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News & Views Most Popular How Wireless Carriers Might Bring Private CBRS Networks Into the Fold By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 12/13/2019 Private wireless networks in the 3.5GHz CBRS band are all the rage, but they also represent an opportunity for the likes of AT&T and Verizon to dramatically improve their coverage inside smaller buildings. Post a Comment Carriers' 4G Maps Are Rubbish, but FCC Chief Proposes $9B for 5G Anyway By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 12/5/2019 A new FCC report found that Verizon, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular provided inaccurate coverage maps, wildly overstating coverage, about 40% of the time. But the agency wants to dole out $9 billion to carriers for rural 5G anyway. Post a Comment Switching Wireless Carriers Might Soon Get a Lot Easier By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 12/3/2019 The GSMA said it will create a new standards-setting process for eSIM technology, pushed by a Department of Justice antitrust investigation. The effort could have eSIM implications for everyone from Google to Charter. Post a Comment Advertisement Corning Competes to Make In-Building 5G Affordable for Enterprises By Sue Marek, Special Contributor, 12/2/2019 With a new Intel deal, Corning continues to bulk up its in-building wireless business, but analysts warn it's facing pressure from the likes of Solid Technologies and JMA Wireless. Post a Comment Netrounds Joins Rakuten's Vendor Roster By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/26/2019 Swedish network assurance specialist selected by high-profile greenfield Japanese network operator Rakuten Mobile. Post a Comment Top 5G Takeaways From Verizon's Analyst Day By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/20/2019 Verizon executives said they are pleased with the company's 5G progress, and promised Verizon would continue on the course it set earlier this year. Post a Comment Changing the Game: Edge Computing Slashes Latency in 'Far Cry 5' Test By Martha DeGrasse, Contributor, Light Reading, 11/19/2019 A new test from edge computing startup Edgegap helps highlight the potential of the technology to dramatically improve the multi-billion dollar video game space. Post a Comment Advertisement AT&T, Verizon Hope 5G & Edge Computing Save VR By Sue Marek, Special Contributor, 11/18/2019 5G and edge computing could untether today's VR goggles and make them less bulky. Already AT&T and Verizon are making serious investments in this space. Post a Comment Vivint Gets Ready to Give Fixed Wireless Another Go By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/18/2019 Vivint Internet had some grand fixed wireless ambitions in 2015 that didn't pan out. Now, with a new strategy and management team, Vivint is preparing to take another run at it. Post a Comment Sprint Opens Up About 5G's Secret 4G Love By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/14/2019 'EN-DC' is the technology that allows 5G connections to run simultaneously with 4G connections. The results help highlight why the industry is moving to a new generation of wireless. Post a Comment Union Wireless: We'll Need a Whole New Network to Get Rid of Huawei By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/12/2019 Union Wireless said it will cost up to $110 million to get Huawei equipment out of its network. And that's not the only problem. Post a Comment Here Are the 25 Cities Where Dish Will Probably Build 5G First By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/12/2019 Dish promises to build a 5G network covering at least 70% of the US population by 2023. Based on new data from Tutela, here are the cities where Dish will probably start. Post a Comment What Europe's Top Telcos Are Doing with AI By Ray Le Maistre, Editor-in-Chief, 11/6/2019 At the Telco AI Summit Europe event in London, Tractica Principal Analyst Mark Beccue talks about how some of Europe's largest telecom operators, including BT, Orange and Telecom Italia, are using AI tools to optimize network processes – and how it isn't all tied to 5G. Post a Comment BT's Domingos on the Evolution of Network Monitoring By James Crawshaw, Senior Analyst – Service Provider IT and Automation, Heavy Reading, 11/6/2019 At the Software-Driven Operations event in London, BT's OSS Senior Solution Architect Manager José Domingos talks to Heavy Reading's James Crawshaw about the use of open source code to develop the UK operator's latest network monitoring tools. Post a Comment Keeping the Fiber Lines Running Smoothly By Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading, 11/4/2019 With service providers installing so much fiber in their plant right now and seemingly no end in sight, the need for automated test solutions will only keep growing. Post a Comment US Operator Viaero Apparently Using More Huawei Equipment By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 11/1/2019 Amid a global firestorm around Chinese vendor Huawei, a small US wireless network operator called Viaero is asking the FCC for permission to test more equipment from the Chinese supplier. Post a Comment Biggest Nuclear Disassembly Plant in US to Test Private LTE Network By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/31/2019 The Pantex plant in Texas plans to test a private LTE network that can use drones for connectivity – the move underscores the growing opportunity around private wireless networks. Post a Comment Apple-Led Coalition Takes Pro-US Stance in 6GHz Battle Against Ericsson, Huawei By Sue Marek, Special Contributor, 10/31/2019 A group of US-based tech companies is accusing Ericsson and Huawei of trying to delay WiFi 6 by asking the FCC to include the 6GHz spectrum band in an ITU study. Post a Comment How US Operators Could Use RCS to Try & Take Back Messaging By Sue Marek, Special Contributor, 10/29/2019 Rich messaging has come a long way since it was first introduced by the GSMA in 2008 as a replacement to legacy short messaging services. Post a Comment Ericsson Looks to Clear Policy, Logistical Roadblocks to US 5G By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 10/28/2019 Ericsson's Niklas Heuveldop said he's trying to shift the company's focus in the US from just selling equipment to removing obstacles for the company's customers in general. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive How Wireless Carriers Might Bring Private CBRS Networks Into the Fold By Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, 12/13/2019 Private wireless networks in the 3.5GHz CBRS band are all the rage, but they also represent an opportunity for the likes of AT&T and Verizon to dramatically improve their coverage inside smaller buildings. Post a Comment More Stories \| News & Views Archive News & Views Archive Newsfeed - industry press releases, curated by our editors FCC Votes on Rules Designed to Find 911 Callers Inside Buildings Friday, November 22, 2019 1-Gig Available to 354M People Globally, Viavi Claims Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Huawei Boots Up WiFi 6 Pilot Tuesday, October 29, 2019 Sunrise & Huawei Open First European 5G Joint Innovation Center Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Movandi Joins O-RAN Alliance Tuesday, October 8, 2019 VeEX Debuts DOCSIS 3.1 Test Module Monday, September 30, 2019 Viavi Taps Partners for DAA Network Testing & Maintenance Program Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Viavi to Debut New Cable & Fiber Test Tech Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Ssimwave Brings AI-Backed Monitoring to the Network's Edge Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Chunghwa Telecom Taps Telestream for Video QoE Help Monday, September 23, 2019 Nrby Adds Cable Expertise to Board Friday, September 20, 2019 SSIMWAVE to Demo Dolby Vision Support at IBC Friday, August 23, 2019 Eurofins Helps Studios, Broadcasters Get a Fix on IMF Thursday, August 22, 2019 More Newsfeeds		Security Now Hardware Is the New Attack Surface – Forrester 12/12/2019 Attackers have already begun to breach security at the BIOS level, according to a ... 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