Workforce mobility prompted investment in signal boosters
Ameren Electric, one of the largest electricity and gas provider in Illinois and Missouri, recently deployed Wilson Electronic's cellular signal boosters to enhance coverage in 12 of its mission-critical operation centers for field and construction engineers.
The St. Louis-based...
US, China, Japan and Korea are seizing global leadership in 5G with support of coherent and helpful industrial policies in those nations across the entire mobile ecosystem including technology development, spectrum licensing, site acquisition and operator consolidation. All these nations will launch 3GPP standard-compliant...
There are many benefits to outsourcing the management of your Wi-Fi network to experts, just as there are many advantages of outsourcing services for data storage, security services, software tools, and other services. Let’s explore these benefits in more detail.
First group of benefits: Costs...
The Spanish government had already awarded frequencies in the 3.6 GHz-3.9 GHz range last year
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed that the government plans to auction spectrum in the 700 MHz band in the first quarter of 2019, Spanish press reported.
The 700MHz band is...
Merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector will be robust at least well into 2019, driven by several factors, indicating higher M&A valuation for companies in this sector.
Merger and acquisition activity in the global TMT sector reached an...
I recently attended my second CWNP conference called “Wi-Fi Trek” in San Diego as a member of the CWNP family myself, I felt a great sense of community with the other delegates who also have at least one vendor-neutral certification. The CWNP under new...
The Chinese vendor expects a net loss of up to CNY 7.2 billion due to the impact of the temporary U.S. ban this year
Chinese vendor ZTE reported net profit of CNY 564 million ($81 million) for the third quarter as the company said it...
IBW is taking off, driven by a convergence of technologies (small cells and CRAN, new DAS architectures, MEC, CBRS, MulteFire), connectivity needs (IoT, enterprise and venue applications, high-capacity/low-latency connectivity in venues), and business models (private networks, neutral hosts).
This report looks at the evolution...
The Japanese operator plans to hire Goldman Sachs, Nomura and Deutsche Bank to lead the IPO process
Japanese telecommunications group SoftBank has appointed three banks to lead the planned listing of its Japanese mobile business, international press reported.
According to the report, SoftBank expects the process...
As connectivity becomes the fourth utility and occupants of commercial buildings demand the very best in Wi-Fi and cellular access, it is becoming paramount that building owners understand how these in-building wireless technologies are used inside of commercial office buildings. While Wi-Fi and cellular...
Blackberry’s growth in-regards to connected car is probably one of the best-kept secrets in mobile. Few people know about Blackberry’s QNX business, and even fewer know about how dominant they have been in the infotainment technologies used in automobiles. The growth is substantial and...
The contract also stipulates the installation of a public safety bi-directional amplifier for the City of Edmonton
Canadian firm Westcan Advanced Communications Solutions has signed a contract with the City of Edmonton that covers the design and and implementation of a public safety bi-directional amplifier...
Today some of the world?s greenest buildings also have the worst cellular reception making them less desirable properties for tenants and long-term leasing opportunities.
While many newly built commercial office and multi-unit residential buildings undergo great pains to use construction materials and methods that...
Imagine a hospital in which wireless technology enables visitors, healthcare professionals and patients to roam anywhere throughout the facility, while providing continuous, accurate, and real-time monitoring. This vision can only become a reality through the integration of Wi-Fi technology as an integral part of...
Viable in-building cellular connectivity solutions have become critical as mobile carriers expand and densify 4G LTE networks and plan for 5G access solutions to meet increasing capacity requirements of mobile users worldwide. Now, a growing number of building owners are using small cells to...
The company’s small cells will be tested in Trafalgar Square in November
U.K.-based wireless infrastructure-as-a-service provider Ontix has been selected by Westminster City Council to deploy small cells on the city's street furniture.
The council said that the small cells will boost network capacity and create...
JMA Wireless said its TEKO DAS solution will provide in-building support for three mobile carriers
JMA Wireless is enabling advanced in-building cellular connectivity at Haus der Musik (House of Music), which will be opening its doors in Innsbruck, Austria, next month.
JMA Wireless has provided its...
The wireless access point (AP) will ultimately do more than simply offer users a Wi-Fi connection. As the age of wireless IoT convergence approaches, the AP can be expected to deliver a wide range of wireless services from Wi-Fi to BLE, Zigbee and more....
Telecom regulator Arcep said it plans to launch a consultation process next month
French telecoms regulator Arcep said a tender to award mobile frequencies for the provision of 5G services could take place by mid-2019, French press reported.
“We are going to launch a consultation in...
Nokia president of North America calls for siting reform, 'smaller small cells'
LOS ANGELES--A fragmented approach to spectrum availability, coupled with rigid albeit changing siting regulations for wireless infrastructure, are impediments to the deployment of 5G in the U.S., according to Rick Corker, Nokia's president...
Connectivity Wireless is a DAS provider
Two of Chicago?s top Class A office buildings are ramping up their in-building wireless cellular connectivity to meet tenant demands for improved cellular coverage. Building owners of both Michigan Plaza and 181 W. Madison have installed modern DAS solutions...
Rohde & Schwarz's deep packet inspection specialist, ipoque, has launched a new network traffic analytics offering for network operators that supports up to 100 gigabit network speeds and is designed to be used for network planning, product marketing and customer care.
R&S Intra has real-time...
The French telco aims to launch full 5G commercial services in 2020
MUNICH, GERMANY- Fixed wireless access technology will be the main driver of French telecom group Orange’s 5G rollout, the group’s SVP of quality operations and performance Roberto Kung said in a keynote presentation...
While much of the attention surrounding 5G has been on the provision of carrier-based outdoor mobile connectivity services, significant mobile use originates indoors. As the increased proliferation of IoT devices and convergence of in-building technologies through the deployment of artificial intelligence, big data and...
