Monthly Archives: July, 2020

IAB–the cost-effective solution to quickly expand 5G mmWave coverage (Analyst Angle)

One of the exciting features the recently finalized 3GPP Rel. 16 brings to 5G is the support for Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB). IABs have...

5G will stand alone as a necessity for our future (Reader Forum)

  The majority of 5G networks that are available today are non-standalone (NSA), which means they leverage existing 4G infrastructure. This is partly why they...

Who disaggregated my RAN? Part 9: Slice and serve–network slicing in action (Reader Forum)

In my last blog, we briefly touched upon the advanced use cases that are possible in 5G. One such use case is Network Slicing....

Challenges, portals and virtual events: How PSCR is bringing tech and public safety together

For resilient networks and "tech to protect", PSCR looks to collaboration Amid a rapidly evolving technology landscape, how do public safety agencies find out about...

The Sunday Brief: Uneven recovery = uneven results

Greetings from North Carolina, where it is seasonally hot and humid. Fortunately, our COVID-19 “stay at home” garden is yielding fantastic results.  Zucchini, anyone? The...

Bird’s-eye view – why 5G MEC on streetlights is the only way for autonomous vehicles

A three-year industrial research project in Germany into how to bring safety and intelligence to next-generation transport systems has concluded the only way to...

Wyld intros mesh networking for tracking, marketing; signs with NHS in Scotland

UK IoT networking company Wyld Networks has launched a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi based mesh solution to connect sundry consumer and enterprise devices together as...

Verizon beats expectations, signals busy second half for 5G

Verizon outperformed Wall Street's expectations in the second quarter, and although its overall revenues were still down slightly from last year, the company seems...

Building owners not fully leveraging data from smart solutions: Omdia

Building owners and operators are not taking advantage from the use and analysis of data generated by buildings, according to a new smart buildings survey from...

Test and Measurement: Mavenir will use Keysight tools for software development

Open RAN player Mavenir will be using Keysight Technologies' testing tools to support development of software for its 5G RAN and core platforms. Mavenir will...

T-Mobile Netherlands, KPN to launch commercial 5G networks next week

KPN working toward nationwide 5G coverage next year Dutch telcos KPN and T-Mobile confirmed they will launch commercial 5G networks on July 28 after they...

China’s Guangdong Province ends June with over 78,000 5G base stations

Guangdong approaching 15 million 5G subscribers South China's Guangdong Province has already deployed more than 78,000 5G base stations as of the end of June,...

Hello, HaLow – all about the new Wi-Fi HaLow tech for low-power mid-range IoT

In truth, Wi-Fi HaLow is not new. The solution, geared towards low-power mid-range IoT solutions, was announced back in 2016. But there is gathering...

PALs auction: First-day bidding hints at a shake-up

The Priority Access License auction was meant to be unlike anything the industry has seen before. The sheer number of licenses and their county-level...

Reducing PIM on cell site towers in the 5G era (Reader Forum)

External passive intermodulation (PIM) has always been a concern when deploying wireless networks. However, PIM has become even more of a challenge with the introduction of...

Kagan: AT&T announces 5G wireless now nationwide

Another 5G milestone was reached. Congratulations to AT&T and their wireless users. Yesterday, they announced their 5G network is officially nationwide. This is a...

Private 5G is ‘only’ way for Industry 4.0 – first private 5G network goes live in UK with BT

UK telecoms provider BT has been appointed as the lead technology partner for the Worcestershire 5G Testbed (W5G), billed as the UK’s first live...

U-Blox teams up with UK startup to offer MQTT-SN based home-care IoT monitor

Health tech startup Upstream Health has developed a low-cost IoT monitoring solution with the UK-based Thingstream division of IoT semiconductor maker U-Blox (branded ‘u-blox’)...

Unlocking the benefits of the industrial internet of things (Reader Forum)

The industrial internet-of-things (IIoT) is here to stay. Many heavy industry companies in fields such as engineering, mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing are...

The impact of IoT in smart buildings

IoT is already helping buildings to become smarter, as this technology is capable of connecting thousands of sensors and allowing for real-time data collection...

FCC kicks off PALs auction

The Priority Access License auction for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum begins today with a single, six-hour bidding period. There are 271 qualified bidders...

Deutsche Telekom launches LTE-M network in Germany

  Deutsche Telekom has completed the rollout of its 5G-ready LTE-M network across Germany, the carrier said in a release. The German operator said that LTE-M...

Dutch operators secure 5G spectrum

  Dutch telcos VodafoneZiggo, T-Mobile and KPN have all secured spectrum allocations in the first 5G auction held in the Netherlands. In a release, the government...

Spectrum licences like phone contracts – industrial 5G a ‘game changer’, says Siemens

Siemens sounded rather chuffed last week with the progress of and prospects for industrial 5G, home and abroad. The company said at its digital...

How packetizing fronthaul helps 5G to scale, and decreases TCO

Ericsson: “To achieve the long term goal of 4G and 5G in a Virtualized RAN, we first must create a unified packet network for...
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