France-based industrial software provider Dassault Systèmes and China-based facilities management company Aden Group are combining their digital twin and modular architecture platforms to fast-track hospital construction. The arrangement is in …
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Some major urban business hubs of the U.S. are seeing less traffic, and what traffic there is, is moving faster. Hot spots of mobile activity have shifted from the heart …
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French telecommunications group Orange announced it has joined a French government-backed research and development project bringing together national players to set up a contact tracing application, as part of …
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Cybersecurity firm reports 30,000% increase in COVID-19-themed attacks since January
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThere may be one thing growing and mutating faster than the novel coronavirus itself: human hackers’ attempts to use the pandemic as an opportunity to spread their own viruses and …
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How to manage your network during the coronavirus pandemic (Reader Forum)
by Reader Forumby Reader ForumIf you thought the election of Donald Trump was a game-changer, or Britain’s departure from the EU was a shock, 2020 would like to have a word with you. It’s …
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Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg said that the telecom company is pursuing a three-pronged strategy as it navigates the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. On last week’s call with investors, Vestberg …
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Overview Wireless technology is central to interactions with families, friends and coworkers, so we expect our devices and networks to be there when needed. In this pandemic, questions are …
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Verizon withdrew future revenue guidance in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and posted customer losses that it said were largely due to most of its retail stores being …
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China carriers will deploy a total of 500,000 5G base stations this year, Chinese press reported, citing information provided by the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). …
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As we have all seen, there are quite a few business segments, industries and companies which are not only surviving but thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. These companies should also …
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AT&T low-band 5G coverage now includes 120 million people in 190 markets nationwide Just hours after reporting significant TV subscriber loses in Q1 2020, AT&T made headlines again, but this …
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More than 40 masts have been attacked in the U.K. as a result of 5G conspiracy theories A new hospital in Birmingham, England is one of the latest victims of …
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Rising to the challenge: How the wireless broadband industry is responding to the COVID-19 crisis (Reader Forum)
by Reader Forumby Reader Forum2020 is going to be a pivotal year for the wireless industry. On March 11th 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic as the number of global …
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US Cellular and Ericsson have added additional capacity to more than 200 sites In response to increased data usage as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, US Cellular, with …
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Chinese vendor Huawei reported revenues of CNY182.2 billion ($25.75 billion) in the first quarter of 2020, up only 1.4% year-on-year, the company said in a release. Huawei also said …
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Alibaba operates 10 data centers in China and 11 more internationally In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has heightened demand for cloud computing services and technology, Chinese company …
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All eyes now on MWC Los Angeles Following its at-the-time unanticipated but retrospectively lauded decision to cancel Mobile World Congress Barcelona in February, as COVID-19 gained a foothold in Europe, …
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A single cloud-based software installation can monitor a 100-bed, multi-site ICU GE Healthcare is collaborating with Microsoft to launch a cloud-based COVID-19 patient monitoring software for health systems, and hospitals will only need …
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Telia Carrier sees 50% traffic increase in internet backbone; US network usage may be leveling off
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillGlobal internet backbone provider Telia Carrier reports that it saw overall traffic volume rise by around 50% during the month of March as a result of pandemic-driven shifts in network …
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U.S. company Semtech said that several of its customers, including CIAAIoT, EasyLinkin, IOCA, RisingHF, and Winext Technology, have integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol with cloud-based platforms …
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Reliable indoor mobile coverage can ease home broadband capacity challenges during the global health crisis As the regular rules for business and social interactions are being torn to shreds as …
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For the past four months, COVID-19 has disrupted almost every aspect of human activity around the globe. One of the hardest-hit facets of life in the U.S. has been K-12 …
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Despite sales drop, EXFO says that some ‘well-funded’ companies are increasing capex Network testing and analytics company EXFO said that the temporary shut down of its manufacturing center in China …
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39 engineers from BT have been physically or verbally assaulted by 5G conspiracists There is no evidence to support the idea that there is a link to 5G technology and …
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Cisco has announced a number of initiatives to provide financing for customers in a move to try to mitigate the financial challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The new …
