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In 2015, purchases through Apple Pay and Android Pay passed $540M In-app purchases and website retail payments are projected to drive annual spend via Apple Pay and Android Pay up …

3M today posted an official recall notice of its original tower climber Lad-Saf sleeve. After 30 years of use, the popular fall protection equipment has been replaced by a redesigned …

Virtual reality gaming. Real-time digital collaboration “walls” for remote work. Interactive, 3D digital projections for learning. Those are a few of the possibilities for the connected home envisioned in a …

1. New rules governing the commercial use of drones take effect in the U.S. today. The Federal Aviation Administration will no longer need to grant an exemption from existing regulations …

Riders on the Seattle subway system should begin to notice their mobile devices can now connect to LTE networks thanks to a distributed antenna system deployed by Mobilitie. T-Mobile US …

The need for a managed Wi-Fi solution According to Cisco?s Visual Networking Index, more than half of all monthly traffic from mobile-connected devices will be offloaded to the fixed network …

Straight to millimeter wave? Not so fast It is becoming increasingly accepted that millimeter wave spectrum, the frequencies between 30 GHz and 300 GHz, will define “5G” networks. But there …

‘Extremely high frequency’ means extremely fast 5G speeds Millimeter wave spectrum is the band of spectrum between 30 GHz and 300 GHz. Wedged between microwave and infrared waves, this spectrum can be …

LTE-450 network went live in Armenia last month International telecommunications group VimpelCom is currently evaluating opportunities to roll out LTE-450 networks in other markets, the operator’s CTO Yogesh Malik told …

A conversation about densification with Ben Cardwell, SVP and segment leader, CommScope Mobility Solutions The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why …

Aquila is the name Facebook has given to its solar-powered plane, which boasts a wingspan longer than that of a Boeing 737, and is designed to beam broadband internet access …

For homes or businesses, Verizon is selling the unit, based on Samsung small cell tech, for $250 In an effort to improve indoor voice and data coverage for consumer and …

Embracing the popularity of streaming platform Netflix, cable giant Comcast will include access to Netflix on its X1 home cable platform. Netflix is the figurehead of the cord-cutting movement, driven …

Mobile edge computing, partner ecosystems will be key to the future of smart cities, experts say AUSTIN, Texas – Tyson Tuttle, CEO of Silicon Labs and moderator of a panel …

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Vulcan Industries and AT&T will fund Smart City Challenge winner Mayors of the seven finalist cities taking part in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart …

All four nationwide U.S. carriers now offer Wi-Fi calling, but not for all smartphones. AT&T Mobility, for example, only offers Wi-Fi calling on select versions of Apple’s iPhone. Verizon Wireless …

KDDI already partnered with Ericsson on 5G Japanese telecom operator KDDI and Nokia plan to sign an agreement to jointly develop experimental “5G” technologies, Japanese press reported. According to the …

There’s been a few questions asked recently in RCR Wireless News and Network World about the go-to-market challenges faced by the small cell community, especially in the enterprise space. And …

P3 Group’s automotive division is opening a new automotive-focused Mobility Innovation Center in the metro Detroit, Mich. area and plans to hire nearly 100 people this year to focus on …

While 5G is still in the process of standardization, the industry agrees that access to new, high-band spectrum, as well as millimeter wave beamforming and steering, will be fundamental aspects …

Ovum research highlights IoT growth The Internet of Things, or IoT, is and has been making major waves in both consumer and industrial applications, and the IoT is only expected …

To make good for a series of recent outages, Australian service provider Telstra on Sunday gave customers unlimited free data, and one man made full use of the offer downloading …

In the past two months, customers of Australian mobile carrier Telstra have experienced network outages of varying degrees of severity prompting Telstra and primary equipment vendor Ericsson to launch a …

Facebook VP of infrastructure discusses Open Compute Project adoption by telecommunications industry SAN JOSE, California – Jason Taylor, Facebook VP of infrastructure and Open Compute Project Foundation chairman and and …