2020

  Swiss Association of Telecommunications (Asut) has called on politicians and public authorities in Switzerland to accelerate the switch to 5G technology in the country. According to the association, the …

AT&T is proceeding with a three-year, $6 billion cost-cutting effort that includes asset sales and layoffs AT&T has confirmed that it will lay off around 4,700 employees and close 250 …

5G networks are already delivering advanced, secure connectivity and value around the world. But the journey to maximum value and benefit to society must be aided and accelerated by sensible, …

5G brings the possibility of faster and safer operation as well as new capabilities and efficiencies in industrial processes. But it also comes with increased complexity and performance demands for …

Qualcomm has announced a new top-end robotics platform featuring 5G connectivity and AI processing for high-compute, low-power robots and drones. The RB5 platform, based on the previous RB3 unit, comprises …

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) has introduced an ‘edge orchestrator’ to enable telecoms carriers to bundle-up and resell edge-based compute, connectivity, and apps to verticals on a subscription basis, and to …

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Chris Pearson, 5G Americas (Ep. 11) The outlook for mid-band 5G in the U.S. Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas, discusses …

Deutsche Telekom is offering a sensor-based people counting solution and alert system to retailers in Germany manage in-store traffic volumes and social distancing as they reopen after lockdown. The solution …

With volatile growth of wireless network footprints, it is inevitable that unwanted signals will be prevalent everywhere. It is impossible to get rid of all interference, but it is critical …

  In a wide-ranging discussion on the present challenges and the near-term future of telecom services, three key themes emerged: partnerships are becoming ever-more important, digitalization to enable flexibility is …

  Diagnosing and troubleshooting PIM problems is an expensive and time consuming exercise. It not only requires hours of resources but also degrades QoS since the site has to be …

California-based building automation developer J2 Innovations has launched the FIN microBMS, a building management system for the management and support of small to mid-sized buildings across multiple sites.  The entry-level FIN-based …

The Lenovo Flex 5G is outfitted with the Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform Verizon will launch the first 5G laptop for its Ultra Wideband network this week, which will complement …

Intelsat said that it has contracted for six new satellites in order to meet the Federal Communication Commission’s accelerated spectrum-clearing timeline for the C-Band. The company recently went into Chapter …

FCC declines to comment beyond a tweet from Chairman Ajit Pai T-Mobile US customers experienced widespread voice and text outages that the carrier said were “resolved,” as of 10:03 p.m. …

South Korean carrier Korea Telecom (KT) is to acquire a 10 percent stake in the robotics unit of compatriot shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries Group to enhance its competitiveness in …

Ericsson predicts 2.8 billion global 5G subscriptions by the end of 2025 The June 2020 edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report proved to be somewhat unique as it included an …

  Swedish mobile operator Three has activated its 5G network in Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Västerås, Uppsala and large parts of Stockholm, the telco said in a release. In December last …

It has been almost a decade since Qualcomm Technologies embarked on the journey to realizing its vision for high-performance cellular networking in unlicensed spectrum. Now, just two years since the …

Momentum for NB-IoT and LTE-M will slow in 2020 with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, but not enough to knock mid-term projections for the cellular IoT sector. The Swedish telecoms vendor …

German industrial giant Bosch restated its expectation to capitalise both ways on new industrial connectivity and analytics in the next years as it revealed a 25 percent jump in sales …

Japanese fire truck manufacturer Morita Group has deployed a Bluetooth-based IoT solution at a 57,000-square metre factory in Osaka, in Japan, to track the location and status of trucks as …

Premiership rugby club Wasps has installed a thermal imaging camera from Vodafone UK at its training facility to safeguard players, staff, and visitors as they return to training during the …

Funds are aimed at hardening and improving U.S. territories’ mobile networks The Federal Communications Commission has authorized $237.9 million in Universal Service Fund dollars to mobile broadband networks in the …

Nokia wants a custom 5G chip in more than 35% of its 5G shipments by the end of 2020 Broadcom has been added to Nokia’s list of 5G chip suppliers, …