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Podcast: Vodafone Business taps IoT to reduce carbon emissions 2/16/2021 Erik Brenneis, head of IoT for Vodafone Business, joins the Light Reading podcast to discuss growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, how IoT can be used to further corporate social responsibility goals, and how technologies like blockchain are shaping the future of IoT. "Its a significant market today – theres roughly 12 billion IoT devices in the world," says Brenneis. "We have 118 million IoT devic...

Startup Lynk expects to begin offering commercial services as early as next year, fully one year earlier than its rival SpaceMobile. Of course, being the first to market is not necessarily the primary indicator of ultimate success. Further, one companys version of commercial-level services may not be the same as another. Nonetheless, the fact that Lynk is promising availability in 2022 is noteworthy considering SpaceMobile has been dominating discussions about cellular service from space for th...

Tot up how much the worlds small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) plan to spend on 5G services and telecom operators are looking at a $433 billion opportunity by 2025. Except theyre not, because operators remain fixated on the megalodons of the business world that account for just 1% of all companies. Its the latest joint research from Omdia, a sister company to Light Reading, and BearingPoint//Beyond, a digital platform solution provider, and its another harsh verdict on telco strategy. Op...

Podcast: Vodafone Business taps IoT to reduce carbon emissions 2/16/2021 Erik Brenneis, head of IoT for Vodafone Business, joins the Light Reading podcast to discuss growth in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, how IoT can be used to further corporate social responsibility goals, and how technologies like blockchain are shaping the future of IoT. "Its a significant market today – theres roughly 12 billion IoT devices in the world," says Brenneis. "We have 118 million IoT devic...

Rachel Beisel, CableLabss SVP and chief marketing officer, is leaving the industry R&D organization. Her last day with the organization will be Monday, CableLabs confirmed. Beisel – a cycling enthusiast, guest lecturer at Colorado University at Boulder and Women in Cable Rocky Mountain Chapter honoree – is leaving to pursue personal interests, mostly related to her love of the outdoors, an official said. Rachel Beisel joined CableLabs in the spring of 2017 and was promoted to SVP and CMO ...

Also included in our late afternoon summary of news and comment: An update on the men caught up in Huaweis crossfire, Sling TV adds a new TV bundle and Comcast launches vaccine info resources.

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have all promised to hold expansive analyst events – where they will likely discuss their long-term 5G strategies – sometime in the coming weeks. Thus, theres a good chance that the overall trajectory of 5G in the US market will gain much more clarity by the start of the second quarter. Thats important considering that the technology – first launched in 2018 and loudly marketed by all the carriers – hasnt yet provided any concrete boost to operators bottom lines....

However, there are a number of caveats to the agreement. First, the companies announced only a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for Ligado to use the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP). Specifically, the companies agreed to "collaborate to create a blueprint for Ligados 5G mobile private network solution." They added that they will "commence efforts in Q1 2021 with ecosystem partners and vendors to establish a timeline for the implementation of network trials and blueprint for solutions." E...

The US Department of Defense (DoD) released the responses to its September request for information (RFI) on how it might "lease" its spectrum and whether it should own and operate a domestic 5G network. Not surprisingly, most wireless industry players flatly rejected the notion of a "nationalized" 5G network – but some remained open to the possibility of some kind of partnership with the US military. "DoD can best meet its needs by relying on commercial networks and partnering with a global ca...

Nokia continues to expand its open radio network access (RAN) research activities, this time announcing a new partnership with Brazils Telecommunications Research and Development Center (CPQD). The partners plan to collaborate on the joint development of 5G applications and solutions based on the near-real-time RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), which complies with specifications of the O-RAN Alliance. Specifically, Nokia and CPQD intend to focus on well-known 5G use cases such as fixed wirele...