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In conjunction with FOX, T-Mobile is accelerating deployment of new spectrum T-Mobile US continues its effort to aggressively deploy its 600 MHz holdings. Following activation of rural sites in Maine and Wyoming, the carrier is now focusing its efforts on the high-value, high-density New York City metropolitan area. T-Mobile spent around $8 billion in the U.S. Federal

October 11, 2017

Cisco, Cloudify, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), Network Infrastructure, NFV, Proximus, Red Hat, Software

NFV adoption extends to Belgium with Proximus, Cloudify collaboration

Operator prioritizing NFV MANO Proximus, Belgium’s largest telecommunications company, has selected Cloudify’s cloud-native orchestration platform in its push toward network functions virtualization (NFV). Proximus will leverage

October 11, 2017

5G, Carriers, EMEA, etisalat, GSMA, LTE, ooredoo

Middle East telcos to be early 5G adopters, GSMA study says

Forecast predicts 50 million 5G connections in the region by 2025 Middle East mobile telephony operators will be early adopters of 5G technology, according to a

October 11, 2017

Internet of Things (IoT), IoT, LTE, MWCA, NB IoT, Sequans, Sponsored

Asset tracking, fleet management are key IoT use cases

Learn how Sequans leverages LTE connectivity to support vertical applications The internet of things is a crowded market challenged by proprietary and standardized connectivity, as well

October 11, 2017

Nadel Phelan, Reality Check, Security, Wireless

Three steps you can take now for more secure mobile IoT (Reader Forum)

The Cisco Visual Networking Index reports that almost half a billion (429 million) mobile devices and connections were added in 2016. Smartphones made up the

October 11, 2017

4x4 MIMO, 5G, carrier aggregation, Carriers, LTE-Advanced Pro, Network Infrastructure

AT&T VP: 5G is not a ‘magical, singular event’

Innovators and inventors ‘haven’t yet begun to imagine’ everything 5G will enable Speaking at the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s HetNet Expo in West Palm Beach, Fla., AT&T

October 10, 2017

Amazon Web Services, CaaS, containers, Devices, Docker, Kubernetes, Network Infrastructure, Software

Global containers-as-a-service market expected to swell

A recent report published by marketsandmarkets accounted for a $789.1 million in value in 2016 for the Container-as-a-Service (CaaS) market and is expected to reach

October 10, 2017

big data, Carriers, CityIQ, GE, Intel, Internet of Things (IoT)

Smart Cities 2.0 and the role of platforms

As more “smart city” deployments come to life, city officials are increasingly seeking to get beyond the basics of connecting sensors and video cameras and

October 10, 2017

5G, ExteNet Systems, HetNet Forum, Network Infrastructure, Wireless Infrastructure Association, Workforce

ExteNet Systems CEO: 5G requires ‘hyper-densification’

Business model development key to funding 5G network deployments In a keynote presentation at the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s ongoing HetNet Expo in West Palm Beach, Fla.,

October 10, 2017

5G, EMEA, Ericsson, etisalat, Internet of Things (IoT), IoT, LTE-M, NB IoT, Network Infrastructure, Vodafone

5G and IoT are priorities of Ericsson, Vodafone partnership

Push for capacity includes focus on LTE-M and NB-IoT in addition to 5G Ericsson and Dutch telco VodafoneZiggo announced they are working together to increase the

October 10, 2017

5G, EXFO, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), NFV, SDN, Software-defined networks (SDN), Sponsored, test & measurement

Unlocking the value of NFV and SDN

A three-phase process makes the most of investments geared toward delivering on 5G and IoT With the 5G New Radio specification, both non-standalone and standalone variants,

October 10, 2017

Americas, Brazil, FutureCom, Internet of Things (IoT), IoT, Nokia, Oi, TIM

Brazil bets on IoT for agribusiness, smart cities, health and industry

SÃO PAULO–The internet of things entered is firmly on the Brazilian government’s agenda. With roughly a quarter of its GDP coming from agribusiness, Brazil wants

October 9, 2017

5G, Business, Ericsson, LTE, Network Infrastructure

Ericsson picks mining exec as new chairman

Ericsson shares see slight uptick following nomination announcement The Ericsson Nomination Committee has tapped Ronnie Leten, former CEO of global mining, power tool and assembly equipment

October 9, 2017

5G, Chips - Semiconductor, Test and Measurement

Xilinx launches new SOC for 5G, cable, test

New RF SOC to support 5G, DOCSIS 3.1, test applications Xilinx aims to support the ongoing evolution across both wired and wireless networks with its new

October 9, 2017

Apple, Devices, Google, Microsoft, Opinion, Samsung

Kagan: Getting sick and tired of OS updates and changes

I have to get something off my chest. While I love what today’s smartphones like Apple iPhone, Google Android and Samsung Galaxy do for us,