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Apr 20, 2020

Latency – the time it takes for devices to communicate with each other or with the server that’s imparting information – was already pretty low with 4G, but 5G will basically make it disappear. This development is great news for new tech forays into remote real-time gaming and self...

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Apr 20, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been relentlessly spreading across the world. Countless events, both international and domestic, big and small, have been either postponed or canceled due to the ongoing pandemic. This was supposed to be the year the 5G network rollout would make the technology mainstream ...

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Apr 16, 2020

At about 9.30pm on Easter Monday, in the small Dutch town of Almere near Amsterdam, the fire brigade was called to put out a blaze at a large telecoms mast—the second fire of its kind that night in the area. Though neither of the Almere towers were equipped with any of the latest 5G telecoms e...

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Apr 16, 2020

GlobalConnect and Versa Networks entered into a SD-WAN partnership last year. Under the terms of the collaboration, Versa’s Secure Cloud IP architecture, which is a next-generation software platform that delivers integrated cloud, networking and security services, accelerated the productivity ...

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Apr 14, 2020

5G is a little higher at 3.4GHz to 3.6GHz, but that's tiny when you consider that microwaves go up to 300GHz. And visible light comes in at a range of around 430THz to 770THz. That's more than a thousand times higher than the maximum microwave – and 100,000 higher than 5G. Dangerous ra...

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Apr 14, 2020

Before the COVID-19 crisis, the biggest news in tech was the ongoing -- and controversial -- rollout of the 5G network. First, there was the ban on Chinese companies, prohibiting them from being involved with 5G infrastructure in the U.S., U.K. and Australia. Then articles started pointing out that ...

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Apr 09, 2020

Got Wi-Fi problems? Future routers will at least be ready for the next pandemic. With much of the U.S. on home lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, we’re all more aware than ever just how important Wi-Fi is — and it’s something many of us probably took for granted until ...

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Apr 08, 2020

The current global pandemic is drastically impacting our daily lives, and as a result, the relevance of such digital applications and services is accelerating. For example, we suddenly see an increased need for communication services, tools for remote collaboration, and fast and reliable access to d...

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Apr 08, 2020

SpaceX founder Elon Musk first announced a plan to launch thousands of satellites into space in 2015 as part of a broadband internet service project called Starlink. Musk's initiated the project "to deploy the world's most advanced broadband internet system," according to SpaceX...

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Apr 06, 2020

In today’s digitized world, consumers expect nothing less than the best from service providers. They are eager to adopt new technology but are unforgiving when it comes to poor customer experience. Consumers today don’t hesitate to use social media to voice their concerns, and once their...

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Apr 02, 2020

On Dec. 12, 1901, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi demonstrated the very first transatlantic radio-wave transmission and ushered in a new age of wireless communications. More than a century later, wireless technology still is one of our primary sources of communication. But as our radio-wave highw...

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Apr 02, 2020

The next steps for 3GPP, release 16 and 17, will introduce additional features to further enhance the support for new use cases related to smart manufacturing, connected vehicles, electrical power distribution and more, such as drones which are controlled by the network. All of these potentially cri...

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Apr 01, 2020

5G is already being rolled out and is only going to increase in the next couple of years. The global 5G rollout map now covers over 30 countries and 115 operators. The number of 5G devices supporting gigabit speeds in the market has also doubled, with both operators and ODMs committing to 5G connect...

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Apr 01, 2020

This story is part of our Summer Preview, a collection of features, guides and reviews to help you navigate warmer months ahead. On paper, 5G will make your jaw drop. Its highest speeds beat most home broadband connections by orders of magnitude. With it, YouTube videos load in a snap, entire season...

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Mar 31, 2020

Network security today is losing the battle and a lot of it is blamed upon the traditional security devices. Imagine running next-gen IT Infrastructure secured by security tools made to secure legacy IT.Data breaches have increased substantially and IT professionals are continuously looking at new w...

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Mar 31, 2020

5G promises exciting advances for communications service providers (CSPs), but the 5G rollout is going to be challenging. CSPs must rapidly build out dense, low-latency edge networks in ways that are affordable, secure, and easily maintainable. CSPs are looking toward open-source, container-based ne...

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Mar 31, 2020

Technology is constantly evolving, and one of the most visible signs of this in 2020 is the advent of widespread 5G mobile networks. These networks provide higher speeds and support for more devices, making it possible for enterprises to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) devices in environments where ...

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Mar 29, 2020

Versa Networks has been listed as the leading Secure SD-WAN vendor, according to an industry report published this month by Dell'Oro Group. DellOro Groups inaugural SD-WAN market share, published in the 4Q19 Router & Carrier Ethernet Switch Report, ranked Versa as the number three overall SD...

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Mar 29, 2020

The Trump White House has signed the "Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020," paving the way for the creation of a plan to secure 5G networks and protect related innovations. With 5G devices rolling out in the US market, and providers expanding their 5G coverage, the future of mobile tech is ge...

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Mar 26, 2020

Mobile operators are racing to upgrade their networks with 5G connectivity while at the same time expanding 4G LTE coverage throughout the world. Though the latest generations of cellular technology offer faster performance and other benefits over their predecessors, they're vulnerable to some o...

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Mar 26, 2020

In the US, significant telecommunications like AT&T, Verizon, as well as T-Mobile began turning out 5G solutions because in 2015. Meanwhile, Deutsche Telekom as well as Vodafone’s strategies to broaden 5G protection as well as link 20 significant German cities have actually additionally be...

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Mar 25, 2020

Spectrum has been the lifeblood of the wireless industry since its inception. Without it, mobile connectivity simply doesn’t exist. That remains true as ever in a 5G world, but 5G also dramatically changes the breadth and depth of spectrum that is required to power lower latency, higher bandwi...

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Mar 25, 2020

Mobile technology will help to get us through this whether that be from supporting health services, allowing more people to work remotely or simply providing a link to the outside world for people self-isolating. That said, for the average consumer priorities have clearly changed. With the epicentre...

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Mar 23, 2020

The rollout of commercial 5G services is well underway. This evolution is unlocking exciting new opportunities, but it also presents new challenges. To capture new 5G revenue streams, service providers must transform their existing business support systems (BSS), and develop clear roadmaps to guide ...

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Mar 23, 2020

Cisco has patched a clutch of high-priority vulnerabilities in its SD-WAN routers and their management software that admins will want to apply as soon as possible. SD-WAN is a technology that allows large companies to manage different types of Wide Area Network (WAN) communications links such as car...

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Mar 22, 2020

As more home-bound people self-isolate in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus, they are changing internet traffic patterns and consumption in a major way. According to Cloudfare, a provider of internet optimization, security, and availability services to 10% of the world's...

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Mar 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic and its ongoing consequences have given us all plenty to think about and worry about. But there’s one thing you can permanently take off your concern list: 5G has no causal connection to COVID-19, contrary to several recent misguided online rumors. In fact, according t...

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Mar 20, 2020

Software-defined wide-area network, also known as SD-WAN, is an implementation of software-defined networking (SDN) technology applied on WAN. This can include WAN connections such as broadband Internet, MPLS, and 4G. One of the most common reasons large businesses use SD-WAN is that it helps them c...

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Mar 20, 2020

Microsoft for scale-out performance networking. The HyperSwitch family includes three models, each optimized for hyperscale data center performance with simplified core networking functionality, and wire-speed on all ports at all times with uncompromising performance. SoftIron’s HyperSwitch li...

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Mar 18, 2020

Trials of 4G and 5G Open RAN will commence in the UK, Germany, Spain and Brazil this year after Telefónica confirmed a “strategic ecosystem collaboration” with Altiostar, Gigatera Communications, Intel, Supermicro and Xilinx, Inc. Telefónica said the partnership will examin...

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Mar 18, 2020

In a recent release, Nokia announced that it is evolving its Worldwide IoT Network Grid (WING) managed service to add 5G and edge capabilities. This upgrade reportedly facilitates operators in offering 5G IoT services without having to invest in global infrastructure. WING is designed to help operat...

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Mar 17, 2020

The International Commission on Non‐Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), a German-based scientific organization that determines the impact of electromagnetic waves on people and the environment, said March 11 that there is no evidence that 5G networks pose a health risk to humans, The Financial T...

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Mar 17, 2020

Enhanced security and privacy are cornerstones of 5G Core, but service providers still need to be able to capture quality, actionable data to secure the end-customer experience. Specifically, I’m referring to the data needed to perform troubleshooting, monitoring, customer care and analytics f...

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Mar 16, 2020

The claim: “Coronavirus Hoax: Fake Virus Pandemic Fabricated to Cover-Up Global Outbreak of 5G Syndrome." — headline on an article being widely shared on Facebook. PolitiFact ruling: False. World experts say the virus originated in an animal — perhaps in a bat that transmitted...

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Mar 16, 2020

Yes, 5G is here and it’s making internet speeds faster and more reliable around the world. It’s also causing a few people to panic about radiation levels. And whether it causes the coronavirus, but that’s another story. Thankfully, the international regulator for radiation levels h...

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Mar 15, 2020

Many enterprises and sectors are unaware of the 5G security vulnerabilities that exist today. Choice IoT says it’s critical for businesses to have a plan for discovering and overcoming them at the outset of a 5G/IoT platform rollout to avoid future cybersecurity disasters. There is a big diffe...

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Mar 12, 2020

BT has launched a new managed software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) service for UK business customers. Combining the best of BT’s capabilities into a single customer solution, the new Managed SD-WAN offering enables secure, high-bandwidth connections across multiple sites using fixed and...

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Mar 11, 2020

Our recent report about breaking the energy curve offers a blueprint for service providers to evolve their networks towards nationwide 5G while lowering energy consumption. In doing so, service providers can achieve something which historically has never happened before. They can finally break the n...

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Mar 11, 2020

But the standards body behind the new rules says there is no evidence that mobile networks cause cancer or other illnesses. It has spent several years reviewing scientific literature on the effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields. It says the new guidelines will provide improved protection for...

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Mar 10, 2020

SD-WAN has been coming down the technology pipeline for a while now. Since the wide-area aspect of Software Defined Networks (SDNs) came to prominence perhaps five years back, service providers have been trying to work out how, and when, it will land in their market. We know this because, as a busin...

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Mar 10, 2020

In 2019, 5G came to the world. In 2020, it’s going mainstream, and bringing with it an entirely new mobile experience. With 5G speeds and connectivity, consumers can download feature-length movies in seconds, and stream 8K video in a flash. They can stream crystal-clear video calls and play gr...

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Mar 10, 2020

Cisco envisions a future in which enterprise’s WANs are connected not by MPLS or broadband, but instead by high-speed, low-latency cellular networks, or what it calls the wireless WAN. Once relegated to failover, Cisco says today’s cellular networks, in particular 5G, offer high enough t...

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Mar 08, 2020

Picture this: An ambulance rushes a seriously injured patient to the hospital. In the back, the paramedic makes a video call with doctors while sending them real-time vital signs and images of the injury. It doesn’t look good. The paramedic pulls out what looks like an oversized ski glove conn...

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Mar 06, 2020

nubia and its CEO Ni Fei, in particular, have really been going the extra mile to hype-up the upcoming Red Magic 5G phone. Earlier teasersfocused on 5G connectivity, 144Hz display refresh rate, raw performance and active cooling, but now attention shifts a bit as we draw ever closer to the phone'...

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Mar 05, 2020

5G on mmWave frequencies is the fastest offering, but it has pretty severe range limitations. This is the same 5G technology that Verizon is using, and it requires customers to be in very specific locations to connect to it. But when you can get it, AT&T promises speeds up to 2Gbps. Only the Gal...

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Mar 05, 2020

Ericsson's (NASDAQ: ERIC) smart factory in Lewisville, Texas, has produced its first 5G base station. Announced last year, the factory will be one of the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the industry when it is fully operational later this year. The first product manufactured at the fac...

