FirstNet subscribers also boosting AT&T service revenues
As it expands the reach of its gigabit LTE (5G Evolution) offering and turns up standards-based 5G beginning later this year, AT&T will simultaneously create new revenue opportunities while beginning to reap the benefits of its long-term investment...
Lower costs, higher investment have put China ahead in 5G deployment, Deloitte says
A new report from Deloitte puts some numbers on the scale of investment that China is pouring into 5G and concludes that in these early days of transition, China is ahead in...
5G mod launch planned to support Verizon mobile 5G offering
Last week in Chicago, Motorola, Verizon and Qualcomm partnered to announce the moto z3 and 5G mod that will allow the user to clip-on a device accessory that will allow it to connect to a...
Automated network slicing delivers optimal capacity and latency
Ronan Dunne, executive vice president and group president of Verizon Wireless, highlighted how 5G, like LTE, is a technology that will evolve over time as standards are finalized and new capabilities are activated in the network. The long goal, he...
Samsung sees 5G and AI as key to the future digital economy
As 5G is deployed and matures, a huge variety of use cases commanded an equally diverse set of connectivity requirements will require the tandem introduction of network automation processes for operators to effectively...
Mobile network operators are densifying their network infrastructure to both meet ever-increasing data demands and to lay the groundwork for 5G.
While the importance of fiber, spectrum availability and ease of siting are often discussed in network equipment deployments, one overlooked factor is the impact...
New ITU focus group to consider tactile and haptic communications
While it's still working toward nailing down 5G performance requirements for a global 5G specification, the IMT-2020 standard, the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is already looking beyond 2020 to 2030. Specifically, the newly...
The company’s in-building wireless segment recorded revenues of $3.6 million in fiscal Q1
Westell Technologies is seeing increasing opportunities in areas such as network densification, in-building wireless, 5G and the internet of things, the company’s President and CEO Stephen John told investors during a conference...
Boliden AB invests in mining automation with connected drill rigs
Mining is a labor intensive, expensive undertaking that comes with a wide range of concerns, foremost among them worker safety and environmental impact. As operators invest in mining automation with the goal of increasing productivity...
Explore use cases that illustrate how industries transformed by 5G will enrich people’s lives.
The excitement for 5G is building and we are seeing great momentum across the industry. Qualcomm Technologies kicked off the charge with our early 5G NR-compliant prototypes in 2016, followed by the...
FCC Chairman calls move "pro-competitive"
As service providers look to deploy wireless and broadband infrastructure in cities and towns across the country, access to utility poles and other infrastructure sites is a consummate problem. In many cases, an incumbent service or utility provider owns the...
T-Mobile US and Sprint have been trying to merge for more years than I can count. There have been issues and roadblocks from the government, regulators and the companies themselves. So, why has it been so difficult for these two to actually get together?...
Using AI-driven analytics to please customers and streamline operations in a 5G world
Every day we’re being bombarded with emails, blogs, and vendor dissertations about 5G addressing everything from new media delivery to gigabit speed to mobile devices. With seemingly limitless bandwidth possibilities, the value-add...
Motorola provides device support with snap-on 5G "mod"
Building on its planned commercialization of fixed 5G for residential broadband in four markets this year, Verizon this week said it will offer mobile 5G in 2019, and highlighted device-side support from Motorola's moto z3, which has...
24 GHz and 28 GHz up first with more millimeter wave auctions in the works
High-capacity millimeter wave frequencies are key to delivering the multi-gigabit-per-second speeds promised by 5G. Millimeter wave is also essential to Verizon and AT&T plans to launch 5G in select markets...
Commscope also highlighted the firm is well-positioned to capture business opportunities in the 5G field
Commscope expects to see future benefits from partnerships with large North American customers despite some impacts in the firm’s margins, the firm’s CFO Alexander Pease said on a conference call...
The carrier said that tests of Massive MIMO for 5G deployments are very promising
Sprint has already distributed more than 260,000 Magic Box small cells to businesses and consumers across the country, CEO Michel Combes said during a conference call with investors.
“Customers with Magic Box...
5G will simulate remote production environments
Two giants of the automobile and technology world have teamed up to bring 5G technology to meet the high demands of future automotive production. Audi and Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and in the coming months,...
Legere updates on T-Mobile US, Sprint merger
T-Mobile US executives, who are working with counterparts at Sprint and federal officials on a proposed merger, provided details on plans to launch mobile 5G, millimeter wave spectrum auction participation, 600 MHz deployment and plans related to the...
Sprint adding 2.5 GHz support to macro sites; 15,000 small cells on-air
Under the direction of new CEO Michel Combes, Sprint today reported Q1 2018 financials that reflect a sixth consecutive quarter of subscriber growth, although key metrics like net income and operating income declined...
The telecom tower provider said 5G will require the deployment of advanced radios and antennas across carrier macro footprints
U.S. telecom tower provider SBA Communications continues to see 5G-oriented activity on macro sites outside of urban areas, the company’s president and CEO Jeffrey Stoops said...
Huawei reports biggest gains, but doesn't break out carrier sales
Operators in mature mobile markets are enhancing LTE networks to increase throughput and lower latency while also investing in next-generation 5G networks, which are poised for limited commercialization this year followed by more scaled deployments...
Understanding embedded design fundamentals
5G continues to develop ahead of limited commercialization later this year and more scaled deployments and better device support in 2019, the internet of things (IoT) is quickly connecting objects of all sort in an effort to capture, analyze and take...
Huawei recently announced plans to increase annual spending in R&D
While competitors Nokia and Ericsson both reported flat to down sales, Chinese network infrastructure vendor Huawei reported revenues of CNY 325.7 billion ($47.8 billion) for the first half of the year, an increase of 15%...
