Monthly Archives: April, 2017
Test and Measurement: Fortive sees revenue growth
Fortive saw its first quarter revenues grow 4.1% year-over-year to $1.5 billion, with net earnings of $199.7 million. Its figures exceeded its guidance, and...
Telecom Tweets of the Week: Takedowns of AT&T’s fake 5G
Twitter might be the one platform that moves as fast as the telecom industry. RCR Wireless News surveys the Twitterverse and snags the telecom...
3GPP to study 5G in unlicensed as part of accelerated standard schedule
Study item on 5G NR in unlicensed spectrum could support enterprise and industrial IoT, and other deployment models
When the 3GPP convened in Croatia for...
SoftBank taps Ericsson for IoT network
Announcement follows Ericsson's small cell win with SoftBank
For the second time this month, Ericsson has announced a major engagement with Sprint parent SoftBank. The...
5G will require harmonization across licensed and unlicensed spectrum
New 5G Americas white paper: Spectral harmonization will support smooth 5G deployments
In a newly published white paper, industry trade group 5G Americas highlights the...
CABA Forum 2017: cautious optimism for smart buildings
Smart companies invest in smart buildings while others watch from the sidelines
The Continental Automated Buidling Association's annual show brings together real estate professionals and...
American Tower beats estimates; revenue, income, EBITDA all up in Q1
American Tower, which has more than 147,000 communications sites--including towers, distributed antenna systems, rooftops, colocation facilities and other infrastructure sites--in 15 countries on five...
GPS Police adds driver behavior monitoring to its fleet management service
The Canadian firm offers fleet management services for verticals including oil and gas, health, transportation and government
Israeli provider of telematics solutions ERM Advanced Telematics...
Thames Water rolls out smart meter project in London
U.K. water company Thames Water continues to deploy smart meters through wireless technology and has already installed more than 100,000 smart meters in London.
The...
Sigfox partners with Alizent to offer industrial IoT solutions
The two firms are already looking for industrial IoT opportunities in the U.S. and Europe
French IoT connectivity provider Sigfox has signed a global partnership...
The Internet of Things and big data on the move
Dynamic mobile asset enterprises like the fleet industry have long required streams of input from vehicles, equipment, components and people to realize efficiency from...
The Internet of Things and big data on the move
Dynamic mobile asset enterprises like the fleet industry have long required streams of input from vehicles, equipment, components and people to realize efficiency from...
FCC announces plan to kill net neutrality
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said that the agency is set to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking that will explain how it...
eGate relies on Vodafone’s IoT connectivity platform to improve airlines’ service
eGate Solutions, a provider of technology and software solutions for the airline and railway industries is using Vodafone’s IoT platform in order to improve...
Exosite launches IoT marketplace for industrial manufacturers
The new offering aims to help firms solve challenges in IoT implementations
IoT company Exosite has launched a curated library of reusable IoT elements dubbed...
Huawei launches eLTE SmartCampus solution for the enterprise
The Chinese vendor targets port management, mining and manufacturing companies
Chinese vendor Huawei has released its eLTE SmartCampus to target enterprises in the port management,...
IoT in the Enterprise: 3 Connectivity Requirements
Enterprises are adopting smart building technologies to reduce costs and streamline operations. Wireless sensors will monitor everything from heating and cooling to lighting, office...
IoT in the Enterprise: 3 Connectivity Requirements
Enterprises are adopting smart building technologies to reduce costs and streamline operations. Wireless sensors will monitor everything from heating and cooling to lighting, office...
AT&T launches ‘5G Evolution’ marketing, boosts network speeds in Austin
AT&T touts its "5G Evolution" in Austin, Tex.
AT&T is offering faster wireless network speeds starting this week in Austin, Tex., marketed as "5G Evolution" and supported...
#TBT: Profiling the cellular users of 1996; 100 million pagers expected by 2006; CDMA is on the way … 17 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...
Nokia sees SD-WAN as providing clear NFV business path for telecom operators
Nokia’s Nuage Networks breaks down opportunities for operators and enterprises moving towards SD-WAN deployments.
In acquiring Alcatel-Lucent last year for $16.5 billion, Nokia...
Microchip combines microcontroller with sub-1 GHz radio
Microchip is targeting connected home, smart city and industrial applications with its new SAM R30 RF microcontroller. The company sees growing demand for wireless...
IoT DevCon 2017
Silicon Valley's internet of things developers conference has laid claim to a key audience within the IoT ecosystem: the developers who create the software...
Comcast’s wireless future: buyer, seller or network operator?
IoT could be biggest opportunity, but not in the near term
Cable and media giant Comcast clearly intends to be a player in the market...
Industrial IoT case study: Shell uses the IoT for pipeline monitoring
Oil company Shell is taking advantage of an internet of things (IoT) connectivity solution to improve the company’s monitoring capabilities for its operations in Nigeria. Last...