2017

A conversation on edge computing with Matt Montgomery, Director, Wireless Business Group, Verizon Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Power at the Edge: Processing and storage move from the central …

A fragmented ecosystem and sheer complexity are major challenges to IoT In a wide ranging discussion with RCR Wireless News, Verizon VP of IoT Connected Solutions Mark Bartolomeo shared the carrier’s outlook on the internet of things, shared insight into …

NFV is key to Convergence 2.0 In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, Derek Peterson, the chief technology officer of Boingo Wireless, discusses how evolving enterprise and consumer needs are driving a shift in access technologies that is blurring …

AT&T Mobility did it. Sprint did it. T-Mobile did it. Now, finally, Verizon Wireless is doing it too. Verizon just announced they are re-launching their unlimited data plan. This is something many of their customers have been screaming for since …

AT&T and Shenandoah Telecommunications are both testing FDD massive multiple input-multiple output systems from Blue Danube Systems. Blue Danube CEO Mark Pinto said that the tests represent the first commercial trials of FDD massive MIMO and that the two sites supported more than …

Mobile users are aware of online threats and a significant number have experienced a mobile malware attack in the past 12 months, according to a new survey by Allot Communications. Allot found that 68% of surveyed mobile users are aware of …

Verizon has bought drone management firm Skyward for an undisclosed sum. Skyward is an Oregon software startup that helps more than 100 companies manage drone operations. The firm targets enterprises that need to deploy multiple drones over several locations. “Drones …

A conversation about network optimization with Jeff Sharpe, Senior Product Manager, Network & Communications, ADLINK Technology The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Power at the Edge: Processing and storage move from …

A local water utility water utility tested connectivity management of a telemetry solution for residential water meters. Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica, Chinese vendor Huawei and global supplier of intelligent energy and water metering solutions Kamstrup have successfully deployed their first …

U.S mobile carriers are getting ready for the implementation of 5G technology in the coming years and 5G trials and testbeds are part of these efforts. Verizon Communications is one of the most active operators in terms of 5G development. …

The move is part of the Chinese firm to expand operations in the APAC region Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has more than doubled the capacity of its data center in Hong Kong …

The new offering combines core, radio, and transport solutions with digital support systems, services and security Swedish vendor Ericsson has launched a 5G platform which will allow telecommunications operators to implement data-heavy applications like Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. Ericsson’s …

Nextel deal to sell its tower portfolio to SpectraSite for $560M set a sales mark, while industry trade groups CTIA and PCIA fight over competition level … 18 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in …

One of the biggest challenges with testing 5G systems has been the cost and complexity of the instruments available for assessing millimeter wave frequencies. Anritsu has launched a new pocket-sized mmwave spectrum analyzer series with the aim of addressing that …

The age of Gigabit LTE is here. Australian operator Telstra will begin commercial service in late February, starting with a single mobile-hotspot device. Smartphones capable of 1Gbps cellular downlinks should be available shortly thereafter. These devices will not only accelerate …

T-Mobile US claimed the industry’s best customer growth and revenue growth during the fourth quarter. The carrier added 2.1 million net customers and grew service revenue by 11% year-on-year. 1.2 million of T-Mobile’s net adds were branded postpaid subscribers and …

The vendor aims to commercially launch 5G technology in the Philippines in 2020 Chinese vendor Huawei and Philippines telco PLDT have signed an agreement to conduct joint research and development into 5G broadband wireless technology. The two firms said that …

The Dutch firm’s solution offers support for consumer and industrial IoT devices Dutch digital security specialist Gemalto is supplying Com4, a dedicated M2M / IoT operator, with an On-Demand Connectivity solution that will support secure remote SIM provisioning in the …

IEEE WCNC 2017 will showcase the most advanced wireless research results as well as the best wireless technology. Held in beautiful San Francisco from March 19-22, 2017, IEEE Wireless and Networking Conference (WCNC) will feature technical an array of keynotes …

DT and SK Telecom network slices are now available in the other telco’s footprint Korean telco SK Telecom, together with German operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Swedish vendor Ericsson have jointly built and demonstrated what they claim to be the …

The 5G trial took place in a laboratory environment in Finland Finnish vendor Nokia carried out what it claims to be the world’s first connection based on the 5GTF ‘pre-standard’, the company said in a statement. The 5G trial took …

Using software to manage C-RAN deployments, cell virtualization improves spectral usage and provides a better user experience As highly-competitive service providers work to win customers by providing, in some cases, unlimited data options, it’s imperative to combat churn by providing …

AT&T said it is seeing “real momentum for LTE-M” and will roll out the low power wide-area network technology nationwide during the second quarter of this year. The announcement follows a successful trial of an IoT network in Norther California …

If time is money, businesses can assign a dollar value to network performance issues if they know how many hours of work were lost due a network problem. That’s the thinking behind analytics software that measures and prioritizes the cumulative …