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...
5G also projected to have a major impact on the Chinese economy
A new report from China's Acadaemy of Information and Communications Technology, as detailed by Chinese media outlets including the South China Morning Post, predicts China's three carriers--China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom--will...
Any city willing to deploy a smart city strategy needs certain basic elements such as broadband internet, a network of sensors and internet of things (IoT) platforms. There is no doubt that these are key components of any smart city implementation. However, the development...
Ericsson projects 500 million 5G subscriptions by 2022, but European leaders express skepticism about the pace of innovation
In a new report, Ericsson projects that North America and the Asia Pacific region will lead in 5G adoption as the technology becomes standardized and commercially deployed....
Equipment costs could be major roadblock to 5G, reinforcing need for commoditization and virutalization
5G promises to be many things--an enhanced mobile broadband experience, support for massive internet of things communications and mission critical services based on ultra high throughput and very low latency. But...
Greatest access to gigabit networks is in the United States, Singapore and South Korea
A new report tracking the progress and availability of gigabit broadband deployments shows there was a 72% increase in global deployments since August 2016. The report, called the Gigabit Monitor, was...
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I have been tracking guest Wi-Fi platforms for more than three years, and what amazes me the most...
The telco expects its LTE network to reach 99% of the Italian population by the end of 2019.
Telecom Italia announced plans to invest 11 billion euros ($11.8 billion) over the next three years to launch premium digital services and improve its network infrastructure across Italy....
5G trial reached peak rates of more than 10 Gbps.
French telecommunications provider Orange and Ericsson said they hit peak rates of more than 10 gigabits per second as part of a trial in France using components of "5G" network technology....
European Union leaders last month announced a plan to invest more than $127 million to provide free Wi-Fi services in thousands of cities on the continent. Dubbed WiFi4EU, the plan calls for providing funding to between 6,000 and 8,000 cities in order to deploy...
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to descend on Washington, D.C., in the coming days to observe President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony as well as the pomp and circumstance that comes along with Inauguration Day. Ahead of the Jan. 20 festivities, all four...
Huawei CEO says company aims to improve operating efficiency and cash flow generation across business units.
Huawei expects 2016 revenues to reach 520 billion yuan ($74.8 billion), which would represent a 32% increase compared to the previous year, the company’s rotating...
The Small Cell Forum and 5G Americas look to accelerate small cell deployments.
Small cells are seen as a key enabler of high-speed mobile broadband, particularly in crowded, urban areas where the macro network can't keep up with demand. Similarly, small cells can...
In addition to submarine cable system, Huawei will upgrade capacity for the Greenland Connect system.
Huawei Marine announced plans to partner with Tele Greenland for the deployment of a 100G network along Greenland's west coast, as well as a capacity upgrade of...
Operators and enterprise customers are increasingly turning to small cells to provide pinpoint coverage and capacity in both indoor and outdoor settings. Specific to outdoor small cell deployments, IHS Markit tallied a 200% year-over-year growth in 2016 revenue associated with outdoor small cells. The...
The fiber system connects countries in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe
The SEA-ME-WE 5 Consortium completed deployment of a 20,000-kilometer subsea fiber infrastructure developed by a 16-nation consortium.
The system is designed with 24 terabits per second of capacity on three-fiber pairs, said...
Ahead of CES 2017, the Las Vegas Convention Center unveils new 44 zone indoor/outdoor DAS.
With CES, the largest trade show in North America, expected to bring well over 100,000 people to the Las Vegas Convention Center, it's a big job keeping people...
The proposed AT&T acquisition of Time Warner shows streaming video content and faster data technology services continue to drive the world forward. In fact, mobile data usage is projected to grow more than tenfold in the next five years.Â
The next evolution of wireless technology – often...
Looking to capture a share of the public safety market while offering products designed to take advantage of LTE capabilities, Nokia launched its public safety specific Nokia Group Communications portfolio.
Building on push-to-talk, which allows for near real-time communications between a large group, the biggest...
Microchip Technology, a provider of microcontroller (MCU), mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and Sigfox, an LPWA network provider, today launched the industry’s first FCC-certified, fully integrated RF transceiver and kits for IoT developer solutions for use on the Sigfox network.
Powered by Microchip’s ATA8520E, a...
Microchip Technology, a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and Sigfox, an LPWA network provider, today launched the industry’s first Federal Communications Commission-certified, fully integrated radio frequency transceiver and kits for "internet of things" developer solutions for use on the Sigfox network.
Powered by Microchip’s ATA8520E, a...
HetNet Expo opens with emphasis on streamlined small cell and DAS deployments to support in-building wireless today, 5G tomorrow
HOUSTON – The vision of "5G" – ultra-dense networks and pervasive in-building wireless cellular connectivity – won’t be easy to realize. Massive network builds will require...
Telecommunications vendor Ericsson confirmed on Tuesday it intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, plans to recruit 1,000 in research and development
Ericsson intends to cut 3,000 jobs in Sweden, the company announced on Tuesday morning. The telecommunications vendor employs approximately 16,000 people in its home country. The...
Mike Zeto discusses AT&T's priorities during Smart Cities Week
WASHINGTON – One year into running a dedicated smart cities business unit, AT&T GM Mike Zeto discussed the operation, lessons learned and priorities going into 2017 during the Smart Cities Week event.
On the year-old business unit: "It...
