Enterprise (not just IT) are finding that mobile is a strategic asset. From the Board to the CEO to all his direct reports and the lines of business, they all require mobility to remain competitive in the marketplace. The tools include enterprise mobility management...
Boingo Wireless CTO discusses MulteFire opportunity
The ability to deploy LTE in all unlicensed spectrum significantly lowers the barrier to entry for enterprises looking to take control of their connectivity needs. Driven by the MulteFire Alliance, and with compatible equipment coming to market, MulteFire will...
In-building wireless solutions help add capacity and support IoT projects
As enterprise connectivity needs continue to evolve, cellular-based access is increasingly complementing Wi-Fi to serve new use cases including the internet of things (IoT). Consider a commercial real estate owner. Tenants, and in turn the...
MulteFire deploys LTE solely in the unlicensed 5 GHz band
Solving for in-building cellular connectivity is an increasingly pointed problem for venue owners. In the context of Class A real estate, tenants have to have strong, multi-carrier in-building cellular, but, in many cases, carriers aren't...
Smart transportation, a key internet of things vertical application, refers to the integrated application of modern technologies and management strategies in transportation systems. These technologies can provide innovative services relating to different modes of transport and traffic management and enable users to be better...
Frontier Business, the business services side of Frontier Communications, has a significant growth opportunity in 2018, by helping small- and mid-sized businesses grow using their advanced cloud-based communications services. Let’s face it, the SMB market is looking for help, so they can lead. They...
Nextivity adds multi-carrier support to hybrid active DAS solution
"You’ll see folks try to implement DAS, but no enterprise wants to pay $5-per-square-foot for cellular coverage they think the carrier should be paying for anyway. It’s just too much for the enterprise."
That was the message...
It all started innocently enough with software to manage mobile device assets. Then, with an explosion in mobile devices, software & services, MDM has evolved into much more capable mobile software that does many things besides managing mobile devices, and thus Enterprise Mobility Management...
Comcast is offering free home automation services to some 15 million subscribers
While it's traditionally regarded as a cable company, Philadelphia-based Comcast provides quad-play services with its pay television, home internet, landline telephony and Xfinity Mobile services. Given this converged network footprint and existing subscriber...
Cellular network efficiency increases significantly with each generation, especially as the value chain discovers new technologies to improve spectrum use. The following chart illustrates how 3G, 4G, and 5G started and what their peak achievements have been. The top speed for 5G will likely...
Speeds up to 1.2 Gbps available to Ooredoo customers with compatible smartphones
Carriers around the world are pushing the 1 Gbps data throughput barrier with increasingly advanced LTE network deployments, which also serve to lay the groundwork for quick commercialization of 5G. In the latest,...
It began with the invention of the steam engine in the late 16th century, and continued through the age of science (and mass production) to the more recent developments in digital technology. The industrial revolution has pushed the boundaries of imagination and possibilities, changing...
Unified communications is the name for a cloud-based service that lets companies use a growing and integrated variety of enterprise communications services. There are a growing number of providers in this space which is rapidly expanding. Let’s take a look at some of services...
Joerg Erlemeier promoted to COO job and post on Nokia Group Leadership Team
As it continues to refine its leadership structure, Nokia has promoted Joerg Erlemeier to the post of chief operating officer; he's immediately taking over from Monika Maurer who is leaving the company.
Erlemeier,...
Conformity is everything in the fight against cyber-crime. Traditionally, the way to secure IT systems has been to “bring everything together, and keep everything the same”, remarks Senthil Ramakrishnan, lead member of technical staff at AT&T.
But the internet of things (IoT) confounds this...
Somebody said it first: everything that can be connected will be connected. In tech, it seems never a truer word was spoken. Analysts reckon there will be 30 billion connected ‘things’ by 2020, and 75 billion by 2025. The ‘internet of things’ (IoT) promises...
Somebody said it first: everything that can be connected will be connected. In tech, it seems never a truer word was spoken. Analysts reckon there will be 30 billion connected ‘things’ by 2020, and 75 billion by 2025. The ‘internet of things’ (IoT) promises...
As the world moves toward implementing LTE Enhanced and 5G mobile wireless technologies, buildings of all types will need in-building wireless systems to provide strong coverage and capacity. While mobile operators have deployed such systems in large venues like stadiums and airports, they have...
Whitman to remain on HPE board of directors
Meg Whitman took the reins of HP in September 2011, and navigated the company through a split into HP, which sells PCs ands and printers, and HPE, which focuses on enterprise technology enablement. Effective Feb. 1, 2018,...
Public safety, enterprise and transportation comprise core of enterprise strategy
In October Chris Johnson joined Nokia as the new head of global enterprise verticals, bringing extensive enterprise IT experience with HPE and EMC to the role, which is designed to better position the network infrastructure...
The role of wireless infrastructure in the enterprise has been steadily expanding since the introduction of Wi-Fi – so for about two decades. In some Asian countries, operators have deployed in-building infrastructure in the enterprise for a long time, driven by high indoor usage...
The two firms will evaluate the use of 5G for verticals including mining, transportation, health and manufacturing
Finnish vendor Nokia and South African telecoms operator Vodacom have signed an agreement under which the companies will trial 5G technology in the African nation.
Under the terms of...
The Australian opeartor will be able to expand its presence in the connected vehicle space via the acquisition of MTData
Australian telecom operator seeks to expand its presence in the internet of things (IoT) market through the acquisition of compatriot firm MTData, a provider of...
A conversation with Ken Sandfeld, President, SOLiD America, SOLiD
The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Wireless in the Enterprise”
...
