News FirstNet Authority board approves $218 million investment into 5G core, deployable assets 18th June 2020 FirstNet Authority board members yesterday voted to approve its first network investments into the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN)—a total of $218 million that will be used to fund initial upgrades to help make the FirstNet core ready for 5G, as well as to expand FirstNet’s portfolio of deployable network assets. With the vote, FirstNet […]
News AT&T exec highlights FirstNet performance amid COVID-19, spectrum interest 17th June 2020 FirstNet performed well during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and AT&T is interested in acquiring mid-band spectrum to support the carrier’s wireless-broadband visions, an AT&T executive said yesterday. Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications—the telecommunications arm of the corporate giant—said the company internally adapted well to the limitations associated with COVID-19 health restriction and […]
News Motorola Solutions private broadband platform supports Anterix 900 MHz use, LTE-LMR integration 17th June 2020 Motorola Solutions today announced its Private Broadband for Critical Infrastructure, a platform designed to let utilities, energy companies and other critical-infrastructure entities leverage disparate broadband and narrowband systems, including private LTE networks operating on 900 MHz spectrum licensed to Anterix. Last month, FCC commissioners approved the Anterix proposal to reconfigure narrowband 900 MHz spectrum in […]
Partner content T-Mobile’s ‘significant capacity issues’ led to network outage 17th June 2020 Following an hours-long outage, T-Mobile repaired its network and restored voice and data services to its customers late Monday evening. But what went wrong? A post on the company’s website said that it was a capacity issue of some sort in the core of the network. “This is an IP traffic-related issue that has created significant […]
Partner content Overcoming limitations of AI and machine learning in autonomous vehicles 17th June 2020 Autonomous vehicles are dependent on historical and real-time data, without which artificial intelligence and machine learning would be impossible. They aren’t plug-and-play because not all of the potential scenarios can possibly be predicted by the software developers, simulators or data modelers. Simulators, and to a degree connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) themselves, are also only […]
Partner content CBRS private networks are attracting investor attention 16th June 2020 Private-equity investors are running the numbers on shared CBRS enterprise networks, which are expected to create new opportunities for so-called neutral host providers. Neutral hosts own and operate network assets and are paid by carriers and/or enterprise customers for the use of their networks. Clayton Funk, managing director at MVP Capital, said private-equity firms are […]
News COVID-19 measures underscore broadband needs across many critical sectors, speakers say 12th June 2020 Availability of reliable broadband connectivity is proving to be a primary factor in determining what people can do during the COVID-19 pandemic, causing officials to reassess initiatives and policies in key areas like public safety, healthcare and education, according to experts speaking on recent panel about the subject. David Witkowski, executive director of the wireless-communications […]
News L3Harris extends free BeOn offer through Aug. 30 12th June 2020 L3Harris will continue providing its BeOn push-to-talk-over-cellular solution at no cost to healthcare, public-safety and other critical-infrastructure entities through Aug. 30 as part of the company’s offering during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a company official. James Teel, director of product management for the L3Harris public-safety unit, said “around 1,200 users” took advantage of the […]
Partner content U.S. vs. Huawei: Be careful what you wish for 12th June 2020 Huawei could run short of key chips for its networking gear by early next year, as US sanctions take their toll. The Shenzhen-based vendor is uncertain if it can even fulfill its existing contracts to supply 5G kit to operators in China and around the world, Bloomberg is reporting. So, the latest and harshest round of […]
Partner content U.S. telcos asked to rip out Huawei and replace it with a quandary 10th June 2020 The FCC is asking Congress for $2 billion to finance the removal of all Huawei equipment from some rural US wireless networks. But that’s the easy part. The much, much harder question – one that has not yet been answered by the commission – is how to replace Huawei’s equipment with equipment from “trusted” suppliers. What is […]
Latest 3GPP standards-development work includes new classes of HPUE, progress on mission-critical services 22nd April 2024
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