Tag: wireless

September 18, 2017

Vodafone has laid out plans to invest 2 billion Euros (around $2.39 billion) to boost gigabit networks in Germany. Vodafone estimated that the incremental capital expenditures, to be doled out between now and the end of 2021, will result in […]

September 18, 2017

In wagering on sports there are opportunities where you might want to hedge your bet. If you are holding a parlay bet and all but one of your teams have won their contests, you might choose to place a new […]

September 15, 2017

The consumer market for telcos has reached a saturation point. Millions of homes are equipped with cable and streaming services, and consumers are using mobile devices to instantly access entertainment on-the-go. As a result, telco executives are challenged to continue […]

September 14, 2017

A flexible and cost-effective technology for streaming high-quality underwater video images has been developed by researchers at KAUST by improving the bandwidth to achieve better video quality. Oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet and are a major source […]

September 13, 2017

Attendees at sporting and music events are becoming increasingly more active participants. Social media is changing how teams and music acts interact with their fans and affects how often fans are exposed to content from those they follow. No longer […]

September 13, 2017

The Facebook-led Telecom Infra Project this week created a new working group dedicated to creating broad industry support for solutions that target high-frequency millimeter wave spectrum in the 60 GHz band. The Millimeter Wave Networks Project Group is co-chaired by […]

September 11, 2017

A new survey shows that almost 100 percent of the organizations surveyed intend to leverage “5G” wireless technologies, with plans to evaluate and/or roll out 5G capabilities in the next 12 months — and 13% say they’ve already deployed 5G networks, despite […]

September 11, 2017

Millimeter wave is seen as a key part of 5G given the massive capacity associated with the high-band spectrum. But, millimeter wave comes with a number of propagation challenges. Right now, major operators like Verizon and AT&T are tapping into […]

September 11, 2017

Broadband internet service in the U.S. has been plagued by uncompetitive practices. Large, nationwide internet service providers (ISPs) have built monopolies that prohibit innovation, drive down levels of service, and block competitors from entering the market. In its 2016 Broadband […]

September 8, 2017

As AT&T inches toward finalizing its purchase of Time Warner and Verizon busies itself with its new Oath digital media operations from the purchase of Yahoo, T-Mobile US is taking a partnership tack when it comes to content, rather than […]