Whether you know it as toll-free data or as zero-rating system, the concept that has raised quite a few discussions lately in the telecom world translates into a specially tailored carrier service that facilitates the users’ access to certain internet services without any costs on the bill. Such
As we have mentioned in previous articles, network virtualization is currently of utmost importance in the Telco-networking industry. Not only is it a priority, but the race is ongoing in all that might mean improving this technology. At this year’s MWC, the best technology enabler award went to
This summer’s Vodafone Internet of Things’ (IoT) Barometer Report shed some light over the way IoT adoption does influence revenue growth for businesses. Looking at the way 74 percent of the Americas’ businesses view IoT as being critical for remaining successful, it is no wonder that 86 percent of
The amount of funding available for rural broadband investments, as allotted by FCC, counts $2.15 billion – a sum voted in March 2016 to be “distributed to Internet providers through a reverse auction in which bidders will commit to providing specific performance level” in tranches of $215
Invented in 1994 by Ericsson, the Bluetooth technology serves in short-distance data traffic. Data exchange via Bluetooth employs “ s hort-wavelength UHF radio waves in the ISM band from 2.4 to 2.485 GHz ” and all such device manufacturers have to meet the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)
The proposal of FCC chairman Tom Wheeler (dating January 2015) regarding the minimum broadband standard of 25Mbps further turned into an yearlong controversy where opposing parties disputed how much broadband is enough for usual customers. The industry claims that the previous definition of
