The companies who are bringing LTE-Unlicensed to the industry have added new partners and launched a new coalition to promote the technology, seeking to reassure both regulators and Wi-Fi stakeholders that running LTE in unlicensed spectrum will not impact Wi-Fi.
Founding members of the Evolve...
Booz Allen may not be a name that immediately comes to mind when thinking about automotive cybersecurity, but it should as the company has a practice that looks specifically at security. A team of automotive and cybersecurity experts work with automotive original equipment manufacturers...
XCellAir report tallies up opportunity cost related to Wi-Fi access in 10 global markets
Network management company XCellAir has been studying the effects of poorly-managed, unregulated spectrum and concluded that operators are set to miss out on as much as $18 billion if the current...
Consumers want one security solution for all devices
WASHINGTON – Software firm Nominum has released a survey showing the recent spate of high-profile cyber attacks is making cybersecurity weigh heavily on the minds of consumers.
The survey was conducted in July and includes responses from 1,106 people.
The...
AT&T smart cities GM talks saving money and energy with technology adoption
The United Nations estimates that in the next 15 years the number of people living in cities globally will reach 5 billion. The first time in all of recorded history the urban population...
IEEE Computer Society took on the subject at Rock Stars of Wearables event
AUSTIN--Industry and thought leaders in the wearables space, a subset of the hot Internet of Things, gathered Sept. 22 to dissect the challenges and opportunities presented by integration of tech and our...
The Wi-Fi Alliance is expanding its reach into the “Internet of Things.” The trade group announced a new “Implementer Membership” program designed to help companies that don’t specialize in connectivity to get a foothold in the rapidly expanding IoT space.
“Implementer Members will be able to...
As part of a sustainability project, two driverless shuttle vehicles called WEpods are slated to begin running a regular route in Holland beginning in November; this marks the first time driverless vehicles the first autonomous, electric shuttles will be used on public roadways rather...
Bob Metcalfe joins latest edition of RCRatx Speakers Series
RCR Wireless News was joined this week for the latest Speakers Series installment by Bob Metcalfe, networking pioneer and Ethernet inventor, to discuss the evolution of Ethernet, the "Internet of Things," the nature of innovation and...
Bob Metcalfe invented Ethernet in 1973 while working for Xerox in Palo Alto, Calif., and went on to serve in numerous roles with 3Com, InfoWorld and Polaris Venture Partners, among others. He is also Professor of Innovation in the Cockrell School of Engineering at...
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Sean Kinney discusses how the telecom industry is working to blur the line between cellular and Wi-Fi with Birdstep Technology CEO Lonnie Schilling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGihAC9Qzo
In a world where customer retention is the driving goal for carriers, Schilling...
Group established six small cell task-specific working groups at meeting in Rome
Meeting in Rome, Italy, this week, members of the Small Cell Forum established six specific development programs aimed at making deployment of small cells easier for service providers.
Major emphasis during the meeting was...
WASHINGTON – Two Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation have sent letters to the CEOs of 18 major automakers asking that they conduct a comprehensive overview of vehicles' vulnerabilities to hacking, and elaborate on what they are doing to...
The telco aims to deploy IoT projects across the UAE in the future
The United Arab Emirates’ second-largest operator Du has tested what it claims to be the first true "Internet of Things" network in the Middle East.
The telco said that the recently tested network...
Keeping up with moving things in the IoT
Rajant provides kinetic mesh networks enabling a network that moves. In today’s traditional mesh networks, the wireless infrastructure stays in a constant location and the devices using the network move. In Rajant’s solution the network can also...
NXP today announced the launch of its RF chip family to advance long-range smart car keys. The chip family offers two-way RF link functionality to enable bidirectional communication between the key fob and the car at a distance of up to 500 meters. In addition...
ZTE Mobley, powered by Qualcomm chip, now for sale in AT&T Mobility stores
LAS VEGAS – In the march toward fully autonomous driving, our vehicles are becoming increasingly connected. And while that self-driving future is still down the figurative road, current automotive connectivity is focused...
This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look at some of the dominant themes of the annual CTIA Super Mobility show held last week in Las Vegas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dmcO84q5R4
CTIA Super Mobility is an annual expo marked by big time...
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This week we talk with Rob Bodor VP and GM of Proto Labs a 16 year old company in the US focused initially on prototype manufacturing. Today that has expanded to short run and...
The UK operator also plans to launch VoLTE in the short term
U.K. telecom operator EE plans to start offering 4G LTE services through spectrum in the 800 MHz band by the end of this year, according to reports.
The telco acquired 2×5 megahertz of paired...
This week we look at an alternative to LTE-U: It’s called LTE/Wi-Fi Link Aggregation or LWA. Qualcomm’s Gerardo Giaretta explains how LWA brings Wi-Fi and LTE together into a single data stream to serve consumers better. LWA is anchored in LTE but lets carriers...
The way NFL teams gather in-game statistics is about to change dramatically with the help of the “Internet of Things.”
When the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots take on the Pittsburg Steelers in Gillette Stadium to open the 2015 season, the teams will...
South Korean telco has already signed deals with 25 firms in the smart home sector
South Korean operator SK Telecom has unveiled a cooperation agreement with compatriot companies Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics to interconnect its smart home platform with respective smart home platforms of...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWG2R6HjB4s
Today Chris Hare speaks with Morgan Kurk, SVP Wireless for Commscope. This discussion centers around the need for and development of advanced networks, from backhaul, towers, sites to...
