Welcome to December! In the U.S., this week and next are about it for “real work” this year, at least for the non-holiday businesses (and worker attitudes). Work for the holidays and varying gift giving obligations are just ramping up, of course.

Raise your hand if you’ve bought one or more bags of Halloween candy already. Lower your hand if one or more bags have been opened for “quality assurance” testing. Thought so. Enjoy it while you can.

Short week last week for many of us lucky enough not to have to labor on Labor Day as the summer gives way to the mad dash event-filled sprint to Thanksgiving. School is in full swing! Football started! Serious movies appear at the multiplex!

Ordinarily a “shy” company, the telecom giant is stepping into the spotlight in connection with big-time IoT solutions, including a smart cities venture in Dallas.

August promises many things, not least of which is the start of school.

The University of Sussex completed its first tests on 5G technology, and expect it to be usable as early as 2019.

As cubicle dwellers take this week off, or failing that, sneak out early at every chance, the IoT world is little different. However, there’s so much news globally that an American holiday doesn’t stop the flood.

The 5G network, IoT concerns, and virtual reality were all highlights of Mobile World Congress 2018. What can the pro AV industry take away?