T-Mobile’s partnership with Twilio bears fruit in the form of a software development kit for the operator’s NB-IoT network.
NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things) is a wide area, low power network. Use of the network enables IoT devices to be operational for much longer, reducing the ongoing costs of maintenance.
In a press release, T-Mobile wrote:
“With NB-IoT, devices can consume a fraction of the battery power they do with...
With rising levels of automobile traffic congestion and its environmental impact, there are now more efforts focused on finding ways to make urban travel more efficient. A catalyst for this change has been the principle of Open Data, which is where cities release as much data as possible about local transport, allowing companies to tailor services that fill gaps in coverage.
From this initiative, the concept of mobility as a service (MaaS) has evolved. This is primarily conceived as a method of increasing...
Telstra has informed stockholders during a recent meeting that it plans on having around 200 5G sites live by year’s end.
Andy Penn, CEO of Telstra, said during the meeting:
“In April, we trialled Australia’s first 5G connected car. We are also already rolling out 5G technology on our network and have more than 200 5G sites planned to be live around Australia by the end of this calendar year.”
When the sites go live, there will still be no 5G-capable flagships available from...
T-Mobile had a dinner date with FCC officials to discuss its upcoming 5G network and proposed Sprint merger.
5G brings a huge potential to boost the economy and bring greater connectivity to citizens. As such, regulators and lawmakers are meeting with operators to decide how to capitalise on these benefits.
In a heavily redacted T-Mobile presentation, the operator provided key expectations about its 5G network.
Germany’s largest telecoms operator, Deutsche Telekom, claims its 5G network is 80 percent ready and expects 99 percent coverage by 2025.
Speaking to a conference of German business leaders, Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Höttges said around 22,000 of the operator's 27,000 mobile sites were now connected to high-speed fibre-optic.
Dirk Wössner, Board Member of Telekom Deutschland, said:
"Everyone wants to be in the high-speed network – across all levels...
The EU has established the ‘European Problematic Use of the Internet’ (EU-PUI) research network which aims to stop harmful web use.
Gambling, pornography, and excessive use of social media may sound like a good time for some folks. For others, each can pose a serious problem.
How problematic use impacts health, especially mental wellbeing, hasn’t been thoroughly researched. Support groups for such things have been available for decades, but prevention is always better than treatment where...
Operators are stuck between a rock and a hard place today. They need to be seen to move towards a process of digital transformation – whatever that term means – while trying to constantly improve the customer experience.
The latter is an area where the telcos have traditionally struggled – and according to a new report published by BriteBill and Omnisperience gauging the views of 40 tier-0 and tier-1 service...
Huawei has said it’s ready to dispel any 5G security fears in South Korea as it continues to woo operators around the world.
South Korean telcos are currently deciding which vendors will supply their 5G equipment. The nation’s largest, SK Telecom, has already ruled-out Huawei in favour of Samsung, Nokia, and Ericsson.
Unlike the US and Australia, the South Korean government has not banned the use of Huawei equipment. There are...
Industrial IoT solutions provider Wind River has joined forces with British multinational telecom firm BT to demonstrate edge cloud compute applications.
The announcement, made at the SDN NFV World Congress in the Netherlands, also showcases Wind River’s Titanium Cloud, its deployment-ready virtualisation software platform.
5G applications will need to locate compute power and...
Apple is reportedly seeking a UK-based telecoms provider to increase the reach of its TV platform in an important market for the company.
Telecommunications giant BT is said to be the current forerunner, according to a report in The Telegraph.
BT, who also owns the UK’s largest mobile operator EE, is expected to distribute Apple TVs to the latter’s broadband...
BT-owned mobile operator EE has launched a 5G test network in Canary Wharf, London ahead of a full commercial rollout next year.
As the country’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, the launch by EE is a landmark moment in the UK’s path to 5G.
Fotis Karonis, 5G Technology Lead at BT Group, said:
“This is the latest milestone in our 5G rollout – a live test of our 5G network, in a hugely busy ‘hotspot’, where we know there’s going to be demand...
The UK government has disclosed a ‘reckless’ campaign of Russian cyber attacks targeting political institutions, businesses, media, and sport.
In findings by the National Cyber Security Centre, a number of international attacks have been linked to Russian intelligence agency GRU.
The attacks, it claims, have affected citizens in a large number of countries – including Russia – and cost national economies millions of pounds.
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said:
A collection of US cities accuse the FCC of 5G infrastructure policy ‘overreach’ and have issued lawsuit threats in response.
The FCC’s recent policy change limits how much local municipalities can bill for letting telecom carriers mount 5G cellular equipment on city-owned infrastructure.
Rules passed on September 26th restrict cities from charging firms more than $270 per year for each piece of equipment attached to city property. In Portland, for example, that’s $2,730 less than what...
Last year, Gartner highlighted the top 10 strategic technology trends which would have maximum impact in 2018 over organisations around the world. Blockchain was one of them – with most of us becoming aware of it when it was used for infrastructure in facilitating digital currencies.
Following the launch of Verizon’s 5G FWA launch in four US cities, T-Mobile CEO John Legere has predictably added his two cents.
T-Mobile calls itself the ‘Uncarrier’ for a series of initiatives removing things which consumers dislike about typical carriers. Legere’s outspoken style about his competition matches the brand he represents.
In a series of tweets, Legere slams Verizon’s 5G network:
The state of California is being sued following its decision to side with the majority of internet users and protect net neutrality.
Consumers are strongly in favour of net neutrality. In research conducted by Maryland University, 83 percent opposed repealing the rules – including 75 percent of Republicans, 89 percent of Democrats, and 86 percent of independents.
The state of California acted to...
Representatives from the four major operators in the US are set to meet White House officials to discuss 5G and its potential.
T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint have all confirmed their attendance. Verizon is understood to be attending but declined to comment.
None of the operators revealed who they will send to represent their companies, but high-level executives are expected.
The full agenda is unknown but Trump’s administration will be seeking to gain a better understanding of 5G’s benefits...
A recent report from EJL Wireless Research, titled “U.S. Outdoor Small Cell Antenna Market Analysis and Forecast, 2018-2022 1st Edition”, states that the shipments of US outdoor small cell antenna increased 84% in 2017. The market is predicted to increase by 75% in 2018, owing to the increasing demand from all four American mobile operators as well as neutral host operators.
The report states that Alpha Wireless...
Telstra and Swedish telecoms vendor Ericsson have set a new record for NB-IoT range with nothing more than software upgrades.
Ericsson’s breakthrough extends the 3GPP standards-based limit from around 40km out to 100km and can be activated without changes to physical NB-IoT hardware.
Emilio Romeo, Ericsson’s MD of Australia and New Zealand, says:
“This game-changing capability builds on Ericsson’s long history of delivering extended range cellular solutions.
This article was originally published on ETSI OSM blog. I am re-publishing it here.
NFV was introduced in 2012 and had various stated benefits, especially for the telecom domain. But there were challenges associated with its actual implementation.
Mainly, it was associated with the management and orchestration (MANO) layer. After a few years, solution vendors who decided to offer NFV...