Press Releases

5G Americas elects T-Mobile’s Ray as chairman and Kathrein’s Nevelle as 2019 treasurer

5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, announced that Neville Ray, chief technology officer and executive vice president for T-Mobile U.S., Inc. has been elected to serve as the 2019 chairman of the 5G Americas Board of Governors. (more…)

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December 19, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Cellcom selects Parallel Wireless virtualised open RAN for 4G network expansion

Wisconsin-based wireless carrier Cellcom has selected Parallel Wireless, Inc., a provider of end-to-end software-based network solutions for 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G for its network expansion. (more…)

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December 14, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Sandvik and Nokia collaborate to deliver Industrial IoT to mining industry over LTE and 5G Networks

Continuing its focus on IoT solutions for the mining industry, Sandvik has signed an agreement with Nokia to further develop Sandvik solutions for private LTE (Long Term Evolution) and 5G technology. The Nokia Digital Automation Cloud (NDAC) platform offers pervasive connectivity enabling advanced applications, and will initially be implemented and tested in the Sandvik test mine in Tampere, Finland.

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December 10, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Security Alarms & Co. selects Sierra Wireless IoT services for Arhub smart home security solution

Sierra Wireless, the provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced that Security Alarms & Co, a Swiss developer of intelligent home security solutions, (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Huawei says 5G commercialisation will bring 5 changes at GSMA Mobile360 MENA

Huawei, a global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices shared key insights on commercialisation of 5G in MENA and subsequently led IoT and 5G workshops during the GSMA mobile360 MENA Conference, gathering a number of leaders and experts from the mobile telecom industry. (more…)

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November 30, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Wi-Fi users ‘fed false sense of security,’ as WatchGuard predicts WPA3 Wi-Fi will be compromised in 2019

Unless more comprehensive security is built into the Wi-Fi infrastructure, users will be fooled into feeling safe with the new WPA3 encryption standard, while still being susceptible to attacks such as Evil Twin Access Points (APs). (more…)

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November 29, 2018

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Semtech and CRA deploy LoRaWAN-based network reaching 75% of the Czech Republic

Semtech Corporation, a supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that České Radiokomunikace (CRA), a Czech telecommunications company providing commercial Internet of Things (IoT) services to businesses, has deployed a nationwide LoRaWAN-based network. (more…)

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Globally configurable NB-IoT module ready for 3GPP Rel 14 and 5G announced by u-blox

u-blox, a global provider of positioning and wireless communication technologies, announced the SARA-N3, a multi-band NB-IoT module that supports a preliminary set of 3GPP Release 14 features (LTE Cat NB2). (more…)

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November 28, 2018

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How the core network will underpin 5G success

5G has long been the hot topic for discussion within the tech community. For many, the immediate association is that 5G, being a mobile technology, is defined by the radio network. But, says Ester Navarro, head of Telco Cloud product marketing at Nokia, we mustn’t forget something equally important – the core network. (more…)

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November 20, 2018

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Key to interoperability for smart homes and smart grid is standardisation and certification of devices, says HomeGrid Forum

‘The key to consumer connectivity needs and interoperability is standardisation and certification of devices’ – that was the message given by the marketing chair of HomeGrid Forum, Livia Rosu at this year’s Total Telecom Congress. (more…)

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November 13, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello