At this point, there are nine states and one territory that have signed-off on FirstNet plans
States continue to opt-in into the national public safety LTE network that will be built by AT&T. Virginia was the first state to join the plan, followed by Arkansas, Wyoming...
Ip.access touts shipment of 2 millionth license for 3G small cell
LTE small cells, for both service providers and enterprises, is a hot topic in the telecom industry. In the context of 5G, small cells are seen as a key driver of pinpoint coverage and...
Verizon is partnering with Globetouch in an effort to make it easier for automakers to integrate cellular connectivity. General Motors will use the service to expand its OnStar connected car service.
The Globetouch platform manages user profiles and diagnostics, collects device and user data for...
The small, gray aircraft with bright orange under-wings looked like a large model plane, but the civilian drone carried an unusual passenger: electronic equipment that turned the unmanned aerial vehicle into a flying cell site.
As the drone flew on a predetermined path with a...
Ericsson CEO said operating income could fall more than $360 million in next 12 months
Swedish infrastructure giant Ericsson reported across the board sales losses in a Tuesday Q2 financial report with CEO Borje Ekholm projecting a continued decline in operating income between $362 million...
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Telecom networks are evolving to support new LTE functionality including three- and four-channel carrier aggregation, 256 QAM, multiple-input, multiple-output and other functionalities meant to create a more...
As the 5G arms race continues in earnest around the world, an unlikely contender is poised to boast the title of world's first nationwide 5G network. Telecom Italia has launched the "operational phase" that the company says will lead to nationwide 5G coverage in...
Arkansas, Wyoming and Kentucky join Virginia as the first states to opt in to FirstNet network
The First Responders Network Authority is gaining momentum as states begin to declare their official decisions to opt in to the national public safety LTE network build: Virginia kicked...
AT&T continues its "5G Evolution" push in Indianapolis
AT&T is delivering on its promise to bring LTE Advanced Pro speeds -- and "5G" marketing -- to Indianapolis, with the announcement that it has implemented a number of new features that will increase network speeds for...
5G systems are expected to be built in a way to enable logical network slices, which will allow telecom operators to provide networks on an as-a-service basis and meet the wide range of use cases that the 2020 timeframe is expected to demand. In...
Virginia's governor declares intent to opt-in to the national build by AT&T
Less than a month after state plans were released, the first state has decided to opt in to the national public safety LTE network that will be built by AT&T: Virginia's governor has...
Swedish network infrastructure vendor Ericsson is going through a period of transition. On July 25 last year then-CEO of seven years Hans Vestberg stepped down after telling investors that 2016 Q2 operating income fell 22% year-over-year to $326 million. Vestberg was ultimately replaced by...
The Chinese carrier is conducting 5G field trials with ZTE and Huawei in Guangzhou and Shanghai
SHANGHAI--China Unicom has not yet defined a timeline for the commercial launch of 5G technology, Deputy General Manager of the Network Construction Department Ma Hongbing told reporters during Mobile...
New solution provides customers with integrated 5G infrastructure aligned with industry standards, ZTE saysÂ
SHANGHAI- Chinese vendor ZTE has announced the availability of its new 5G integrated solution, which is a suite of solutions for wireless access, core network and bearer network to help operators...
We are at the dawn of 5G, a unified network envisioned to connect virtually everything around us. And to get there sooner, we are accelerating 5G NR (New Radio) — the global 5G standard — to usher in next-generation mobile broadband experiences for smartphones...
As the world headquarters for AT&T, Dallas was an obvious choice for the telecom giant when it selected eight locations to test its smart city technologies. The company partnered with the Dallas Innovation Alliance to launch a a multi-phased smart cities project which already...
China Mobile expects to carry out 5G interoperability tests in 20 cities across China next year
SHANGHAI--China Mobile, the largest mobile operator in the world by subscriber numbers, expects to end this year with 620 million subs in the LTE segment, company Chairman Shang Bing...
As the world headquarters for AT&T, Dallas was an obvious choice for the telecom giant when it selected eight locations to test its smart city technologies. The company partnered with the Dallas Innovation Alliance to launch a a multi-phased smart cities project which already...
Telecom Italia boosts fiber, mobile speeds
Telecom Italia is on the verge of turning up mobile network speeds of up to 700 Mbps -- or what the carrier is calling "4.5G." The carrier said that as of July, customers will be able to achieve those...
As Ericsson goes through a period of change, looking to divest parts of its business under the direction of a new CEO, the Swedish network infrastructure vendor scored a major win with Vodafone. According to the companies, the network investment covers LTE and 5G...
The International Telecommunication Union, a global telecom standards body, recommends that all nations allocate 1960 megahertz of radio spectrum by 2020; 35% of that total is needed to support "basic levels of service quality" for 3G and LTE services. Of 18 Latin American countries...
Carrier says multiple input, multiple output antennas are increasing capacity by 300%
Sprint and Samsung are preparing to deploy dozens of antenna elements per cell site in select areas across the U.S., as the carrier rolls out massive MIMO to leverage its 2.5 GHz spectrum...
Sprint expands three-carrier aggregation, HPUE support in Milwaukee
Sprint has turned up three-carrier aggregation and high-power user equipment support in Milwaukee, Wisc., as well as adding its Magic Boxes and outdoor small cells for densification.
The move is in line with the carrier's network plans for...
According to the GSMA, worldwide mobile subscriber numbers have hit 5 billion. That's just actual users -- the GSMA says that mobile connections are actually at 7.7 billion. And those figures don't include machine-to-machine connections like all those connected cows.
https://twitter.com/GSMAi/status/874942141688156162
As Mike Quindazzi, managing director...
