Monthly Archives: February, 2020

Ericsson prioritizing mobile transport for future cellular networks

  According to Michael Gronovius, Customer Solutions Sale Director at Ericsson, the company’s decision to align its radio solutions with its fronthaul, backhaul, midhaul, microwave...

Need For Tower Workers With Todd Shlekeway

Listen to the podcast here It’s a slow climb to train enough tower technicians. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr says the U.S. 5G rollout requires 20,000...

CBRS champ Celona claims private LTE deployments, carrier-beating metrics

California-based private LTE/5G startup and CBRS champ Celona has announced eight test deployments of its wireless networking solution using CBRS spectrum, along with new...

Local Washington authority slashes 30% water losses after smart meter rollout

The City of Walla Walla in Washington state in the US has detected and fixed 2,000 water leaks within 12 months after deploying a...

Startup Skylo promises instant NB-IoT via satellite after Softbank funding

Satellite connectivity startup Skylo, promising NB-IoT on existing geostationary satellites, has emerged from stealth with $116 million in total funding, including a new $103...

Softbank and Nokia test-drive non-standalone 5G for connected cars

Japanese telecoms group SoftBank claims to have tested non-standalone 5G with connected cars. Nokia, the kit partner for the tests, called it a “world-first trial”....

Report: Approval for T-Mobile US, Sprint merger coming soon

Editor's note: This is a developing story and will be updated. In an exclusive, the Wall Street Journal reports a federal judge will give Sprint...

SK Telecom targets 6-7 million 5G subscribers by end-2020: CFO

  South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom expects to reach 6-7 million subscribers in the 5G segment by the end of 2020, the company’s CFO,...

Bell to launch 5G services this year using Nokia’s RAN equipment: CEO

  Bell Canada expects to start the construction of its 5G network this year, using equipment from Finnish vendor Nokia, the company’s CEO Mirko Bibic...

Orange Slovensko selects Nokia for 5G RAN

Slovakia's largest operators, including Orange Slovensko, had previously revealed plans to postpone the launch of 5G networks In July 2019, 4ka became the first and...

US Cellular launches LTE-M network on 90% of cell sites to support IoT

The LTE-M network is designed to support simple, low-power or battery-limited IoT devices Amid the rising interest in IoT adoptions for industrial and commercial applications,...

Cellnex deploys DAS solution at Manchester City?s Etihad Stadium

  European wireless infrastructure provider Cellnex has deployed a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at Manchester City?s Etihad Stadium, the company said in a release. The deployment...

Softbank, Loon adapt equipment for ‘stratospheric cell tower’

System relies on millimeter-wave-based backhaul to communicate with the ground and other UAS Japanese tech giant Softbank and Alphabet's Loon have taken another step in...

VW and BMW raise industrial 5G stakes – how German car giants are tooling up for Industry 4.0

German car giants Volkswagen and BMW have confirmed massive Industry 4.0 investments, and firmed up their interests in private industrial 5G as a means...

Should the US invest in open RAN or just buy Nokia or Ericsson?

AG Barr calls open RAN “pie in the sky,” suggests coordinated investment to counter Huawei Two things are clear: The U.S. views Huawei’s 5G market...

The Sunday Brief: Earnings parade–Part 2–T-Mobile is ready and waiting

Mid-winter greetings from tornado-ridden Lake Norman, NC, and snow-packed Fraser, CO, where we took in some excellent ski conditions following the Colorado Wireless Association...

‘Defcon 1’ for supply chain – how to manage coronavirus and implement digital change

The Digital Supply Chain Institute, a US research group focused on the evolution of supply chains in the digital economy, has recommended supply chain...

LoRaWAN duo Senet and Objenious fast-track Digital Matter IoT trackers

US LoRaWAN provider Senet and French LoRaWAN provider Objenious have both certified battery-operated tracking devices and telematics software from Australian IoT maker Digital Matter....

Test and Measurement: GWS puts AT&T’s 5G on top in Super Bowl performance

This year's Super Bowl wasn't just a showcase for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers—or halftime performers Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. It...

Regulator: Saudi Telecom must offer full purchase Vodafone Egypt

If STC makes the offer, analysts predict that Telecom Egypt might actually sell some of its stocks At the end of January, Vodafone signed an...

FTC vs. Qualcomm – The meaning and relevance of FRAND commitment

As promised in my previous article, here is a detailed discussion on FTC’s FRAND (Fair Reasonable And Non-Discriminatory) argument in its antitrust case against...

Nvidia launches cloud gaming service after long beta phase

Nvidia: "There is room in the cloud gaming market for GeForce Now to co-exist with Microsoft and Google's platforms" Chipmaker Nvidia was the first to...

Bharti Airtel may skip India’s 5G spectrum auction due to high prices

  Indian telecom group Bharti Airtel may not participate in the country’s upcoming spectrum auction, which includes 5G airwaves, due to the high prices set...

Proximus to deploy private 5G network at Belgium’s Port of Antwerp

  Belgian mobile operator Proximus and the port of Antwerp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a digital transformation project. As part of the...

Intel helps The Sinclair to become an all-digital hotel

  Intel announced its collaboration with The Sinclair, Autograph Collection, in Fort Worth, Texas, which claims to be the world?s first all-digital hotel. The Sinclair utilizes...
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