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Verizon Updates its “5G” Plans; Announces ThingSpace Platform for IoT Developers
Verizon “5G” (totally proprietary for both fixed and mobile access): Verizon will launch its mobile “5G” service roughly six months after the introduction of its fixed “5G” offering, which the telecom has set for several cities later this year, CEO Lowell McAdam told the Seattle Times. Separately, Verizon named Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred public… Read more
Smart Cities Week Silicon Valley: Lots of Progress in Many Areas
Introduction: Smart Cities Week Silicon Valley was held May 7-9, 2018 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. In addition to highlighting the many new technologies deployed, practicalities such as financing, procurement, stakeholder engagement and program management were also discussed. For example, projects become a much easier sell if an agency can find alternative funding methods. Panelists outlined… Read more
Apple asks FCC for “light touch” as it explores 95GHz to 3,000GHz wireless options
Executive Summary: Apple has written to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asking the agency to leave certain frequencies unlicensed or shared as it tests 95 GHz to 3,000 GHz wireless technology. A major part of this “5G” testing is working on millimeter wave radio spectrum, which was traditionally reserved for larger devices, such as radars,… Read more
IHS Markit: $3.5 Billion to be spent on Carrier Wi-Fi equipment between 2018 and 2022
by Richard Webb, IHS Markit The carrier Wi-Fi equipment market continued to grow in 2017, driven by ongoing broadband demand and a strong role within 5G era. Revenue reached $626 million for the full-year 2017, increasing 1.3 percent from the prior year. By 2022, the market is forecast to hit $725 million — a cumulative… Read more
Cloud services to reach $374 billion in 2022; Integration of AI & ML into enterprise business apps to drive growth
by IHS Markit analysts Clifford Grossner, PhD and Devan Adams Executive Summary: To grow market share, many cloud service providers (CSPs) are introducing specialized compute instances, which target data-intensive workloads and ease the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into enterprise business applications as a strategy to capture market share. This type of activity… Read more
AT&T’s Q1-2018 Earnings Report with Analysis of Business Revenues & Time Warner Deal Impact
Executive Summary: AT&T reported first-quarter 2018 results after markets closed on Wednesday April 25th. The telecom goliath reported adjusted diluted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $0.85 on revenues of $38.04 billion. In the same period a year ago, the company reported EPS of $0.74 on revenues of $39.37 billion. First-quarter results were a bit… Read more
IHS Markit: Enterprises Evaluating SD-WAN; Ethernet Access Device Market up 8% YoY
Companies Evaluating SD-WAN As Enterprises Embrace the Cloud, IHS Markit Survey Says LONDON (April 25, 2018) – IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today released findings from its WAN Strategies North American enterprise survey, which reviews the evolving requirements for wide-area networks (WANs) of medium-to-large companies, including the adoption of software-defined… Read more
“5G” terminals to be available 2nd half of 2019 in China; CCS Insight’s Mobile Phone Forecast
The first set of 5G end points, including data terminals, smartphones, tablets, and other products are expected to be released in China during the second half of 2019. That will lead to the commercialization of 5G technology in China, according to an official with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Xinhua news agency reported…. Read more
CTIA Commissioned Study Finds China Ahead of South Korea and U.S. in race to 5G
China has moved slightly ahead of both South Korea and the U.S. in the race to deploy 5G, according to a new report by Analysys Mason. The countries were ranked based on nations’ respective 5G spectrum and infrastructure policies as well as commercial plans by their respective wireless sectors. China leads the world in 5G readiness,… Read more
Huawei’s growth due to increased smartphone sales (but not in U.S.); China to lead world in 5G handsets
In an annual business report meeting with journalists in late March at the company’s Shenzhen, China headquarters, Huawei reported that its total revenue grew 15.7%, to $92.5 billion, in 2017. More impressive, net profit grew 28.1%, to $7.3 billion, a huge improvement over 2016’s 0.4% rate. Privately owned Huawei gets most of its revenue now from selling… Read more