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LightSquared Announces Opening of Developer Sandbox in Mt. View, CA
At Thursday’s Telecom Council’s TC3 Conference, upstart wireless wholesaler LIghtSquared announced the opening of a “Sandbox” or innovation center for 3rd party developers. Located in Mt View, CA, the Sandbox is being hosted by Nokia Siemens Networks, one of LightSquared’s wireless infrastructure vendors. This new “playground for developers” was said to be the first to offer three… Read more
8 Telcos to test "cognitive" wireless technology from xG Technology (Comment on IEEE 802.22 WRAN standard)
A group of eight telecom providers will begin field testing a mobile technology that relies on unlicensed spectrum and frequency hopping to optimize broadband connectivity. The carriers, which are located across the country — in states ranging from California to Florida — will build on an earlier VoIP trial of xG Technology’s “cognitive” wireless platform,… Read more
CLEAR 4G WiMAX Innovation Network is Now Open for Developers in Silicon Valley
In an exclusive article, Clearwire details logistics, goals and objectives for the "4G" CLEAR Developer’s Network in Silicon Valley. Largest 4G WiMAX "sandbox" for developers covers more than 20 square miles in Santa Clara, Mountain View and Palo Alto, California. At the September 17th Telecom Council Carrier Connections conference, Clearwire’s Allen Flanagan provided an overview… Read more
Agentic AI and the Future of Communications for Autonomous Vehicle (V2X)
by Prashant Vajpayee (bio below), edited by Alan J Weissberger Abstract: Autonomous vehicles increasingly depend on Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications, but 5G networks face challenges such as latency, coverage gaps, high infrastructure costs, and security risks. To overcome these limitations, this article explores alternative protocols like DSRC, VANETs, ISAC, PLC, and Federated Learning, which offer decentralized,… Read more
Deloitte and TM Forum : How AI could revitalize the ailing telecom industry?
IEEE Techblog readers are well aware of the dire state of the global telecommunications industry. In particular: According to Deloitte, the global telecommunications industry is expected to have revenues of about US$1.53 trillion in 2024, up about 3% over the prior year.Both in 2024 and out to 2028, growth is expected to be higher in… Read more
FCC to investigate Dish Network’s compliance with federal requirements to build a nationwide 5G network
In a letter to Charlie Ergen, the chairman and co-founder of network operator EchoStar, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr wrote that the agency’s staff would investigate the company’s compliance with requirements to build a nationwide 5G network as per the terms of its federal spectrum licenses. EchoStar owns both Dish Network and Boost Mobile’s… Read more
KDDI unveils AU Starlink direct-to-cell satellite service
KDDI-owned AU [1.] launched Japan’s first direct satellite service, connecting 40% of remote island and mountain populations in Japan that terrestrial networks cannot now reach. The new service, called AU Starlink Direct, is also available to subscribers of Okinawa Cellular, a KDDI-owned company serving the group of islands located in southern Japan. KDDI and Okinawa Cellular… Read more
Ericsson’s sales rose for the first time in 8 quarters; mobile networks need an AI boost
Ericsson today said sales in its key networks unit grew 4% in the 4th quarter as contract wins and network investments by some large customers contributed to a 70% jump in North America (NA) sales, but its cloud software and enterprise units both saw sales and earnings decline. Revenue in the NA region rebounded sharply… Read more
SNS Telecom & IT: Private 5G and 4G LTE cellular networks for the global defense sector is a $1.5B opportunity
SNS Telecom & IT says that private 5G in the global Defense Sector is a $1.5 Billion opportunity. The market research firm’s latest report indicates that cumulative spending on private 5G networks in the defense sector will reach $1.5 Billion between 2024 and 2027. Private 5G and 4G LTE cellular networks – also referred to… Read more
Market Outlook for Disaggregated Cell Site Gateways (DCSG)
A Disaggregated Cell Site Gateways (DCSG) is a white-box cell site gateway or router based on an open and disaggregated architecture for existing 2G/3G/4G and 5G networks. It permits network operators to choose different software applications from various vendors, essentially separating the hardware from the software functionality, providing greater flexibility and choice compared to traditional,… Read more