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Mar 04, 2020

You may be asking yourself, what will the broadcasting industry look like a year from now or five years into the future? How do I successfully transition my broadcast technology to keep pace? Here are five important factors to consider when reshaping your broadcasting technology in this time of rapi...

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Mar 04, 2020

CIOs know that ubiquitous connectivity across domains—campus, branch, cloud, and edge, wired or wireless—is a baseline requirement for building a digital enterprise. But, as CISOs know, as the network fabric spreads to encompass devices and location-agnostic data and compute resources, t...

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Mar 03, 2020

With 5G poised to become widely available across the globe, enterprise organizations need to seriously consider the security implications of deploying the technology. Over the next few years, 5G networks are expected to play a central role in enabling new digital transformation initiatives and in su...

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Mar 03, 2020

In a recent release, Lanner Electronics, a global leading manufacturer of advanced network appliances announced the release of a new Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC) platform. Developed in collaboration with Barefoot Networks, an Intel company, NoviFlow, and Fortinet, the platform reportedly integrat...

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Mar 02, 2020

When one thinks of 5G, they think of cellphones and how communication will improve with faster internet. It will do so for sure, but that’s a very limited way of thinking about this great technological feat. What 5G will inexplicably revolutionize is the way we interact with machines and how i...

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Mar 02, 2020

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on a final order Feb. 28 to auction mid-band spectrum for use by providers of 5G wireless services, but the vote spurred some criticism from members of both parties in Congress. The auction is scheduled for December 2020. The FCC, in a 3 to 2 vote, o...

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Mar 02, 2020

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the current level of power situation in the country as well as the inadequate fibre cables may impact negatively on the commercialisation of the fifth generation network, 5G These are the key challenges identified by experts from the commis...

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Feb 28, 2020

Unless you’ve been living on an Internet-free desert island for the past couple of years, it’s been hard to escape all the industry hype around Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN). While the business benefits of adopting SD-WAN are significant, there’s no denying the fac...

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Feb 27, 2020

Reducing the level of energy consumption associated with cellular network operations is a strong focus area for Ericsson, and a key sustainability improvement goal. Our post on 5G energy consumption highlights advances in network energy efficiency, but the energy consumed by individual mobile device...

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Feb 27, 2020

In a recent release, Viavi Solutions revealed new industry data that indicates a rapid surge in the spread of 5G technology over the last year. As of January 2020, commercial 5G networks have been deployed in 378 cities across 34 countries, according to the new VIAVI report, “The State of 5G D...

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Feb 26, 2020

If 2019 was the year that 5G’s impact on transportation spluttered into life, then 2020 will see it move through the gears and start to transform the way we travel.While the arrival of the much-vaunted, fully autonomous vehicle is still some way away, most of the world’s major car brands...

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Feb 26, 2020

This technology claims to provide more efficient interconnectivity, and faster data transfers between people, objects and devices. All good things, right? But what security risks does 5G represent for the modern age? Some cybersecurity experts suggest that new vulnerabilities are versions of problem...

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Feb 25, 2020

Quantum Computing is the use of quantum-mechanical phenomena such as superposition and entanglement to perform computation. Quantum computers perform calculations based on the probability of an object’s state before it is measured – instead of just 1s or 0s – which means they have ...

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Feb 25, 2020

The time of 5G is upon us, whether we're ready or not. Recent rumors point to Apple's next iPhone, which we'll call the iPhone 12 for now, coming equipped with some level of 5G support. Working with Qualcomm, Apple is reportedly preparing to have phones with the next-generation wireless ...

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Feb 20, 2020

5G services are creeping out to the market but it will take a few years before the full potential of next-generation connectivity is fully understood and realised. But businesses need to start thinking about the technology now, because iterative improvements over 4G connectivity are only part of the...

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Feb 20, 2020

Nokia and Japan's KDDI have completed a 5G core standalone (SA) network trial, moving the operator closer to being able to provide 5G-enabled services. The standalone trial, using Nokia’s 5G AirGile cloud-native core solution, was conducted entirely independently of previous generations&rs...

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Feb 20, 2020

Enea recently launched a software kit for quicker and easier evaluation of secure second-generation SD-WAN solutions on universal customer premise equipment (uCPE). The kit includes flexiWAN, an open source and modular SD-WAN Virtual Network Functions (VNF), and pfSense, an open source firewall VNF,...

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Feb 19, 2020

The Software Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WAN) market is rapidly expanding. According to a recent report by MarketsandMarkets, the global SD-WAN market size is expected to grow from US$1 billion in 2018 to US$4.1 billion by 2023, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 32.7% during the forecast...

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Feb 19, 2020

The 5G era is about to arrive, to enable a host of new business applications. The next-generation cellular technology is designed , but 5G security is also much more complicated to manage. 5G poses an elevated security threat partly because there are more vectors through which adversaries can attack...

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Feb 18, 2020

Around the world, businesses, governments and NGOs are excitedly anticipating the benefits of 5G. This truly revolutionary technology will unlock enormous opportunity: connecting underserved populations; bringing economic prosperity to remote areas; making communities smarter and safer; and powering...

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Feb 17, 2020

The pace of software-defined wide-area network (SD-WAN) deployments has experienced strong growth over the past four years. As a result, the SD-WAN has already become a strategic component of many communications service provider (CSP) networks. One reason for SD-WAN growth is that the service richne...

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Feb 17, 2020

Cloud networking leader Arista Networks recently announced it has acquired Big Switch Networks. These are the details about the deal. Cloud networking leader Arista Networks recently announced it has acquired Big Switch Networks, which is a network monitoring and SDN (Software Defined Networking) pi...

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Feb 13, 2020

To leverage the full benefits of 5G and cloud native investments, orchestration and automation are now a critical matter of business. Ericsson’s 5G platform is now being strengthened with new solutions that enable smarter business. David Bjore, Head of R&D and Portfolio, Business Area Digi...

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Feb 13, 2020

The world is now leading towards fifth-generation (5G) network connection, which is set to revolutionize the network and communications industry by providing ultra-fast transmission rates. This can be as much as 100 times faster than the existing 4G or previous networks. Undeniably, today we are gen...

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Feb 12, 2020

With a technical specification comprising 8 component carriers (8CC) aggregating 800MHz of millimeter wave spectrum, Ericsson engineers achieved delivery rates of 4.3Gbps – the fastest 5G speed to date. Ericsson Radio System Street Macro 6701 delivered data with downlink speeds of 4.3Gbps over...

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Feb 12, 2020

5G necessitates a different network strategy. Unlike previous generations, 5G deployment is not only about adding more sites and increasing backhaul capacity. In fact, it is more about rethinking the whole network architecture to make it agile. The high capacity requirements of 5G will necessitate t...

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Feb 11, 2020

Edge computing will be a key enabler for 5G to deliver on its bandwidth and latency requirements. In the short term, it can enable developers to provide a “5G experience” at scale. In the long term, it will be necessary to optimise customer experience for real-time, data hungry applicati...

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Feb 11, 2020

5G and its potential applications are an exciting technology for a number of reasons, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced an auction for wireless spectrum that could speed the deployment of this technology. A faster auction will allow for the benefits of faster connect...

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Feb 10, 2020

A Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is an evolution of traditional WAN that allows businesses to leverage different networking options and transport services to connect users to applications. This includes the MPLS, LTE and broadband internet services. The SD-WAN is a better, more efficien...

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Feb 06, 2020

2019 was the year in which many of the major markets first tested 5G, the next generation of broadband for smart devices. 5G promises to offer Internet speeds up to 10 times faster than those offered by the current generation of smartphones, as well as an improved signal. 2020 will be the first year...

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Feb 06, 2020

Our societies and industries will soon run increasingly on top of 5G networks, from critical infrastructures to transport systems and even in our homes with IoT. This is exactly why network trustworthiness is – and will always be – a top priority in any high-level discussion. Breaking th...

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Feb 05, 2020

Nokia recently introduced the addition of Nokia Network Operations Manager to its Network operations that provide highly automated and modular tools to communication service providers (CSPs) for the operation of their 5G networks. Since 5G introduces new levels of complexity and difficulty, CSPs wil...

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Feb 05, 2020

Edge and WAN networks are morphing rapidly. They are becoming increasingly application-aware and offer dynamic route selection with higher application quality. Thus, says Sandeep Raina, product marketing director of Service Assurance at Infovista, enterprises that use services such as intranet, voic...

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Feb 04, 2020

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of 5G networks, it was the beginning of a new threat landscape the likes of which have never been faced before. The commercial rollouts of 5G networks beginning in 2020 set up a tale of two prospects, a story full of twists and turn...

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Feb 04, 2020

While there is some argument as to whether the U.S. has fully adopted 5G wireless networks, most experts say it's here and ready to develop as the country's new wireless standard. Some Americans witnessed the capabilities of 5G at Super Bowl LIV, where Miami's Hard Rock Stadium was set u...

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Feb 04, 2020

Elon Musk -- the seemingly omnipresent entrepreneur billionaire leading corporate behemoths including SpaceX and Tesla -- wrote on Twitter that 5G is "medically safe." But Musk also had some caustic words for wireless network operators that are calling for more spectrum for 5G. "5g is...

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Feb 03, 2020

2019 saw the first deployments of 5G - the new, ultra fast, low latency network that promises to transform how people connect. But as always with cutting-edge innovations in tech, there seems to be more questions than answers when it comes to 5G use cases. While some mobile network operators have al...

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Feb 02, 2020

Cell phones use radio waves to communicate by converting your voice and data into digital signals to send through as radio waves. In order for your cell phone to connect to a network or the internet, it connects first through a radio access network (RAN). Radio access networks utilize radio transcei...

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Feb 02, 2020

The recent issues of Australian and Amazon wildfires have raised a burning question – the technology that has been a major facilitator to human evolution and growth, could it not do anything to predict, manage or control such destruction? Its high time that technologies like AI, data science a...

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Feb 02, 2020

Verizon has partnered with the city of Miami and the NFL to bring 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless cell service to Super Bowl fans for the first time ever. The wireless carrier has been working to bring Verizon 5G ultra-wideband technology to Miami for nearly two years. It has also brought 5G to 34...

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Jan 30, 2020

To build a 5G cell tower, you need a fiber optic internet connection, some 5G cell equipment, and something tall to stick the equipment to. The electronic components can be built offsite and shipped where they need to go but when it comes to actually building a tower, it can take a long time. Sub-6 ...

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Jan 30, 2020

5G wireless networks are likely going to become more widely deployed this year as the nation’s wireless carriers start ramping up their coverage. The federal government’s use of 5G will also likely remain experimental in nature as the technology matures and more devices become available....

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Jan 29, 2020

The deployment of 5G networks has made a ton of news over the past few months as deployment in the US continues to roll out. But findings in PwC's latest biannual US 5G Index show that the real world applications and uses for the average person have been slow to keep up. Looking forward for the ...

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Jan 29, 2020

Technologies are converging to bring about a wholesale upgrade of online learning through the adoption of virtual and augmented reality. The pivotal development will be the wide-scale deployment of 5G bandwidths to support VR and AR protocols and devices. The enormous power of VR and AR requires not...

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Jan 28, 2020

Wi-Fi 6 trials, performed by companies like Cisco, Boingo and the Wireless Broadband Alliance, demonstrated that, even when used in challenging environments that demand a ton of connected devices—crowded sporting events, highly-trafficked airports and large industrial parks—Wi-Fi 6 succe...

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Jan 28, 2020

The smartphone revolution triggered by the arrival of the first iPhone was something of a happy accident for operators preparing to pitch their 4G networks. The combination of the new smartphones and 3G networks helped create an appetite for mobile data-hungry applications that 4G networks were desi...

