Qualcomm alleging infringement of intellectual property
In the past two weeks judges in China and Germany have, to varying extent, agreed with Qualcomm's allegation that some Apple iPhone models contain technology that infringes on Qualcomm intellectual property. Both courts ruled that Apple has to stop...
Have you heard the phrase “converting poison into medicine?” Well, that’s kind of what is happening to the PC industry now. Let me explain. Not too long ago, the rise of powerful smartphones and tablets, which were primarily powered by ARM processors, decimated the...
Huawei said the new test is based on the latest version of 3GPP Release 15 specifications
Intel and Huawei said they have completed 2.6 GHz 5G New Radio interoperability and development testing (IoDT) based on the latest 3GPP Release 15 specifications from September 2018.
Huawei claimed...
Early network launches are consumer-facing but 5G will drive value across the board
Wailea, MAUI—Qualcomm kicked off its third annual Snapdragon Tech Summit today in Maui with company President Cristiano Amon laying out how commercialization of 5G represents a transition much more significant than previous...
5G will cover 40% of the population in six years
The latest Ericsson Mobility Report projects 5G will achieve global scale more quickly than previous generations of cellular, reaching 1.5 billion subscribers by 2024 and covering 40% of the world's population in the same timeframe.
All...
In my stint as an analyst, as well as in my long career as an engineer and a marketer in large corporations, I have developed a believability yardstick: believe less than 50% of what you are told, about 60% of what you are shown,...
Viavi Solutions has introduced what it calls the first "true" 5G base station analyzer, designed to support large-scale network deployments.
CellAdvisor 5G brings Viavi's longtime CellAdvisor base station analyzer line for validating and troubleshooting the Radio Access Network into the 5G era. With early 5G...
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The City of San Diego has extended its smart street lighting network with another 1,000 sensor nodes, and new applications for parking, traffic and public safety.
San Diego has worked with Current, the GE-owned lighting firm, on the project. AT&T is providing the LTE connectivity...
AI/ML can provide location data used to optimize wireless performance
Wireless networks are becoming increasingly complex and, with 5G looming, that will only continue as the mix and density of devices, as well as variability in application requirements, grows. A key to managing this complexity...
Initial slate of Android-based 5G handsets will use Qualcomm X50 modem
Operators around the world are gearing up to launch commercial 5G networks throughout 2019 and beyond, and device makers are falling in line to support those efforts. A key piece of that is the...
URLLC key to autonomous 5G applications
A new report from industry organization 5G Americas highlights how some of the longer-term goals of 5G--supporting widespread automation in verticals like manufacturing and transportation--hinge on the maturation of ultra-reliable, low-latency communications, or URLLC.
“With the wide range of unique 5G services,...
To continue scaling, on-boarding for IoT devices needs to be simplified, accelerated
Internet of things devices connected to public, private or hybrid clouds for centralized management and data analysis can create wide-ranging business benefits for nearly any type of enterprise, industrial or public-sector stakeholder. But...
Rakuten used the Nokia AirScale base station and the Intel 5G Mobile Trial Platform for the technology trial
Japanese company Rakuten Mobile Network has conducted a 5G trial in collaboration with Nokia and Intel as it prepares to shift from a mobile virtual network operator, to...
Intel provided its 5G mobile trial platform for the completion of the call
Huawei and Intel said they have jointly completed the first 5G standalone call test based on the latest 3GPP Release-15 specifications from June 2018, thus completing the entire process of the 3GPP...
Intel also announced new developments with key Chinese partners
Intel and Chinese company Baidu announced plans to develop a joint artificial intelligence and 5G innovation lab, the US firm said.
The main aim of the initiative is to promote the research and development of mobile edge...
The Korean operator also signed a 5G-related deal with U.S. firm Qwilt
Korean telecom operator KT has signed a memorandum of understanding with US chipmaker Intel to develop an ecosystem for 5G technology.
KT said it will cooperate in delivering innovative solutions for 5G using Intel...
The two partners said that the 5G trial was demonstrated in labs in Kista, Sweden, and Santa Clara, California
Intel and Ericsson announced they have delivered what it claims to be a first 3GPP 5G New Radio-compliant live data call operating over the 39 GHz...
Dell Technologies will release a number of pre-integrated and pre-tested computer-vision and machine-intelligence bundles for its resellers to more easily cater to certain edge-computing and internet-of-things use cases.
The bundles, billed as secure and scalable, offer storage, security, network and data management, and orchestration. They...
Edge clouds combine radio and core functions
Reduced latency is a key feature of 5G networks, and both consumers and enterprises stand to benefit. But for operators investing billions in densifying their networks and moving intelligence out to the edge, the monetization opportunity really lies...
The appetite for new digital technologies is growing among manufacturers, with certain brands in certain sectors in certain regions experiencing a considerable uplift in performance. But the take-up of smart manufacturing solutions remains tentative, as companies are unsure how to start with digital change...
Semiconductor makers are among the best in the business when it comes to employing automation, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) to their factory processes. Intel is a leader in smart manufacturing, even among its peers.
In a detailed use case, it discusses its use...
Intel made more than $1 billion in revenue from artificial intelligence (AI) processor chips sold to data centres in 2017. It also said its target market for connectivity, storage and computing products, swelled by the burgeoning internet of things (IoT) space, will widen to...
Intel PC, IoT, data center, memory businesses all up
This week Intel reported what Interim CEO and CFO Bob Swan characterized as an "outstanding" Q2 marked by revenue growth across all PC and data-centric business units. He said the company expects a record-setting 2018 marking...
