Wireless companies see 5G fixed wireless as alternative to wired home broadband
NEW ORLEANS--On a January earnings call, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson characterized 5G as a viable replacement to fixed broadband, recalling how in the 1990s there was skepticism that wireless could serve as a...
NEW ORLEANS--Automation, broadly speaking, is meant to replace manual processes with complex systems to collect, analyze and take action on data inputs. This will certainly have major implications for the global workforce but, when we focus more narrowly on network automation, it can be...
Marketing intent of 10G laid bare at Cable-Tec Expo
NEW ORLEANS--Telcos have and continue to take heat for 5G-related marketing moves--AT&T's 5G Evolution indicator anyone?--but operators are delivering limited commercial 5G today in geographies around the world. Not to be outdone, the cable industry has...
Wireless and cable operators have deployed about five million Wi-Fi hot spots as of last year, and that number is expected to double in the next few years. Data traffic offloading from 3G and 4G wireless networks is also expected to rapidly increase, according...