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Jan 27, 2020

SD-WANs (software-defined wide-area networks) are often praised for uniting the network and security functions into one solution, but there is actually a bigger story of convergence. Recently, some vendors and solutions are converging the network, security and artificial intelligence under the SD-WA...

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Jan 27, 2020

Software-defined everything, including software-defined networking, is taking hold in the commercial sector. It’s also starting to break through with IT leaders at state and local government agencies. Take, for example, Joel Bonestell, the network services manager for Durham County, N.C. He ru...

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Jan 25, 2020

Self-driving cars or autonomous vehicles (AVs) are the killer app for 5G wireless internet. Right now, AVs are Clint Eastwood style lone gunslingers, roving the highways in search of a free lane. They see the world through camera lenses and LIDAR (similar to radar, but using lasers instead of radio ...

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Jan 23, 2020

One of Britain’s principal mobile networks, O2, has just announced that it intends to deploy Open Radio Access Network technology (O-RAN) in places. O-RAN is a wireless industry initiative for designing and building radio network solutions using “a general-purpose, vendor-neutral hardwar...

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Jan 23, 2020

From ovens to refrigerators, automobiles to surgeon’s tools, more and more items are connected wirelessly to the internet. As use of such devices soars, so does the demand for airwaves to carry all that data. The need for more space -- more spectrum -- to carry mobile signals is causing fricti...

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Jan 22, 2020

5G is seen as a critical element in the digital economy and society. It will provide real-time data collection and analysis with virtually ubiquitous, ultra-high bandwidth and low latency connectivity – all with minimal delay. 5G infrastructure is expected to serve a wide range of applications...

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Jan 22, 2020

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering are taking on that task, proposing a system that would use currently underutilized resources in an existing wireless channel to create extra opportunities for lag-free connections. The process, which wouldn't require...

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Jan 21, 2020

The three partners have been granted the rare privilege of staging a demo at the World Economic Forum. The 5G Robotics demo will be hosted in two locations: the event Congress Hall and Registration Hall. The demonstration - which comprises two cloud-connected ABB robots over Swisscom’s Ericsso...

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Jan 20, 2020

With automation making inroads in many aspects of our daily lives, the newly introduced 5G cellular technology is destined to play a big role in how things get done. As this more powerful cellular technology expands, many experts think the pace of innovation of connected devices will accelerate. But...

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Jan 20, 2020

We have reached the doorstep of a new era which is much more promising than ever before. The rate at which people are adopting new technology has blown up at an exceptional rate. Mobile phones first started measly being produced in the 1980s when the networks were just 1G and all that was offered to...

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Jan 20, 2020

5G is being deployed, and new user values include higher data-speeds and low latency services for consumers, businesses and industries on smartphones and many other types of devices. But 5G also means that today’s mobile voice service could change radically. This is achieved with the Ericsson ...

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Jan 20, 2020

Government agencies and companies often have stringent critical communications requirements. What a blessing then that they can now benefit from the new generation of private 5G networks that has emerged. Here’s a look at how new innovative applications tap into critical broadband networks&rsq...

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Jan 16, 2020

With more 250 commercial NFV customers and 120 networks in live operation, Ericsson knows about the challenges, state of the industry and what service providers should do to progress their preparation and deployment of 5G using NFV as the platform. Inma Rodriguez, VP Core, Cloud and OSS for Europe &...

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Jan 16, 2020

The buzz about 5G has been around for a couple of years, but many in IT say that 2020 is the year 5G will really take off. The next generation of cellular connection includes both speed and simultaneity improvements, meaning that more devices can connect at once while also enjoying better download a...

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Jan 16, 2020

This year at CES 2020, the placards, posters, headlines and lowlines all, somehow, kept coming back to some reference for 5G. Phones were given 5G signal bars. Exhibitors were hyping their products as 5G-ready. But for all the pomp and circumstance around this number/letter combo, few among the 200,...

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Jan 15, 2020

We all are quite excited about the upcoming 5G networks, which is going to be the new standard for mobile-cellular networks. On the other hand, we can also find the 5 GHz band on Wi-Fi networks. So, both 5G and 5 GHz networks are somewhat associated with wireless communication. One is obviously used...

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Jan 15, 2020

If you’re anything like most of the world, you’ve really only seen the letter and number combination on Verizon and AT&T users’ cell phones. 5G is just as mysterious as it is powerful. The faster cellular network is set to bring a once in a decade change to the way our wireless...

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Jan 15, 2020

With the 5G technology stepping in, and Bluetooth gearing towards new trends, why not take a step forward towards Wi-Fi 6 as well. Who doesn’t need faster speeds and look for efficient data deliveries? At CES this year, both of your wishes have come into reality. Plenty of Wi-Fi 6 compatible d...

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Jan 15, 2020

As the “big vision” year of 2020 approached, Nokia, Oracle and Inter Digital teamed up with Heavy Reading to conduct a survey of communications service providers (CSPs) on the future of networking. Over 100 fixed, mobile and converged CSPs from around the world responded to share their p...

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Jan 13, 2020

Digital transformation has increased the importance of the network, particularly the edge, where customers, employees, cloud applications and IoT devices connect to the enterprise. The legacy static and non-differentiated network edge of years past is no longer sufficient for many reasons, so as com...

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Jan 13, 2020

The number of 5G wireless connections is forecast to soar 150 percent over the next five years as infrastructure rollouts gather momentum for connecting sensors and other edge devices. The forecast released this week by Juniper Research estimates the total number of 5G connections will jump from abo...

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Jan 13, 2020

Like many consumers, Kathryn Schipper, an attorney in Seattle, doesn’t have a landline. She relies on her smartphone for calls and videoconferencing, but reception is spotty. So she is excited about the arrival of 5G, the fifth-generation wireless network that has been the subject of breathles...

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Jan 10, 2020

Cradlepoint recently announced that it has integrated new machine learning capabilities into its NetCloud Service, which reportedly will help the software learn data usage patterns on wireless links to accurately project future usage and potential overages. More cellular WAN endpoint deployments are...

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Jan 10, 2020

We live in a time when words meant to represent significant or unique ideas are so overused they have been trivialized. “Revolutionary” is such a word, a victim of hyperbolic marketing that has rendered meaningless a term meant to evoke profound change to our world. When everything is &l...

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Jan 09, 2020

The fifth-generation cellular network, or 5G infrastructure, will disrupt everything – when it is fully functional in our daily lives. That's not just techno-dreaming, 5G will be 100 times faster than our current 4G networks. For example, 5G is already enabling sports broadcasters to trans...

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Jan 09, 2020

It’s 2020 and the era of 5G is here! A technology that’s been talked about over the past couple of years is finally rolling out across different countries like China, US, Japan, and even South Korea. The mere mention of 5G incites conversations around augmented reality, autonomous vehicl...

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Jan 08, 2020

When Proliance Surgeons needed to keep pace with its growing infrastructure, the Seattle organization turned to software-defined networking (SDN). The physician-owned practice, which numbers 2,400 employees across 100 clinics and ambulatory surgery centers, wanted to avoid network outages while a pa...

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Jan 07, 2020

The report shows that the awareness, areas of interest and engagement has changed since the initial report was published just 2 years ago and really highlights the pace of change towards 5G within the industry. Although, as Lars stated, there are still three common elements which are introducing new...

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Jan 07, 2020

The Internet of Things (IoT) can allow companies to maximize business value – sensors, software and other technologies in physical assets can connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the internet. This will drive innovation and greater efficiencies in all areas of business...

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Jan 06, 2020

It will be revolutionary when superfast 5G mobile networks come to our gadgets, cars and digital lives. But the road to 5G remains agonisingly slow at the massive Consumer Electronics Show opening this week in Las Vegas, where ultrafast products are expected to be few and far between. Backers of 5G ...

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Jan 06, 2020

Facing disruptive industry trends and larger competitors can be a challenge for smaller retailers. But by implementing the right digital strategy — and especially by leveraging the many advantages of SD-WAN technologies to quickly roll-out innovative shopping and payment apps and other service...

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Jan 05, 2020

Increased rollouts of 5G in 2020 will unlock the development of more advanced technologies, said Gianfranco Lanci, corporate president and chief operating officer at Lenovo. With potential speeds of up to 10Gbps, under ideal conditions, 5G is set to be as much as 20-times faster than 4G, Lanci said....

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Jan 04, 2020

By all accounts, the buzz surrounding 5G is growing like crazy. Announcements from the carriers outline the progress of their rollouts, vendors are showcasing cutting-edge technology breakthroughs, and headlines are abuzz over the new use cases and applications 5G will enable for businesses and cons...

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Jan 03, 2020

In spite of the fact that it’s still early days to really measure the immediate impact of 5G innovation on organizations, you should all embrace for a shinier future. The role of 5G on the world’s economy would be significant, particularly in pushing the adoption rates of rising technolo...

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Jan 03, 2020

Thanks to its high bandwidth, low latency, and the ability to support higher end-point densities, 5G will allow companies to collect more data, analyze the data more quickly, make better predictions, and rapidly take action. I spoke with Bill Menezes, Sr. Principal Analyst with Gartner, about how 5G...

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Jan 01, 2020

The communication industry surrounded by the 5G technology buzz taking over the next generation of connectivity and services. After years of tests and experiments and research, finally, 5G is set to make a lasting impact. The fifth generation of telecommunication systems, 5G, is scheduled to be set ...

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Jan 01, 2020

The introduction of AV technology on IT networks can be a welcome addition to any size business. From conference room projectors to whole office audio systems, businesses can improve their workspace atmosphere with AV technology. With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT); with everything being &...

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Dec 31, 2019

Over a decade ago, smartphones democratized the internet by allowing people who couldn’t afford a computer or didn’t have local internet access to get online. It gave first-world citizens greater convenience by making the internet available anywhere — and it brought emerging nation...

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Dec 27, 2019

Hearing claims that 5G will change the world should not come as a shock, and appears to be more than just marketing hype. Why? Because the capability and capacity of the 5G technology can transform existing technologies in unimaginable ways. With research suggesting that 5G is expecting to provide $...

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Dec 26, 2019

What is 5G technology? 5G networks are the next-generation mobile Internet connection, providing faster and more reliable connections on smartphones and other devices than ever before. These networks are expected to enhance IoT technology to provide the infrastructure needed to carry massive amounts...

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Dec 26, 2019

In a lecture entitled : “Ubiquitous 5G wireless revolution:Matters arising”, during the University of Lagos Engineering Set (ULESET) of 1999 Anniversary and Reunion Dinner last Saturday at the Sheraton Hotel,Adekola said the 5G wireless network will not only ensure super-fast internet do...

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Dec 26, 2019

2019 is the year that 5G arrived for early adopters. 2020 is the year that 5G becomes mainstream. At least that’s what the big market players and those building 5G smartphones want us to believe. Although fifth-generation networks provide amazingly fast speeds in the right conditions, most sma...

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Dec 26, 2019

Linux has a solution for just about any job. In many instances, you'll find a number of solutions for a single task. For instance, take the job of network discovery. You'll find quite a number of available tools for this. One such tool is Observium. Observium is an open source platform for n...

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Dec 23, 2019

Over the last couple of years, CES has been a central hub for all-things 5G. The hype has been building for years and as we approach CES 2020, you can be sure that there will be no shortage of 5G news once again. But something is different for CES 2020. The 5G networks that have been promised in rec...

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Dec 23, 2019

The one common drawback to most SD-WAN solutions is that they address your WAN connectivity needs as if they exist in isolation. This isn't unique. One of the biggest challenges facing organizations undergoing rapid digital transformation is that each new network element tends to be designed and...

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Dec 23, 2019

The rolling out of 5G services has triggered a wave of competition across the world and, more importantly, triggered a race to develop 6G. An official Chinese research team on 6G was established in November. Developed economies such as the United States, Japan, South Korea and some European countrie...

