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Editorial Report: AI and machine learning: Making IoT Work for Telecoms

Today’s wireless networks are hugely complex already, and will acquire new layers of sophistication as the industry launches 5G services. Traditional rule-based, deterministic algorithms no longer cut it. Network operators require more dynamic methods to get the best from their infrastructure and services. Artificial...

Shields introduces ‘Marketplace’ an innovative software tool built to dramatically cut the cost of maintaining networks for telecom operators

  Although telecom operators provide the infrastructure to the world’s fastest growing companies like Facebook, Twitter & Instagram, with market saturation and price plan wars in their own space they have had little opportunity to improve profitability. ‘Marketplace’ aims to save the operators hundreds of millions...

Vodafone chooses PTC’s Thingworx platform for IoT app development

PTC announced its ThingWorx application enablement platform has been chosen by Vodafone for "internet of things" application development. PTC noted the initial agreement covers development of solutions designed for the IoT market. Vodafone offers end-to-end IoT capabilities targeting a number of industries including automotive, insurance...

Vodafone chooses PTC’s Thingworx platform for IoT app development

PTC announced its ThingWorx application enablement platform has been chosen by Vodafone for "internet of things" application development. PTC noted the initial agreement covers development of solutions designed for the IoT market. Vodafone offers end-to-end IoT capabilities targeting a number of industries including automotive, insurance...

Ericsson appoints new CEO, faces uphill battle to right ship

The Ericsson board of directors has appointed Börje Ekholm to be president and CEO of the company effective Jan. 16, 2017. Ekholm will also remain a member of the board. "I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Börje Ekholm,” said Leif Johansson, chairman...

Ericsson appoints new CEO, faces uphill battle to right ship

The Ericsson board of directors has appointed Börje Ekholm to be president and CEO of the company effective Jan. 16, 2017. Ekholm will also remain a member of the board. "I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Börje Ekholm,” said Leif Johansson, chairman...

Looking beyond fingerprint sensors: ways to enhance smartphone security

The Motorola Atrix 4G was the first smartphone with a fingerprint scanner for quicker, more secure log in authentication. But the security feature's widespread use came about when Apple introduced it in its iPhone 5s back in 2013. Since then, Snapdragon-powered Android phones have...

Looking beyond fingerprint sensors: ways to enhance smartphone security

The Motorola Atrix 4G was the first smartphone with a fingerprint scanner for quicker, more secure login authentication. But the security feature's widespread use came about when Apple introduced it in its iPhone 5s back in 2013. Since then, Snapdragon-powered Android phones have made...

Verizon using drones to inspect cell sites in aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

Verizon Wireless is using drones to help with cell site inspections from the air in North Carolina and South Carolina to survey areas impacted by severe flooding from Hurricane Matthew, the telecom company wrote in a blog post. The quadcopter used for the inspections is an...

Verizon using drones to inspect cell sites in aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

Verizon is using drones to help with cell site inspections from the air in North and South Carolina to survey areas impacted by severe flooding from Hurricane Matthew, the telecom company wrote in a blog post. The quadcopter used for the inspections is an unmanned...

Tower Climber recall: 3M/Capital Safety deem energy absorbers unsafe

3M, formerly Capital Safety, has released yet another safety recall for tower climbers. The recall forced the National Association of Tower Erectors to send emails to its members encouraging them to consult the official recall notice. The subject of the recall, Zorbit Energy Absorber, is...

Tower climber recall: 3M/Capital Safety replace Lad-Saf sleeve

3M today posted an official recall notice of its original tower climber Lad-Saf sleeve. After 30 years of use, the popular fall protection equipment has been replaced by a redesigned "next-generation" Lad-Saf sleeve. According to the recall, 3M and its fall protection subsidiary Capital Safety...

Analyst: '5G is the Donald Trump of telecom'

In a new guest blog published by Wi-Fi Now, telecom analyst David Theodore articulates exactly why "5G" is currently all hype with little substance, a point he illustrates by comparing 5G to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. "5G is nothing," Theodore writes. "At best, it's...

Telecom workforce adjustments needed for move to devops model

Telecom workforce adjustments needed for devops Just as workforce adjustments will be needed for telecom’s move to software-defined networks, changes will also need to take place in order for devops to be fully realized. In our article How telecom operators should approach devops we talked...

Telecom workforce adjustments needed for move to devops model

Telecom workforce adjustments needed for devops Just as workforce adjustments will be needed for telecom’s move to software-defined networks, changes will also need to take place in order for devops to be fully realized. In our article How telecom operators should approach devops we talked...

How to become a telecommunications engineer

Steps to becoming a telecommunications engineer With "5G" standards in the works and an estimated 20.8 billion connected "internet of things" devices in use by 2020, telecommunications engineers have never been needed more. Now that we know what telecommunications engineering is, it is time to find out how...

How to become a telecommunications engineer

Steps to becoming a telecommunications engineer With 5G standards in the works and an estimated 20.8 billion connected IoT devices in use by 2020, telecommunications engineers have never been needed more. Now that you know what telecommunications engineering is, it is time to find out...

What is telecommunications engineering?

Background The telecommunications industry is the backbone of today's mobile landscape, deploying voice, data, graphics and video at ever increasing speeds and in a growing number of ways. Wireline telephone communication was once the primary service of the industry, now wireless communication and satellite distribution are...

Kagan: GameStop of tomorrow can learn from wireless sector

Last week, GameStop, a multimedia company typically known for being one of the largest new and used video game retailers in the world, briefed me on their current position and where they are headed. I have to say their vision is impressive. If you...

Balancing reliability and innovation on the power grid

Utilities look to a customer-centric business model AUSTIN, Texas – Like telecom and other industries, the energy sector is moving to a customer-centric business model as new technology changes the paradigms associated with generation and distribution across the power grid. This need for an industry pivot...

Reality Check: For telecom companies, finding right mix of growth investments is key for sustainable growth

PwC Strategy& Consulting touts what telecom companies need to balance in order to sustain growth For U.S. telecommunications services companies, much attention has been paid to the dynamics in core markets. Major wireless and wireline network operators are focused on driving subscriber growth and monetizing...

Gemalto targets APAC telecom and banking

The Asia-Pacific region represented 22% of the firm’s overall revenues last year SHANGHAI – Digital security provider Gemalto is seeing increasing opportunities in several verticals in the Asia-Pacific region including banking, telecommunications and government, the company’s marketing communications VP for Asia-Pacific Pierre Lelievre told RCR...

Bolivia has fastest growing telecom market in LatAm

Research report: Expect big growth in mobile data, broadband and pay television Bolivia is one the smallest countries — and telecommunications markets —in Latin America, but, despite its stature, is poised to lead in telecom growth, according to new research. The Bolivian telecom industry generated...

Survey says telecom has a customer service problem

Telecom industry needs to up its game One of the biggest issues many people have with the government is that it doesn't listen to what the people are saying. It appears telecom has the same problem. The results of a recent survey, conducted by Procera Networks, show...