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From trash bins to surgeries: moving towards 5G (Reader Forum)

The internet is a defining element of the twenty-first century as it forever changed the way we live, communicate, and get information. This is particularly true for wireless technology. Today, more than 99 percent of Americans have access to an LTE network, and they’re using it...

Three steps you can take now for more secure mobile IoT (Reader Forum)

The Cisco Visual Networking Index reports that almost half a billion (429 million) mobile devices and connections were added in 2016. Smartphones made up the bulk of this growth, followed by M2M modules. These devices, self-driving cars, mobile-connected tablets and more comprise the mobile internet...

Beyond indoor voice coverage: What’s next for VoWiFi?

Few wireless technologies have experienced such a dramatic rise in telco industry perception as Wi-Fi. Once shunned by mobile operators as a best-effort competitor, they now embrace it as a complement to mobile data and voice services. And in the next generation of wireless,...

Sprint, T-Mobile merger would combine similar footprints

T-Mobile US and Sprint are widely expected to consummate their long courtship this fall, and if it actually happens the resulting network could combine the best of both worlds: Sprint's large portfolio of high-band spectrum and T-Mobile's recently acquired 600 MHz spectrum, along with...

Analyst Angle: Learning to share

The benefits of coordinated shared spectrum Mobile network operators (MNOs) continually strive to quench their customers’ seemingly inexhaustible thirst for data, and their response to this relentless growth in mobile data traffic is to improve network capacity and performance. This can be done in any...

Verizon explains D-SON, C-SON, and V-SON

Verizon Wireless uses three different "flavors" of self-organizing network techology, one of which is proprietary SON, or self-organizing networks, use software to help operators automate network functions and control equipment. "SON is really required to enable a rapid network densification to address sophistication in the network,...

Huawei to invest $1 billion to drive digital transformation

During recent event, Huawei and several telecom operators shared experiences with digital transformation enablement HONG KONG--Huawei held the Operations Transformation Forum 2017 in China this week with the primary aim of discussing strategies on how to accelerate digital transformation in the telecommunications industry. The global ICT...

5 ways 5G will change your life

5G will get here soon, starting with fixed wireless access and moving on to full mobility in the years ahead. How is it going to impact your life once it rolls out? Faster internet speeds. First and foremost, this kind of data transmission will...

Analyst Angle: The case for fixed wireless access

Broadband internet service in the U.S. has been plagued by uncompetitive practices. Large, nationwide internet service providers (ISPs) have built monopolies that prohibit innovation, drive down levels of service, and block competitors from entering the market. In its 2016 Broadband Progress Report, the Federal...

Huawei deploys new SD-WAN solution and gateways

Huawei SD-WAN solution leverages cloud to meet consumer needs Huawei launched a new line of software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) products alongside a series of universal computing gateways at its Huawei Connect 2017 event in Shangai yesterday. The SD-WAN solution provides on-demand connection between branches,...

Ericsson continues gigabit LTE push

China Unicom is the latest operator to launch gigabit LTE Ericsson and its rival Nokia have been leading gigabit LTE trials and launches around the world with the latest activation with operator China Unicom. Highlighting potential use cases, China Unicom is using Ericsson's LTE broadcast...

First T-Mobile US 600 MHz site goes live in Wyoming

Less than two weeks after informing the Federal Communications Commission that is plans to "rapidly deploy" its 600 MHz spectrum, T-Mobile US today followed through, using Nokia equipment to light up sites in Cheyenne, Wy., according to the carrier. In an Aug. 4 “ex parte...

Glenn Lurie set to leave AT&T

When AT&T announced executive changes earlier this week, one key member of the management team was not mentioned. Employees, suppliers and customers waited to learn the fate of Glenn Lurie, the popular president of AT&T Mobility, whose division is expected to relocate from Atlanta...

That Verizon Moto Z2 release is about a lot more than a new phone

The Moto Z supports gigabit LTE service, which Verizon says will be launched 'later this year' Earlier this week Verizon announced preorder availability of the Moto Z2 Force Edition, a high-end smartphone, manufactured by Motorola, that boasts a range of cool technology including a "shatterproof"...

‘Pay as you grow’ model needed for enterprise in-building wireless

When it comes to in-building wireless, enterprises can shift connectivity from a capital investment to an operational expense The perennial problem for enterprises in need of in-building wireless connectivity to support cellular uses is that carriers limit investment and are selective in spending on buildings,...

AI-powered Wi-Fi as a service: part of a $60 billion market by 2025 (Reality Check)

The market intelligence firm Tractica forecasts that the revenue generated from the direct and indirect application of AI software will grow from $1.4 billion in 2016 to $59.8 billion by 2025. Key industries for AI adoption will include automotive, business services, investment, media &...

Wave division multiplexing

Wave division multiplexing is a way for service providers to increase the capacity of fiber optic networks without adding new fiber. This is done by combining optical signals of different wavelengths on different channels, transmitting them together on one strand of fiber, and separating...

Wholesale small cell network and public Wi-Fi coming to London

The small cell and Wi-Fi deployment will be carried out by CTIL in partnership with O2. The City of London Corporation awarded a 15-year contract to Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd. for the construction of a citywide mobile network set to include small cells...

Verizon launches nationwide IoT network

Verizon Wireless activated its Category M1 LTE network, making it the first U.S. carrier to launch a nationwide LTE network dedicated to the internet of things. The carrier said it will offer IoT data plans for as little as $2 per month per device,...

How Smart Building Infrastructure in Evolving

Fireside Chat: Evolving Smart Building Infrastructure Todd Landry, Corporate VP, Product and Market Strategy , JMA Wireless Jeff Mucci, CEO & Head of Industry Insights, Enterprise IoT Summit https://youtu.be/7rWckm76ET4 Mr. Landry is a technology, business & marketing executive with a long history of developing and marketing winning product...

Whoop Wireless launches the 10-4 SCI Small Cell Interface Head-end

Boca Raton, FL Whoop Wireless LLC, an OEM of in-building mobile reception systems, is announcing the launch of the Whoop 10-4 Small Cell Interface Head–end (10-4 SCI) which provides an affordable yet high quality solution for mid-sized buildings. The 10-4 SCI supports mobile phone signal...

Analyst Angle: The convergence towards spectrum sharing

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. Why spectrum sharing? Commercial access and use of spectrum has traditionally been authorized in two ways: either through individual...

Nyansa hones network analytics with IoT in mind

If time is money, businesses can assign a dollar value to network performance issues if they know how many hours of work were lost due a network problem. That's the thinking behind analytics software that measures and prioritizes the cumulative impact of performance issues...

5G trials in Europe

Vendors and key mobile operators across Europe are already carrying out trials of 5G technology ahead of the expected standardization and commercial launch, which is expected to occur at a very limited scale in 2018. In France, local telecommunications provider Orange and Ericsson recently said they...