reaching 8.7--its highest level in a two year growth period, due to volatility and market...

Kagan: MWC19 shows 5G is coming, but is it secure?

At the MWC19 show, 5G is coming on fast, but is it secure? The last thing we want to do is set ourselves up...

Ericsson, Telstra announce plans to trial 5G for the banking sector

The two companies and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will explore 5G edge computing cases for the banking sector Australian carrier Telstra, network equipment vendor...

Former Sprint COO joins Ooredoo as operator taps Ericsson for 5G build

Guenther Ottendorfer joining Ooredoo as CTIO BARCELONA--Ooredoo Qatar this week during Mobile World Congress Barcelona detailed its 5G strategy and announced it will work with...

Ericsson secures two 5G contracts with Middle East operators

During Mobile World Congress 2019, the Swedish vendor signed 5G deals with Ooredoo Qatar and Saudi Telecom Company BARCELONA-Swedish vendor Ericsson said Middle East carriers...

“The stakes have never been higher” – Ericsson warns Europe on 5G rollout, and industry on 5G security

Ericsson has warned Europe will fall further behind North America and Asia on LTE and 5G unless governments and regulators act to accelerate the...

Vodafone Spain confirms plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2020

The telco said it will have over 85 5G base stations in six cities before the end of Q1 BARCELONA- Vodafone Spain confirmed plans to...

ZTE, Qualcomm demo 5G network services

The Chinese vendor also unveiled 5G-based products during MWC 2019 BARCELONA- ZTE announced it is carrying out a demonstration of a 5G network services based...

What emerging service assurance capabilities are needed for NFV networks?

  Network and service assurance needs are evolving rapidly, as more applications — both network functions that support telecom network operations, and enterprise applications —...

Cisco strikes a slew of carrier network deals

Cisco inks deals with Verizon, Sprint, KT, Rakuten, Softbank and Airtel BARCELONA--Cisco kicked off Mobile World Congress by touting its 5G prowess, both in terms...

Telstra and Ericsson tie-up on global NB-IoT and LTE-M connectivity

Telstra and Ericsson are combining their cellular IoT and connectivity services, in the shape of the former’s narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M networks and...

5G to represent over 15% of mobile market by 2025: GSMA

  According to the GSMA, 5G networks will cover 40% of the global population by that year 5G connections are expected to reach 1.4 billion connections...

Nokia inks MoU with Korean telco KT to trial various 5G technologies

  The Finnish vendor also confirmed that Indian carrier Bharti Airtel will trial its 5G-ready fronthaul solution Nokia and Korean telecom operator KT have signed a...

Telensa deploys smart-city AI on street lights with Qualcomm

UK based smart-city firm Telensa will run compute and analytics on its new streetlight solutions to insights from raw data in real time and...

Verizon bringing mobile 5G to 30 cities in first half of 2019

Verizon also said 5G Home service set for expansion BARCELONA--After a limited launch of its 5G Home service in October last year, Verizon last week...

Construction tech poised for growth

Construction technology, also known as ConTech, is poised for significant growth in 2019 as project margins face increasing pressure from trade tariffs and labor...

SquareFoot acquires PivotDesk, enables tenants to rent unused space

PropTech firm SquareFoot, a?commercial real estate brokerage, announced the acquisition of PivotDesk a?subletting platform formerly owned by coworking provider Industrious, which enables office tenants...

GSMA counts 94 LTE-M and NB-IoT networks, up 130% in 12 months

A total of 94 commercial narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) and LTE-M have been launched in 50 markets, according to the GSMA’s latest count of low-power...

Pompeo: Countries that use Huawei equipment risk their relationships with the US

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says use of Huawei's equipment in critical networks poses a "real risk" U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that...
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