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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 telecommunications, albeit, given the high barrier to entry in the market, limited largely to governmental stakeholders and major communications service providers. But the economics of satellites are changing with trends

January 8, 2018

5G, 5G testing, Carriers, MegaFon, Policy, Vimpelcom

Russian regulator fails to award spectrum for 5G testing

MegaFon is currently the only telco with spectrum to carry out 5G testing Russia’s State Commission for Radio Frequencies (SCRF) has decided not to provide mobile

January 8, 2018

CBRS, gigabit, mimosa networks, net neutrality, Opinion, Reader Forum

Wonky wireless wishes for 2018 (Reader Forum)

Demand for uncapped broadband providers reaches a fever pitch 2018 can feel a lot like 1998 when your broadband provider is making you suffer with 200

January 8, 2018

Adlink, edge computing, IoT, MEC, mobile edge computing, Multi-Access Computing, Opinion, Reader Forum

Moving computing to the edge a must for converged networks (Reader Forum)

The networking and communications industry service providers — mobile, IoT, Internet, cable, and telecom technologies — are combining into a “converged network” because of the

January 5, 2018

BitCoin, blockchain, CSP, Devices, IBM, IoT, Network Infrastructure, Software

IBM: telecom service providers express interest in blockchain potential

IBM report highlights service provider executives’ perspectives on blockchain Although blockchain only recently made its way onto the telecom stage, communications service providers (CSP) executives are already

January 5, 2018

2018 predictions, 5G, Ajit Pai, CES, IoT, net neutrality, Opinion

Telecom Tweets of the Week: Pai bows out of CES after death threats

If you were planning to look for Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai at the Consumer Electronics Show, you’d be out of luck. Pai, who

January 5, 2018

5G, Carriers, Network Infrastructure, Sprint, T-Mobile US, Verizon

An overview of U.S. carriers’ plans for 5G

There have been a wave of announcements from U.S. carriers in the past few weeks regarding plans for commercialization of 5G. The momentum comes as

January 5, 2018

4.9 LTS kernel, Amazon, Cloud Computing, hybrid cloud, Linux 2, Microsoft, Network Infrastructure, Software

Amazon counters hybrid cloud model with Linux 2

Amazon launches next Linux server OS Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently launched Linux 2, with access to the latest 4.9 LTS kernel. According to the company,

January 5, 2018

Ethernet Alliance, MIPI Alliance, Rohde & Schwarz, Tectronix, Test and Measurement, TV white space

Test and Measurement: Tektronix supports terahertz transmission test

Test company Tektronix touted its support of an international research team which demonstrated the first transmission of two real-time video signals through a terahertz multiplexer

January 5, 2018

5G, Ericsson, Samsung, Verizon

Verizon taps Samsung for 5G commercial launch

Samsung will supply Verizon with radio access network equipment as the carrier rolls out 5G fixed wireless to deliver residential broadband services. The two companies

January 5, 2018

Carriers, Communications Workers of America, CWA, Jobs, Workforce

Union sues AT&T over alleged “massive layoffs”

“AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson has been one of the strongest supporters of the recently-passed tax plan, promising to use the massive corporate tax cuts for

January 5, 2018

Avere Systems, azure, Cloud Computing, hybrid cloud, legacy infrastructure, Microsoft, Network Infrastructure, Software

Microsoft absorbs Avere Systems as part of hybrid cloud strategy

Microsoft acquires Avere Systems Microsoft recently announced it has agreed to purchase data storage startup Avere Systems for an undisclosed amount. The move could help Microsoft’s

January 5, 2018

5G, APAC, Carriers, kt, LG U+, SK Telecom, South Korea

Korean government urges local telcos to speed 5G plans

SK Telecom, KT an LG U+ aim to launch commercial 5G in 2019 South Korea’s ICT Minister Yoo Young-min had a meeting with the country’s mobile

January 5, 2018

2018, 5G, Analyst Angle, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, machine learning, OTT, virtual reality

Analyst Angle: Ten 2018 mobile and wireless forecasts and trends

5G, IoT, Services (vs. Apps), Over the Top (OTT), Smartphones, App Layer vs. OS Layer, Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Virtual Reality (VR)

January 4, 2018

altice, Carriers, Sprint

Investors spooked by Sprint CFO replacement

Shares of Sprint slid almost 5% on news that the company is replacing CFO Tarek Robbiati with French telecom executive Michel Combes. Combes has a