IoT News

5G: How much are customers willing to pay for the promise?

As carriers worldwide continue the race to 5G, Matrixx Software recently connected with more than 4,000 mobile users across the United States and the United Kingdom to find out just how much value they place on the next-generation network.

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January 25, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

GSMA launches ‘Digital Declaration’ of responsibility at Davos backed by 40 CEOs

The GSMA today launched the ‘Digital Declaration’ at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The declaration is said to “capture key principles that serve as a guide to acting ethically in the digital era”, helping companies deliver what matters most to digital citizens, industry and governments. (more…)

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January 24, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

T-Mobile US names industry veteran Ulf Ewaldsson as new senior vice president, technology transformation

T-Mobile US announced that Ulf Ewaldsson has joined the company as its new senior vice president, Technology Transformation, reporting directly to chief technology officer and EVP, Neville Ray. Ewaldsson brings years of network innovation experience to this new role where he will drive T-Mobile’s 5G technology evolution strategy. (more…)

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January 21, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Huawei takes the lead in completing China 5G technology R&D trial using 2.6GHz spectrum

Recently, Huawei completed the 5G NR (New Radio) test at 2.6GHz spectrum in the 5G trial organised by the IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. To date Huawei officially completed the third phase of China 5G Technology R&D (Research and Development) (more…)

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China Unicom and ZTE claims to complete the world’s first 5G call with ZTE’s 5G prototype smartphone

ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, announced that the Guangdong branch of China Unicom and ZTE have made the world’s first 5G call by means of ZTE’s 5G prototype smartphone in Shenzhen 5G field trial. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Singtel, Ericsson and Singapore Polytechnic open 5G garage

5G Garage is the latest project in Singtel and Ericsson’s 5G Centre of Excellence programme which focuses on upgrading of employees’ skills, technology demonstrations, live field trials and collaborations with educational institutions. (more…)

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January 18, 2019

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Ericsson and Qualcomm complete 5G data call on 2.6 GHz band

The bi-directional downlink and uplink data call was made at the Ericsson Lab in Kista, Sweden last December 20. It brings a new sub-6 frequency band one step closer to commercial rollout. (more…)

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January 14, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Will Release 16 deliver the full ambition of 5G?

3GPP Release 15 delivered the essential New Radio (NR) milestone needed in the definition of every new generation, but, alone, this will deliver only a few of the early promises of 5G. Alan Carlton, VP of InterDigital Europe, says what comes next in Phase 2 (and beyond) will be what really defines this wireless generation. (more…)

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January 10, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Industrial Internet Consortium and OpenFog Consortium combine to boost IIoT, fog and edge computing

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and the OpenFog Consortium (OpenFog) have agreed to combine “the two largest and most influential international consortia in Industrial IoT, fog and edge computing”. (more…)

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December 24, 2018

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5G Americas elects T-Mobile’s Ray as chairman and Kathrein’s Nevelle as 2019 treasurer

5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, announced that Neville Ray, chief technology officer and executive vice president for T-Mobile U.S., Inc. has been elected to serve as the 2019 chairman of the 5G Americas Board of Governors. (more…)

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December 19, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello