Currently selling FirstNet to 3,600 first responder agencies
AT&T's ongoing build of a dedicated, nationwide LTE network for first responders creates a near-term revenue opportunity as a police, firefighters and other public safety officials buy into the service, but also sets the stage for future...
In my stint as an analyst, as well as in my long career as an engineer and a marketer in large corporations, I have developed a believability yardstick: believe less than 50% of what you are told, about 60% of what you are shown,...
U.S. operators partnering with Samsung on 5G deployments
In Q2 of this year Samsung's networks business had around 11% market share as it relates to global LTE deployments, Youngky Kim, head of Samsung Networks, said a the recent D.Live conference hosted by the Wall Street...
But look for 5G revenues in 2020, not 2019
With its 5G Home residential broadband service up and running in four U.S. markets--Sacramento, Los Angeles, Houston and Indianapolis--Verizon Chief Financial Officer Matt Ellis this week discussed what to expect through 2019 as the company looks...
Distributing machine learning is key to latency-sensitive applications
Today, the vast majority of machine learning algorithms are run in centralized cloud computing facilities. But as 5G opens up a new set of latency-sensitive applications, doing machine learning just in the cloud won't be enough, which...
The UK carrier said initial 5G services will be available in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester
UK carrier EE has announced plans to launch 5G sites in 16 UK cities in 2019. The telco, which is part of BT Group, said 5G services...
The carrier said initial 5G services will be available in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester
U.K. carrier EE, part of BT Group, announced plans to launch 5G sites in 16 cities in 2019, the telco said in a statement. 5G services will be initially...
The Italian carrier had recently secured spectrum in the700 MHz, 3.7 GHz and 26 GHz and bands
Italian carrier TIM and Samsung Electronics have signed a strategic collaboration agreement for the joint launch of TIM's 5G services in Italy. The two companies said they intend to...
Vodafone, Ericsson, and BMW have warned the European Commission (EC) its current stance on vehicular communications, which precludes 5G technologies in favour of a single purpose Wi-Fi variant, will throw the region way off track in terms of digital infrastructure and economic development.
In a...
The number of HBB users worldwide increased by 10% in 2017, higher than the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% from 2012 to 2016. Carriers realize that broadband-related consumption requirements are increasing exponentially, with an increasing number of devices connecting to networks, and...
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Amid high anticipation for 5G capabilities and applications, the question of who is -- or ought to be -- responsible for ensuring security and privacy on those new networks is one that remains to be answered.
Does the federal government need to ensure the...
Verizon is giving consumers a chance to get their hands on 5G technology and try it out, opening two 5G Experience Labs in Sacramento, California and Indianapolis, Indiana to showcase entertainment experiences including virtual reality and low-latency gaming.
The labs are temporary and will be...
The U.S. and Australia excluding Huawei from 5G deployments
According to reporting from Reuters, high-level German government officials are making a push to exclude China's Huawei from the build-out of 5G in the industrial hub. In response, Huawei is planning to a open a lab...
Swiss carrier Swisscom has expanded the number of 5G test locations to six with Lucerne, Zurich, Bern, Lausanne and Geneva joining its initial site in Burgdorf. The European telco announced that it has connected to its test system a smartphone prototype equipped with a...
Operators dilemma in the 5G era
After the introduction of 5G networks, legacy 2G/3G/4G networks will exist for a long time. When operators deploy new networks, they have to face many operation pain points of the 5G era caused by the long-term multi-network coexistence...
The automotive market is driving massive growth in the semiconductor industry, with the value and complexity of semiconductors in vehicles set to jump in the next years as higher-level automation, electrification, and 5G technologies are introduced on roads, NXP Semiconductor told Electronica 2018 in...
Initial slate of Android-based 5G handsets will use Qualcomm X50 modem
Operators around the world are gearing up to launch commercial 5G networks throughout 2019 and beyond, and device makers are falling in line to support those efforts. A key piece of that is the...
More than half of the companies surveyed in a new report from Keysight Technologies are either already deploying or plan to deploy 5G technologies in the next 12 months.
"The 5G market is well underway," Keysight concluded, and added that its research " the pent-up...
CCOO leaving Nokia to run Apple's India operations
The commercialization of 5G is set for a big year in 2019 given operator plans and the timeline for handset availability. With Verizon claiming a world's first with the activation of its 5G Home fixed wireless service...
In the race to 5G, does it matter who wins?
WASHINGTON, D.C.--There has been a great deal of debate over which country is winning, or will win, the global race to 5G. But does it matter who is first in 5G?
That was one of the...
With ecosystem alignment, expect big 5G momentum in 2019
Verizon launched a fixed wireless 5G service in four markets this year with plans to offer mobile in 2019, while AT&T is looking to offer mobile 5G services in a dozen markets by year-end. While these...
WASHINGTON, D.C.--5G networks are the key to more immersive, seamless connections across device types, according to John Godfrey, SVP of public policy for Samsung.
Speaking at the DC5G conference, Godfrey outlined Samsung's vision for a 5G world: a connected, seamless experience across multiple device types...
IPO will give SoftBank more capital to invest in tech, startups, sharing economy
With approval from Japanese financial regulators in hand, SoftBank is working toward a $21.04 billion initial public offering of its telecom business. SoftBank plans to keep around two-thirds of shares in the...
We are entering a new intelligent era. Under the development of new technologies like AI, cloud computing, big data, 5G and Internet of Things, we will truly realize the Intelligent Connection of Everything.
In previous industrial revolutions, people have liberated their physical strength. In the...
