Network virtualization and automation will give way to network slicing
42—in addition to being the answer to life, the universe and everything, it's also how many virtual network slices will be deployed as 5G continues to evolve, according to Henrik Basilier of Ericsson.
In a recent...
The industrial internet-of-things (IoT) is at the heart of France’s new 5G roadmap, unveiled late yesterday by the French electronic communications and postal regulatory authority (Arcep). The new plan, presented by Arcep chair Sébastien Soriano, flanked by secretaries of state for economic affairs and...
Telstra, Elisa, Ooredoo among operators using 3.5 GHz for 5G
While in the U.S. the 3.5 GHz band is set aside for shared usage, in many other countries the prime mid-band spectrum is being allocated for use as service providers deploy 5G services. In Australia,...
The move to Internet Protocol Version 6 addresses has been underway for a number of years, as the world exhausted the supply of IPv4 internet addresses. The momentum in software-defined networking and the internet of things is driving faster adoption of IPv6 -- and...
Report finds U.S. the third most-prepared nation for 5G
China and Korea are more prepared to deploy 5G than the U.S. is, according to a report conducted by Analysys Mason and Recon Analytics and commissioned by trade association CTIA. Report authors developed a "5G Readiness...
Rural connectivity schemes typically focus on on overcoming last mile issues, oftentimes at the expense of figuring out answers to the myriad of other challenges related to backhaul, core, OSS/BSS
With 5G being seen as a way of enabling gigabit fixed wireless connectivity, there seems...
Commission looks to tap 3.7 GHz to 4.2 GHz for 5G services
Early commercial 5G services in the U.S. will provide enhanced broadband services by using high frequency millimeter wave spectrum. But, to truly realize the full promise of mobile 5G, millimeter wave will need...
Wi-Fi’s massive success (more than half of mobile device traffic is over Wi-Fi) has not stopped Wi-Fi from evolving. Wi-Fi continues to improve in performance, ease of use, and its ability to meet demanding use cases, such as voice, real-time high-definition video, IoT applications,...
5G support for the IoT is a step toward pervasive automation
Peter Vetter head of Nokia Bell Labs' Access Research Lab, at the recent IEEE 5G World Forum event, discussed the research group's vision for the future of connectivity—the automation of everything and the creation...
The export ban will be lifted once the Chinese company completes a $400 million escrow payment and a monitor is selected
Chinese vendor ZTE has signed an agreement with the U.S. government which will allow the company to resume doing business with American suppliers.
Under the...
MulteFire and Wi-Fi will complement cellular connectivity
For stadium owners and operators, as well mobile service providers, offering guests a premium experience, complete with seamless and robust wireless connectivity in an ultra-dense usage environment, is well worth the investment. But for stadiums, user requirements necessitate...
It’s no surprise that the future of today’s service providers hangs in the balance. Their role as traditional communications and broadband service providers is constantly challenged and the rise of global internet powerhouses, capitalizing on services that were once their bread and butter, is...
China, France, the U.K. and the European Union all have articulated AI strategies
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the future. It will be essential in advancements toward autonomous driving, the way we use wireless devices, digital transformation of key industries like manufacturing, and many other use...
Wi-Fi’s massive success (more than half of mobile device traffic is over Wi-Fi) has not stopped Wi-Fi from evolving. Wi-Fi continues to improve in performance, ease of use, and its ability to meet demanding use cases, such as voice, real-time high-definition video, IoT applications,...
Derek Peterson talks future of 5G and Wi-FI
In this Q&A with Derek Peterson, chief technology officer at Boing Wireless, the executive continues to spread his message of network and spectral convergence in the context of the parallel evolutions of Wi-Fi and 5G.
Q: Boingo obviously...
Under the terms of the agreement, both firms will establish a lab in Hangzhou
Nokia and China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile carrier in terms of subscribers, have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning...
Cellular is increasingly expanding into unlicensed Wi-Fi frequencies
The 3GPP has finalized the non-standalone and standalone 5G New Radio (NR) standards and is further defining the next generation of cellar to align with IMT-2020 performance requirements. Wi-Fi is simultaneously following a develop roadmap, laid out...
New research by McKinsey Global Institute has evaluated the planet’s smartest cities on both their underlying infrastructure and their over-lying applications, and ranked them in order on both counts. Here, we consider the fist of these measures - the top 10 smart cities, globally,...
Intel has reportedly lost a slot in Apple's 2020 mobile products
Apple has informed Intel that Apple will not be using Intel’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products in its 2020 mobile devices, says a new report from Calcalist, a financial news website based in Israel. The report...
Cisco and Samsung have completed the first successful 5G fixed-wireless tests on Orange’s live network in Romania. The fixed-wireless access (FWA) tests, in the 26 GHz band, have verified a number of smart city use cases, the trio said.
The trial started on June 1,...
InterDigital and Orange demoed a service-based architectural approach to the 5G control plane
5G, as it continues to develop and be built out, is envisioned as a flexible connectivity medium that trades off proprietary equipment for a cloud-native architecture supported by low-cost, white box server...
With cellular and Wi-Fi, "You need them both," analyst says
Commercial, standards-based 5G deployments are set to go live later this year. At the same time, Wi-Fi continues to see capacity enhancements, most recently, with the commercialization of products based on the IEEE's 802.11ax specification....
Nokia and Tencent will make research into 5G-enabled internet-of-things (IoT) applications for industry verticals including transportation, energy and manufacturing a major part of their new collaboration in China, based out of a new test lab in Shenzhen.
The pair said at Mobile World Congress in...
India-based conglomerate Reliance Industries, parent company of Indian telecom market disruptor Reliance Jio, has agreed to buy U.S.-based telecom software and hardware company Radisys for $1.72 per share in cash.
Akash Ambani, Director of Reliance Jio, said in a statement that the acquisition "further accelerates...
