June 2020

Nokia has launched a new cloud RAN (C-RAN) solution to enable operators to more easily activate new 5G services and revenue streams, including as they target new ‘vertical’ customer segments …

Before a Senate subcommittee, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai argued that American 5G leadership and expedited 5G mid-band deployments are worth the $9.7 billion in incentive payments that the …

Baidu says it has “trained more than 1 million AI talents” and “cooperated with more than 200 universities” On Friday, Chinese tech company Baidu laid out the details of its …

The drone solution will simplify cell site management, says Samsung Samsung Electronics demonstrated its new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks. Performed on the company’s campus, …

  Taiwan Mobile has become the third mobile operator to secure a 5G license in the country after telecommunications regulator NCC approved the telco’s 5G plan, according to local press …

  Canadian operator Rogers Communications and the University of Calgary have announced a five-year agreement to advance innovative Internet of things (IoT) research. The two partners have established the Rogers …

IBM has unveiled Watson Works, a set of products that embeds?Watson?artificial intelligence (AI) models and applications to help companies navigate many aspects of the return-to-workplace challenge following lockdowns put in …

The current telco market is dominated by discussions surrounding 5G and geopolitical competition as countries strive to dominate in future technologies and cellular generations. However, these discussions fail to focus …

Summer greetings from Charlotte and Lake Norman, NC.  This has been a news-filled week.  In our Q1 2020 preview, we described a “bingo card” that a few Sunday Brief faithful …

The European Union (EU) has signed off 11 new research projects into development of 5G industry and use cases in Europe, with a focus on mobility, supply chains, and manufacturing, …

For three years Bemis Manufacturing had been looking to engineer a smart shopping cart. It had cycled through various IoT technologies only to draw a blank each time, with coverage …

Ready for C-Band spectrum? Nokia says it is Nokia is putting 5G New Radio through its paces in C-Band spectrum in Dallas, Texas and says that it successfully completed a …

North America contributed to more than one-third of the total connected car market share in 2019 Allied Market Research has published a report that established that the global connected car market …

There is a battle being fought in the wireless industry between patent quality and quantity. The confusion lies in the fact that the two leaders, Qualcomm and Huawei are presenting …

  Canadian telecoms operator Telus has selected Samsung Electronics as its 5G network infrastructure supplier, the latter said in a release. Samsung has signed four new 5G contracts in the last …

  China’s capital Beijing has already deployed a total of 21,086 5G base stations, Chinese news service Xinhua reported. The number of 5G users in the city has exceeded 3.1 …

The new mobile service was created to help connect those living in rural areas, according to Walmart Mexico Walmart revealed this week that its Mexican unit — known as Walmex …

There is not much to recommend this current coronavirus pandemic. But there were two silver linings.  One was that the virus took telehealth mainstream. Two years ago, only 10% of …

U.S. fiber infrastructure provider FiberLight announced that its network has been chosen by?Slice Wireless Solutions?to deliver public W-iFi and Distributed Antenna System (DAS) wireless capabilities for the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood …

Windstream and optical networking company Infinera said that they successfully achieved 800 Gbps single-wavelength transmission over 730 kilometers on Windstream’s long-haul network between San Diego, California and Phoenix, Arizona. The …

Aryaka CEO: ‘What’s really going on inside your communities?’ Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, protesters took the streets, demanding answers and justice. In …

Carter will continue to serve T-Mobile as a strategic advisor through the end of this year Peter Osvaldik will be taking over the position of CFO at T-Mobile from Braxton …

FirstNet board votes to direct $218 million in network reinvestments The First Responders Network Authority board has approved $218 million in network investment to support 5G and additional deployables for …

  German operator Deutsche Telekom is already proving 5G coverage to 16 million people in over 1,000 towns across Germany, the carrier said in a release. By mid-July, a total …

  Canadian company Solace, which focuses on real-time event-driven data streaming, has been selected by the Airport Authority Hong Kong to develop the Internet of Things (IoT) platform for Hong …