December 16, 2021
Via: The Fast ModeNokia and Frontier Communications this week announced they have completed the U.S.’s first-ever trial of 25G PON broadband technology. PON, or Passive Optical Network is the technology used to provide blazing-fast broadband to customers over fiber-optic cables. The two companies […]
October 28, 2021
Via: RCR Wireless NewsThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order which effectively ends China Telecom Americas’ ability to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the U.S. In a release, the FCC noted that its order directs China Telecom Americas to […]
March 15, 2021
Via: RCR Wireless NewsThe Federal Communications Commission has released its first official list of equipment vendors which it says pose “unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons.” The five vendors named on the list are: Huawei, ZTE, […]
January 13, 2020
Via: RCR Wireless NewsSamsung has acquired network services provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) to address the need for end-to-end support in delivering network solutions that address the network upgrade cycle in the U.S. As part of the agreement, TWS, headquartered in Chantilly, VA, will […]
Hardware, Monitoring&Analysis, Security
February 4, 2019
Via: CSOPeople who purchase Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as Nest thermostats and security cameras, likely don’t realize the potential problems that can arise if the services go down, like they did recently with Nest thermostats — making it impossible […]
November 12, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsWith approval from Japanese financial regulators in hand, SoftBank is working toward a $21.04 billion initial public offering of its telecom business. SoftBank plans to keep around two-thirds of shares in the company and list the remainder on the Tokyo […]
October 26, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsMerger and acquisition activity in the U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector will be robust at least well into 2019, driven by several factors, indicating higher M&A valuation for companies in this sector. Merger and acquisition activity in the […]
October 15, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsCritical communications and aerospace/defense company Harris and aerospace and defense company L3 Technologies plan to merge their businesses and create a new company that will be the sixth-largest aerospace, defense and critical communications contractor in the world. The transaction is […]
October 10, 2018
Via: CSOWell, this is terrifying and something you don’t ever want to hear, but according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, “From 2012 to 2017, DoD testers routinely found mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities in nearly all weapon systems that […]
October 2, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsHaving made its initial launch of a millimeter-wave-based 5G fixed wireless access service in four U.S. cities, Verizon will be “extremely aggressive” in its deployment plans for the technology, according to VP of Network Engineering Mike Haberman. “You’re going to […]
September 26, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsThe U.S. Federal Communications Commission meets later today to, among other things, vote on a proposal that will streamline small cell deployment rules and, if adopted, make it easier for carriers to build out small cell sites needed to deliver […]
September 18, 2018
Via: CSOIn a new report, Citizen Lab researchers warned that sophisticated mobile spyware, dubbed Pegasus — made and sold by the Israeli company NSO Group — has been found not only on Androids and iPhones in countries with questionable human rights […]
September 13, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsLOS ANGELES–A fragmented approach to spectrum availability, coupled with rigid albeit changing siting regulations for wireless infrastructure, are impediments to the deployment of 5G in the U.S., according to Rick Corker, Nokia’s president of North America. And aside from the […]
September 13, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsAlmost half of all mobile connections in North America are forecast to be running on 5G networks by 2025, according to a new report by the GSMA. The GSMA forecasts a total of 200 million 5G mobile connections in the […]
August 29, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsWith the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s Connect America Fund auction on the books, some 103 service providers will receive $1.488 billion over the next decade to build out rural broadband infrastructure to a projected 713,176 homes and businesses in 45 […]
August 20, 2018
Via: CSOn the past year, we’ve seen the U.S. federal government taking a leadership role in adopting new cyber security standards in several key areas. These gains are the direct result of several mandates issued in the past two to three […]
August 17, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsIn a lawsuit filed Aug. 15 in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin accuses AT&T of fraud, negligence and other actions that allegedly allowed thieves to access Terpin’s device and, subsequently, cryptocurrency reportedly valued at […]
August 10, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsWhen Ericsson reported its Q2 financials last month, company executives detailed a 1% year-over-year decrease in total sales, although the networks segment saw a 2% increase year-over-year with North American (U.S.) operators investments in 5G driving that growth.. President and CEO Börje […]
July 13, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless NewsChina and Korea are more prepared to deploy 5G than the U.S. is, according to a report conducted by Analysys Mason and Recon Analytics and commissioned by trade association CTIA. Report authors developed a “5G Readiness Index” based on how […]
May 17, 2018
Via: RCR Wireless News5G goes to the seventh hole of U.S. Open in a collaboration among FOX Sports, AT&T, Ericsson and Intel. Two FOX Sports cameras will transmit 4K HDR images over a 5G network from the seventh hole at the U.S. Open […]