Network Infrastructure

Managing the communication needs of IoT devices is a work in progress. There are a number of short-range and long-range wireless network protocols — Bluetooth, BLE, Zigbee and LoRaWAN, to …

Managing the communication needs of IoT devices is a work in progress. There are a number of short-range and long-range wireless network protocols — Bluetooth, BLE, Zigbee and LoRaWAN, to …

Small Cell Forum says growth is ramping up A new survey shows that nearly 60% of operators expect to focus on small cells in the first years of 5G deployment, as …

Barefoot Networks debuts monitoring system for total packet visibility Barefoot Networks, a computer networking company, unveiled Barefoot Deep Insight today, which the organization claims to be the first network monitoring …

The GSMA estimates 5G will account for 31% of total mobile connections in Europe by 2025 European telecommunications ministers agreed on a joint roadmap for the development of 5G networks. The …

Equinix unleashes new inter-metro connectivity through cloud exchange fabric Equinix, a global international and data center company, announced an addition to its interconnection offering, leveraging software-defined network (SDN) to make …

As the endless thirst for data drives a continuous push for more network capacity, fiber remains the principle transmission technology underpinning all of our core, fixed line and mobile backhaul …

ETSI premieres new augmented reality group Rolling into the augmented reality (AR) space, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) launched a new Industry Specification Group called Augmented Reality Framework (ISG …

Samsung asks FCC for permission to test in high-frequency bands In a pair of recent requests for special temporary authority, Samsung Electronics America is asking the U.S. Federal Communications Commission …

Huawei to integrate EC-IoT solution into Wapwag’s smart supply management platform Huawei and Wapwag Smart Water Public Co. announced at the Edge Computing Industry Summit 2017 in Beijing they have …

ARRIS has completed its $800 million dollar purchase of Ruckus Wireless with a promise to retain the Wi-Fi equipment maker’s name and leadership. Former Ruckus president Dan Rabinovitsj will become …

Nuage Networks to expand and upgrade Fujitsu Enterprise Cloud Service K5 Fujitsu has chosen Nuage Networks, Nokia’s software-defined networking (SDN) subsidiary, to extend and update its enterprise cloud service. Fujitsu …

The two firms aim to deploy connected robots next year using 5G networks Japanese telecom operator SoftBank and Huawei Wireless X Labs recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in …

Improvements in MIMO technology support advanced mobile network capacity and 5G commercialization MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) isn’t new technology. Early research on multi-channel transmission systems dates back to the …

Adtran and TIM sign memorandum of understanding Italy’s leading telco and ICT group TIM announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Adtran to review the company’s NFV …

AWS launches Amazon Elastic Container Services for Kubernetes Following its cloud competitors, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it has added Kubernetes to its Amazon Elastic Container Services (ECS), enabling the …

Working with KDDI, Samsung pushed 1.7 Gbps to train moving 60 mph With lots of pre-standard 5G attention going toward fixed wireless access as a replacement for fiber-to-the-home or fiber-to-the-premises, …

Trend Micro purchases Immunio to enhance software security offering Security firm Trend Micro announced it has recently acquired Immunio, a startup focused on web app security, in a bid to …

SK Telecom and partners looking to extend the range of 5G wireless links Korean telco SK Telecom announced that it has developed new relay technologies for 5G networks after its …

The TC3 Summit, hosted by by the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley, is one of the more interesting industry events we cover each year, and the 10th anniversary show, held …

The new 5G facility will be opened in partnership with local tech park Corda Campus Ericsson and Corda Campus announced plant to launch a 5G campus in Hasselt, Belgium.  The 5G …

Nokia labeled press reports about a potential acquisition of Juniper Networks as “rumors,” and said it is not currently in acquisition talks with the Silicon Valley company. Nokia stopped short …

Amazon offers tools to help deploy MCU-based connected devices NXP Semiconductors, a Dutch global semiconductor manufacturer, introduced the LPC54018 MCU-based IoT module with support for the recently launched Amazon FreeRTOS …

2017 State of the Internet Security Report discovers web app attacks on the rise Akamai Technologies published its third quarter 2017 State of the Internet Security Report, revealing a 30% …

Building on tests, 5G fixed wireless access to support residential broadband in five markets Throughout this year, Verizon has tested 5G fixed wireless access in 11 U.S. markets, which the …