Monthly Archives: August, 2020

Liberty Global to acquire Swiss telco Sunrise Communications for $7.4 billion

Cable magnate John Malone's Liberty Global is buying Swiss telecom company Sunrise Communications AG in an all-cash takeover that will combine Liberty's UPC Switzerland...

Extending the cloud to the edge unlocks new business value, opportunities

In this age of sweeping digitalization and ubiquitous connectivity, enterprises face a constantly-changing set of challenges. Flexibility, responsiveness and product differentiation are imperatives and...

5G networks will be dense and unforgiving: Why dynamic, automated inventory is critical (Reader Forum)

The evolution to 5G is off to a strong start among communication service providers (CSPs) and momentum is building. As of March 2020, 84...

Coca-Cola bottling firm CCEP signs cloud deal with IBM as ‘springboard’ for IoT, AI

Coca-Cola European Partners has signed a multiyear agreement with IBM to move to an open hybrid cloud environment to create a “springboard” to launch...

Dell, Tech Mahindra get behind Software AG’s Covid app, after ‘Europe-wide’ testing

Software AG has released a social distancing solution via its partners, including Dell Technologies and Tech Mahindra, to help companies navigate the complexities of...

Microsoft, Snam team up on IoT and AI to build ‘energy company of the future’

US tech giant Microsoft and Italian natural gas utility Snam are developing a hybrid cloud infrastructure based on Azure to raise the processing power...

An Innovator’s DNA: Federated Wireless’ Secret to Success with Iyad Tarazi

Every now and then, someone comes along and transforms and disrupts an industry. On today’s show, Carrie Charles talks to one of those people,...

5G deployments boost China Towers H1 financial results

  China Tower’s business in the first half of 2020 was positively impacted by the acceleration of 5G deployments in China, the company said in...

Rakuten Mobile to reach full mobile coverage in Japan in 2021: CEO

  New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, expects to cover all the country’s population with its mobile service in...

PALs auction: $3 billion and counting

The Priority Access License auction has raised $3 billion in bids after 34 rounds. The number of licenses that are still seeing competitive bids...

Global BAS market to reach $5.91 billion by 2026: Study

The global Building Automation Systems (BAS) market is estimated to reach $5.91 billion by 2026 from $4.69 billion in 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...

KT to develop in-flight VR entertainment service

The in-flight VR service will begin with international routes before the end of this year While many of us still remain earthbound, unable or unwilling...

Midband spectrum infusion: 3.45-3.55 GHz will be opened up for 5G

White House and Department of Defense officials have announced plans to commercialize another 100 megahertz of highly desired midband spectrum for terrestrial 5G use,...

How do mobile service providers handle the shifting economics of 5G (Reader Forum)

With the advent of 5G, mobile service providers (MSPs) have an estimated 50% bandwidth growth requirements, yet mobile/wireless is only about 10% of all...

Improving indoor connectivity with Open RAN (Reader Forum)

In recent months, the telecommunications industry has been abuzz with news about various initiatives related to Open RAN. Essentially, Open RAN refers to open...

Keysight Webinar: IoT Tech Talks

Spend 15 minutes with Keysight experts to get your IoT test challenges addressed.  Access the on-demand sessions and join us live for the Battery Life...

What is ‘the 15 minute city’ – and why it is the same as a ‘smart city’

Note, this article originally appeared as a blog post on the Guidehouse Insights website; it is reprinted here with permission. The original article can...

Connected social care and the ‘spirit of 5G’ – all about Liverpool’s £7m smart-city 5G win

The city of Liverpool has just won a £4.3 million fund, topped-up to £7.15 million, from the UK government to build a private 5G...

Well, technically… enterprise XR will lead to mass usage: Leilani DeLeon, My Legacy (Ep. 5)

On this episode of Well, technically... the tech podcast where women do the explaining, former Qualcomm Director of Product Marketing, Mobile Gaming and XR Technologies Leilani DeLeon talks XR and mobile gaming trends, as well as how her new company My Legacy is using the latest technology to build and preserve family histories.

BT adds industrial AR to ‘Disneyland for industrialists’ at UK research HQ

UK telecoms firm BT has unveiled a new augmented reality (AR) demo as part of its ‘connected industry’ showcase at its Adastral Park science...

Liberty Broadband to merge with GCI Liberty

Two Liberty companies are being rolled into one, bringing together the parent company of Alaskan telecom company GCI and Liberty Broadband, which holds a...

Verizon web series shows that creating social change isn’t a ‘one-and-done’

Verizon introduced a new series to amplify the voices of the future In early June, a visibly impassioned Hans Vestberg made a commitment of $10...

Wi-Fi is becoming more like cellular, giving 5G a run for its money

Wi-Fi 6 and 5G share a number of features 5G, the latest generation of cellular technology, boasts potential speeds of up to 10 Gbps, a...

Korea’s KT on track to reach 3.5 million 5G customers by end-2020: CFO

  Korean carrier KT expressed confidence in achieving the target of closing 2020 with 3.5 million 5G subscribers. On an earnings call, CFO Yoon Kyung-keun said...

South Korea to launch 6G pilot project in 2026: Report

  The government of South Korea aims to launch a pilot project for not-yet-standardized 6G mobile services in 2026, Korean press reported. The government expects 6G...
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