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Mobile World Congress 2016: What you need to know

RCR Wireless News editors recap the highlights of Mobile World Congress 2016 Mobile World Congress 2016 was a jam-packed show with a huge emphasis on the future of "5G" and the "Internet of Things." 5G is moving into the trial phase, which will help inform...

Nokia bullish on 5G; enables VR, IoT, massive scale

Nokia Networks executives stressed during Mobile World Congress last week that "5G" isn't just marketing hype, but rather that innovative new use cases and commercialization may be here sooner than the industry thinks. Although still prestandardized, 5G trials and partnerships are developing in earnest. RCR...

ZTE, TeliaSonera ink IoT agreement

The two companies will initially offer telematics solutions BARCELONA, Spain – Chinese ICT solutions provider ZTE signed a strategic agreement with Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera to jointly target the "Internet of Things" market. Under terms of the agreement, ZTE and TeliaSonera will collaborate in the IoT...

Huawei Day 0 highlights NB-IoT, 4.5G, small cells

Ahead of Mobile World Congress, industry convenes to look to the 5G future BARCELONA, Spain – The data explosion driven by video-hungry consumers and the burgeoning "Internet of Things" brings into focus the need for advancements to LTE networks in the run up to "5G"...

Will DoT award Austin smart city grant funding during SXSW?

The U.S. Department of Transportation, looking ahead to smart city projects of the future, plans to award $160 million to improve traffic congestion, make cities safer, deal with climate change, improve access to city services and more. The Smart City Challenge, part of the investment...

5G, IoT and devices set to shine at MWC 2016

MWC set to showcase latest in 5G technology advances, IoT and some high-profile device launches The mobile telecom world is set to again convene in Barcelona, Spain, for the annual Mobile World Congress event, with this year’s festivities expected to feature a strong dose of...

Volvo, Ericsson partner on high-bandwidth in-vehicle applications

Volvo and Ericsson are teaming up to add experiential in-car technology designed to provide the infotainment passengers want in a future of autonomous vehicles. At the Consumer Electronics Show last month, the two companies announced an joint research and development initiative around intelligent, high-bandwidth in-vehicle...

Sigfox expands IoT network to support Germany’s Industrie 4.0

Low-power, wide-area IoT network also being deployed in 10 U.S. cities Adding to its European dedicated "Internet of Things" network, provider Sigfox plans to expand its low-power, wide-area network into Germany, which has undertaken a national IoT initiative with Industrie 4.0. The Sigfox network is active...

Huawei unveils five initiatives to accelerate digital transformation

Huawei also launched IoT, video and safe cities solutions Chinese ICT provider Huawei announced five "big initiatives" for the telecom industry designed to accelerate digital transformation. The five initiatives include what it's terming big video, big IT, big operation, big architecture and big pipe, described...

Report: APAC leading industrial Internet of Things market growth

Top industrial Internet of Things vendors are Cisco, GE, IBM, Intel, RTI, Rockwell Automation The Asian-Pacific region will lead market growth related to the industrial "Internet of Things," which is expected to be worth $54 billion in that market by 2020, according to a new...

Reality Check: Digitize or else – the stark choice facing operators in 2016

Digitization is key for operators in facing down growing competition Times are tough for traditional communication service providers. Competition has traditionally been between telcos of a similar ilk, but with so much of the competition diversifying to exploit alternative revenue streams and the arrival of...

U.S. intelligence chief: IoT could be used to spy

James Clapper said smart devices associated with Internet of Things pose security risk In testimony to the Senate this week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper highlighted the security risks posed by the emerging Internet of Things (IoT). Clapper spoke on Tuesday to the Senate Armed...

Verizon certifies Cat 1 module from Gemalto for IoT/M2M use cases

Netherlands-based Gemalto, a major SIM card manufacturer and digital security firm, this week received certification of its Cinterio Cat 1 LTE M2M module from Verizon, which deems the Internet of Things optimized module carrier grade. Category 1, a standardized designation defining downlink threshold of up...

In depth: Big data, smart cities

Embedded sensors, big data analytics make smart cities run More and more cities across the world are implementing smart city projects in order to modernize the interaction between citizens, governments and the physical world. Some smart city projects are limited to a specific government sector...

LinkNYC part of Qualcomm smart cities strategy

LinkNYC, an ambitious project to convert old New York City phone booths in public Wi-Fi access points, is still in the beta phase, but project backer Qualcomm is looking forward to the impact smart cities technology will have in an era marked by massive...

The network of the future: At the end of the 5G rainbow (sponsored content)

About 90% of mobile service providers globally have already moved to 4G LTE, to support the exploding mobile data demands of today. But each month, consumer mobile broadband traffic continues to grow unbounded and the Internet of Things (IoT) means there will be more...

Precision agriculture helps farmers improve productivity, reduce risks

Verizon, AT&T, Telefonica putting stakes into precision agriculture With the forecasted growth in the global population, agriculture faces a very big challenge to rapidly increase food production. To achieve this goal, precision agriculture supported by Internet of Things (IoT) tools is being implemented in farming...

Kagan: Verizon, AT&T focus on IoT growth

AT&T and Verizon have led the wireless space for the last decade. That’s been the main area of growth for both of these industry leaders. So, as the rate of traditional wireless growth slows, these two companies are moving into new areas of growth using...

2016 Predictions: A Cambrian explosion in IoT evolution

WebNMS likens the explosion of IoT to our diverse history Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. Studying the fossil record, evolutionary biologists have...

Cisco forecasts 5.5 billion mobile users by 2020

LTE to account for 40.5% of overall mobile connections by 2020 Mobile users are expected to reach 5.5 billion by 2020, representing 70% of the global population, according to the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast. According to the report, there...

2016 Predictions: Mobile, cloud and IoT impact on security strategies

F5 Networks looks at the impact mobile, cloud and IoT will have on security strategies in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new...

2016 Predictions: Global connectivity will power the IoT in 2016

Aspenta argues global connectivity will be key for continued IoT success Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. The connected world is fast becoming...

Ericsson creates virtual market for IoT patent licenses

Looking to speed time to market for "Internet of Things" products, Ericsson announced a new virtual marketplace for patent licensing across potential IoT verticals ranging from industrial applications to connected cars. The company said the goal of the new marketplace, which will be operated by...

2016 Predictions: Mobile network operators – resilience is the theme for 2016

Mobile network operators will have to be nimble in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year. It’s no secret mobile network operators are...