Security and battery life are major thrusts of NB-IoT partnership Gemalt and Huawei’s silicon business, HiSilicon, have partnered up to develop a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) module with the …
Leveraging 5G for vertically-focused IoT use cases is key While its not yet standardized, 5G is most certainly the next big thing in telecom. The three primary use cases are …
Airports, subways, etc…a good fit for CBRS small cells The 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band is the subject of much attention in the telecom community. As the …
ExteNet Systems added to its fiber optic holdings today with the completion of its acquisition of Axiom Fiber Networks; terms of the deal were not disclosed. Axiom owns a 20-mile, …
The capital pool is intended to support municipal adoption of smart cities technologies In many ways smart cities are the ultimate application of the internet of things—a huge variety of …
New smart city will embrace “high-speed digital networks, data centers” and other technology-focused infrastructure To the west of Phoenix, Ariz., an 25,000-acre plot of land could eventually be home to …
New licenses would support T-Mobile LTE coverage in parts of Wyoming and Idaho In it’s continuing effort to boost rural coverage, T-Mobile US is asking for the U.S. Federal Communications …
As it continues to develop network support for its internet of things (IoT) strategy, SK Telecom will upgrade its LTE-M network to also support LTE Cat-M1, which the company says …
After taking a week to review Broadcom’s unsolicited $130 billion buy-out offer, the Qualcomm Board of Directors today announced it has “unanimously rejected” the bid. Qualcomm Incorporated Executive Chairman and …
The gigabit LTE discrepancy hinges on market availability of carrier aggregation, 256 QAM and 4X4 MIMO Last week at a media and analysts event in San Jose, Calif., T-Mobile US …
In Argentina Movistar tests 5G in 28 GHz band Continuing to work with global operators to test 5G networking technologies, Ericsson is working with Argentinian operator Movistar to understand 5G …
License Assisted Access small cells in push to expand gigabit LTE SAN JOSE, Calif.–Mark McDiarmid, T-Mobile US vice president of network engineering, explained yesterday that the operator plans to deploy …
Gigabit LTE footprint extends to 920 markets; plans to deploy LAA SAN JOSE, Calif.–In the race to boost capacity while optimizing usage of network resources, T-Mobile US today announced that …
A big time majority of industries have adopted internet of things (IoT) solutions–86%, according to Bsquare’s inaugural IIoT Maturity Study–but there’s still a lot of work to be done for …
Underlying 5G tech including network slicing, virtualized RAN and end-to-end network slicing including included in TIP working groups Founded in 2016 by Facebook, the Telecom Infra Project consortium convened its …
New product and investment speak to value of IoT for the smart manufacturing sector Rockwell Automation is a major player in helping customers realize digital transformation and adopt IoT tools …
Understanding the end user quality of experience created by gigabit LTE Built on technologies 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM and multi-channel carrier aggregation including of unlicensed spectrum bands, 41 operators in …
As T-Mobile continues to deploy in 600 MHz holdings, device support picking up T-Mobile US spent around $8 billion to buy 600 MHz spectrum holdings in the most recent FCC …
After serving for six years as the CEO of network infrastructure giant Ericsson, in April Hans Vestberg joined Verizon as CTO EVP and President of Global Networks. In the company’s …
Instead of a complex infrastructure deployment, latent computing resources could be used to support the edge computing needs of the IoT The data processing and storage needs of the internet …
Qualcomm is reviewing the “unsolicited” offer Other than to say it has received Broadcom’s “unsolicited” 12-figure acquisition offer, and will review with its financial and legal advisors, “Qualcomm will have …
Sprint will use Altice footprint to deploy thousands of Magic Box small cells The line between telcos and cable companies has been blurring for some time as telcos look to …
Sprint rebounding with MVNO arrangement with Altice USA The months of will they, won’t they speculation then formal discussions between Sprint parent SoftBank and T-Mobile US parent Deutsche Telekom are …
Area outside of Toronto targeted for a holistic smart city build Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google-parent company Alphabet, is planning to build a smart city from the ground up …
Expansion of LoRa IoT network, partnership with HPE mark expansion plans Indian communications service provider Tata Communications is betting big on the expansion of internet of things (IoT) network and …
