5G

North Texas’ Airspan Partners with Japan’s Space Compass on 5G System for Maritime Surveillance

by | Jan 28, 2026
The stratosphere-based system is designed to support constant monitoring of shipping lanes, coastal regions, and remote ocean areas from above the weather and beyond the reach of conventional networks.
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Accenture Snaps Up North Texas’ Award Solutions
by | Dec 18, 2024

Plano-based Award Solutions, a provider of training and consulting services in advanced wireless and network technologies, has been acquired by Dublin, Ireland-based professional services company Accenture.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Award Solutions, founded in 1997, has employees in Las Cruces, New Mexico; Branson, Missouri; San Diego, California; and Bangalore, India....

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New 5G Lab at Richardson IQ HQ to Lead U.S. Innovation Through Major Industry-Academia Consortium
by | Aug 20, 2024
"This is precisely the type of partnership we imagined for our innovation ecosystem," Richardson City Manager Don Magner said of the new lab, which is affiliated with UT Dallas' Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science under the leadership of AT&T and Verizon.
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Globe Life Field Gets 5G Upgrades in Time for MLB All‑Star Week
by | Jul 8, 2024
T-Mobile said the tech upgrades will enhance the experience for Arlington T-Mobile customers year-round and for visitors coming in just for the All-Star week festivities.
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RecNation Partners with TowerCo To Build Wireless Towers Across its RV and Marine Storage Portfolio

by | Jan 19, 2024
Launched in 2020 by former CyrusOne CEO Gary “Wojo” Wojtaszek, RecNation is leveraging the advent of new 5G and Small Cell technologies to spring up wireless towers across its six-states-and-growing portfolio.
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Verizon Business Is Bringing Its 5G Innovation Sessions to Globe Life Field Dec. 6
by | Dec 1, 2023
The 5G Innovation Sessions will showcase new product innovation and demonstrations from across industries. The free event will feature panel discussions and presentations by industry executives. Here's what will be covered, and how you can register.
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Plano’s Baicells Technologies Partners To Offer LTE Broadband Solution for Unserved Communities and Neighborhoods
by | Jul 27, 2023
The private LTE solution package, CommunityConnect, is a program for digital equity that helps communities leverage available funding and identify a clear path to closing the digital divide, Baicells said.
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Ericsson’s Energy-Smart 5G Site in Plano Sets New Standard for Sustainable Network Solutions
by | Jul 13, 2023
Ericsson said this 5G site has the potential to be fully operated by solar energy, complemented by integrated Lithium-ion batteries, for up to a 24-hour period.
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Ericsson Sets Data Speed Record of Over 1Gbps During 5G Indoor Trial

by | Nov 7, 2022
Ericsson said the trial was conducted over a live Citizen's Broadband Radio Service network at its North America HQ in Plano. Now, with the ability to get 5G gigabit speeds indoors along with advanced capabilities, Ericsson says enterprises can feel confident in deploying Private 5G networks.

"We're excited to continue pushing the envelope of what is possible with 5G," Ericsson's Paul Challoner said.
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Illinois-Based ExteNet Systems Is Moving Its HQ to Frisco
ExteNet Systems is relocating from the Chicago area to a new 37,000-square-foot space at the Frisco Station development. The company—which specializes in providing secure 5G and fiber-neutral host communications infrastructure—has worked on projects for the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium, the Empire State Building, and Dallas’ Bank of America Plaza.

It's an "opportunity to reimagine our future," says Richard Coyle, ExteNet's president and CEO.
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NTT Data Opens North American Innovation Center in Plano
NTT Data is expanding its Plano presence with the opening of a new North American Innovation Center, where it will focus on customer-facing tech including areas like 5G, smart city planning, and “digital humans”—virtual models of the human body for medical research. The new center will coordinate with five other NTT Data innovation centers in Japan, Italy, Germany, China, and India.
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Delta Electronics Taps Plano for Its New R&D and Manufacturing Center
by | Jul 6, 2022
The Taiwan-based global electronics maker is expanding its existing Plano presence with the purchase of a 30-acre plot of land. The acreage is set to become a 400,000-square-foot hub for Delta's research, development, and manufacturing efforts, with the potential for "hundreds" of new jobs. “The Plano complex exemplifies Delta's deeper commitment to the development of a resilient supply chain while also expanding our footprint in the U.S.,” said Kelvin Huang, president of Delta Electronics Americas.
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Smart City Boost: Agency Adds Broadband to its Transportation Solutions Toolkit

by | Apr 13, 2022

Most anyone who has been commuting to work over the past two years has likely noticed a decrease in traffic.

Brookings Institution noted that metro traffic congestion was cut in half after COVID-19 hit in 2020, attributing it largely to employees working virtually from home, and more flexible work schedules (though government stay-at-home orders figured prominently as well)....

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Richardson-Based Digital Transformation Firm Aims to Hire Thousands Globally
by | Apr 11, 2022
InfoVision says it plans to hire 2,000 additional employees in India by next year, in addition to opening a 300-person development center in Guadalajara, Mexico. "We believe that our investments in digital will help clients accelerate innovation and reimagine their businesses," Co-Founder and President Sean Yalamanchi said, citing the need to be "future proof at the convergence of technologies."
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A Finnish Business Delegation is Touring Texas to Launch Direct DFW-Helsinki Flights—and Deepen Business Ties
by | Mar 30, 2022
Finnish Ambassador to the U.S. Mikko Hautala and a delegation of business leaders is touring the Texas Triangle to talk economic cooperation and new technologies.

“For us, the key message to Finnish companies and travelers is that there's also the U.S. South, and Texas is the center of that. You have a bigger GDP than Brazil," Hautala told Dallas Innovates.
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New Spinoff Company Aims to Create Digital Solutions with ‘Next-Gen’ Technology
by | Mar 23, 2022
InfoVision, a Richardson-based digital transformation and consulting firm, is spinning out its Digit7 business—which focuses on developing customizable and scalable digital solutions through “next-gen” tech—as an independent entity.

Last year, Digit7 set up a 15,000 square-foot “innovation lab” in Richardson. The company also has offices in India.
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