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Report: Roku Strengthens Top Position for Streaming TV Market Share, Amazon Fire TV a Distant Second
Streaming TV market share research from Strategy Analytics found Roku with more than 30% of the market, even though Amazon has been making strong moves in the . . .
Windstream Expands SD-WAN Offerings with Fortinet
A Windstream Fortinet deal will expand the carrier’s SD-WAN portfolio. Customers will be able to use a single edge device to support SD-WAN and firewall capability.
T-Mobile Downplays 5G Launch, Disguised as New Phone News
The T-Mobile 5G launch includes parts of six city centers. The company said it won’t charge extra for the service — a remark aimed at differentiating T-Mobile 5G from . . .
Comcast Offers Robocall Blocking for Xfinity Mobile
Comcast robocall blocking technology comes in the form of an app from Hiya that Xfinity mobile customers can download for free.
Siklu 5G Equipment to Support Facebook Terragraph Technology
A Siklu Terragraph 5G initiative will put Facebook’s wireless technology operating at 60 GHz into Siklu millimeter wave equipment. Terragraph technology is well suited for fiber extension through cities, said . . .
Feds Aim to Offer Funding for Carriers Who Need to Replace Huawei Gear
If legislation is adopted, rural carriers with fewer than 6 million subscribers would be eligible for funding to replace Huawei gear, which would be banned in the U.S.
5G Planning Well Underway with Smaller Regional Carriers, As Inland Cellular News Illustrates
While the major U.S. carriers race to outpace each other in the 5G race, some smaller carriers also are planning for 5G.
Dept. of Commerce Offers Temporary Reprieve for Huawei Equipment Suppliers, Offers Breathing Room for Network Operators
The move by the Dept. of Commerce gives network operators who use Huawei gear more time to figure out a long-term strategy regarding the recent Huawei equipment ban …
Sprint 5G Smartphone — a Bit Less Pricey Than Verizon 5G Smartphone, Both Offering Deep Discounts
The first Sprint 5G smartphone is the LG V50 ThinQ, which has a suggested price of $1,152. An introductory price of $24 monthly cuts that in half. Verizon has an exclusive on the . . .
CBRS Environmental Sensor Capability Ready to Launch, FCC Expected to OK Commercial Deployment Soon
CBRS environmental sensor capability (ESC) is required to make sure commercial operators don’t use the spectrum where it is in use by…
Carolina West Wireless Gets Ready for 5G, VoLTE
Carolina West Wireless will use Ericsson to modernize its network. The carrier will deploy Ericsson’s Fast VoLTE Launch platform and will use Ericsson 5G NR equipment to . . .
Sprint Demos 5G Smartphone for Android Developers, Features Hands-Free Control
The first Sprint 5G smartphone will come from LG and feature a screen that doubles as a speaker. The company expects to launch mobile 5G in “coming weeks” in four cities, to be followed by . . .
IDC: Smartphone Shipments Down 6.6% as Consumers Hold on to Smartphones, Maybe in Anticipation of 5G
The smartphone shipments drop is the sixth time this has occurred in the last six consecutive quarters. Researchers attribute the drop to consumers keeping phonts longer and to . . .
NISC Acquires Affinegy to Help Enable Better Subscriber Wi-Fi Tools
The NISC Affinegy acqusition brings Affinegy’s connected device management and cloud-based service enablement software into the NISC fold. The National Information Solutions Cooperative’s offerings include . . .
AT&T Adds Seven More Mobile 5G Markets
There are now 19 AT&T mobile 5G markets in which the carrier is the only company offering mobile 5G service. The company expects to have two 5G smartphones from Samsung in 2019, including one that . . .
CCA, Parallel Wireless Partner on 4G Expansion, 5G Path For Smaller Regional Wireless Carriers
A new CCA, Parallel Wireless deal is designed to give carrier members of the Competitive Carriers Association the ability to economically deploy 5G networks and to . . .
Broadband Forum USP Plugfest Targets Connected Home Interoperability
The Broadband Forum USP Plugfest attracted vendors ARRIS, AVM, GmbH, Axiros, Greenwave Systems, Nokia and QA Cafe.
Ericsson, U.S. Cellular Team Up for 5G
An Ericsson, U.S. Cellular 5G deal builds on previous joint testing of 5G applications such as virtual reality, augmented reality, advanced beamforming, massive MIMO, and dynamic TDD,
CBRS Spectrum and Edge Computing Set to Reduce Need for Telecom Service Providers
The combination of CBRS spectrum and edge computing could support low-latency cloud-based applications. A new offering from…
NPD: Smartwatch Revenues Reach Nearly $5 Billion Annually, Three Companies Dominate
Smartwatch revenues rose 51% in the year ending November 2018. Researchers attribute the jump to new models that don’t require a smartphone. Unit sales rose by an even greater . . .
Altaeros Launches Commercially Available Aerial Cell Tower
Altaeros hopes to bridge the digital divide by offering cell towers in the air that can support coverage over greater distances in comparison with traditional cellsites.
Will Kubernetes Be the Operating System for 5G? AT&T News Suggests Yes
Kubernetes is an open source software originally developed by Google to manage applicaitons requiring numnerous computing resources, which could make it a good candidate to manage 5G networks, which AT&T sees as . . .
As Demand for Smartphone Unified Communications Increases, Service Provider Opportunities Arise
Smartphone unified communications are gaining popularity as increasingly mobile workers want UC capabilities on their phones.
IDC: Cloud Infrastructure Revenues Surpassed Those for Traditional IT for the First Time on Record
Cloud infrastructure revenues reached $16.8 billion in the third quarter of 2018. IDC includes Ethernet switches, storage and servers in its forecast. For the full year, however, . . .