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5G also projected to have a major impact on the Chinese economy A new report from China’s Acadaemy of Information and Communications Technology, as detailed by Chinese media outlets including …

The smart meters will be deployed by Indian utility Tata Power in Mumbai U.K. firm CyanConnode Holdings, a specialists in narrowband radio mesh networks that enable internet of things (IoT) …

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) launched its software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) Service Portfolio with coverage spanning more than 190 countries. The debut marks a milestone for NTT Com, making …

Ericsson projects 500 million 5G subscriptions by 2022, but European leaders express skepticism about the pace of innovation In a new report, Ericsson projects that North America and the Asia …

The Asian nation aims to launch commercial 5G services in 2020 TOKYO–Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has recently started a trial of a 5G system in Japan, …

The vendor said that it expects 5G compatible handsets to be commercially available in two years TOKYO–Chinese vendor ZTE expects to see revenues from the sale of standardized 5G equipment …

KDDI and Nokia pushed 1 Gbps throughput in Tokyo MDU using 28 GHz band Building on a 5G partnership, Nokia and Japanese operator KDDI this week shared details of a …

Digital transformation specialist Happiest Minds Technologies acquired IoT firm Cupola Technology Indian IT company Happiest Minds Technologies has announced the acquisition of IoT specialist Cupola Technology. Happiest Minds Technology focuses …

The smart city initiatives will be implemented in Tianfu New Area Finnish network infrastructure vendor Nokia and China’s Tianfu New Area Chengdu Administrative Committee have signed a strategic agreement to develop …

ABI Research said most of the projects are related to smart lighting, meters, buildings and transportation The governments in China, Japan, and South Korea are currently leading the deployment of …

When I say “hologram call,” I assume most of us immediately picture Princess Leia pleading for Obi-Wan Kenobi’s help as a tiny, 3D image projected from R2D2. While the experiment …

The eLTE smart grid solution is already commercially available in China Chinese vendor Huawei has released its wireless smart grid solution, dubbed the eLTE SmartGrid. The vendor said its new eLTE …

Trails are also being carried out in Hangzhou, Shanghai and Fuzhou provinces Chinese vendors ZTE and China Mobile have announced they have completed the operators’ first narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) field …

Kyocera looks to provide nationwide IoT services by 2020. Japanese firm Kyocera Corporation announced its subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems has started providing internet of things network services based on French …

Singapore regulator awarded 175 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz and 2.5 GHz bands. Singapore telecommunications regulator Info-communications Media Development Authority concluded the first phase of a …

Bharti Airtel set to receive nearly $950 million for the stake in Infratel. Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel sold a 10.3% stake in its tower business Bharti Infratel for $948 …

The Indian telco will own 30 megahertz in the 2.3 GHz band once the acquisition if fully completed. Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel signed an agreement to acquire Tikona Digital …

SoftBank 5G tests ongoing in 4 GHz and 4.5 GHz bands Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank recently acquired a license to expand tests of 5G communications in the 28 GHz band. …

SAN FRANCISCO – In a keynote presentation at the IEEE’s Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Chih Lin-I, chief scientist of the China Mobile Research Institute, highlighted the need for the …

Regulator looks to open up 5G spectrum during 2019 and 2020. Hong Kong’s Communications Authority announced plans to open up new spectrum for “5G” services in the 26 GHz and …

Vodafone to support the Chinese bike-sharing service already operating in 33 cities. Vodafone announced it is providing all the managed internet of things connectivity for Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike’s operations …

Indian company Prompt Softech was founded in 1995 to help tackle inefficiencies in the local dairy supply chain. The company initially launched operations with three main offerings: an electronic weighing …

Proposed merger of Vodafone and Idea Cellular operations would result in nearly 400 million combined customers, robust spectrum for LTE and 5G. Vodafone Group and Idea Cellular moved on long-simmering …

The submarine cable system, which will link Australia, New Zealand and the U.S., is set to be completed in 2019. Southern Cross Cables selected Hong Kong-based marine survey provider EGS …

The subsea cable solution will use Retelit’s AAE-1 landing station in Bari, Italy. Retelit, a provider of infrastructure and data services, and global voice carrier BICS announced a joint subsea …