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T-Mobile US deploys DAS solution for St. Louis’ MetroLink system

Components for T-Mobile US’ DAS were installed at six MetroLink stations to boost cellular signals in tunnels in downtown St. Louis Metropolitan St. Louis Transit Agency (Metro Transit) has partnered with T-Mobile US to install wireless equipment inside metro tunnels to provide voice and high-speed...

FCC taking comments on Sprint, T-Mobile US merger

T-Mobile US has asked FCC to transfer spectrum licenses from Sprint Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank, respectively the majority owners of T-Mobile US and Sprint, have begun what the U.S. Federal Communications Commission refers to as a "pleading cycle" related to the transfer of spectrum licenses...

France expects commercial 5G in at least one major city in 2020

  The initiative is part of the government’s 5G roadmap to foster technology development in France The French government said it expects at least one major city to have commercial 5G services by 2020 as one of the key initiatives of the country’s 5G roadmap, which...

Wireless smart farming to keep frost away from citrus

Computer scientists from UCSB team up with citrus researchers to make a smart farm system that reports temperatures and may eventually automate the use of wind machines that keep frost off citrus crops. Computer science researchers from the University of California Santa Barbara are using...

Comba Telecom to deploy DAS solution for a large project in Philippines

Comba said the in-building wireless project includes the deployment of over 3,500 indoor antennas Hong Kong-based wireless solution provider Comba Telecom Systems announced that it was selected as the wireless solution provider for a large-scale comprehensive development project in Manila, Philippines. Comba Telecom is implementing its...

US government officially lifts seven-year ban on ZTE

  The decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce will allow the Chinese vendor to resume operations The U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC) formally lifted a seven-year ban on U.S. companies selling components and software to Chinese vendor ZTE, after it complied with all the requirements...

AT&T ‘surprised’ by DOJ decision to appeal Time Warner acquisition

Judge approved AT&T buy of Time Warner with no conditions An attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division on July 12 filed a two-page notice with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia notifying the court it will appeal Judge Richard...

Nokia, China Mobile ink deal to research artificial intelligence, 5G

Under the terms of the agreement, both firms will establish a lab in Hangzhou Nokia and China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier in terms of subscribers, have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning...

Marvell completes Cavium acquisition

After China approves the merger, Marvell moves forward with plans to acquire Cavium. Semiconductor company Marvell Technology announced on Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Cavium, designer of communications and storage integrated circuits (ICs). The addition of Cavium should boost Marvell’s position in...

U.S government allows ZTE to partially resume business activities

The Commerce Department said the partial authorization will be valid until August 1 The U.S. government has issued a limited service authorization which would allow Chinese vendor ZTE to resume certain activities. ZTE halted business operations in May due to a seven-year ban on the...

As Verizon shifts content strategy, T-Mobile US CEO bids Go90 a snarky farewell

Verizon's Oath will now serve as primary content distribution platform Verizon launched its Go90 mobile content distribution platform in 2015 in partnership with broadcasters MTV, Comedy Central, ESPN, Vice and other media producers. In June, the operator pulled the plug on the service, opting to...

JMA Wireless deploys DAS solution at Washington’s Nationals Park stadium

JMA Wireless said it has installed its TEKO DAS in collaboration with system integrator Multipath Communications Group U.S provider of wireless communications solutions JMA Wireless has completed a project which has improved cellular coverage and capacity at Nationals Park, home to the Major League Baseball...

Chinese telcos need to work with other sectors to realize full potential of 5G: GSMA

The GSMA estimates that China will have 430 million 5G connections by 2025 Chinese mobile network operators need to work with other sectors in order to innovate, launch 5G faster and realize the full potential of 5G technology, according to a recent study carried out...

Kagan: Synchronoss Technologies points to cloud at MWC Shanghai 2018

Last week at MWC Shanghai 2018, Glenn Lurie, CEO of Synchronoss Technologies, spoke about the huge new opportunity mobile operators have in the area of cloud storage and messaging. He said wireless and wire line carriers have a new growth opportunity if they are...

U.S. senators, White House work to save deal to lift ban on ZTE

  Senators want to ban the Chinese vendor from selling products to critical technology or infra assets U.S. senators are working on a potential deal with the White House that would allow Chinese vendor ZTE Corp to resume business if there are tighter restrictions on the...

M1, Nokia to carry out 5G small cell trial in Singapore

  The small cell live trial will be carried out in the last quarter of this year Singaporean telco M1 Limited (M1) and Nokia have announced plans to conduct a trial of 5G-based small cells in Southeast Asia. The partners sad the small cell trial will take...

AT&T to sell data center operations to Brookfield Infrastructure

In a $1.1 billion deal, AT&T is transferring its data center operations to Brookfield. AT&T is selling its data centers to Brookfield Infrastructure for $1.1 billion and entering into a strategic alliance with the company which includes a colocation services agreement that will enable AT&T...

Altice Europe sells telecom assets in France, Portugal

Altice said it expects to raise $2.9 billion through the sales of stakes in its businesses in these two countries Dutch-based telecoms and cable group Altice plans to raise 2.5 billion euros ($2.9 billion) through the sale of stakes in its telecoms towers businesses in...

Apple iPhone reportedly may be exempt from tariffs

Trump may have given the Apple iPhone a hall pass around tariffs thanks to CEO Tim Cook's negotiations with Trump, according to published reports President Donald Trump has reassured Apple CEO Tim Cook that the iPhone will not be on any of the White House's...

Sprint, T-Mobile US tell FCC merger will lower consumer prices

T-Mobile CEO says combination will prompt increased 5G investment by AT&T, Verizon As company executives work Washington D.C. circles to develop support for the proposed merger, T-Mobile US and Sprint are making their case for regulatory approval with a joint public interest statement filed June...

More M&A activity on the horizon as AT&T integrates with Time Warner

New television service and ad platform come from AT&T mega-merger Last week the U.S. Department of Justice lost its bid to block AT&T's $85 billion merger with Time Warner. That hurdle cleared, what's next for the combined service provider and content producer? AT&T Chairman and...

US Senate approves bill reinstating ban on ZTE

Senators and representatives will have meeting to reconcile the two versions of the annual defense bill The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to the annual defense spending bill which threatens a recent agreement between the Department of Commerce and Chinese vendor ZTE to lift...

Amazon joins the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance

Amazon emphasizes importance of spectrum access Online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon has joined the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance as a charter member, adding its backing to the group which advocates for opportunistic spectrum sharing, including unlicensed access, and supports policies such as the use...

Kagan: Unified communications becoming solid new business trend

Over the last several years we have seen the communications industry go through an enormous and rapid transformation in area after area. Small- and mid-size business customers see unified communications as one of these sweeping trends. Eventually, as UC continues to grow, every company...