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Dec 23, 2019

The hype continues to grow for 5G technology, with many carriers promoting it as a way to target the enterprise networking and IoT markets with an end-to-end service that spans indoor and outdoor coverage. But will 5G be the answer to all decision-makers’ prayers? There is a lot of understanda...

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Dec 22, 2019

2019 was a banner year for wireless networking. Along with the first 5G networks, we saw the debut of a new, next-gen version of Wi-Fi. Dubbed Wi-Fi 6, the new standard promises faster, more efficient performance from Wi-Fi routers and client devices that support it -- and in our tests, it delivers ...

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Dec 22, 2019

When it comes to 5G, conspiracy theories about bogus health risks abound. But while faster mobile broadband isn’t going to give you cancer, it is causing major headaches for meteorologists. And as network upgrades roll-out across the globe, weather-watchers is getting increasingly anxious abou...

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Dec 19, 2019

According to Bob Everson, global director of mobility and 5G at Cisco, the debate about whether 5G is truly here will come to a close in 2020, and we will “actually experience what it can do in many markets.” He backed up this assertion by explaining, “2020 will see significant 5G ...

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Dec 19, 2019

Ericsson is heavily involved in the technical specifications of 5G networks. To learn more, I caught up with Lars Frid, Director of Strategic Product Management of 5G Core Networks at Ericsson. Lars is also co-author of the recently published book “5G Core Networks, Powering Digitalization&rdq...

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Dec 18, 2019

Even as carriers around the world race to build 5G networks, some government officials are reaching for the throttle, citing fears that the new generation of wireless technology could pose health risks. Earlier this year the Portland, Oregon, city council passed a resolution asking the Federal Commu...

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Dec 18, 2019

In its latest quarterly earnings report, Apple reported that while its iPhone sales dropped nearly 10% to $33.4bn (£25.9bn), the sales of wearables such as earphones and watches soared nearly 50%. Apple isn’t the only company profiting from the growing trends of the IoT and M2M devices. ...

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Dec 17, 2019

Telecommunications providers have been telling us for a while now that 5G networks would be coming soon. Many of them said we would start to see these new ultra-fast networks roll out toward the end of this year. On Monday, Verizon said its network went live in parts of Los Angeles, becoming the com...

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Dec 16, 2019

It’s no exaggeration to say that success in business often comes down to network optimization. It’s a matter of efficiency – if you have a well-functioning network, your people can share data quickly and easily, and that means they’ll work more productively. Ultimately, that ...

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Dec 16, 2019

5G wireless is a reality, and it's gearing up for broad adoption. So it should come as no surprise that there is now a fund solely dedicated to the red hot technology. The Defiance Next Gen Connectivity ETF (FIVG) — ticker symbol FIVG — launched earlier this year. The fund is a passi...

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Dec 16, 2019

The way networks are architected is changing and this change is driving innovation in the WAN edge market, according to the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant WAN Edge Infrastructure report. In addition to ranking the leading WAN vendors, the report delved into an analysis of market trends offering predi...

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Dec 15, 2019

Samsung Electronics will supply 4G LTE-A and 5G equipment to Canadian telco Videotron, the company announced. The South Korean tech giant will supply dual-band radio stations and massive MIMO stations that support LTE connectivity in the first half of 2020. The equipment will be used by Videotron fo...

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Dec 15, 2019

Anticipation continues to grow for the 2020 iPhone which is expected to be Apple's first iPhone with 5G. It will spell a huge connectivity shift for the company and allow users to take advantage of blisteringly fast wireless speeds. That, however, is completely dependent on wireless carriers get...

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Dec 12, 2019

It’s been another year of big 5G promises, and while we’ve seen the first 5G devices hit the market and an ever-increasing number of ads touting the glory of 5G speeds over the past 12 months, the tech still isn’t worth the money for the average smartphone user. That’s especi...

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Dec 12, 2019

A snapshot of the mobile industry shows a tremendous, rapidly growing appetite for data. Over the past year, there has been a 68% increase in mobile data traffic usage across the globe, according to the most recent Ericsson Mobility Report. This increase in mobile data traffic is expected to grow in...

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Dec 12, 2019

here has always been a level of public opposition to cellular technology, but the voices of dissent have been rising significantly since the introduction into the public lexicon of 5G, one of the biggest buzzwords of 2019. “How would you feel if you knew that an untested technology is being de...

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Dec 11, 2019

During its inception, we had the early adopters and pure SD-WAN players. Soon it became obvious that something was missing, and that missing component was “security.” However, security vendors have highlighted the importance of security from the very beginning. Today, the market seems to...

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Dec 11, 2019

Cisco rolled out a revamp of its end-to-end networking portfolio on Wednesday, including new silicon, optics and software that, the company proclaims, will carry the Internet through the next decade. The "Internet for the Future" strategy includes Cisco Silicon One, "a first-ever sing...

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Dec 10, 2019

The arrival of 5G will definitely be a gamechanger across industries. It will improve the services we have right now and offer an extended range of capabilities for the future. With a faster and always-on connection, you expect to see a lot of changes in the ways both businesses and consumers intera...

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Dec 10, 2019

A recurring theme at this year's 5G Core Summit was that implementing 5G is not building a network for a single customer but for a whole society. To accomplish this, the 5G core needs an open and digital infrastructure defined by software that takes advantage of digital technologies such as clou...

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Dec 09, 2019

Researchers have discovered a security flaw in macOS, Linux, and several other operating systems that could let attackers hijack a wide range of virtual private network (VPN) connections. The bug, discovered by University of New Mexico researchers William J Tolley, Beau Kujath, and Jedidiah R. Crand...

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Dec 09, 2019

Information security experts are arguing that endpoint solutions are becoming increasingly less effective, and that they should only be used as the absolute last line of defense. We shouldn’t wait for the virus on our computer before we scan for it, or only download device management systems a...

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Dec 08, 2019

Australians frustrated with unreliable service from the National Broadband Network may soon have another option. The rollout of the 5G network around Australia promises to deliver benefits not just for mobile phone users, but also for home internet services. Until now the mobile system, using 4G, ha...

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Dec 06, 2019

As organizations adopt cloud computing and other digital transformation efforts, the ways that enterprise networks are used is changing. While this has an impact on network performance, it also changes how these networks must be secured. Traditional security models, where all traffic is routed throu...

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Dec 05, 2019

The network revolution is happening right now! In this digital era, organizations are trying to make the right decisions on their digital initiatives to stay ahead in the game. Hence, it is not surprising to see all the remarkable advancements that the year 2020 holds around technologies such as 5G,...

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Dec 05, 2019

There is no need to travel to remote countryside towns to moan about slow broadband speeds. In fact, you could stay right in the middle of central London, and find problems right there. Last weekend, however, network provider Ontix quietly kicked off its plan to bring the UK capital's broadband ...

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Dec 04, 2019

5G and IoT platforms are growing more complex. As such, service providers are increasingly turning to cognitive technologies such as AI and robotic process automation in their telecom network operations. Is this hype or just plain common sense? Running telecom network operations is more complex than...

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Dec 04, 2019

In today's world, technology has made an enormous impact on all the essential aspects of human life, be it education, way of working or routine life. The wonders of technology have opened the scope of innovative software applications. Devices have also become portable, which provides convenience...

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Dec 03, 2019

Robots and artificial intelligence haven’t taken over — yet. But machines still have human-like needs, needs that, when fulfilled, can improve payments and commerce and, according to some, usher in what’s sometimes being called in smart circles a new industrial revolution. The key ...

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Dec 03, 2019

It’s the time of the year – AWS re:invent 2019 is happening this week. Cisco and AWS customers deploy workloads and applications in both their own data centers and the AWS cloud today and look forward to even better integration to achieve their infrastructure automation goals while maint...

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Dec 02, 2019

Are you familiar with ISSU and Canary Testing? These were a couple of the hot topics at our booth at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Americas in Los Angeles in October 2019, when we demonstrated the dual-mode 5G Cloud Core and its ISSU capabilities. But why is important? With introduction of 5G, CSPs wi...

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Dec 02, 2019

Cyber Monday has arrived, and along with the billions of dollars spent online by shoppers today, there will be another price to pay: IT admins and InfoSec pros will not be surprised by the number of cybersecurity issues the day is also likely to bring. But as worrisome as cyberthreats are now, the s...

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Dec 01, 2019

In case you hadn’t heard yet, 5G, the next-generation cellular network technology, is here. All the major U.S. telecom carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, have announced offerings of various types. In addition, there are 5G-capable smartphones now available from several...

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Dec 01, 2019

A long-awaited international deal governing how the world's technology companies should roll out 5G technology poses serious risks to the accuracy of weather forecasts, according to federal agencies and the World Meteorological Organization. Negotiators from around the world announced a deal las...

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Nov 28, 2019

One of the most exciting things about the times we live in is the fact that we stand on the precipice of several major technological shifts. The proliferation of technological advances such as 5G is changing the world at an exponential pace. The impact of 5G will be everywhere, from new avenues for ...

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Nov 28, 2019

Your technology department is probably already planning a mass migration. You’re going to have to choose whether you want to be a part of it. The tech leaders at your school and in your district have (hopefully) been working on transferring your current technology systems to the new 5G network...

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Nov 27, 2019

AT&T set the tone at the start of the year with its ridiculous ‘5GE’ initiative and the marketing departments of US operators have continued to over-promise on 5G ever since, as we recently discussed. It turns out that consistently lying to your customers isn’t always rewarded ...

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Nov 27, 2019

A long-awaited international deal governing how the world's technology companies should roll out 5G technology poses serious risks to weather forecast accuracy, according to data from federal agencies and the World Meteorological Organization. Negotiators from around the world announced a deal F...

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Nov 26, 2019

In many ways, government agencies and communications technology companies live in two different worlds. Occasionally, however, those worlds collide. When they do, amazing things can happen. The creativity of industry, paired with the rigorous requirements of government use cases, can spur new innova...

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Nov 26, 2019

Highlighted in Gartner’s 2019 Hype Cycle, secure access service edge (SASE) is the next wave of software-defined wide-area networks (SD-WAN), which converges the WAN edge and network security into a cloud-based, as-a-service delivery model. SD-WANs have already paved the way toward network con...

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Nov 25, 2019

Aside from security risks, European governments should consider the wider consequences of handing out contracts to 5G suppliers, according to an EU document seen by CNBC and one which could have repercussions for the Chinese firm, Huawei, that is under scrutiny as a potential 5G supplier. “In ...

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Nov 25, 2019

In April, Popular Mechanics reported that 5G network frequencies could interfere with weather satellites on a very similar frequency. Now, The Verge reports that the mobile industry has struck a blow against the concerns of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other weather data o...

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Nov 24, 2019

Ask a reporter what technological upgrades would ease their work, and you’ll probably hear things like longer-lived laptop batteries, inflight WiFi that actually worked all the time, and cheat codes for Facebook, Google, and Twitter’s ranking algorithms. AT&T, however, has a differen...

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Nov 24, 2019

The Swedish telecommunications company, Ericsson estimates that 1.5 billion users – about 40 percent of current global coverage – will have access to 5G wireless network technology by 2024. In the U.S., 5G fixed wireless broadband internet is currently available at only a handful of loca...

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Nov 21, 2019

It may have taken some time, but a nationwide 5G network is coming. On Dec. 6, T-Mobile will turn on its wider-coverage 5G service and says it will reach 200 million people with the new, faster wireless network. T-Mobile isn't just the latest to expand its 5G footprint, but the first to offer se...

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Nov 21, 2019

Investing in public safety communications is a balancing act. Communities need to equip themselves not only to handle emergencies, but to prevent them. Both efforts require strategic coordination, situational awareness and intelligent deployment of resources. While wireless network services may appe...

