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Vodafone, Meta target video with network optimization collab

Smartphone users are consuming and creating short-form videos at astonishingly high rates Vodafone Group and Meta Platforms are deepening their network traffic optimization partnership by addressing the capacity needs of short-form video on 11 of the carrier’s European mobile networks. Smartphone users are consuming and...

5G to fuel mobile data traffic growth in Europe, GSMA study finds

The GSMA report noted that 5G will become the dominant mobile technology in Europe within the next three years, driven by growing adoption in Germany and the U.K. Mobile data traffic in Europe is forecast to almost triple over the next five years, chiefly boosted...

Verizon to shut down BlueJeans

Verizon purchased BlueJeans in 2020 for $400 million Verizon is shutting down its video conferencing service BlueJeans three years after purchasing it for $400 million as a way to bolster its position in the enterprise communications space. Verizon bought the platform during the COVID-19 pandemic, which...

T-Mobile US launches network slicing beta for video calling

T-Mobile also said it plans to expand the network slicing beta to additional application types and use cases in the future T-Mobile US announced the launch of a network slicing beta for developers based on application type, with the aim of bringing new video calling...

Five telecom and connectivity trends you can’t afford to ignore in 2023 (Reader Forum)

The telecom industry is entering a period of rapid growth and convergence, as technological advancements make it easier for people to communicate with each other on multiple different platforms. As companies like AT&T and Verizon continue to expand their offerings in order to meet...

Intel, AWS to deploy private CBRS network in California school district

The private CBRS network will connect an elementary school and three housing locations in the school's district Intel and AWS have partnered with Megh Computing, a provider of a real-time, AI-based Video Analytics Solution (VAS), to deploy a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) private network...

Samsung and Optage to build private 5G network in Japan

 Samsung Electronics will implement a dedicated private 5G network at Japanese service provider Optage's plant facility. The network will support 4K Ultra HD-based live-streaming videos, transmitted from multiple devices, including cameras located throughout the plant, establishing a real-time video monitoring system. With the new video...

#TBT: Call quality improves; Online video prompts industry introspection; Analog sunset hits OnStar … this week in 2007

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Wireless customers report...

Five ways first responders are using mobile broadband

  Public safety users “have had a hunger for data for a very long time, all the way back to our 1G and 2G days,” said Nick Nilan, director of product development for the public sector at Verizon. That use has evolved over time, and...

China’s Xi’an deploys AI-based intelligent traffic management system

Chinese city Xi'an has selected Hikvision for the deployment of an intelligent traffic management system, the latter said in a release. "Xi'an's city walls make it impossible to increase the size of the urban area. So it was only through technology that we could allow the...

The pandemic is ‘video’s evolutionary event’

Video made “business as usual” possible, Brightcove report says Enterprise video use is supporting business continuity and has skyrocketed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in a 91% year-over-year increase in views of enterprise videos and a 35% increase in minutes watched, according...

Big video innovation is moving forward in 5G era

  5G networks have the characteristics of high speed, large capacity, low latency and low energy consumption, which will lead to great changes in all industries of the society, especially the video industry. As a mature 5G application scenario, video will embrace more promising prospects in...

Streaming video | Assuring quality depends on how you look at it

We’re all in the video business now Back in the late ‘90s, mobile network providers were in the phone call business. That’s what drove ARPU. For ISPs using traditional wired delivery mediums, it was just about getting online. (We even called it “Internet dial tone”...

2018 emerging communication trends: be ready for potential tax impacts (Reader Forum)

  Communications technology has undergone a phase of rapid innovation, completely transforming the way businesses and consumers relay and consume information. Now that our once-wired world has been almost entirely replaced by a landscape of wireless technologies, the ripple effects within the telecom space are...

Kagan: Why YouTube is shooting itself in the foot with ads

Recently, I overheard someone complaining about the sudden avalanche of commercials and ads between every song they listen to on YouTube. Many users seem to have noticed how they have increased the amount of advertising users are forced to deal with. If this is...

New Canon company to provide enterprise video IoT services

 ARCUS Global will offer Video Cloud IoT as a service solutions for security and business optimization Imaging solutions firm Canon announced a new video cloud IoT as a Service business in the U.S. The new company, called ARCUS Global, is based in California and will...

Rohde & Schwarz Webinar: Essentials for Accurate Video Quality Measurements in Mobile Networks

Video is the dominant service that consumes the majority of bandwidth in today's mobile networks. Performance of video, from a Quality of Experience perspective, is a fundamental concern for Network Operators. The key challenge is how the user's perceived video quality can be measured...

A cloud in space, NASA uses AWS for Mars image analysis

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a center for the robotic exploration of space, having sent a robot towards every planet in the solar system. Cloud computing is an essential part of the tactical operations for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. From the control room...

A cloud in space, NASA uses AWS for Mars image analysis

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a center for the robotic exploration of space, having sent a robot towards every planet in the solar system. Cloud computing is an essential part of the tactical operations for the Mars Science Laboratory mission. From the control room...

Reality Check: As digital video competition intensifies, collaboration becomes paramount

New and evolving digital video models are set to change the market and require a new mindset to succeed Remember in recent years when technology disruption upended the music and publishing industries? A slightly different – yet potentially more seismic – upheaval is happening now...

Analyst Angle: Why video streaming to mobile devices is changing the way we watch the Olympics

Traditional TV broadcast generates the most viewers, but video streaming to mobile devices is growing fast The recently held Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were certainly very exciting with out-of-this-world performances by Michael Phelps, Katie Ladecky, Simone Biles and Usain Bolt just to name...

AT&T joins Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint in zero-rating streamed mobile video

The new offer will not deduct from AT&T Mobility data allotments when mobile video content is streamed through the DirecTV app AT&T is moving to zero-rate streaming video content from its DirecTV and U-verse video platforms for its wireless customers. The move is part of...

T-Mobile pushes Binge On content providers to nearly 90

T-Mobile adds a handful of new video content providers to its Binge On service, which now counts more than 500M hours of cellular viewing T-Mobile US continued the expansion of its Binge On video platform, adding new content providers that the carrier said now number...

Reader Forum: Video – finding a better way to connect demand and network resources

InterDigital looks at different protocols that can help smooth the delivery of video traffic In my previous article we looked at the limitations of the traditional method of video delivery over the Web and particularly as it relates to mobile video. The primary issue was...