China Unicom also announced the launch of its edge cloud service platform
BARCELONA- Chinese telecommunications operator China Unicom has announced the launch of large-scale edge cloud field trials in collaboration with a number of partners including ZTE, Intel, Baidu and Tencent.
China Unicom said that it...
Carrier Blockchain Study Group announces new members
LG Uplus, Etisalat Group, KT, Telefónica and PLDT have become members of the Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG) as part of an initiative to develop a blockchain platform specifically for telecom carriers.
CBSG was originally launched last September as...
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Mobile data on...
Viavi Solutions said this week that it is collaborating with the China Mobile Research Institute on network slicing support for a 5G launch by the end of 2019, following "strategic meetings on 5G planning" in January between Madam Yang Zhiqiang, deputy general manager of CMRI,...
Less than two years after putting the pieces together for a business unit to serve the digital health space, Nokia is re-evaluating the status of that business.
In a brief statement, Nokia said it has initiated a strategic review of its Digital Health business, which...
As athletes battle it out on the rinks and slopes of the Pyeongchang Olympics, a quieter fight is underway on Olympic networks. The "Olympic Destroyer" attack has reportedly caused disruptions to the event's Wi-Fi network and took down the official web site just as...
Keysight Technologies has introduced a software platform aimed at integrating the test process from design and characterization to optimization, in order to speed up product development and deployment. PathWave "combines design software, instrument control, and application-specific test software in an open development environment," according...
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Sprint wraps up...
As T-Mobile US CEO John Legere wraps up his fifth year with the self-described "un-carrier," the company is proving that it can continue to add customers even in a relatively stable market with low churn rates. This week T-Mobile released preliminary subscriber numbers for...
AWS announces new program for blockchain integration
Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently announced it is investing in blockchain technology through its partner ecosystem program. According to the company, the AWS Blockchain Partners Program supports customer integration of blockchain solutions with systems built on AWS. Among...
The biggest mobile tech news on Twitter this week as the buzz that 5G New Radio is officially here, with the non-standalone specification being ratified by 3GPP this week in Lisbon, Portugal.
https://twitter.com/SylviaLuUk/status/943785590092451841
It was no surprise -- the technical work was complete back in late...
Although test companies have long been at the forefront of 5G work, the official advent of the 5G New Radio standard has meant that a number of vendors are reminding the industry of their 5G capabilities or launching new ones.
Just in time for the...
When I was 13, I wanted a phone in my room, so I could talk to friends in my own space instead of sitting on the basement stairs or pacing back and forth in the kitchen and ultimately knotting the curly cord like a...
In Federal Communications Commissioner Mignon Clyburn's dissent from the lifting of Title II regulation on internet service providers, she called her statement a "eulogy."
Twitter users alternately cheered and mourned the end of net neutrality, which was put in place under the Obama administration and...
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AT&T bolsters VoLTE
AT&T...
Verizon (FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's former employer) stores were the target of pro-net neutrality protests, along with congressional offices:
https://twitter.com/HuffPost/status/939060640953618432
Qualcomm touted its new Snapdragon 845 at an event this week and was generally well-received:
https://twitter.com/jon1bray/status/938567147835473921
https://twitter.com/bobodtech/status/938879472945717248
https://twitter.com/neiltwitz/status/938851146524909569
https://twitter.com/SteveKCostello/status/938846836294533120
https://twitter.com/ryanshrout/status/938600348276506625
https://twitter.com/sherifhanna/status/938821335987425282
Text messaging turned 25 this week:
https://twitter.com/NevilleRay/status/937883441277710336
Stephen Wilkus, CTO of Spectrum Financial Partners,...
The two firms combined different technologies including 256 QAM, 4x4 MIMO and LAA
T-Mobile and Ericsson announced they have achieved speeds of 1.1 Gbps using 12-layer Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) technology.
The demo took place at T-Mobile's Bellevue, Washington lab using the Ericsson Radio System and...
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Pick up a...
Microsoft and SAP compete against Amazon in cloud market space
In an effort to compete with Amazon in the cloud market space, Microsoft announced it is expanding its partnership with German enterprise software company SAP. The companies will deploy each other’s cloud solutions internally, and...
Black Friday is fast approaching, and mobile holiday shopping is expected to continue its growth as users hunker down with their smartphones and tablets to make holiday purchases in addition to -- or instead of -- visits to retail stores.
Here are four predictions for...
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The market tunes...
NTT Communications is boosting its position in the managed services market with the acquisition of Secure-24 Intermediate Holdings.
NTT Communications is the IT and communications unit of Japan-based telecom company NTT Group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; NTT Com is buying Secure-24 from...
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Nokia launches a...
