News FirstNet suffers data-service outage in southeast U.S. 6th March 2020 Data service for some FirstNet users was interrupted Thursday morning, but the issue was resolved, according to FirstNet contractor AT&T, which indicated that it is investigating the cause of the outage. “Early this morning, data service was affected for some customers in the Southeast region,” according to an AT&T statement provided to IWCE’s Urgent Communications. […]
News Latest coverage figures, third-party data indicate AT&T narrowing 4G coverage, performance gaps with Verizon 5th March 2020 Recent 4G LTE coverage figures from AT&T, Verizon and an independent third-party industry source reveal that Verizon holds about a 70,000-square-mile 4G coverage advantage nationally—a fraction of the 450,000-square-mile advantage touted by Verizon in communications to public safety for years, and as recently as last month. Verizon’s web site includes a page stating that its […]
Partner content Edge computing set for big role in 5G vehicle automation 5th March 2020 There’s no consensus on how best to use processing power at the edge of the network to support connected cars and autonomous vehicles (AVs). However, advanced autos are a natural use case for edge computing. Self-driving autos would consume and generate large amounts of data, rely on complex decision-making, and would be mobile, often taking […]
Partner content Nokia CEO Suri quits after 5G setbacks 2nd March 2020 Rajeev Suri has quit as Nokia’s CEO after a series of disappointments that included 5G product difficulties and an apparent setback in China. He will be succeeded later this year by Pekka Lundmark, the current president and CEO of Finnish energy company Fortum, the company announced in a statement today. The news follows reports that […]
News Get ready for a big speed boost to 5G 1st March 2020 While some of today’s 5G networks are indeed faster than 4G, there’s clearly plenty of room for improvement. And, based on some new announcements from the likes of Qualcomm, Ericsson and Verizon this week, there are technological improvements heading to the market that could supercharge download speeds for some 5G users. Primary among those technologies is something called “carrier aggregation.” This […]
Partner content In a new data decade, constituent experience reigns 29th February 2020 Over the years, humans have predicted fantastical feats would be achieved by 2020, from robot servants to public space travel. Now that 2020 is here, some of the accomplishments are different—but still grand. In the decade ahead, transformational technologies that better meet constituent needs will define the missions of local government leaders. Advancements in 5G, […]
News Powering 5G cell sites may rack up big costs for operators 27th February 2020 When the mobile industry talks about 5G, the discussion is usually focused on the capacity gains and the lightning fast speeds it will deliver. But achieving those 5G benefits requires more macro cell sites as well as small cells, and that equates to increased power consumption and higher energy costs for mobile operators. But most […]
News AT&T updates FirstNet numbers, says it has closed coverage gap with Verizon 27th February 2020 FirstNet subscribers—more than 11,000 public-safety agencies representing more than 1.2 million connection—have access to an expanding AT&T LTE network that covers more than 2.61 million miles in the U.S., making the coverage difference between AT&T and Verizon “nearly imperceptible,” according to an AT&T executive. “We’ve been on a mission for some time now to make […]
News 5G in IoT starts to crystallize in Industrial IoT market 24th February 2020 Much of the attention on 5G technology centers on a future of smarter phones, drones and self-driving cars. But 5G’s role in next-generation industrial IoT applications bears watching as well. While 5G may be one among many evolutionary steps, it is important in the development of new industrial IoT use cases. 5G connectivity, is the fifth […]
Partner content 5G spectrum auction imperiled by satellite operators’ hunger for money 20th February 2020 The C-Band Alliance (CBA) appears to be falling apart. And that could spell trouble for companies like T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T, which are hoping to get their hands on spectrum currently used by CBA members. At the heart of the issue is 5G technology in the US. American cellular operators have loudly complained that they don’t […]
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