Initial 5G trials will take place in Toronto and Ottawa, Rogers says
Canadian telecom operator Rogers Communications announced a multi-year initiative through which it aims to deploy 5G technology in partnership with Swedish vendor Ericsson.
Rogers' network plan includes the continued rollout of its gigabit LTE...
The new site will allow researchers to demonstrate advancements in 5G technologies
Canada's Communications Research Centre (CRC) and the City of Ottawa have set up a 5G test site at Ottawa City Hall with the aim of allowing technology companies and other collaborators to learn...
SÃO PAULO--The internet of things entered is firmly on the Brazilian government's agenda. With roughly a quarter of its GDP coming from agribusiness, Brazil wants to use the IoT in rural areas to improve its agricultural methods and get better results. The potential is...
SÃO PAULO –“While we are celebrating 20 years in Brazil, we should prepare for the next 20 years, in a scenario where data traffic doubles annually. Therefore, we need to reinvent ourselves to become a digital telco, looking at digitalization, big data, cloud computing,...
SÃO PAULO--TIM Brazil, a subsidiary of Telecom Italia, is engaging with startups to speed up the adoption of internet of things solutions. The carrier will have a startup internally and will create a co-working space to invite external startups to team up. In a...
SÃO PAULO--Network virtualization and upgrading BSS/OSS to make them ready to support the coming demands of 5G, including massive support for the internet of things, are important preparations carriers need to undertake as the next-generation network specification is developed. That was the primary message...
SÃO PAULO--Oi is going to restructure its debt and move on, said CEO Marco Schroeder during his speech at Futurecom 2017. However, he highlighted to the members of the press, that to reach an agreement between shareholders and creditors is crucial for the survival...
SÃO PAULO--America Movil’s Claro launched LTE Advanced Pro in Brazil as a strategy to get fast speeds and meet customer demand for more data traffic. The carrier is tapping three-channel carrier aggregation using the frequency 2.5 GHz, 1.8 GHz and 700 MHz bands where...
The DOCSIS 3.1 cable service interface specification could be a game changer for the internet and TV industry, providing multigigabit data speeds and interoperability among modem manufacturers and service providers. Many believe the international telecommunications standard is the first step toward bringing data-hungry technologies...
The network is expected to be fully operational by March 2018.
Nokia and Huawei won deals to build a nationwide 4G wholesale network in Mexico, dubbed Red Compartida, which is expected to launch in March 2018.
Huawei was tapped to roll out network infrastructure...
Samsung uses Galaxy S8 device launch event to highlight greater connectivity and IoT support.
NEW YORK – The vision of "mobile" being only a cellphone is narrow, stated Samsung Mobile Chief DJ Koh during his presentation at the company's Unpacked 2017 event held this...
NEW YORK – Samsung is looking to step further into the enterprise environment with its Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones.
At its Unpacked 2017 event, held in New York City on March 29, Samsung announced its DeX platform, which is designed to transform the...
The deal is said to build on a previous 3G and LTE network enhancement agreement between Nokia and TIM Brazil.
Nokia said it extended an infrastructure deal with TIM in Brazil to use 700 MHz spectrum in support of the carrier’s LTE network....
Solution set to cover seven Telefónica markets in Latin America.
ZTE announced an agreement with Telefónica to jointly build a large scale virtual IP multimedia subsytem network in Latin America. The network is expected to cover seven countries – Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua,...
IoT ecosystem needed to ensure growth, with security remaining a top concern
SÃO PAULO – Carriers should look at partnering with other companies to build an ecosystem to jump into the fast-growing "internet of things" market. According to Craig Wigginton, global telecom sector leader at...
SÃO PAULO – The "internet of things" is still taking shape in Brazil, though some pilot projects are being conducted in the country. At Futurecom 2016, companies showcased some IoT applications of connecting sensors to improve management in agriculture and to measure electricity consumption, for...
SÃO PAULO – Oi is not selling assets in Brazil as it continues to work on a restructuring plan, CEO Marco Norci Schroeder told journalists at the Futurecom event, held last week in São Paulo. “We don’t intend to sell assets in Brazil, but we...
SÃO PAULO – According to Vivo CEO Amos Genish, "5G" won't happen in Brazil before 2022, and is not a priority for the Brazilian telecom operator – and Telefonica subsidiary – at the moment.
“Globally, 5G is still under standard definition and it won’t be...
MVNO FreedomPop said it will handle operations while Dish Mexico will deal with distribution and invest in the joint venture
Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop continues to bolster its international presence with its latest move, a partnership with Dish Mexico.
The joint venture is set to...
Asia leads in LTE subscriptions with a 57.7% share
Global LTE subscriptions totaled 1.45 billion at the end of the second quarter of the year, after a net addition of 160.3 million LTE connections during Q2, according to the latest report by the Global mobile Suppliers...
Belize, a small nation in Central America, has been rapidly entering the digital age through a number of network deployments in partnership with Chinese information and communications technology vendor Huawei.
The latest is a subsea fiber optic cable project set for completion in the third quarter...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Uber and Visa have partnered to bring customers of both companies an “Olympic experience." Beginning Aug. 5, when the games started, customers who requested Uber Visa RioPOOL in select cities could share an interactive ride in special vehicles, and could even...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Payments using near field communication technology have been a promise for a while, but until now no application has been popular or good enough to replace plastic cards. With about 4,000 points of sale equipped with NFC, Visa is using the Rio...
