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IMT 2020 Status after ITU-R WP 5D meeting: 13-20 June 2018 Cancun, Mexico
The following table provides the schedule of when approval of the planned major IMT 2020 deliverables will be achieved following the procedures of ITU-R WP 5D: July 2019 [Geneva] WP 5D #32 • Finalize Doc. IMT-2020/YYY Input Submissions Summary • Finalize revision of Recommendation M.2012 • Finalize draft new Report M.[IMT.AAS] • Finalize Addendum… Read more
GSMA calls for 5G policy incentives in China + 2018 MWC Shanghai a big success!
China must develop a more supportive policy environment to capitalize on the full potential of 5G, according to a new report by the GSMA and the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI). The report advocates for a policy environment that empowers mobile operators to work with other sectors to innovate and launch new 5G services faster. China is expected to… Read more
IHS-Markit: Data Center Ethernet switch revenue reached $2.8B in 1Q2018
by Devon Adams and Cliff Grosner, PhD, IHS Markit DC Ethernet switch revenue reached $2.8B in 1Q18; Programmable switch silicon gets key validation In 1Q18, Data Center *DC” Ethernet switch revenue reached $2.8B, up 12% over 1Q17; bare metal and purpose-built switch revenues grew 35% and 15% YoY, respectively. Bare metal switches are now widely available from… Read more
IHS Markit: Ethernet switching market +12% YoY; data center and campus upgrades
By Matthias Machowinski, senior research director, enterprise networks and video, IHS Markit Highlights: Worldwide Ethernet switch revenue totaled $6.1 billion in the first quarter of 2018 (Q1 2018), growing 12 percent on a year-over-year basis 100GE continued to ramp, increasing more than twofold year over year and reaching 1.7 million ports in the quarter; 40GE ports were… Read more
Verizon/Nokia Test 3GPP NR Spec using Multi-Carrier Aggregation
Verizon and Nokia reported testing “5G” New Radio (3GPP release 15) technology in the outdoors using multi-carrier aggregation to boost the transmitted signals. Verizon deployed its 28 GHz millimeter-wave spectrum in the trial, saying it cut latency to 1.5 milliseconds while transferring data at 1.8 gigabits per second. “By continuing to push the technological envelope… Read more
Analysis & Huge Implications of AT&T – Time Warner Merger
Disclaimer: The author has been an AT&T customer for over 50 consecutive years (Ma Bell, Pac Bell with AT&T long distance, SBC, AT&T Broadband (now Comcast), and the current AT&T). He currently subscribes to AT&T: U-verse “high speed” Internet , U-verse pay TV, POTS and wireless voice/data services. Summary: Judge Richard Leon of the the US District… Read more
IHS Markit: Data Center and enterprise LAN SDN market totaled $4.4 Billion in 2017
Data Center & Enterprise SDN Hardware and Software Market Tracker from IHS Markit: Highlights: Global data center and enterprise LAN software-defined networking (SDN) market revenue—including SDN-in-use bare metal and branded Ethernet switches and SDN controllers—is anticipated to reach $15.8 billion by 2022. Bare metal switch revenue came to $790 million in 2017, representing 26 percent of… Read more
AT&T – Nokia Partnership for Reliable IoT Connectivity
AT&T is partnering with Nokia to provide reliable connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Chris Penrose, the President of the IoT Solutions of AT&T, said the carrier’s enterprise customers will benefit from this partnership through the simplified adoption of IoT devices and the improved ability of the network operator to respond to the concerns of its… Read more
“5G” Fixed Wireless Technology to be Deployed in Philippines by Globe Telecom in 2Q 2019
It certainly appears that any new or different wireless access technology is being called “5G,” even if it has nothing to do with the ITU-R IMT 2020 recommendations due to be completed in late 2020. Case in point: Philippines telco Globe Telecom announced yesterday that its first “5G” network service is scheduled for commercial roll out… Read more
IHS Markit: SD-WAN revenue = $162M in 1Q2018; MEF to Define SD-WAN Service
IHS Markit SD-WAN Revenue Report: by Cliff Grossner, PhD, Senior Research Director and Advisor at IHS Markit SD-WAN (appliance + control and management software) revenue reached $162M in 1Q18, up 12% QoQ and 2.3x over 1Q2017. VMware (after its VeloCloud acquisition) led the SD-WAN market with 19% share of 1Q2018 revenue, Aryaka was in second place… Read more