Qualcomm highlights RF front end design at CES In the ongoing discussion around 5G—the standard release, network infrastructure readiness, support for sub-6 GHz and millimeter wave
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The role of satellites in delivering 5G
5G is a “network of networks” and satellites are part of that new network For many years satellites have been instrumental in the wide world of
5G on the horizon The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) recently released the first official 5G standard, dubbed 5G New Radio, marking a major step toward
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Categories 256 QAM, 4x4 MIMO, carrier aggregation, Carriers, Fundamentals, gigabit LTE, LTE, LTE Advanced, Network Infrastructure, Qualcomm
Gigabit LTE: From 1 to 43 global deployments in 2017
Gigabit LTE creates a wireless fiber experience Back in January, Telstra launched the world’s first gigabit LTE network in partnership with Ericsson, Qualcomm and Netgear. Based
Five blockchain use cases
Untapped potential Blockchain is revolutionizing online transactions. The technology provides a distributed, decentralized way to forward bundles of records, known as blocks, into a chronological chain
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Categories 5G, Carriers, edge computing, fog computing, Fundamentals, low latency, Network Infrastructure, OpenFog Consortium
Fog computing: A new architecture to connect the edge to the cloud
What’s the difference between fog computing and edge computing? “I think edge is to fog as…apple is to fruit,” Helder Antunes, chairman of the OpenFog Consortium
What is blockchain technology?
What is blockchain? A frequently discussed technology in popular culture is blockchain, which is changing the way digital transactions are made online. Despite the widespread attention
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Categories 5G, Fundamentals, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Infrastructure, network slicing, NFV, RAN, SDN
An introduction to network slicing
What is network slicing? Network slicing is a kind of virtual network architecture, which leverages the principles behind network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN).
Verizon prepping to deliver residential broadband using 5G fixed wireless access in 2018 U.S. operators in 2017 carried out extensive tests of the pre-standard, non-standalone 5G
Beyond Bitcoin Blockchain is a buzzword frequently making news headlines, largely due to the numerous use cases it opens up. With roots tracing back to Bitcoin,
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Categories Elasticsearch, Equifax, Fundamentals, Network Infrastructure, NotPetya, Software, Verizon, WannaCry
The five worst cyber attacks of 2017
Cyber attack recap Cyber attacks have been on the rise in recent years. The year 2017 was no exception, with terms like “data breaches” an “malicious
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Categories 5G, Carriers, Ericsson, Fundamentals, Huawei, Network Infrastructure, Nokia, Samsung, zte
2017 was a good year for 5G trials
Operators around the world prepping for rapid commercialization of 5G As the 3GPP works toward finalizing the 5G New Radio specification, set for mid-2018, operators, infrastructure
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Categories 5G, APIs, Fundamentals, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), NFV, SDN, Software-defined networks (SDN), VNF
The role of NFV and SDN in 5G
A new network topology The digital transformation of network infrastructure through network functions virtualization (NFV) and software defined networking (SDN) is anticipated to play a pivotal
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Categories big data, Cisco, DevOps, Fundamentals, microservices, Network Infrastructure, Puppet, Software
Five DevOps trends to watch out for
A budding concept DevOps — a term used to refer to the integration of software developers and operations teams — continues to spread like wildfire throughout
Will edge computing weed out the cloud?
The rise of the IoT IoT devices have given birth to a tremendous amount of information, changing the way data is uploaded and shared. Traditionally, the