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Nov 20, 2019

Is 5G driven by consumer markets or industries? And what about automation? How will these markets ramp up? Our research tells us that consumers expect 5G to automate many areas of everyday life, yet we still do not know how. However, categorizing some countries as consumerized and others as more ind...

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Nov 19, 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the major influencing trends in the digital transformation of the global economy.In fact, says Hubert da Costa, SVP and GM EMEA at Cybera, worldwide demand for IoT technologies continues to climb, with data and analytics company GlobalData projecting that the g...

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Nov 19, 2019

With 46 5G networks now deployed globally, 5G networks are expanding the value of wireless communications like never before. According to IHS Markit, up to $13.2 trillion (€11.9 trillion) worth of sales enablement and 22.3 million jobs will be supported by 5G by 2035. To illustrate the increasi...

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Nov 18, 2019

Astronomers are worried that a small satellite swarm launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket firm last week will ruin deep space observations of distant stars and galaxies. And they are letting people know about it. On Nov. 11, SpaceX launched 60 "Starlink" satellites into low-earth orbi...

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Nov 18, 2019

DIGITIZATION is the answer to many of today’s key challenges faced by manufacturers. It’s what helps them meet customer expectations and stay ahead of the competition. However, many of tomorrow’s challenges – although quite simple on the surface, are difficult to crack since ...

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Nov 18, 2019

TIM recently showcased how its 5G Digital Business Platform – including also Edge Computing solutions – can add safety to our driving, especially for the most vulnerable ones: namely pedestrians and cyclists; reduce transfer times; improve cities’ sustainability. TIM’s 5G is ...

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Nov 18, 2019

The advent of a super-fast 5G mobile network has been dominated by heated debates over national security concerns and fears that major players in the 5G industry, like tech giant Huawei, could be used by China to spy on other nations. But Guy Diedrich, the vice president and global innovation office...

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Nov 18, 2019

THIS year, the triumphant arrival of 5G to Belfast certainly had everyone talking. We're one of the first cities in the UK and Ireland to have it – and we're well on track for region-wide roll out throughout 2020. The new ‘fifth generation' networks promise huge download spee...

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Nov 14, 2019

Society is in a data-intensive era of computing. Companies depend on big data platforms to reach conclusions in minutes that would take days without the help of technology. Artificial intelligence (AI) has also come into the mainstream. It gets utilized in industries ranging from health care to mark...

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Nov 14, 2019

RANKED first for its digital infrastructure in the Economist Intelligence Unit's latest Asian Digital Transformation Index, Singapore has announced plans to roll out at least two 5G networks by 2020 to continue empowering its Smart Nation ambitions. This decision comes as no surprise as the impl...

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Nov 13, 2019

Fernando Schmitt, product manager for wireless testing solutions at Rohde & Schwarz, discussed some of the issues around 5G device testing, and how Rohde & Schwarz has addressed them, at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles. Rohde & Schwarz demonstrated test set-ups for 5G research and deve...

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Nov 13, 2019

In the early aughts, Nokia produced the most coveted mobile phones in the world, before it was disrupted by big tech giants ushering in the age of smartphones. The Finnish multinational corporation no longer produces phones directly, as its core activity has shifted to network equipment. It now aims...

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Nov 12, 2019

Imagine networks that can predict downtimes and hacking threats, successfully! AI-enabled networking isn’t new but better and bigger. It has, in fact, propelled the idea of reinventing the services for enhanced user experience without increasing the costs whatsoever. So, when Ericsson predicte...

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Nov 12, 2019

It's not yet prime time for 5G networks, which still face logistical and technical hurdles, but they're increasingly coming online in major cities worldwide. Which is why it's especially worrying that new 5G vulnerabilities are being discovered almost by the dozen. At the Association for...

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Nov 11, 2019

It’s a well-documented trend that the rise of digital channels such as webchat, apps, FAQs, etc., has led to a change in the way contact centers handle interactions. The routine, “easy” interactions are now handled by self-service channels. Deflecting these low-value interactions h...

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Nov 11, 2019

Our need for more and more bandwidth will be the focus in 2020, and there are no indications that this connectivity trend will subside over the next several years. After all, we’ve come to expect that data will be available at our fingertips, across all industries as well as throughout our eve...

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Nov 10, 2019

The adoption of cloud, mobile, IoT, and other technologies requires today’s networks to not only stay connected 24x7, but to expand, contract, adapt, move, and evolve as business needs dictate. These needs make wireless broadband an essential WAN source as organizations look to address challen...

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Nov 10, 2019

Singing, dancing and even having a face-to-face conversation with your favorite singer -- can you imagine such a thing taking place in your own living room? With holographic projection technologies powered by 5G, Nokia, a Finnish telecommunications conglomerate, is making this dreamlike scenario a r...

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Nov 10, 2019

Verizon recently announced a new level of service – ‘Co Management’ – for its SD WAN managed services portfolio. Verizon is removing the worry of managing or knowing individual vendor complexities and providing uniform, intent-based interfaces across multi-vendor platforms. T...

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Nov 07, 2019

With the standardization of capabilities such as MCPTT (Mission-Critical PTT) by the 3GPP, LTE is increasingly being viewed as an all-inclusive critical communications platform for the delivery of multiple mission-critical services ranging from PTT group communications to real-time video surveillanc...

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Nov 07, 2019

While most of us are still pondering over 5G being an overused ‘buzzword’ to sell more future-ready (read as pricey) devices to users, China has already started research and development of 6G technology. We are still cribbing over our Jio or Vodafone 4G SIMs offering pathetic connectivit...

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Nov 06, 2019

Verizon launched its pre-standard 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) service in four US cities in October 2018. Even though FWA is not a new concept (globally more than 5 per cent of the fixed connections are already FWA or some sort of wireless-based technology), this was an important “first&rdqu...

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Nov 06, 2019

Wi-Fi 6, the next-generation wireless standard, isn’t just a step up in speed from Wi-Fi 5. The goal is to boost performance in densely populated areas, but that only works when both clients and access points play by Wi-Fi 6 rules. The nomenclature reflects the Wi-Fi Alliance’s attempt t...

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Nov 05, 2019

Today the telecom industry has identified the need for faster end-user-data rates. Previously users were happy to call and text each other. However, now mobile communication has converted our lives in such a dramatic way it is hard to imagine this type of communication anymore. Nowadays, we are lean...

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Nov 05, 2019

Chinese tech company Huawei will take part in the construction of Hungary's next-generation 5G wireless network despite concerns among key allies like the U.S. about potential snooping by Beijing. Speaking at China's International Import Expo in Shanghai, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szi...

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Nov 05, 2019

On LinkedIn, Ron C. of CoreSolutions Software said, “Cybersecurity is no longer just a technical problem. It’s now more of a people problem! So why aren’t businesses prioritizing security awareness training for their staff?” There was a massive response and mixed agreement. R...

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Nov 04, 2019

Autonomous vehicles could dramatically improve safety, in a future where self-driving cars are ubiquitous. Getting to that point, however, requires extensive investments in the development of machine learning models for interpreting traffic, and infrastructure for low-latency wireless networks. As 5...

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Nov 04, 2019

We are all being told that 5G, the next generation of mobile internet, will be much faster and provide more capacity than current 4G networks. Major carriers have been gradually switching on their networks around the world, whether that’s in the U.S., South Korea, Australia or the U.K. As of l...

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Nov 01, 2019

As an answer to urban congestion, vertical take-off electric drones could soon provide a sustainable way to move people and cargo around our cities. Now the most advanced multicopter is adding 5G capabilities to allow it to fly further and more safely. German start-up Volocopter, which made the worl...

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Oct 31, 2019

Fortinet’s popular FortiGate Secure SD-WAN just got a new addition – the FortiGate 60F – which includes the vendor’s new purpose-built system on a chip 4 (SoC4) security processor, first announced in April. FortiGate says the 60F firewall, powered by the vendor’s SoC4, ...

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Oct 30, 2019

This year's SDN NFV World Congress, which took place in the Hague from October 14-17, 2019, continued to follow the progression of NFV transformation as the platform for 5G. Ericsson had a strong presence at the conference, as well as on the show floor. Here are my top 6 takeaways from this lead...

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Oct 30, 2019

The topic of transition to fifth generation networks or 5G is getting warmed up! Since the launch of fourth generation networks, it will be the biggest advancement in the wireless space All the four major carriers (AT & T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile) are going to spend dollars hyping up ‘5G...

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Oct 30, 2019

Everyone likes to talk about 5G uses cases, but customers are asking, what sets 5G apart from current 4G services? A recent study by Strategy Analytics tells it like it is – for 5G to be successful, network operators will have to take service innovation to the next level if they want customers...

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Oct 30, 2019

5G is the short form for ‘fifth-generation’ mobile network. 5G will accelerate the move towards digital as a transformative an ecosystem that combines Big Data and Cloud, virtualization and augmentation, automation and intelligent machines, distributed computing and artificial intelligen...

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Oct 29, 2019

US President Donald Trump has urged nations to work together on helping secure the future of 5G. Reuters reports Trump made the comment in a letter to the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19), a quadrennial congress of regulators and governments organised by the International Telecommun...

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Oct 29, 2019

We’re blowing it with general cybersecurity education. According to a study by the Pew Internet Research Center, most Americans don’t understand or can’t identify basic cybersecurity concepts such as two-factor authentication, private browsing, or the purpose of a privacy policy. W...

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Oct 28, 2019

Gogo says that Cisco, Airspan and FIRST RF will be strategic partners to its 5G aviation system and network. Gogo’s new air-to-ground (ATG) 5G network will be designed for use on certain aircraft operating within the contiguous United States and Canada. Gogo expects the nationwide network to b...

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Oct 28, 2019

The deployment of 5G data technology in our daily lives will be revolutionary, but this blast of speed and data will burden cybersecurity management teams and create an entirely new set of risks to handle around issues such as mobile security and integration with smart cities. One major challenge wi...

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Oct 25, 2019

IT teams are anxious to adopt intent-based networking (IBN), artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve the operations, security or business impacts of their networks. That’s according to Cisco’s 2020 Global Networking Trends Report. Cisco asked more than 2,000 IT leaders an...

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Oct 24, 2019

Expect 5G mobile network technology and artificial intelligence (AI) advances to heighten the cybersecurity risk for enterprise organizations, a new study cautioned. It’s no secret that with new technology comes greater risk of cyber attacks but Information Risk Management’s (IRM) new st...

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Oct 24, 2019

From the perspective of GSMA’s Head of North America Ana Tavares, North America is ahead of the curve when it comes to 5G. At Mobile World Congress LA, Tavares told RCR Wireless News that while Korea and China are really “pushing hard” to establish 5G networks, North America &ldquo...

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Oct 23, 2019

On Tuesday morning, the talks that opened the Mobile World Congress trade show in Los Angeles were Southern-California sunny about 5G wireless. “It will revolutionize our lives,” said Meredith Attwell Baker, president and CEO of the wireless communications trade group CTIA, in a typical ...

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Oct 23, 2019

Mobile network operators are increasingly looking to small cell radio access nodes to densify capacity on LTE and 5G networks in order to increase capacity and support enhanced quality of experience (QoE). To address the increasing need for streamlined deployment of small cells, Altran revealed at M...

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Oct 23, 2019

If you’re like me, one of the first things you do when you leave the house in the morning is put on your headset. I may be joining a meeting, calling a friend, getting coffee – sometimes all three – before I even set foot in the office. When I get to work, I’m collaborating w...

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Oct 22, 2019

It seems like every photo shown of a business in action these days features a bunch of people in a huddle room, looking productive – just like our own Poly beauty shot below. But the technology that is IN the room really matters most to the people who are joining remotely – the people NO...

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Oct 22, 2019

Are you, like me, an online gamer? Does your pulse start to race when a new video game has a multiplayer option? Do you still buy your video games on physical disks, or are you already downloading or even streaming your games these days? And how will 5G transform gaming? My colleague Peter and I tal...

