Tag: wireless

May 20, 2021

Verizon has requested that the Federal Communications Commission “move expeditiously” to approve its acquisition of TracFone, arguing that the deal will benefit both TracFone and its customers. In a filing with the FCC, Verizon noted that it has been six […]

May 18, 2021

Wireless Logic has revealed the crucial role it played in supporting Exponential-e to deliver wireless connectivity to further strengthen the resilience of its SD-WAN and other IoT application deployments for customers. The UK-based company has used Wireless Logic’s virtual private […]

May 17, 2021

Cable TV tried to get into the wireless phone business a decade ago. They failed. Then, years later they tried again. First Xfinity Mobile, next Spectrum Mobile and then Altice Mobile. We have not seen other pay TV companies like […]

April 22, 2021

AT&T reported increased company revenues and solid growth in its wireless segment, driven in part by a bump in device upgrades. AT&T’s consolidated company revenues for the first quarter were $43.9 billion, up 2.7% from $42.8 billion in the first […]

April 22, 2021

Verizon reported first quarter revenue up 4% from a year ago, but that gain was marred by net phone losses of 178,000. The company reporting that its first quarter revenue was $32.9 billion, with non-GAAP earnings of $1.31 a share. […]

April 19, 2021

While consumers and enterprise decision makers continue to weigh the benefits of updating to Wi-Fi 6, the wireless industry is already preparing for the arrival of Wi-Fi 7, or 802.11ba. Wi-Fi 7, among other things, promises better interference mitigations, higher […]

April 1, 2021

South Korea ended February with 13.66 million subscribers in the 5G segment after a net addition of 792,118 subscribers during the month, local news agency Yonhap reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT. SK Telecom had the […]

March 24, 2021

For the last three decades, the demand for mobile data has grown exponentially, driving tremendous capacity expansions and the need for more network infrastructure, especially as 5G networks continue to rollout. FiberLight’s Executive VP and Chief Revenue Officer Marc Dyman […]

March 15, 2021

AT&T executives emphasized the role of fiber, 5G and HBO Max as well as streamlining across its business, as it laid out its areas of strategic focus for the coming years. “Fiber underpins the connectivity we deliver, serving both wired […]

March 10, 2021

One of the great debates in networking has been whether to use wired connectivity—which brings speed—or wireless—which delivers mobility. Recent versions of Wi-Fi deliver speeds comparable to wired, removing this debate. Wired connections are still faster, but for most user […]

March 9, 2021

Boingo Wireless, the leading distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi provider that serves carriers, consumers, property owners and advertisers worldwide, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement and plan of merger to be acquired by an affiliate of […]

March 8, 2021

Over the last several decades, Qualcomm has been and remains one of the most powerful and important companies in the global wireless space. As a leader in 5G, Qualcomm sees strong growth ahead for many years to comes as the […]

March 2, 2021

U.S. distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless says it has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Digital Colony Management in a deal worth $854 million. The transaction will take Boingo from being a public company […]

February 12, 2021

Pivotal Commware, a global leader in 5G mmWave infrastructure products, on Thursday announced the closing of a $50 million C round led by an affiliate of Tracker Capital, a stage-agnostic venture capital investor that principally invests in high-potential technology growth […]

February 11, 2021

French research institute for electronics and information technologies CEA-Leti has announced a new European Union “6G” research project for next-generation wireless connectivity.. Called RISE-6G, it will design, prototype and test smart and energy-sustainable technological advances based on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces […]

January 21, 2021

One of the most anticipated features of Wi-Fi 6 wireless routers is improved throughput over their Wi-Fi 5 predecessors, and we wanted to check whether they deliver. Four vendors – Extreme, Cisco, EnGenius and Meraki (owned by Cisco) – provided […]

January 18, 2021

Everyone is always searching for the best companies. Investors are looking for the best companies to make money. Users are looking for the best quality and reliability. Workers are looking for the best companies to work for. There are always […]

January 13, 2021

Pandemic, social distancing, flattening the curve, positivity rates, super-spreader events, quarantining, contact tracing, respiratory droplets, PPE – when we look back on 2020, these might be the obvious reflections. With a significant amount of work, school, and life conducted from […]

January 4, 2021

Like many shoemakers, I should be ashamed that my children are running around barefoot. Actually, no–that’s a metaphor. It’s my communications infrastructure that’s running around barefoot. I’m a tech analyst with an embarrassingly ancient network and connection to the outside […]

December 16, 2020

After 2020’s twists and turns, here’s hoping that 2021 ushers in a restored sense of “normal.” In thinking about what the upcoming year might bring for industrial IoT, three key trends emerge. Trend #1: IT will take a bolder posture […]