2021

A start-up based in Luxembourg is exploring the use of low-earth-orbit satellites for narrowband IoT connectivity and in the process of launching nanosatellites that will support commercial service. Omar Qaise, …

Nordic operator Telenor Group has partnered with Enea to deploy the latter’s cloud-native data management system in the operator’s multi-vendor Standalone (SA) 5G core initiative. Under the terms of the …

  Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF), which specializes in in-building Distributed Antenna System (DAS) and repeaters for public safety and commercial radio frequencies, announced the commercial availability of its PSR-U Series …

Vodafone UK exec: ‘This is a direct example of how [5G] can revolutionize the healthcare industry’ Clinicians and surgeons at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and University Hospital Llandough …

Japanese carrier Rakuten Mobile signed two different agreements with compatriot companies Fujitsu and NEC to carry out joint efforts to develop and promote Open RAN solutions for the global market. …

Industry 4.0 requires compute and connectivity to be brought closer to the action. This means putting general-duty IT and telecoms equipment into unfamiliar, often harsh OT environments. Chatsworth Products International …

Over the past several months, I have spent time with Celona, a startup offering a private cellular networking platform as a service. I like Celona’s strategy as it has the …

R. Ezhirpavai, Capgemini Engineering’s global chief architect for 5G, whose friends and colleagues call her Pavai, talks about Altran’s rebranding, the early hype of 5G and why some Asian operators are reluctant to move to the 5G cloud.

To you future great leaders, here’s advice from someone who knows what it means to have leadership built right. This show’s guest today is Phillip French, the Vice President of …

Ericsson has combined with industrial design consultancy Sigma Connectivity and industrial IoT firm Mobilaris to produce a cellular IoT tracking device for the mining industry, and other industrial environments. The …

AT&T acquired Time Warner assets for $85 billion in deal that close June 2018 Following a flurry of weekend reports of a rumored mega-deal, AT&T and Discovery announced early on …

The new capabilities are expected to be available in the second half of 2021 Under a new partnership, SpaceX — Elon Musk’s private American aerospace company — will begin to …

    Infosys, a specialist in next-generation digital services and consulting, has collaborated with RXR Realty to build and deploy a smart building health and wellness solution running on Microsoft …

Cable TV tried to get into the wireless phone business a decade ago. They failed. Then, years later they tried again. First Xfinity Mobile, next Spectrum Mobile and then Altice …

UK mobile operator O2, owned by Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica, announced that its 5G network already reaches part of 180 towns and cities across the country. “O2 continued to invest …

Dish has selected Oracle to enable a Service-Based Architecture (SBA) for its 5G core, the former said in a release. SBA, part of the 3GPP 5G standard, enables network services …

Greetings from Hilton Head Island (SC),  Davidson/ Lake Norman (NC) and Omaha (NE).  Pictured is a long-time friend and former colleague, Christopher (“Topher”) Wren and I having a terrific conversation …

Spending on factory-based IoT data applications will grow from $18 billion in 2019 to just over $27 billion in 2024, a rise of 50 per cent in the period. About …

The OPC Foundation and the 5G-ACIA, the organisations promoting OPC-based machine protocols and wide-area 5G for industry, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to run OPC UA over 5G. …

Japanese mobile operator Rakuten Mobile said its 4G network already reaches 80% of the country’s population, with plans to reach 96% this summer. In a conference call with investors, Rakuten …

  DZS, which focuses on packet-based mobile transport, broadband access, network orchestration and cloud-native automation solutions, announced that QuadReal Property Group has leveraged DZS FiberLAN technology for the fiber-based digital …

Spectrum strategy is the first and foremost factor that is shaping U.S. wireless carriers’ competitive position in 5G — and that helps to justify the enormous investments that they made …

UK-based 5G consortium 5PRING, which includes Telefónica and Deloitte, has partnered with local authorities in the West Midlands in the UK, a regional focus of the UK government’s developing 5G …

U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, has doubled its 5G footprint in the recent fiscal year, with its next-generation offering currently available in 160 towns and cities across …

Anritsu has teamed up with simulation company Orolia to put together Assisted-GPS (A-GPS) testing that meets 5G New Radio carrier acceptance requirements for multiple North American operators. The strategic partnership …