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Oct 22, 2019

As the 5G mobile broadband standard begins to roll out in cities across the world, supply chain and logistics managers who don't have a strategy already may be behind the curve. Experts expect the impact of 5G to be felt across the logistics industry, from vehicle-to-vehicle communication to tra...

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Oct 21, 2019

Verizon Wireless has announced that its 5G Ultra Wideband service is now live in three major sports and entertainment arenas in Denver, San Francisco and Phoenix. The service will be expanded to a total of 10 arenas in the coming months, according to the company, which is working to bring its ultra-...

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Oct 20, 2019

As 5G begins its rollout, carriers are preparing to rally their subscribers and get them excited about all 5G has to offer. Great new network, great new devices – it could be as heady a combination as peanut butter and chocolate, if done correctly. But doing it correctly means new marketing ch...

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Oct 18, 2019

Terms like 3G, 4G, and 5G draw definitive lines in the sand between one generation and the next. In reality, the transition is far more gradual. And because what we call 5G comprises many capabilities, it’s becoming clearer that the technology will affect our lives in different ways, ramping u...

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Oct 16, 2019

It's been a busy couple of weeks for mesh networking. First came Amazon-owned Eero, which lifted the curtain on a new, Alexa-friendly mesh router system that's half the price of the company's previous system. Then came Google, with a new Nest Wifi mesh system that adds in voice-activated...

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Oct 16, 2019

Optimistic. This is the word we’d use to describe Ignacio Contreras, marketing director of Qualcomm, one of the leading companies behind the revolution called “5G,” or the fifth-generation internet. And he has good reasons to be, as the process of adoption of this technology has ad...

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Oct 16, 2019

The public sector faces constant change in terms of policy, technology and the population it serves. Add this to the desire for transformation, continuing budget restraint and inexorably increasing demand for services, and there is a clear challenge to the infrastructure that underpins operations. I...

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Oct 15, 2019

Global 5G deployments are well under way as we go deeper into the latter half of 2019. However, many communications service providers have still not yet invested in realizing the business potential of 5G. So let’s clarify: the business opportunities for 5G, beyond enhanced mobile broadband, ar...

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Oct 14, 2019

If you ask the average person what they know about 5G technology, the first thing that will pop into their head will likely be something to do with cellphone technology. And if you consider the 2019 rollout of 5G thus far, perhaps that wouldn’t be too far off the mark. The average Jane or Joe ...

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Oct 14, 2019

Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins told FOX Business that it will be another two to three years before mobile carriers roll out 5G technology. Carriers are focused on the technology needed to build consumer networks, he told Maria Bartiromo. When they begin to expand on enterprise 5G services, a “high-pe...

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Oct 14, 2019

As the pace of migration to the cloud increases, enterprise executives are looking to expert partners to effect digital transformation. It’s essential to make the right choice, which of course starts with knowing what to look for in your partner. When evaluating an SD-WAN service provider as p...

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Oct 11, 2019

The world is moving towards intelligent networks. Regardless of whether it is the core, the wireless, the data center, the LAN or the WAN, the need for networks to be well aware of the state of traffic they carry, and the nature of content that is being transported is becoming increasingly critical....

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Oct 11, 2019

The US market is leading the way in 5G. Over the last 12 months, we have supported several of our US customers to deploy “first” 5G networks. In addition, the first cloud native network functions have been introduced in real networks. US service providers are now preparing for the deploy...

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Oct 10, 2019

Wireless carriers are fighting back against efforts to better map 5G wireless availability, worried that better data could deflate their 5G marketing hype. To hear wireless carriers tell it, 5G is just short of magic. As the faster network standard is quickly and broadly deployed, carriers say 5G wi...

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Oct 10, 2019

The rapidly changing cellular scenario globally has caused the market to witness a flurry of activity in recent years, causing the global 5G tester market to witness growth that has been above average and robust. With advancements in technology having a profound influence, according to Future Market...

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Oct 10, 2019

It’s impossible to create a security system that removes the user from the equation. They are integral and they have to be part of your security program. Security is defined by the individual. The minimum expectation you can have of your users is that they’ll operate in good faith. Avoid...

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Oct 09, 2019

Far from a niche technology confined to academic forums, blockchain has slowly become a mainstream idea thanks to the growing popularity of cryptocurrency. When we explore blockchain itself, we’re looking at a technology that opens a wealth of opportunities not just for the mobile industry, bu...

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Oct 09, 2019

Back in summer Apple acquired the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business, with the chip-maker only serving Apple as far as smartphone modems are concerned. Even though it dominates the PC market, Intel didn’t manage to succeed in the smartphone chip segment, but now it is looking ...

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Oct 09, 2019

Indian enterprises are in the middle of an evolutionary leap. Though cloud computing created a foundation in the Indian market a long time ago, its impact is only being realized today, especially for the Indian SMEs and enterprises, who are moving their IT to the cloud. In fact, according to IDC, In...

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Oct 08, 2019

5G has the potential to change the world, but with such lofty expectations also come great challenges. We all like to imagine a future powered by 5G — self-driving cars that communicate with the roads they travel on, connected factory devices that “talk” to each other, and informat...

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Oct 07, 2019

5G is being positioned as a “network of networks” that will encompass public and private components, licensed and unlicensed spectrum, and even expand beyond cellular, to satellite communications. But in reality, 5G will only be one component of the enterprise vertical technology stack, ...

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Oct 06, 2019

The DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) protocol is not the privacy panacea that many have been advocating in recent months. If we are to listen to networking and cybersecurity experts, the protocol is somewhat useless and causes more problems than it fixes, and criticism has been mounting against DoH and those pr...

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Oct 03, 2019

In the recent report “The Network Highway of Tomorrow—Redefining Enterprise Networking,” the Economist Intelligence Unit explores how digital transformation is a major focus for all enterprises that want high-performing applications and ubiquitous connectivity, whether in their org...

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Oct 02, 2019

Priority for the first 5G NR standards centered around eMBB (Enhanced Mobile Broadband), providing improved download and upload speeds, as well as moderately lower latency compared to 4G LTE. While eMBB specifications in 5G NR are beneficial for all rich media applications -- such as mobile augmente...

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Oct 02, 2019

For months now, Apple analysts have opined that the iPhone 11 cycle would be an off-year, and that many customers would hold off on upgrades to await the expected fall 2020 introduction of the first 5G iPhones. And the narrative could still play out that way. But what if 5G is a bust? That isn&rsquo...

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Oct 02, 2019

It’s hard to argue against the promises of account-based marketing (ABM). Focusing your marketing efforts on ideal accounts that are actively in the market for your products and services seems like a recipe for success in any industry. But the truth is that many ABM programs fail to achieve me...

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Oct 02, 2019

There’s no denying how valuable event marketing can be for any B2B business. Studies have shown that 84% of B2B leaders believe events are critical components of business success. But not all event marketing strategies are created equal. Without the right strategy, events can quickly become a ...

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Sep 30, 2019

I was at Qualcomm recently and taken though the advancements in 5G, WiFi 6 and millimeter wave (mmWave). I also recently had a call with Ruckus, arguably the leader in large venue wireless. They’ve been deploying WiFi 6 technology in churches and sports venues and even though we don’t ye...

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Sep 30, 2019

Enterprise IT is quickly becoming a data-centric and widely distributed environment that includes the soon-to-be tens of billions of connected, intelligent devices. This will make up the internet of things (IoT) and generate petabytes of data, multiple public and hybrid clouds and modern application...

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Sep 29, 2019

Fifth-generation wireless is going to change American business in ways most people can't imagine. And the groundwork is being laid right now. At a recent investor conference, Ronan Dunne, the chief executive of Verizon (VZ - Get Report) Consumer Group, casually announced that 5G Home, its fixed ...

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Sep 26, 2019

Amazon is developing a wireless protocol that will fill the gap between short-range options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee and the longer-distance cellular networks – such as the emerging but complex 5G technology – and fuel the development of a wave of new Internet of Things (IoT) de...

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Sep 26, 2019

5G is rapidly rolling out in many countries throughout the world and is the latest evolution of mobile connectivity. A step up from the current 4G, it plans to be more reliable and faster than its predecessor – and it could impact the property industry in a few different ways. Telstra has enab...

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Sep 26, 2019

The smartphone market has been declining for quite some time and, as the old adage says, it will get worse before it gets better. Fortunately, a new report says that while sales will decrease further this year, the situation will begin to improve with smartphone shipments in 2020, and we can only im...

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Sep 25, 2019

Picture this: It is the year 2049. Cars drive themselves, online shopping parcels are delivered to consumers via drones, and travellers no longer need passports when they travel abroad. While some might find these scenarios hard to believe now, the global marketplace is in fact undergoing the early ...

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Sep 25, 2019

According to extremely detailed testing conducted by Signals Research Group of T-Mobile's 5G network in New York City, the operator and its vendor partner Ericsson have chosen to simultaneously schedule traffic over both the operator's LTE and 5G networks. "Per the [3GPP] Release 15 spe...

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Sep 25, 2019

Most organizations still conduct sales planning as a manual, once-per-year exercise, due to the painful and time-consuming nature of the process. Since this is traditionally viewed as a burdensome task, it’s common that once sales plans are set in motion, companies rarely go back to evaluate a...

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Sep 24, 2019

The struggle for global supremacy between the United States and China has come to rest on a single vital battlefield: advanced wireless telecommunication, or 5G. 5G telecommunication technology represents a revolution in how we will connect to the Internet, and everything else. Future wireless 5G ne...

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Sep 24, 2019

We simply don’t hear enough good news cybersecurity stories that make those involved proud. What are the cybersecurity stories that aren’t being told publicly that should be? Michael Farnum, Set Solutions, said, “If you come into the job and aren’t willing to critically revie...

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Sep 23, 2019

The heart of any continuous intelligence (CI) effort is having access to real-time data to make decisions based on events as they are happening. The plethora of smart sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices organizations use (or plan to use) in their CI efforts means large amounts of structured...

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Sep 23, 2019

For a technical subject, the rollout of 5G has captured the imaginations of pundits, politicians and others who sometimes incorrectly characterize it either as a race to some kind of technological finish line or as a looming threat to national security. While many of these commentators lack technica...

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Sep 22, 2019

Of all the technologies that are coming to affect gaming, 5G — which brings much faster wireless broadband speeds to smartphones and other devices on mobile networks — is one of the biggest. But it’s also in some ways unpredictable in terms of its impact. It could introduce more cl...

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Sep 20, 2019

Increasing sales adoption of Priority Engine, incorporating its data into other systems, and measuring its success are a few key areas in which Priority Engine users commonly seek advice. We recently met with a variety of Priority Engine users and gathered their experiences tackling these common cha...

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Sep 19, 2019

Starting September 26, New Yorkers will finally get a taste of what Verizon's 5G service feels like. With New York on the list, that brings the grand total of cities with 5G to 11. If everything goes as planned, Verizon has the goal of making its 5G service available in more than 30 cities by th...

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Sep 19, 2019

5G, the fifth generation of wireless networks that will enable a wide range of new applications, from virtual reality to autonomous vehicles, has received is fair share of attention and hype. However, another technology will be arriving much more quickly to help fill the gap for enterprise organizat...

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Sep 18, 2019

The age of the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) is over. Electric cars are the future. The transition has just begun, but the move from ICE vehicles to Electric will happen sooner and more quickly than most people suspect. What are the factors that lead me to say this with such confidence? However, ...

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Sep 18, 2019

My role here at SAP is IoT Evangelist. It’s my job to go around and speak about how the Internet of Things is changing the way we live, work, and run our businesses. IoT Evangelist is a job title that didn’t exist 5 or 10 years ago – mainly because the Internet of Things wasn&rsquo...

