Monthly Archives: January, 2020

The rise of 5G, entertainment in cars and increased focus on privacy (Reader Forum)

2020 tech predictions No matter how much technology keeps evolving, making predictions about the future is always a risky business – but with the continued...

South Africa is still several years away from mass 5G adoption

GSMA: "South Africa will lead the increase in 5G activity expected in sub-Saharan Africa" According to a recent GSMA trade association survey report, the increase...

Cisco to provide Wi-Fi 6 to MWC Barcelona venue

Wi-Fi 6 to boost speed by 40% for Mobile World Congress Barcelona In preparation for Mobile World Congress Barcelona taking place at the end of...

UK to release 6 GHz and 100 GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi in smart homes, offices, factories

UK regulator Ofcom is proposing to make 500MHz of contiguous spectrum in the lower 6 GHz band available for unlicensed indoor Wi-Fi and low-power...

Pentagon blocks plan to increase restrictions on Huawei sales: Report

The U.S. Commerce Department has withdrawn a rule aimed at further reducing sales to Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies amid concerns from the Defense Department...

ZTE, China Telecom complete 5G remote diagnosis of new coronavirus

ZTE also working with China Mobile on hospital network in Wuhan ZTE Corporation and China Telecom have realized what it claims to be China's first...

NEC develops millimeter wave distributed antenna radio unit for indoor 5G apps

Japanese company NEC Corporation announced the development of millimeter-wave distributed antennas for the efficient use of 5G millimeter-wave spectrum (28GHz band), the company said...

Nokia CEO calls for the Fourth Industrial Revolution to be green

5G linked to increased economic productivity, industrial efficiencies and operator sustainability, Nokia CEO says Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri has regularly discussed how 5G can enable...

What you need to know about Wi-Fi 6E (Reader Forum)

Throughout 2019, we heard a constant drumbeat about newer, faster, better wireless technologies. These included Wi-Fi 6, 5G, CBRS, LoRaWAN, and a plethora of...

The Sunday Brief: Comcast’s earnings–implications for the telecommunications industry

Late January greetings from Charlotte, where one of the start-ups I am advising, Lucid Drone Technologies, won two awards this week (pictured are the...

FTC vs. Qualcomm–FTC’s changed tactic undermines its confidence in the case (Analyst Angle)

The stage is set for Feb 13th, 2020, hearing of FTC vs. Qualcomm antitrust case at the United States Court of Appeals for the...

5G deployments take center stage at Super Bowl LIV and 2020 Summer Olympics

  It’s an exciting time for the communications industry. This year on gameday, fans will be able to experience the high speeds and low latency...

Kagan: Making in-flight Wi-Fi faster, more reliable

Every time I take a flight, I cringe over how bad the Wi-Fi experience will be. Years ago, I got excited when airlines started...

Verizon to launch nation’s first 5G esports training facility

Verizon's Chief Strategy Officer: '5G could fuel esports' Verizon has been very active in all things gaming and sports, from providing 5G coverage in numerous...

Connected cars are a ‘key component’ of AT&T’s IoT strategy

WASHINGTON, D.C.--AT&T has 32 million connected cars operating on its network, as well as 5 million fleet vehicles. At this week's Washington Auto Show,...

NTT DoCoMo targets 2030 for commercial launch of ‘6G’

  Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo aims to launch commercial "6G" technology by 2030, the carrier said in a release. The Japanese operator has released a white...

UK officials propose limited role in 5G rollouts for Huawei: Report

  British officials have proposed granting Chinese vendor Huawei a limited role in the deployment of 5G networks in the country, resisting U.S. pressure for...

Dish dreams big, hopes to deliver 5G internet to 70% of Americans by 2023

Dish is building a 5G network 'from the ground up' Dish Network said that it plans to soon release a request for information/request for proposal...

Test and Measurement: AT&T snags Opensignal’s nod for fastest download speeds

Last year was a big one for major network improvements, according to Opensignal, whose latest numbers show improving mobile video quality -- particularly for...

Bosch, Ericsson, Telefónica to develop AI control system for private LTE and 5G

A consortium of technologists, industrialists, and academics have joined a new European working group to develop and demonstrate a new ‘beyond-5G’ system for private...

Next-generation smart building solutions to generate $2 billion by 2026

  Next-generation smart building solutions are forecast to generate over US$2 billion in software and services revenues by 2026, according to a new report from...

Orange: Connectivity is 5% of Industry 4.0 spend – we’d rather talk apps and services

How does a mobile operator, in the business of airtime subscriptions, go beyond selling straight connectivity? Because this must be the goal, and the...

Supply chain unites behind neutral platform to aggregate and augment blockchain data

The first “neutral aggregating platform” for tracing the provenance of goods in the supply chain has launched, pulling together and making visible data from...

Malaysia on track to launch 5G in the third quarter of 2020

Malaysian Prime Minister not afraid of Huawei: 'But what is there to spy (on) exactly in Malaysia?' The Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir...

Rogers Communications to deploy spectrum sharing tech this year: CEO

  Canadian carrier Rogers Communications expects to start deploying spectrum sharing technology later this year, the company’s CEO Joe Natale said during a conference call...
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