Construction software developer HCSS “celebrated the close of its annual Construction Intern Awards program by presenting Kent Beecham a $10,000 Intern of the Year scholarship check at HCSS’s Users Group Meeting.” The awards included scholarships for four finalists, including Jessica Francis, a West Virignia University student interning with Crown Castle.
M1 and Nokia complete small cells trial in push for speedier networks
M1 Limited and Nokia achieved close to 1Gbps network download speed after completing the licensed assisted access (LAA) small cells trial. Leveraging on the advanced interworking capabilities of LAA and precise planning and design carried out by M1’s engineers and Nokia&rsqu...
Apple to invest $1 billion in new Texas campus
Apple announced it will invest $1 billion in a new campus in Austin, TX. In a statement, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that, "Apple is proud to bring new investment, jobs and opportunity to cities across the United States and to significantly deepen our quarter-century partnership with ...
Jacques Greyling joins Vapor IO as chief operating officer
Vapor IO announced the appointment of Jacques Greyling to its executive team as chief operating officer. Greyling will focus on "driving company growth, as interest for the company’s Kinetic Energy platform hits new highs." Vapor IO intends to "rapidly expand its Kinetic Edg...
Telstra has its first enterprise 5G customer
Telstra announced the use of its 5G mobile network to connect its first 5G customer, FKG Group, a construction and civil engineering company, using the new HTC 5G Hub. According to Telstra CEO Andy Penn, the contract will enable the telco to test and analyze its 5G network in real...
The State of Nevada, City of Las Vegas, NTT reach deal to accelerate smart city
The State of Nevada, City of Las Vegas and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation announced an agreement to "advance and accelerate smart technologies." The city will start trial-use of the smart city solutions during spring 2019 for the consideration of the full-scale service...
Microsoft to expand rural broadband access initiative to 25 states
Microsoft will expand its Airband Initiative to bring broadband to rural communities in 25 states by the end of next year. Through the widened Airband Initiative, Microsoft says it seeks to bring broadband access to 3 million Americans by July 2022, up from its original goal of 2 ...