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Sep 18, 2019

Security has been thought of in the same basic way for thousands of years: build strong perimeters that let the good guys in while keeping the bad guys out. Sure, our human ancestors dealt with things like armed invaders and the Trojan Horse, and today most of us run anti-virus software to protect o...

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Sep 18, 2019

Spreadsheets are the most common tool used to manage data in sales organizations. In fact, more than 75% of companies rely on spreadsheets for their sales planning, forecasting, and sales compensation management. However, the business landscape is growing increasingly competitive—can tradition...

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Sep 17, 2019

5G has knocked on our door and the network technology has been touted as capable of changing the world as we know it. Industries, where productivity and efficiency are key, will feel a major impact, and as for consumers, there will be benefits beyond faster internet connections to smartphones. With ...

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Sep 17, 2019

The satellite industry is reaching a tipping point in the business model it uses to sell connectivity to mobile networks. As costs have tumbled, and technological advances have driven up bandwidth and quality, demand from mobile operators is rising. And increasingly, that demand is driven, not by re...

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Sep 17, 2019

5G is all the rage with wireless carriers these days, but as with everything new, there’s a lot of confusion and misinformation circulating. Let’s dig into what 5G is, and more importantly, what it isn’t. To start with, “5G” is not “5GHz”. 5GHz is one of the...

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Sep 16, 2019

A business case for investment is, at its heart, simple — the return from the investment should be greater than the investment itself. But, as I showed in my book, The 5G Myth, with 5G that is far from guaranteed — there’s a danger of no return, just investment. Working out the inv...

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Sep 16, 2019

Rest assured, 5G is coming and it promises to be faster with less latency and better support for applications such as IoT than any of its predecessors. It will be strikingly faster than 4G, and this will be particularly obvious when downloading or streaming media. On average, 4G has a maximum downlo...

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Sep 16, 2019

Judging from the enthusiastic reception of 5G technology by governments and industry, we are on the verge of a technological revolution. Initially introduced to help wireless networks cope with ever-increasing data traffic on their networks, 5G will (its proponents claim) lead to game-changing innov...

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Sep 16, 2019

n a recent testing, certified by Intel engineers, Metaswitch has demonstrated the Metaswitch Fusion Core User Plane Function (UPF) delivering superior 5G packet processing throughput when deployed within containers on standard server platforms leveraging Intel Xeon Gold 6254 scalable processors. Emp...

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Sep 16, 2019

For many B2B marketers, attracting and generating leads is often the primary goal. However, how to attract leads varies widely from company to company. While the inbound lead generation strategy should be unique to your firm, there are several best practices or do’s and don’ts for attrac...

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Sep 14, 2019

In the last few years, Account-based Marketing has taken over as a better way to engage with modern B2B buyers. When sixty-nine percent of marketers say converting leads is their top priority, a winning ABM strategy requires sound alignment between the sales and marketing functions—and, as the...

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Sep 12, 2019

Masergy, a provider of Managed SD-WAN, Cloud Communications, and Managed Security solutions, recently announced the launching of Masergy AIOps, the integrated AI-based the digital assistant for the network, security, and application optimization. Masergy AIOps serves as a virtual engineer embedded i...

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Sep 12, 2019

Oh, you've heard? I think I heard you hearing, because everywhere I turn there's superficial, salty analysis saying how bad it is for the iPhone 11 not to have 5G. Wrong. It's the current 5G deployment that's bad. And by 5G I mean the real, next generation mmWave flavor. Not the &quo...

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Sep 11, 2019

Reports of a possible Apple AR headset first came to light in 2017, but gained traction this week thanks to reports of hints about such a product in the code of the company's latest version of iOS. Whether Apple actually releases such a product (headset? spectacles? goggles? glasses?) is unclear...

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Sep 11, 2019

5G is the biggest mobile tech story of the year. Major networks in the US, UK and Europe have launched 5G services, and you don’t have to be a hedge fund manager to afford them. But Apple has not joined in. It just announced its iPhone range for 2019/2020. There are three phones, the iPhone 11...

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Sep 11, 2019

The advent of 5G networks brings a wealth of new opportunities. Individuals will be able to access a whole range of services more easily, while businesses and governments will be able to use faster download speeds to deliver an entirely new level of service, using a multitude of increasingly interco...

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Sep 10, 2019

However, with a regular commute time that consumes a couple of hours each day, I have shifted my focus to podcasts and audiobooks. One of my favorite podcasts is the Inside Sales Enablement series by Scott Santucci and Brian Lambert. In their last episode, they spent time reviewing their thoughts an...

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Sep 10, 2019

The majority of the time I only had access to two TV channels, three on a good weather day, and I vividly remember when I first saw a color television. At this time, products and services were limited, and buyer choices were almost non-existent. Fast-forward to 2019. Not only do I have access to hun...

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Sep 10, 2019

Sales forecasting is the map of estimated sales performance, revenue, and expenses that guide a sales organization in their planning processes. Having an accurate sales forecast is crucial to driving revenue, growth, and profitability. The most successful companies are consistently looking for ways ...

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Sep 09, 2019

Pushback to technological revolutions sometimes arises in unexpected places. Case in point is the tiny island of Stronsay, off the north coast of Great Britain. Last year, the BBC installed one of the first 5G cellular systems in the U.K., bringing live BBC radio programming for the first time to an...

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Sep 09, 2019

Wireless technology plays a key role in today’s communications, and new forms of it will become central to emerging technologies including robots, drones, self-driving vehicles and new medical devices over the next five years. Gartner, Inc. has identified the top 10 wireless technology trends ...

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Sep 09, 2019

What do high-definition movie download speeds and utility pole attachment requests have in common? They’re both set to increase with the introduction and adoption of fifth-generation (5G) cellular communications technology. The 5G network rollout is underway. It is estimated that this latest c...

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Sep 09, 2019

The evolution of 5G New Radio continues with the ongoing 3GPP Release 16. As a key feature of the latest release, remote interference management offers a standardized solution which will automate mitigation of remote uplink interference at base stations. In our latest blog post, we take a technical ...

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Sep 06, 2019

5G Americas, the industry trade association and voice of 5G and LTE for the Americas, has published Global 5G: Implications of a Transformational Technology, a white paper produced by Rysavy Research and 5G Americas technical experts that explores the intensifying role of wireless communications, th...

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Sep 05, 2019

5G and Industry 4.0 form a very powerful combination. Together, they can lift and shift the manufacturing sector to a much higher level of digitization, by maximizing the mobility, flexibility, and versatility of production. 5G in the industrial manufacturing context offers opportunities beyond fact...

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Sep 05, 2019

It’s not just speeds and feeds anymore, it's intelligent software, integrated security and automation that will drive the networks of the future. That about sums up the networking areas that Keerti Melkote, HPE's President, Intelligent Edge, thinks are ripe for innovation in the next f...

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Sep 04, 2019

In part one of the blog we discussed about, the latest generation wide area networking (WAN) technology, SD-WAN. In part two of this blog Todd Kiehn, VP of product management at GTT, explains multiple factors from different horizons are driving IT teams to abandon a do-it-yourself approach and to re...

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Sep 04, 2019

Software is eating networking, and it’s about time. Software-defined networking, network virtualization, software-hardware disaggregation, and intent-based networking are creating a nimbler network for multicloud. They’re changing the experience of networking end users and making new ope...

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Sep 04, 2019

Our societies now rely on connected devices to an ever-increasing extent. Known more commonly as the Internet of Things (IoT), these connected devices – often with limited protection, easy physical access, and sometimes even insufficient updates – are becoming an increasingly attractive ...

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Sep 03, 2019

For the second year in a row, Nintendo has launched a fantastic mini machine that’s just about perfect for playing games. And for the next year in a row, the business has burdened that system using a defect: wired controls with frustratingly cords. The SNES Classic features wires but in a worl...

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Sep 03, 2019

Software-defined networking may simplify network management, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to implement. “SDN isn’t something where you can just click on a switch and it works,” Proliance Surgeons CIO Curt Kwak tells HealthTech. “It requires a lot of planning an...

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Sep 03, 2019

One of the fastest growing enterprise networking technologies, SD-WAN can simplify network management and optimize connections to cloud services. Leased-line and MPLS connectivity can serve your head office well, but for small branch offices and remote workers using SaaS applications the public inte...

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Sep 02, 2019

As 5G emerges in the wireless market, the future of Wi-Fi is once again put into question by spectators who believe 5G is the ultimate service for both Internet and cellular connectivity. Yet, many overlook the clear developmental state of 5G that will inevitably run into capacity and coverage issue...

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Aug 30, 2019

Legacy wide area networks weren’t made for the cloud. Software-defined WANs (SD-WANs) are. They are faster, have many more networking capabilities and are easier to set up and administer. Secure SD-WANs are even better. They provide all of the networking benefits of SD-WAN plus enhanced securi...

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Aug 28, 2019

After years of hype about gigabit speeds that will let consumers download full-length movies in mere seconds, 5G is close to becoming a reality. Last year gave the industry a taste of 5G as Verizon launched a home broadband service using the next-gen wireless technology and AT&T brought 5G servi...

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Aug 28, 2019

With 91 percent of business leaders considering hybrid cloud to be the ideal IT model, investments in it are skyrocketing. Industries like manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare are heavily adopting the multi-workload environment approach with hopes to modernise their operations and impro...

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Aug 28, 2019

Achieving significant milestones in business start with a gut feeling, as one strongly believes in his idea, innovation happens. And in this fast-paced world, innovations or inventions come and go in the blink of the eye. Something that looked cool and new yesterday can become stale and outdated tod...

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Aug 27, 2019

The Government has announced plans to speed up the roll-out of 5G technology and improve mobile phone signals in rural areas as part of efforts to increase innovation across the UK. 5G networks have already begun to launch across parts of the country, with several mobile operators switching on their...

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Aug 27, 2019

5G is set to supercharge the growth of internet connected devices, which could give bad actors more openings to hack your business. But some experts believe that 5G will also bring significant benefits in the fight against cybercrime. The speed, capacity, and reliability of 5G networks will transfor...

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Aug 26, 2019

The past decade has seen a wave of disruptive entrepreneurship across sectors, thanks to factors like technology enhancements, pro-SME/MSME government policies, open international trade opportunities, and focus on skill development and vocational training. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Mo...

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Aug 26, 2019

After years of hype, 5G wireless networks are now live in cities across the United States. While it will take years for 5G coverage to become as ubiquitous as 4G LTE, the next generation of cellular technology promises to enable significant benefits in certain aspects of smart city deployments. 5G i...

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Aug 25, 2019

Wireless technology has evolved so fast since the turn of the century. 5G Technology of wireless network, better known as 5G, is now being rolled out in major cities worldwide. By 2024, an estimated 1.5 billion mobile users─which account for 42% of current global activity─will be using 5G Technology...

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Aug 25, 2019

Even though Brother International is a supplier of many IT products, from machine tools to head-mounted displays to industrial sewing machines, it’s best known for printers. And in today’s world, those printers are no longer stand-alone devices, but components of the internet of things. ...

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Aug 22, 2019

We are in a changing business landscape. Irish businesses are migrating their applications to the cloud at a steady pace. By 2020 83% of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud. Successful migration to the cloud requires a robust, flexible infrastructure, but with increasingly complex demands and ...

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Aug 22, 2019

Under a new agreement with state attorneys general, the nation’s largest wireless service providers cell carriers will soon deploy technologies to block and label robocalls for consumers. Josh Stein, attorney general of the State of North Carolina, announced the agreement today. The voluntary ...

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Aug 21, 2019

German automotive giant BMW has announced it will bring its global Induction Charging Pilot Program to the United States, where it will be trialled through 200 pilot program vehicles in the state of California. BMW’s global Induction Charging Pilot Program was first launched in Germany in 2018...

