Press Releases

Dish to become national facilities-based wireless carrier

Dish Network will enter the U.S. wireless market as the fourth nationwide facilities-based network competitor. Dish has reached agreements with the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, T-Mobile US, Inc. and Sprint Corporation to complete this transformative transaction. (more…)

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July 29, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Skyworks expands 5G infrastructure portfolio

Skyworks Solutions, Inc., an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things, launched a broad range of advanced, proprietary solutions optimised for next generation 5G wireless infrastructure applications. (more…)

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July 24, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

T-Mobile lights up LTE in the Gulf of Mexico

The Un-carrier now has you covered by land, by air and by sea. T-Mobile claimed to announce it’s the first major wireless provider to launch LTE coverage in the Gulf of Mexico, changing the game for offshore businesses and consumers alike. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Garmin introduces the GNC 355 GPS/Comm radio with LPV approaches

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. announced the GNC 355 – a GPS navigator with Localiser Performance with Vertical (LPV) approach guidance, complete with a built-in Comm radio. (more…)

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July 18, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

New Zealand city of Dunedin selects Telensa to deliver smart street lighting

Telensa, the provider of connected lighting and smart city data applications, has announced that its smart streetlight system has been selected by Dunedin City Council (DCC) as part of a contract with Broadspectrum to upgrade Dunedin’s streetlighting network. (more…)

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July 16, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Verizon and Ericsson claim to be first to introduce cloud-native technology in a live wireless core network environment

In a proof-of-concept trial in a live network environment, Verizon and Ericsson have introduced cloud native, container based technology on the core of Verizon’s active network. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Nokia’s digitalisation of its 5G Oulu factory recognised by the World Economic Forum as an “Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution Lighthouse”

Nokia‘s 5G “factory of the future” in Oulu, Finland was selected by McKinsey and the World Economic Forum as an Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Lighthouse, reflecting leadership and proven success in adopting and implementing 4IR technologies at scale. (more…)

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July 4, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Businesses predict huge potential for 5G adoption but are not ready to implement, says a new Cradlepoint study

A new study from Cradlepoint, a global specialist in cloud-delivered LTE and 5G-ready wireless network edge solutions, reveals that businesses expect 5G to be a major part of their technology roadmap. However, they have a long way to go before they are ready to implement a solution. (more…)

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July 3, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

5G goes live in 15 commercial standardised networks worldwide: Global LTE connections rise to 4.4bn

5G, using 3GPP standardised wireless technology, has been commercially deployed by 15 mobile network operators worldwide, according to 5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas and TeleGeography (GlobalComms Database). There will be an additional 47 launches of 5G technology expected before the end of 2019 for a total of more than 62 live 5G networks. (more…)

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June 26, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Nurlink completes first call on commercial NB-IoT network with its CEVA-powered eNB-IoT SoC

CEVA, Inc., the licensor of signal processing platforms and artificial intelligence processors for smarter, connected devices, and Nurlink Technology, Inc., a fabless IC design company specialising in cellular IoT wireless communications, announced the successful completion of the first over-the-air (OTA) call on China Telecom‘s NB-IoT network using the Nurlink NK6010 NB-IoT System-on-Chip (SoC). (more…)

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June 20, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello