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Qualcomm | October 26, 2020

While not an infrastructure vendor itself, Qualcomm is focusing more attention on the radio access network (RAN). This week the company announced additions to its small cell chipset portfolio with new 5G RAN semiconductor platforms designed to support open and virtualized architectures, and that span the different flavors of RAN infrastructure deployments. Widely known for its modems that power smartphones including 5G, Qualcomm already has a RAN line built for small cells. Its chipsets are pres...

5G

Kyocera | April 21, 2022

Kyocera (TOKYO:6971), a North American leader in rugged mobile solutions, has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to integrate the Walkie Talkie application in Microsoft Teams on ultra-rugged 5G Android smartphones. Kyocera’s DuraForce Ultra 5G and DuraSport 5G, both available on the Verizon 5G network, feature a dedicated Push-to-Talk (PTT) button easily programmed for seamless, instant voice communication using the Walkie Talkie app in Teams. The Walkie Talkie app in Teams is availa...

VentureBeat | January 22, 2020

While 5G cellular networks are beginning to spread across the United States, comprehensive rollouts of the next-generation technology are being held up by a significant shortage of professional installers — “tower climbers,” as they’re known in the trade — and there’s no immediate solution in sight. That’s the key takeaway from testimony delivered to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation today by both industry groups and the FCC, ...

Network Infrastructure

Senet | November 02, 2022

Senet, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT) and LimnoTech, an environmental science and engineering firm, today announced a partnership to deploy a public LoRaWAN® network across the Great Lakes region of the United States, providing connectivity across area wetlands, parks, coastlines, rural and urban areas, and open waters. The effort is part of a broader rol...