Partner content System enables human-to-humanoid robot operation 13th March 2024 Researchers have developed a new system that allows a human operator to remotely control a humanoid robot, in what the team says is the first known demonstration of whole-body humanoid teleoperation. The team, from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) based the system on reinforcement learning. Utilizing only an RGB camera, similar to those found in webcams, […]
Partner content For faster emergency response, New York’s fire department looks to AI 27th February 2024 The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) is tapping technology from the smart transportation-focused C2SMARTER research center to speed up emergency responses in traffic-congested areas. In the last decade, the average response time between a 911 call for a life-threatening medical emergency and on-site FDNY arrival rose about 10%, from 6 minutes, 45 seconds to 7 minutes, 26 seconds, […]
Partner content T-Mobile warns of friction between net neutrality and network slicing 19th January 2024 The Biden administration is working to reinstate net neutrality rules, but T-Mobile is signaling that new technologies like network slicing don’t neatly fit into the FCC’s plans. “Network slicing is a prime example of a cutting-edge technology that could be negatively affected by regulatory uncertainty,” T-Mobile wrote in a new filing to the FCC. T-Mobile […]
News Verizon, Axon demonstrate benefits of 5G network slicing to support public-safety video 1st December 2023 Verizon and Axon Enterprises this week announced a successful demonstration of 5G network slicing that allowed its network to sustain connectivity performance levels for mission-critical video through Axon Fleet 3 and Axon Respond services. Network slicing is one of the most-anticipated features of the 5G standard for the critical-communications industry, because it allows a network […]
Partner content Flying-vehicle startup funded for hydrogen-powered air ambulance 21st November 2023 An eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) company has received funding from the Australian government to develop a hydrogen-powered vehicle. AMSL Aero plans to use the $3.6 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to develop a fuel cell system to power its Vertiia electric aerial vehicle (EAV). The EAV is designed to aid first responders and […]
Partner content The telecom industry looks rotten to the core 22nd October 2023 These are dark times for the telecom sector – as cheerless as this correspondent has witnessed since he arrived on the industry scene (not as a reporter) nearly 25 years ago. To all but diehards, the 5G standard that was supposed to unlock opportunities has failed to make telcos fitter and happier, leaving them winded […]
News FCC opens 6 GHz band to very-low-power (VLP) unlicensed devices amid interference concerns 20th October 2023 FCC commissioners today unanimously approved the use of very-low-power (VLP) unlicensed devices to operate in the 6 GHz band that many critical-communications officials consider to be the foundation of mission-critical and business-critical networks’ backhaul solutions. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel cited the importance of unlicensed devices to the U.S. economy and society at large, with Wi-Fi […]
Partner content First 5G-connected football helmet unveiled at Gallaudet University 11th October 2023 AT&T has collaborated with Gallaudet University, a school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, to create the first 5G-connected football helmet. The helmet has been designed to make games more inclusive by enabling on-field communication for athletes who use sign language. The design allows coaches to stream certain plays on a small lens inside a player’s […]
Partner content Great Expectations: Can 5G deliver on its promises? 9th October 2023 The journey to a smart, connected future was never going to be simple. It involves multiple technologies and multiple stakeholders and requires consensus on international standards and protocols to enable delivery. However, the successful transition from 3G to 4G proved what could be achieved and raised stakeholder expectations about what might be possible with 5G. […]
Partner content Qualcomm, Samsung expand 5G performance 12th September 2023 Qualcomm and Samsung have completed a carrier aggregation to improve 5G performance and flexibility, in what the companies say is a “world-first project.” The partners performed the first ever simultaneous 5G “two uplink and four downlink” carrier aggregation for frequency division duplexing (FDD) spectrum, using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X75 5G System and Samsung’s 5G dual-band and […]
FirstNet Authority reauthorization needed as public-safety-driven network evolution proceeds 16th March 2024