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Aug 21, 2019

Amazon’s Cloud-Computing Empire Faces Threat From Edge of the Network With so many mobile devices and sensors now connected to the internet — and relying on artificial intelligence — more people and companies need their computing power close to them. That’s going to hand a hu...

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Aug 21, 2019

5G will signify a monumental shift in communications, promising to be the first network to negotiate mobile and fixed networks, for man-to-man, man-to-machine, and machine-to-machine communications. The sheer amount of services and network complexity will require a step up of current network capabil...

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Aug 21, 2019

Today’s brands face numerous challenges. They need to create a customized, excellent experience for each and every customer worldwide. To do that, they need to create high-quality, on-target content. They need to create that content quickly, effectively, and for audiences who speak multiple la...

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Aug 20, 2019

Lace-up your sneakers and step up to the starting line: you’re ready to reach countless customers in new markets. You’ve secured your spot in the Global Marketplace (whether by default or design). But before you sprint away, take a good look around you. You are not alone in this race. Yo...

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Aug 20, 2019

According to Vertel, the foundation of any digital transformation journey is likely to be a highly-scalable, secure and reliable network to integrate cloud-based technologies and be capable of managing vast amounts of data, accessed via an array of different devices and stakeholders at disparate loc...

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Aug 19, 2019

Flexible body-worn sensors that conform to the skin have great potential for monitoring patient health, conducting long-term studies, and giving consumers a way to track their exercise and overall health. Although there have been flexible sticker-like body monitors developed in the past, they have a...

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Aug 19, 2019

Companies are talking a lot about digital business transformation at the moment. We read about it everyday. It’s everywhere. According to Gartner: “Whether deploying digital technologies to improve workflows or to transform the entire business model, organisations must respond to the cha...

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Aug 18, 2019

If you want for the rapid pace of innovation in datacenter networking to continue, then you had better hope that the hyperscalers and major public cloud builders don’t run out of money. That is because it is their collective appetite for bandwidth is paying for the network ASIC, switch, and tr...

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Aug 18, 2019

For most enterprises, the journey to cloud and multi-cloud starts with applications and that generally means that architectural decisions begin in the data center. If multi-cloud was primarily about where application workloads are serviced, the journey might end in the same place. But multi-cloud is...

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Aug 15, 2019

5G has been nearly a decade in the making but has really dominated the mobile conversation in the last year or so. This isn’t surprising considering the potential benefits this new type of network will provide to organizations and users alike. However, just like with any new technological adva...

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Aug 14, 2019

What character appears in the most films and television programs? Dracula? God? Santa Claus? All of those make the top ten list, but none is the correct answer. Satan (or The Devil) is a character is more than 840 projects – more than any other character. If you limit the list to mortals, the ...

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Aug 14, 2019

This is the third in a series of articles on creating, maintaining, and optimizing great customer experiences in the context of mounting concerns about privacy and increasingly strict regulations governing data processing. We address topics such as consent strategies, the role of trust, the elements...

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Aug 13, 2019

There is a great shake-up coming to enterprise networks in the form of Wi-Fi 6 and 5G technologies — and the ripples will likely be felt for many years. 5G carrier-based wireless, which is at the first stages of rollout, promises incredible performance to mobile workers and the enterprise in g...

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Aug 13, 2019

Individuals utilizing AR and VR may get to data on train times while moving, holding conference calls with colleagues or playing PC games with friends in various areas around the globe, all in real-time. It’s set to change the manner in which we communicate and manage content. Augmented Realit...

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Aug 12, 2019

You’re in an open-plan office, a hotel room or an airport lounge and you fire up your laptop. The next step is typically to click on the name of a WiFi network, maybe enter a password, and, that’s it: you’re online. It’s simple — a completely unremarkable experience tha...

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Aug 12, 2019

Northgate Gonzalez Markets, a chain of grocery stores in southern California, was launching a fast-paced digital transformation initiative that required a complete revamp of its WAN infrastructure. Northgate was taking the bold step of eliminating its data center and moving around 500 servers’...

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Aug 11, 2019

Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR), a San Jose, California-based software-driven networking company, completed the acquisition of Aerohive Networks, (NYSE: HIVE), a Milpitas, CA-based developer and provider of cloud-managed networking solutions. According to a press release published in June, Ext...

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Aug 09, 2019

When organizations plan for digital transformation, there might be some discussion of bringing managed services, such as SD-WAN, into the mix. Many enterprises may have on-premise unified communications, but some vendors are pitching the possibility of running such services over software-defined, wi...

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Aug 09, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission has officially announced this week that 5G and the radio waves that come with it — while draped in controversy — are indeed safe for everyday use. 5G networks have only just begun hitting the market for smartphone users, and the buzz is substantial. ...

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Aug 07, 2019

Mobile phone users will get superfast 5G internet for no extra cost with Three and Vodafone, while those with EE can get free BT Sport as part of their contracts. The long-awaited fifth generation of mobile technology will eventually supercede 4G and promises to boost downloads and upload speeds, im...

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Aug 07, 2019

Despite increased attention on cybersecurity in the enterprise and at home, many popular wireless routers still lack basic security protections, according to a new report from Consumer Reports' Digital Lab initiative. The Digital Lab studied 29 routers (20 traditional and nine mesh) and evaluate...

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Aug 07, 2019

Verizon’s top executives are downplaying the near-term impact of 5G and framing expectations around a somewhat bifurcated strategy that discerns big cities from small towns. Unlike AT&T and T-Mobile US, Verizon is placing less emphasis on its nationwide 5G coverage plans and remains guarde...

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Aug 07, 2019

As early 5G deployments begin amid expectations that the next generation of wireless technology will be enterprise-led, Small Cell Forum has been exploring the intersection of 5G, small cell infrastructure and the internet of things. “It is widely accepted in the industry that small cells, bas...

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Aug 06, 2019

All four major U.S. carriers are officially in the 5G game. While AT&T appears to be leading the pack with the most cities deployed, it is clear that the entire 5G movement remains in its early stages. 5G has received some skepticism, but the carriers all have big 5G plans moving forward, and fo...

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Aug 06, 2019

Our planet is running out of stuff, even as it’s overrun with "trash." Companies and consumers are increasingly aware that we cannot continue with the current take-make-dispose economic model and are pushing for a transition to a new circular economy that redefines growth with a focu...

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Aug 05, 2019

The National Academy of Sciences planned a two-day summer workshop to address a high-stakes question: Could the development of next generation 5G wireless undermine the accuracy of information gathered by weather satellites? On July 16, less than a week before the scheduled start, the event was canc...

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Aug 05, 2019

Fifth-generation wireless networking, or 5G, is the latest advance in a series of mobile standards that propelled early generations of cellular calls, text messaging, and touch-screen smartphones. The network standard's speed and flexibility is poised to unlock new scenarios for the long-promise...

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Aug 05, 2019

5G is seeing its first limited runs in cities around the world. And when new network tech gets out of the lab and into the field, real-world testing reveals some of the surprises that have been hiding under the surface. There are at least five 5G hurdles that commonly crop up in work with operators,...

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Aug 04, 2019

Many mobile phone manufacturers and operators have adopted numerous methods to create their own products using 5G since the issuance of 5G licenses. Digital advertising, the PPT of the conference, the banner of the mobile phone store downstairs are few platforms are some of the widely publicized pro...

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Aug 04, 2019

Mobile 5G high-speed data networks are perhaps still a great deal of job in progress, but in some US towns, they have already begun rolling out. When researchers cross the 5G standard to see if it does not only provide flashlights but also improve safety, they find it still needs to be upgraded. A m...

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Aug 01, 2019

This question has troubled many IT managers, CTOs and Network Administrators in this era of digital transformation. Next Generation Network connectivity is a major cog in the wheel of digital transformation for organisations seeking to thrive in the digital economy. There is not a doubt that Wide Ar...

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Aug 01, 2019

Cisco this week celebrated the second anniversary of its purchase of SD-WAN vendor Viptela and reiterated its expectation that 2019 will see the technology change enterprise networks in major ways. In a blog outlining trends in the SD-WAN world, Anand Oswal, Cisco senior vice president, engineering,...

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Aug 01, 2019

Verizon this week launched 5G service in four additional U.S. cities - Washington DC, Atlanta, Detroit, and Indianapolis, joining Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, Providence and St. Paul as Verizon’s first 5G mobility cities. Business customers and consumers can access the Verizon 5G Ultra Wideba...

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Jul 31, 2019

Fujitsu announced that it has begun delivery of 5G base station products, comprising of Central Unit (CU) and Radio Unit (RU), to NTT DOCOMO. The 5G CU products that Fujitsu has started delivering realize the 5G system through a proprietary software design from the company using software-defined rad...

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Jul 31, 2019

Tech UK – the tech trade body – and the Liverpool 5G Testbed, part of the UK government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials programme, have co-authored a report highlighting how 5G can support the ‘transformation of future healthcare applications and services. The demand for health and ...

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Jul 31, 2019

Following better-than-expected wireless results for T-Mobile US Inc. and AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. will be in focus on Thursday morning when the carrier reports second-quarter earnings. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expect that Verizon VZ, -2.40% earned $1.20 a share in adjusted earn...

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Jul 30, 2019

Dedicated 5G campus networks, designed to meet the coverage, performance and security requirements of industrial users, are one of the most exciting -- and tangible -- advanced 5G use-cases under development. Part of the reason for this is that the private mobile network market in general is taking-...

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Jul 30, 2019

No, automation won't replace network engineers or take their jobs away. However, network automation could change their responsibilities. The word automation can refer to various different IT capabilities, but what is network automation specifically? Network automation involves automating network...

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Jul 30, 2019

Masergy launched a new line of products that bundle the company’s managed SD-WAN offerings with a slew of new security features that targets the growing security demands within the industry. Masergy’s latest offerings include three bundles. The company’s Unified Threat Management b...

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Jul 30, 2019

5G networks are the talk of the mobile world, with a few test markets already available in the US and the UK. The launch of 5G networks marks a sea change in greater global connectivity and a radical departure from the traditional network connectivity of the past. It also opens up a range of urgent ...

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Jul 29, 2019

The software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) infrastructure market continues to expand at a global level, driven by changing customer requirements and increased spending. According to IDC, this market segment - housed within the enterprise networking space - will grow at a 30.8 per cent compound ...

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Jul 29, 2019

Some companies say they allocate more money to network security than they do to their networks overall. Even for those that don't hit that level of investment, most earmark a pretty respectable piece of their networking budget to security. So when someone claims a hot new technology like softwar...

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Jul 29, 2019

The long, winding, and sometimes bizarre saga of the merger between Sprint and T-Mobile began drawing to a close on Friday, as the Justice Department approved the transaction subject to significant conditions. The settlement resolves the government’s competitive concerns by facilitating the en...

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Jul 29, 2019

5G is coming. Well, more accurately, 5G is here, although much of that depends on specific carriers and handsets. It’s been one of the hottest tech topics since Y2K, and thankfully in a positive manner. Heralded as a disruptor, 5G is poised to revolutionize mobile communications. Learn what 5G...

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Jul 26, 2019

As mobile markets mature service providers of any kind (and enterprises) will be looking for ways to make wireless data delivery substantially more efficient. Wi-Fi is an obvious choice and is getting more attractive – especially with Wi-Fi 6 here today and 6 GHz coming up within a year or two...

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Jul 26, 2019

We all read the news, and often learn about the latest customer data breach at any given retail chain and how it impacts its reputation and business. It seems like every month there’s a newsworthy breach that impacts consumers. What the news outlets won’t tell you is that, last year alon...

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Jul 26, 2019

Three has announced its 5G pricing in the UK, and the good news is it won't cost you any more than its current "contract, SIM only and PAYG 4G mobile plans." That means it will be cheaper than EE, which charges a premium for its 5G contracts, and there are no speed caps - something Vod...