Monthly Archives: March, 2020

New realms of measurement, connected data silos, and more in 2020 (Reader Forum)

Editor's note: Keysight Technologies offered up these predictions for 2020, from CTO Jay Alexander and Jeff Harris, who leads the company's global marketing.  New realms...

AT&T reducing 4G spectrum use ahead of low-band 5G launches, OpenSignal finds

Where might AT&T launch low-band 5G next? OpenSignal has some guesses If a U.S. carrier wants to launch sub-6 GHz 5G service to establish a...

King Tut gets connected – IoT for cliff stability in the Valley of the Kings 

An IoT sensor platform has helped a team of geologists from York University in Canada and the University of Zurich in Switzerland to monitor...

Cellular is the only solution for smart-city lighting, says Signify – UNB won’t cut it

Cellular is the best connectivity technology for smart street-lighting in cities, reckons Netherlands based lighting company Signify. The rise of ultra narrowband (UNB) for...

Huawei to boost Ooredoo’s 5G operations in four markets

  Middle East telco Ooredoo Group announced it has selected Huawei to make its network fully 5G-enabled in Oman, Indonesia, Tunisia and Maldives over the...

Korean operators to invest $3.4 billion in 5G infra in H1 2020: Report

  South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT said that the country's three major telecom carriers, SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus, have agreed to...

Stepping up the war on robocalls, Pai moves on STIR/SHAKEN mandate

Mandate comes as part of implementing the TRACED Act Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has proposed mandatory implementation of the STIR/SHAKEN call authentication framework...

Kagan: How new T-Mobile, Sprint combo will impact wireless industry

The T-Mobile, Sprint merger dragged on for far too long. Congratulations to both for finally getting it done. So, what’s next? What can we...

For Facebook Connectivity, success comes with scale

Facebook Connectivity VP discusses unlicensed use of 60 GHz, OpenRAN momentum A primary goal of Facebook the company is to get more people to use...

The Sunday Brief: Candidate Sanders’ internet plan–out of bounds?

Greetings from Davidson and Charlotte.  It’s been a very busy week with Covid-19 concerns taking center stage.  Since many of you commented on the...

Microwave mobile backhaul in a 5G world (Analyst Angle)

Beneath the surface, 5G is driving demand The Microwave Transmission market, comprised of point-to-point systems, declined 5 percent in 2019, bringing the market revenue down...

mmWave auction’s assignment phase concludes

The third U.S. millimeter wave auction is complete The Federal Communications Commission's third millimeter wave spectrum auction has concluded, and the agency is expected to...

SoftBank to launch Japan’s first commercial 5G network by end-March

  Japanese wireless carrier SoftBank announced it expects to launch its 5G services on March 27, becoming the first of the country's three major mobile...

Test and Measurement: Viavi steps up with O-RAN test support

Viavi Solutions, which is a member of the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) Alliance, is bolstering the open RAN ecosystem with what it claims...

Four giant global operators form edge computing partnership

Telefónica, KT, China Unicom and Telstra have all signed an edge Muti-Operator Multiaccess Edge Computing agreement Telecom giants Telefónica, KT, China Unicom and Telstra have...

Finland’s Elisa showcases new 5G services in Helsinki

  Finnish mobile operator Elisa has unveiled three new 5G solutions developed in partnership with local companies. The telco said in a release that it is...

Keysight World 2020

You bring your limitless imagination and vision. We bring together thought leaders, technological advances, breakthrough design, test, and optimization strategies, and leading-edge solutions on...

Many factors will determine the size of the MEC market (Analyst Angle)

The size of the Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) Market depends on the goals trying to be achieved. Several factors need to be considered, such...

Tech giants shred NAB research on unlicensed use of 6 GHz as ‘wildly inaccurate’

Broadcasters are concerned unlicensed use of 6 GHz will interfere with 'electronic news gathering' equipment The FCC is considering a notice of proposed rulemaking...

Stockholm recruits Itron to manage smart-city streetlighting

The city of Stockholm in Sweden is to deploy a software platform from Itron to manage its streetlights, according to the US-based industrial networking...

Nokia deploys private LTE in underground NORCAT mine in Canada

Nokia has installed a private LTE network in an underground mine belonging to NORCAT in Ontario, in Canada. The work has been carried out...

Google Cloud jumps into 5G and telco edge computing with a ‘GMEC’ vision

Google Cloud's vision for 5G and edge computing is called GMEC (because of course it is) Google Cloud is seeking to be the avenue by...

Industry 4.0 at tipping point for telcos – the story that would have been told (but for COVID-19)

Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona in February is the major venue and the key date for the telecoms industry. Yes, the cards have...

Samsung signs 5G contract with Spark New Zealand

  Samsung Electronics announced it has signed a commercial agreement with New Zealand’s largest mobile carrier, Spark, to take part in building Spark’s 5G network...
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