At this stage of 5G availability, offerings that blend fast cellular service with compatible software and hardware may attract early adopters.
Automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence are becoming critical network-management capabilities as network complexity skyrockets.
One of the best-known clothing retailers in the world has embraced edge computing technology and realised significant operational advantages.
Ericsson’s $1.1 billion purchase of Cradlepoint could broaden its customer base and expand the 5G services its carrier customers can support.
As carriers race to build out their 5G networks, options for buying the gear they need are fewer in the U.S. than in other countries thanks to federal pressure.
Wireless carriers and 5G vendors are working together to promote better interoperability among the gear needed to provide the high-speed wireless service.
Public-access Wi-Fi extensions have helped students in areas with poor internet access attend online classes.
Powering small IoT devices spread over a wide area is an important issue, and efficiency is the name of the game.
While 5G use cases tend toward connecting many devices to a network, using the wireless technology for private backhaul can have a surprising amount of utility.
Despite the continued rise of 5G technology on carrier networks, overall spending on wireless infrastructure is set to dip slightly this year.
While service providers might think of private 5G as a competitor to Wi-Fi, short-term enterprise use will be supplemental.
Legacy medical IoT devices may lack security features, but newer ones built around commodity components can have a whole different set of vulnerabilities.
5G spectrum use falls into three major bands, each with different characteristics that can influence coverage and deployment strategies.
IoT devices configured in a wireless mesh network can be quickly deployed to provide basic connections when natural disasters knock out traditional links.
A serious security flaw in a TCP/IP library used by thousands upon thousands of IoT devices remains difficult to address even though a fix exists.
