Comments
Ariella
1/18/2017 10:30:18 AM User Rank Author
Re: 3 years
@dcawrey Austin is one of those up-and-coming cities. Last year, there was this report on it http://austininno.streetwise.co/2016/01/04/austin-tech-jobs-ranking-best-cities-for-hiring-in-2016/: "Austin's population growth, fueled by its economic progress, made it the fastest growing big city in 2015. And in a new analysis by WalletHub, it's the third best city in the nation to find a job in 2016."
AT&T Boots Up 5G Trial in Austin With DirecTV Now Customers
As I was reading this article I was interested because you don't see much of this, it's also cool to see technology working like this and giving trials but I can't wait for the update 5G. It will be awsome to see the way this works out for everyone. I hope it's a big success because everyone likes the newest updates with technology. I believe it will be great to have 5G.
dcawrey
1/7/2017 11:37:42 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: 3 years
Very cool to see these projects moving forward.
In addition, Austin is a perfect city for this technology. Its population is young and tech savvy. I'm sure AT&T will learn a bunch from its experience there.
DHagar
1/5/2017 8:03:33 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: 3 years
@mhhf1ve - great points! I believe that 5G will deliver enough new value to truly drive and sustain these developments.
mhhf1ve
1/5/2017 4:24:48 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: 3 years
Rome wasn't built in a day.. and neither will widespread 5G coverage be. It's just not that easy/cheap to roll out. Maybe if the spectrum licensing wasn't connected to billion-dollar auctions, there might be more funds to shift into the actual hardware deployment? :P
afwriter
1/5/2017 4:14:31 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: 3 years
@Ariella I am with you, I feel like 3 years is a long time, especially since we've been talking about it for over a year now. I guess you can't rush progress and it is one of those things that will happen when it happens and we will look back and think it wasn't all that long of a wait.
srufolo1
1/5/2017 3:18:46 PM User Rank Platinum
AT&T Boots Up 5G Trial
AT&T's evolution toward 5G is exciting news. It will be interesting to see how well Direct TV will work out.
mhhf1ve
1/4/2017 11:23:18 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: 3 years
@DHagar - And we're not even mentioning that fiber deployments will be necessary to support the 5G wireless backhaul.. without the underlying fiber infrastructure, there will be no place for the wireless traffic to go! So 3 years is actually quite quick, even for a partial deployment.
DHagar
1/4/2017 9:29:28 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: 3 years
@mhhf1ve - I am with you on this assessment. These are rapid developments and deployment of the new technology and solutions 5G offers.
Their leadership and partnerships are truly going to advance the markets and the solutions. I believe they will contribute greatly to the adoption of 5G and markets still developing fiber will shift to 5G.
mhhf1ve
1/4/2017 4:12:02 PM User Rank Platinum
Re: 3 years
Three years isn't actually that long... It's taken a similar amount of time for 3G to transition through the various incarnations of 4G and LTE wireless standards.
http://archive.is/y81av#30%
There are still a lot of new cell towers to deploy for 5G! At least this is faster than fiber deployments! (which happen slowly, if at all...)
With these speeds, fiber won't ever be deployed in many locations.
|
|
![](http://img.lightreading.com/images/spacer.gif)
Italy's 5G auction could exceed a government target of raising €2.5 billion ($2.9 billion) after attracting interest from companies outside the mobile market.
The emerging-markets operator is focusing on the humdrum business of connectivity and keeping quiet about some of its ill-fated 'digitalization' efforts.
Three UK has picked Huawei over existing radio access network suppliers Nokia and Samsung to build its 5G network.
Vendor says that it's its biggest 5G deal to date.
Verizon skates where the puck is going by waiting for standards-based 5G devices to launch its mobile service in 2019.
Orange has been one of the leading proponents of SDN and NFV. In this Telco Transformation radio show, Orange's John Isch provides some perspective on his company's NFV/SDN journey.
10/16/2017
Huawei Network Transformation Seminar
The adoption of virtualization technology and cloud architectures by telecom network operators is now well underway but there is still a long way to go before the transition to an era of Network Functions Cloudification (NFC) is complete.
The Small Cell Forum's CEO Sue Monahan says that small cells will be crucial for indoor 5G coverage, but challenges around business models, siting ...
People, strategy, a strong technology roadmap and new business processes are the key underpinnings of Telstra's digital transformation, COO Robyn ...
Eric Bozich, vice president of products and marketing at CenturyLink, talks about the challenges and opportunities of integrating Level 3 into ...
Epsilon's Mark Daley, director of digital strategy and business development, talks about digital transformation from a wholesale service provider ...
Bill Walker, CenturyLink's director of network architecture, shares his insights on why training isn't enough for IT employees and traditional ...
All Videos
|