February 2020

  The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) announced $74 million for 63 selected projects to research, develop, and test energy-efficient and flexible building technologies, systems, and construction practices to improve …

A band of research organizations and industrial companies have formed the MIOTY Alliance to promote telegram-splitting ultra-narrowband (TS-UNB), commercialized as MIOTY, as an alternative  low-power wide-area (LPWA) technology to the …

  Quectel: ‘As hackers get more sophisticated, so too will our modules’ As the number of connected devices in homes, throughout cities or within enterprises continues to increase, so do …

Amsterdam-based LoRaWAN group The Things Network (TTN) has instructed the IoT community at large to draw strength, as a collective working with open technologies, from its apparent weaknesses as a …

Service providers are launching new services faster than ever before and upgrading networks to fit the new 5G ecosystem. As they streamline offerings and build out advanced use cases, they’re …

California-based industrial AI developer Foghorn has closed $25 million in a series C round of funding, led by LS Corp, part of $25 billion South Korean industrial conglomerate LS Group. …

5G requires more high-powered, RRUs and, in some regions, a shift to massive MIMO architecture, says CommScope BARCELONA–The implementation of 5G requires more radio units, more cell sites, more power. …

Part 5: Dish’s ambitions and how they played into the merger approval The merger of T-Mobile US and Sprint recently cleared what was widely seen as the last major hurdle …

  Over the past several months, we’ve seen the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act, a bill to deter criminal robocall violations and make it easier for authorities to assign financial penalties, signed …

IoT infrastructure provider LORIOT has partnered with local networking and security system integrator Layer3 to deploy LoRaWAN in Nigeria for smart city and smart building solutions. Layer3’s cloud infrastructure will …

The GSMA GLOMO awards highlight those at the forefront of mobile innovation BARCELONA–The GSMA released the winners of the 2020 Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards, which call out the companies and …

Ericsson and ZTE will use Intel 5G chips BARCELONA–Intel today announced the Atom P5900, a 10-nanometer system on chip designed for use in 5G wireless base stations, and right on …

  Chinese vendor ZTE reported that it has already secured a total of 46 5G commercial contracts around the world. The vendor noted that these 5G contracts cover major markets across China, Europe, …

  Verizon and Emory Healthcare have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and test 5G use cases that could transform the healthcare industry, the U.S. carrier said in a …

Germany industrialist Bosch has set out a ‘code of ethics’ around the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in its connected products, which says humans should be the arbiter of any …

  Huawei has unveiled its AirEngine Wi-Fi 6 series products, including 10 new Wi-Fi 6 access point (AP) models. These new offerings were announced at the company?s 2020 product and …

  Progressive enterprises are pursuing software-defined Edge compute solutions with operating models powered by analytics, automation and machine communications to improve productivity, service-levels and cost structures. With hundreds of devices …

  Verizon has turned up its 5G service at a healthcare lab in Atlanta, partnering with Emory Healthcare in a move to develop and test 5G use cases in the …

  A recent study carried out by Johnson Controls found that 75% of surveyed organizations across the U.S. plan to increase their investment in energy efficiency, renewable energy and smart …

  French IoT specialist Sigfox has officially launched its IoT network in Indonesia, the company said in a release. In the first stage, Sigfox’s network is available in greater Jakarta …

Samsung will assist US Cellular in the development of its 5G network US Cellular has selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G and 4G LTE network solutions provider. US Cellular will …

  German company Bosch has consolidated its activities centered on the Internet of Things (IoT) into a new subsidiary. With some 900 associates, Bosch.IO covers a wide range of IoT …

Those who oppose 5G networks cite radiation concerns In its latest round of spectrum testing, the U.K.’s Office of Communications, or Ofcom, measured electromagnetic field (EMF) emissions at 16 5G …

Greetings from snowy Nashville (where I was a technology speaker at the 2020 Country Radio Seminar) and Charlotte, NC.  This has been a very busy week for all of us …

Trade shows like Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona are an important way many companies, large and small, get publicity for their new 5G wireless products and services like smartphones, …