A new survey of enterprises interested in adopting private networks lays out two primary reasons that they want to do so—and it's not driven by vertical-specific, high-performance use cases.
Instead, they see the primary value of private networks as providing increased security and network...
According to Dell'Oro, most manufacturers will deliver enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 7 products in 2024
According to the new Wireless LAN 5-Year July 2023 Forecast Report from the Dell’Oro Group, thewWireless LAN market is expected to grow another 11%, due to an uptick in the supply chain. Further,...
When the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) asked for public comment on the $1.5 billion “Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund,” they were explicit about its goals. The 10-year Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) grant program aims to “drive U.S. wireless innovation,...
What MNOs say isn’t always what enterprises hear. How to bridge the disconnects in the name of private wireless network progress.
No matter how many times I’ve seen it, the experience remains wildly uncomfortable.
I’m sitting at a table where MNOs are pitching to a major...
Huawei said that revenues from its Carrier Business Group grew 4.24% to CNY 142.7 billion in the period
Chinese vendor Huawei reported overall revenues of CNY301.6 billion ($44.7 billion) in the first half of the year, down 5.9% year-on-year.
In the first quarter of the year,...
With consumer markets saturated, communications service providers (CSPs) are eyeing the enterprise for ways to monetize the 5G networks they’ve poured billions into building.
The good news: The opportunities are plentiful. From drones that inspect overhead power cables to robotic production lines that spot manufacturing...
Seven out of 10 businesses plan to invest in edge computing in the next 12 months, and eight out of 10 believe that 5G is "indispensable" to reaping benefits from edge, according to a new report from Google Cloud and Omdia.
The report is based...
91% of those surveyed believe their network woes are directly tied to the limitations of macro public networks, according to Quortus
New research commissioned by LTE and 5G network solutions provider Quortus indicated that enterprise IT decision makers are becoming increasingly interested in private networks...
Wi-Fi 7 is expected to have higher data rates and lower latency than Wi-Fi 6
Less than a month ago, the Wi-Fi Alliance has announced the certification for Wi-Fi 6E, or Wi-Fi 6 Extended, which refers to the ability for Wi-Fi to leverage the...
The world of enterprise networking is evolving, and CSPs must evolve with it
Enterprises are looking to bring their digitalization plans to fruition by adopting cloud, IoT and edge technologies, and 5G has the potential to accelerate these plans and provide the quality of service...
AT&T has won a contract to modernize the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's networks, which is valued at $311 million over 10 years.
NOAA, AT&T said, wants to "modernize and transform its networking technologies and lay the foundation for 5G and multi-access edge computing capabilities."...
In its first seven months of full commercial deployment, most of the use of the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service is being driven by two predictable use cases: Network capacity augmentation and fixed wireless broadband access, both on the networks of existing cellular operators...
Federated seeks to smooth the path to CBRS private networks
Federated Wireless is taking aim at making it easy for enterprises to adopt private networks that leverage the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum, by making its new CBRS-based end-to-end managed service available through both Amazon...
Cradlepoint wants to "set the bar on what a 5G for business solution looks like," according to CMO Todd Krautkremer, and the company has scored Australia's Telstra as its launch partner for a new portfolio of 5G connectivity solutions aimed at the enterprise market.
Customer...
CenturyLink announced this week that it has won a $1.6 billion network services contract with the U.S. Department of the Interior, to support IT modernization for the federal agency's enterprise network, covering areas including SD-WAN, network security and Wi-Fi access.
The Department of the Interior...
As early 5G deployments begin amid expectations that the next generation of wireless technology will be enterprise-led, Small Cell Forum has been exploring the intersection of 5G, small cell infrastructure and the internet of things.
"It is widely accepted in the industry that small cells,...
A number of new infrastructure products have been announced with support for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz, as the industry prepares for commercialization of the band and network launches expected early next year.
Motorola Solutions launched a new offering for private...
Verizon chosen by SAP to manage, streamline the company's global network
Verizon is expanding its role in SAP's global network, with a new agreement to consolidate, streamline and manage the company's worldwide network infrastructure.
SAP has historically relied on an in-house team to handle its global...
