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Ericsson to buy Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion cash

Ericsson today announced an agreement pay $1.1 million cash to acquire Cradlepoint—known in the U.S. public-safety market for providing broadband connectivity solutions in vehicles—in a deal that is expected to close by the end of the year. Ericsson President and CEO Börje Ekholm described Cradlepoint as a leading provider of wireless-edge WAN enterprise solutions that […]

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Cloud over-the-air updates to offer future autonomous vehicles (AVs) refreshed brains

Driverless vehicles will, ultimately, be able to download new ‘brains’ from the cloud and 5G connectivity will hold to key to that capability. That’s the view of Hemant Sikaria, co-founder and CEO of software specialist in remote vehicle data handling, Sibros. He sees this as being a vital capability if AVs are ever to match […]

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911 services fall victim to FCC’s ‘rip and replace’ program

As the FCC’s “rip and replace” deliberations drag on, at least one small US wireless operator said the situation has affected its ability to provide critical 911 services in rural areas. “3G services are being turned off due to inability to support the networks with [equipment] spares or with funding that is tied to a […]

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Ubicquia prepares to expand streetlight-based small-cell, smart-grid solutions portfolio

Ubicquia plans to leverage $30 million in new funding to accelerate the development and deployment of its platforms, which plug into streetlight photocell sockets to deliver flexible smart-city, small-cell and smart-grid functionality in form factors that are often inconspicuous to the public, according to CEO Ian Aaron. “From smart city to small cell to smart […]

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UK public safety’s transition from TETRA to LTE-based ESN targeted for 2024 or 2025, Home Office officials say

Emergency-services agencies in the United Kingdom (UK) are expected to stop using the Airwave TETRA LMR system in 2024 or 2025, when the transition to an LTE push-to-talk solution on the much-delayed Emergency Services Network (ESN) is scheduled for completion, officials for the UK Home Office said last week. Home Office Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft, […]

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CBRS spectrum auction maps: Who won what, and where

The FCC’s first big midband spectrum auction, Auction 105 for 3.5GHz CBRS licenses, ended last week – and now it’s time to sift through the results. The auction raised a total of $4.6 billion in bids, mainly from the likes of Verizon, Dish Network, Comcast and Charter Communications. Here is the list of the 20 biggest […]

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FCC plans to vote on state-based 4.9 GHz proposal on Sept. 30, Chairman Pai says

FCC commissioners are scheduled to vote Sept. 30 on rules that would let states lease 4.9 GHz spectrum—50 MHz of which currently is designated for public-safety use—to “commercial entities, electric utilities and others,” according to a blog released yesterday by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Pai outlined the proposal in his monthly blog previewing items on […]

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Samsung’s $6.6B 5G deal with Verizon bodes ill for Nokia

A 5G deal with Verizon valued at $6.6 billion will establish Samsung as one of the main suppliers of radio equipment to the operator that is still North America’s largest. Following recent speculation Verizon was courting Samsung as a replacement for Nokia, it also bodes ill for the struggling Finnish vendor. Other than the contract […]

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Verizon, CenturyLink, Windstream still using Huawei, ZTE equipment

Verizon, CenturyLink, Cincinnati Bell, América Móvil and Windstream are among the companies that told the FCC they still have equipment from Huawei or ZTE in their networks. As part of its “rip and replace” program, the FCC has been collecting information from US telecom companies that have equipment from Chinese vendors Huawei or ZTE in their […]

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Verizon, Dish, Charter, Comcast: Here are the 20 biggest CBRS auction winners

As expected, Verizon spent the most money in the FCC’s recently concluded 3.5GHz midband spectrum auction. The action is no surprise: Light Reading reported more than a year ago that Verizon has been deploying antennas into its network that can support transmissions in the 3.5GHz CBRS band to add additional capacity to its 4G and 5G networks. Other big […]

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Ericsson to buy Cradlepoint for $1.1 billion cash

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Cloud over-the-air updates to offer future autonomous vehicles (AVs) refreshed brains

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911 services fall victim to FCC’s ‘rip and replace’ program

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Ubicquia prepares to expand streetlight-based small-cell, smart-grid solutions portfolio

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UK public safety’s transition from TETRA to LTE-based ESN targeted for 2024 or 2025, Home Office officials say

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CBRS spectrum auction maps: Who won what, and where

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FCC plans to vote on state-based 4.9 GHz proposal on Sept. 30, Chairman Pai says

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Samsung’s $6.6B 5G deal with Verizon bodes ill for Nokia

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Verizon, CenturyLink, Windstream still using Huawei, ZTE equipment

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Verizon, Dish, Charter, Comcast: Here are the 20 biggest CBRS auction winners

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