The trial completed the first phase of a 5G MoU between the two firms covering 5G components like massive MIMO and UCNC.
ZTE and Telefónica said they completed a pre-"5G" massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna test in Madrid. ZTE said it was Telefónica's first...
In addition to fiber funding, the government is urging private operators to contribute to the Digital Infrastructure Fund
The U.K. government plans to provide $500 million for a new Digital Infrastructure Fund for the development of fiber infrastructure across the United Kingdom. The announcement is...
Cubic Telecom is recruiting for 60 new positions as connected car projects expand
Irish global connectivity platform provider Cubic Telecom is seeking to recruit additional staff for its Dublin office as the company increases its focus on connected car projects.
“As a result of our...
Some 238,000 homes and businesses will be connected to fiber
U.K. broadband provider Virgin Media announced an investment program to deploy fiber-to the-premise in Scotland.
Under the program, Virgin Media committed to connect at least two-thirds of the 360,000 additional homes and businesses being added to...
A LoRaWAN test town for Hungary
Szada is a small town on the outskirts of Budapest, Hungary, with a population of around 5,000. Its economy has relied on agriculture for centuries, with a recent trend towards vine growing. Thanks to its proximity to Budapest, Szada...
A LoRaWAN test town for Hungary
Szada is a small town on the outskirts of Budapest, Hungary, with a population of around 5,000. Its economy has relied on agriculture for centuries, with a recent trend towards vine growing. Thanks to its proximity to Budapest, Szada...
The carrier completed a fiber network expansion, adding a DWDM route linking Frankfurt and Warsaw
Telia Carrier extended the reach of its global IP backbone through the completion of the Frankfurt-Warsaw Express, a direct dense wavelength division multiplexing fiber network route from Frankfurt, Germany, to...
Fiber-to-the-home network supports speeds up to 1 Gbps; fiber-to-the-premises infrastructure reaches 327,000 homes and business in the U.K.
U.K. telecommunications operator BT’s network business unit Openreach confirmed plans to more than double the speeds available over its fiber-to-the-premises network, boosting the maximum download speeds available...
Cloud Foundry Foundation said the gap in cloud developer skills is threatening the firm’s digital transformation
Companies in Japan, Korea and the United Kingdom are having trouble hiring cloud developers, Cloud Foundry Foundation’s Marketing & Research Head Devin Davis told RCR Wireless News.
The executive said companies...
5 things to know today ...
1. Google said Sprint will be the first carrier to launch enhanced text messaging for Android phones. Sprint will use GSMA's universal rich communication services profile. For the past year, Google has been working with various mobile operators to...
SK Telecom also announced plans to launch 35 IoT services before the end of the year
Korean operator SK Telecom has already completed the development of 24 different internet of things (IoT) services for the domestic market. New services include several areas including gas and electricity.
SK Telecom is pushing enhanced...
New deal will provide IoT connectivity for Tractive's wearables and tracking devices
Orange Business Service (OBS), the business services arm of French telecommunications group Orange, has added a new contract in the internet of things (IoT) field through an agreement with Tractive, an Austria-based developer of hardware, apps...
Keeping things cool with IoT monitoring
Every time the door to a milk cooler or freezer does not close properly, an alarm goes off on a computer screen in a control building in Odense, Denmark, thanks to an "internet of things" monitoring solution. AK-Centralen provides continually-supervised alarm...
Keeping things cool with IoT monitoring
Every time the door to a milk cooler or freezer does not close properly, an alarm goes off on a computer screen in a control building in Odense, Denmark, thanks to an IoT monitoring solution. AK-Centralen provides continually-supervised alarm...
The solution offers IoT devices such as sensors, cameras and modules
Orange Business Services, the business services arm of French telecommunications group Orange, launched its internet of things (IoT) and data analytics modular offer Datavenue globally.
The company said that Datavenue will help multinational and French corporations seize the opportunities offered...
Called Luca, the big data unit offers three lines of business
Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica launched a new big data services unit as part of the telco’s strategy to become a data-driven company.
The new unit, dubbed Luca, will enable companies, public institutions and all kinds or...
The new smart city initiative will be located between Seoul and Incheon
Dubai Holding has launched its smart city initiative in Korea which will cover an area of 4.7 square kilometers, and will be located between the two metropolitan cities of Seoul and Incheon.
Under the...
The initiative includes Dutch knowledge centers and Silicon Valley-based firms
The Netherlands has signed an agreement with the government of California for the development of smart cities initiatives, which have been priorities for the respective country and state leaders since 2013.
The S4C project set up...
The total value of the Nokia deal reaches approximately $500 million
Finnish vendor Nokia signed an agreement with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand 4G telecom infrastructure across nine circles in India.
Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will deploy its 4G Frequency Division Duplex-LTE...
The top three markets in terms of mobile payment users are Turkey, Denmark and Norway
The number of Europeans regularly making mobile payments with their smart devices has reached 54% compared to 18% in 2015, according to Visa’s 2016 digital payments study.
The study, which surveyed over...
The two companies had signed a 5G partnership in 2015
Chinese vendor Huawei and UK telecom group Vodafone announced they have successfully tested 5G mobile connectivity using high- and low-frequency bands.
The two companies have demonstrated 1.5 kilometer cell coverage in the lower C-Band and 5...
Telefónica used equipment from Nokia and a chipset provided by Qualcomm
Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica, together with Finnish vendor Nokia and U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies, demonstrated download speeds of up to 800 megabits per second through a number of technical updates to the telco’s 4G network.
Telefónica...
BMW has launched the K 1600 GT touring motorcycle, the first model with an optional eCall service via an onboard Vodafone SIM card.
The BMW Motorrad ConnectedRide eCall/ ACN (Emergency Call/ Automatic Collision Notification) system uses networks throughout Europe in order to get help to...
Nokia will test several applications under this smart city program
Finnish vendor Nokia has joined the Bristol Is Open initiative, a program which seeks to implement smart city strategies for the UK city.
Bristol Is Open (BIO) seeks to transform the city into a dynamic test bed...
