2020

Finnish telco Elisa has turned a mass-produced tractor into a “5G remote-controlled work machine” that can carry out tasks that would otherwise put human lives at risk. The work follows …

Small cell concealment is much more than putting a radio in a box

DoD RFI asks about possibility of owning and operating its own domestic 5G networks In a newly published Request for Information, the Department of Defense is asking for insights on …

  Next Generation connected systems requirements are redefining product development. Dell Technologies OEM Solutions group could help you take your product further. The increasing connectivity, exploding data creation, and intertwined business …

Amazon has selected LoRa for its new Sidewalk wireless networking platform, running in 900 MHz spectrum, according to Semtech. Camarillo-based Semtech hailed its technology’s move into the consumer space. At …

Europe is seeing a “clear lag” in the launch of commercial 5G, with less than half of the EU Member States currently operating services, according to an assessment paper published …

  5G commercial launch has begun all over the world, with 2019 recognized as the first year of 5G NSA commercial launch and 2020 as the first year of 5G …

Softbank will retain a 25% stake in Brightstar Softbank is selling Brightstar, the Miami-based cell phone distributor that it purchased in 2014, to the private equity firm of Brightstar Capital …

  Italian operator TIM and agricultural confederation Confagricoltura have signed an agreement to launch the “Agritech Innovation Hub” project, with the main aim of developing smart agriculture in Italy. The …

  Siemens Smart Infrastructure has launched Enlighted Safe, a new workplace digital contact tracing app, which it said will help employees return safely to the workplace. In a release, Siemens …

Legacy generations of networks have predominately provided services with best-effort delivery. While this has worked for voice, text and best effort broadband services, end users are hampered with buffering, delays, …

A combination of a last-minute deal and a court injunction mean that bans on downloads and updates for Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat have been averted, and the applications are still …

Last week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission brought together a variety of Open RAN stakeholders for its Forum on 5G Open Radio Access Networks. While greenfield operators like DISH and …

September greetings from Davidson, NC, and Denver Colorado, where the Mile High weather conditions were simply “smoky.”  This week’s opening picture shows last Thursday’s Denver skyline against the white backdrop …

It is bliss, as an engineer, to witness a whopping 2Gpbs speed on a live commercial network, using an off the shelf device. And that was my experience a few …

Warning, warning, warning! It is that time of year again when Apple releases its next iOS upgrade. Like many of you, I have experienced the hell Apple puts many users …

  Intel announced a series of collaborations with Chinese company Baidu in artificial intelligence (AI), 5G, data center and cloud computing infrastructure. During the Baidu World 2020 conference, Intel and …

Thanks to the broadband project, the village can now receive speeds of up to 25 Mbps downstream and 3 Mbps upstream Copper Valley Telecom (CVT) has completed a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) …

  Saudi Arabian telco Mobily announced a partnership with Ericsson to trial 5G on the 800/1800 MHz band using Ericsson Spectrum Sharing technology. The trial showed 5G capabilities in a …

  Smart building company Johnson Controls has announced the official opening of its OpenBlue Innovation Center in Singapore. The new facility, located within the School of Design and Environment (SDE) …

It’s important to think about the drone applications you can build on top of 5G, says NI The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program earlier this week announced the first contributing …

The Trump administration will bar downloads of the popular Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat beginning on Sunday, calling the apps a threat to national security. The Commerce Department, which is …

Keysight Technologies this week announced what it is calling the industry’s first cloud-native distributed network performance and security test software for characterizing user experience and validating network performance of hybrid …

Xilinx previously tapped by Telefónica in its push for massive Open RAN deployments This week San Jose-based Xilinx announced it’s shipping a T1 Telco Accelerator Card designed for 5G Open …

Ericsson has signed off a $1.1 billion deal to purchase US-based Cradlepoint, which provides LTE and 5G wide-area networking (WAN) for the emergency services sector, office and retail spaces, and …