Monthly Archives: January, 2020

Vietnam commercial 5G services planned for this year

Vietnam 5G services will launch without the help of Huawei According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications website, the southeast Asian country plans to...

Networks go cloud-native and unified with OpenRAN (Reader Forum)

Carrier networks need increased flexibility as they juggle 5G with legacy technologies This year, carriers across the globe will be considering how they can cost-effectively...

Nokia says planned job cut won’t impact 5G product development

  Finnish vendor Nokia announced plans to cut 180 jobs in its home country as part of ongoing restructuring efforts designed to slash €500 million...

Vodafone’s 5G service already available in 100 places in the UK, Europe

  U.K. telecommunications group Vodafone said that its customers can use 5G services in more than 100 places in the U.K. and other European countries. Specifically...

Pivotal Commware launches 28 GHz 5G repeater

  U.S. company Pivotal Commware, which focuses on 5G millimeter wave technologies, systems and applications, has begun commercial shipment of its 28 GHz Pivotal Echo...

Congressmen applaud FCC move to reallocate 5.9 GHz for C-V2X, unlicensed use

Transportation officials pushback on shift away from DSRC, potential for unlicensed use In December, FCC passed notice of proposed rulemaking that would reallocated 75...

mmWave auction crawls past $7 billion

The ongoing Federal Communications Commission auction of millimeter wave licenses has now raised $7 billion in bids, with bidding continuing to slow and jockeying...

21 European capitals to collaborate on high-impact smart-city services

Twenty one of Europe’s capital cities are to participate in a new initiative to accelerate development and delivery of "high impact" digital services.  The two-year...

On Android malware (Reader Forum)

I’ve heard this song before… Around 15 years ago, Apple was engaged in an advertising battle against Microsoft, in which the “cool computer company” poked...

Software can actually increase the value of IoT hardware over time (Reader Forum)

Data is vitally important for businesses today, supporting decisions ranging from optimizing production in real time to predicting (and avoiding) equipment failure. Many companies...

SK Telecom, Sinclair Group’s next-gen broadcasting JV will explore MEC, 5G

SK Telecom seeks shift from telco to ICT company After announcing plans for a U.S.-based broadcasting joint venture at last year's Consumer Electronics Show, SK...

Samsung to accelerate US 5G focus with TeleWorld Solutions acquisition

The acquisition will help U.S. network operators accelerate and simplify rollouts of 5G networks Samsung has acquired network services provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) to address the...

AT&T CFO: ‘Owner’s economics’ an advantage at intersection of 5G, content

Will 5G accelerate consumer device upgrade cycle? AT&T invested big in video content with its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner and is hyping up...

Telefonica to allow 8,000 companies to pilot its blockchain-based platform

Telefonica will deploy nodes of its Hyperledger-enabled blockchain at APTE’s 52 locations Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has revealed plans to work with Spain’s Association of...

Installed base of smart waste sensors to reach 1.5m units globally in 2023

  The installed base of smart waste sensors is expected to reach 1.5 million worldwide in 2023, compared to 379,000 in 2018, according to a...

How Brisbane’s tallest tower became a smart building

  Brisbane Skytower, the tallest building in this Australian city, relied in Huawei and Honeywell for the provisi?n of a Passive Optical LAN (POL) solution...

SK Telecom launches ‘Global MEC Task Force’ with Asian operators

  Korean telco SK Telecom announced the launch of the ‘Global MEC Task Force’ with Bridge Alliance member operators, including Singtel, Globe, Taiwan Mobile and...

Siemens and Arm combine on chip design for autonomous vehicles

Siemens and Arm have struck a deal around computing and sensor design for connected and autonomous vehicles, to help the automotive industry develop more...

Kagan: CES 2020 down, MWC 2020 to go

Once again, the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas blew the roof off and got everyone salivating on what is being introduced and...

The Sunday Brief: CES observations–out of the lab and onto the production line

Greetings from Las Vegas, NV where 170,000 tech-hungry attendees gobbled up products and services from hundreds of exhibitors.  Pictured is our motley crew at...

Spectrum auction rounds increase as bidding slows

The ongoing millimeter wave spectrum auction is moving to five rounds of bidding each day, up from three, as bidding slows to a trickle...

Test and Measurement: Teledyne LeCroy acquires Oakgate Technology

Acquisition expands Teledyne LeCroy's benchmarking and validation testing for data centers, electronic storage Test-focused Teledyne subsidiary Teledyne LeCroy has acquired California-based Oakgate Technology, which focuses...

ABB Electrification opens new center of expertise in London

  ABB Electrification business has recently opened its new center of expertise in London to accelerate the adoption of smart electrification solutions in the U.K....

Nokia reaches 63 5G contracts globally

  Finnish vendor Nokia announced that it has reached a total of 63 commercial 5G contracts worldwide. The company said that some of the customers include...

Telstra starts to rollout 5G services in 26 cities across Australia

Telstra tallies 800 5G sites, sees opportunity with Wi-Fi 6 Australian operator Telstra has started to rollout 5G technology in 26 cities across the country,...
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