FWD: World nears 8 billion mobile subscriptions

The total number of mobile subscriptions worldwide reached 7.9 billion in Q1 2018, up by 94 million in the quarter, according to the Ericsson Mobility Report, which would equate to a 104% penetration rate. Of course, the figure reflects multiple mobile subscriptions held by many individuals, thus accounting for the fact that hundreds of millions of people do not have mobile service for economic, geographic, or other reasons. Ericsson estimates that...

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South Korea auctions 5G spectrum

South Korea's Ministry of Science and Technology concluded its auction of 5G spectrum. Total winning bids amounted to 3,618.3 billion won (US$3.28 billion). In the 3.5 GHz band, SKT and KT were allocated 100 MHz bandwidth, and LGU + was allocated 80 MHz bandwidth. In the case of the 28 GHz band, SKT, KT, and LGU + were each allocated 800MHz bandwidth. The auction used a first phase clock bidding method) for determining the frequency quantity...

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ASSIA envisions Terabit DSL

Dr. John Cioffi, Chairman and CEO of ASSIA and Professor Emeritus at Stanford, will present a vision for delivering terabit-class connectivity over twisted pair copper lines in the home. This fiber-like speed could be enabled by leveraging previously-unexploited waveguide modes of current copper infrastructure coupled with ASSIA's vectored transmission capability. In a presentation at this week's TNO Ultra-fast Broadband Seminar in The Netherlands,...

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IDC: IoT spending to hit $1.2 trillion in 2022

Internet of Things (IoT) spending will experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.6% over the 2017-2022 forecast period and reach $1.2 trillion in 2022, according to IDC's latest Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide (version 2H17). "The IoT market is at a turning point – projects are moving from proof of concept into commercial deployments," said Carrie MacGillivray, group vice president, Internet of Things and Mobility....

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Hortonworks adds containerization, new Azure, Google Cloud capabilities

Hortonworks, which offers enterprise Apache Hadoop solutions, added new enterprise features including containerization for faster and easier deployment of applications, as well as new collaborations with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. The enhancements in the latest Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) 3.0, which is based on Apache Hadoop 3.1, include: Agile application deployment via containerization, which enables apps to be launched quickly, allowing...

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U.S. Senate's Defense Legislation hits ZTE

The U.S. Senate voted 85 to 10 to approve a $716 billion defense spending authorization bill that includes a provision extending the restriction on the export of U.S. technologies to ZTE. The provision is a rebuke to President Trump's decision to lift the ban against exports to ZTE. The Senate version of the defense spending authorization bill must be reconciled with the House version, which prohibits the federal government from purchasing ZTE products,...

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AT&T intros DIRECTV for Business video headend

AT&T introduceed its COM3000, its third generation DIRECTV for Business video headend. With it, businesses will get more channels than ever. The COM3000 can deliver up to 138 HD channels, including 4K HDR programming. Business owners can add channels one at a time, including their own in-house and over-the-top (OTT) channels. AT&T said the COM3000 is especially suited for hotels and institutions. “We’re constantly improving the in-room...

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AWS DeepLens runs deep learning model on the device

Amazon Web Services announced commercial shipment of its DeepLens video camera. AWS DeepLens runs deep learning models directly on the device, out in the field. It includes a 4 megapixel camera (1080P video), 2D microphone array, Intel Atom Processor, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB and micro HDMI ports, 8 GB of memory for models and code. The software stack includes Ubuntu 16.04, AWS Greengrass Core, device-optimized versions of MXNet and Intel clDNN library,...

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Ruckus updates its WLAN controllers

Ruckus Networks, which is now part of ARRIS, introduced newly enhanced versions of its SmartZone WLAN controllers featuring the ability to use a single network element to control and manage both Ruckus access points (APs) and switches. The new SmartZone network controller family includes physical and virtual appliances designed for managed service providers, operators and medium to large enterprises. Ruckus SmartZoneOS-powered controllers combine...

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