2017

AntTail, a Dutch monitoring services provider focused on the pharmaceutical industry, has selected U.K telecommunications firm Vodafone’s Managed IoT Connectivity Platform to provide support to its monitoring solution. Pharmaceutical supply chains are typically long and fragmented, making medication vulnerable to …

The new fiber system will also connect with the SEA-US optical submarine cable system. NEC signed an agreement with RTI Connectivity to supply a high-capacity fiber optic submarine cable for a new system connecting Hong Kong and Guam. NEC said …

NFV solution to initially be deployed at China Mobile’s Southern Base and Northern Base data centers. China Mobile selected a network functions virtualization solution from Brocade to support the delivery of cloud-based services. Brocade’s Virtual Traffic Manager will be deployed …

European Union leaders last month announced a plan to invest more than $127 million to provide free Wi-Fi services in thousands of cities on the continent. Dubbed WiFi4EU, the plan calls for providing funding to between 6,000 and 8,000 cities …

Greater definition of mobile strategy decision making, mobile development and wearables are set to expand across enterprise space in 2017. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on …

Open source software may still be a new model for the telecommunications industry, but it’s rapidly gaining traction as operators look to mimic computing world. While the open source community has quickly gained ground in the computing space, the traditional …

The growing IoT ecosystem will see advances in machine learning, greater collaboration, new analytics and increased security emerge. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what they …

Regional telecom operator Windstream launched the VeloCloud-powered SD-WAN solution targeted at enterprise WAN management. Telecommunication operators continue to adopt software-defined wide area network solutions, with the latest deployment announced by regional carrier Windstream. The deployment taps a solution provided by …

Corning sees a move toward all-fiber backbones to support in-building cellular, Wi-Fi, building automation and more. “It’s not really about [distributed antenna systems] anymore, it’s about connectivity,” Chris Wixom, Corning’s senior director and VP of sales and business development, told …

Tarana Wireless, the industry’s performance leader in last-mile fixed wireless solutions, offers a fundamental advance in non-line-of-sight (NLoS) connectivity for carrier deployment in enterprise access and radio backhaul applications. Tarana’s AbsoluteAir 2 solution can deliver reliable throughput up to 200 …

Tally is part of new retail platform. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich took the stage at the National Retail Federation’s biggest show of the year to demonstrate a robot called “Tally,” which Intel calls “the world’s first robotic autonomous shelf auditing …

Venture capitalists and strategic investors are focusing on “smart” vehicles, from drones to autonomous cars. This week a drone services provider and a maker of augmented reality display technology both announced funding rounds. An internet of things solutions provider for …

Forward auction bidding hits key milestone in FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, leaving broadcasters with $10B in proceeds and telecom operators to maneuver. The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive auction passed a significant milestone towards completion following four rounds …

Venture capitalists and strategic investors are focusing on “smart” vehicles, from drones to autonomous cars. This week a drone services provider and a maker of augmented reality display technology both announced funding rounds. An internet of things solutions provider for …

Local government seeks to understand the best scenarios for future 5G developments. Singapore’s Info-communications Media Development Authority announced it will launch a public consultation process later this year on mobile technology developments related to “5G” technologies and required spectrum, local …

Learn how a sensor provider is leveraging Vodafone’s IoT platform. Kingspan Sensor, a provider of monitoring solutions for the fuel storage sector, has implemented Vodafone’s Managed IoT connectivity platform to offer a global monitoring service. The company supplies measuring and …

Last year was reflective of the ongoing consolidation in the network and device testing industry. Although there weren’t necessarily blockbuster acquisitions on the order of NetScout’s $2.6 billion Danaher communications acquisition in 2015, 2016 did host a series of smaller, ongoing test …

A conversation about edge computing with Debashish Purkayastha, Member of Technical Staff, InterDigital 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 core …

The term open source when connected to software may today seem like it’s been around forever, but you would be surprised how new of a concept it is. The transformational nature of the telecommunication industry’s march towards a software future …

Mimosa predicts that ISPs across the globe will recognize that new methods are required to deliver ubiquitous, fast broadband. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what …

Wireless technology and costs are set to support reach of broadband, while advanced capabilities bolster convergence, IoT plans. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what they …

Qualcomm asks FCC for quick award of 700 MHz spectrum, while House telecom subcommittee Chairman Tauzin claims FCC corrupted by shakedowns … 17 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into …

One underlying tenet of the move towards virtualized platforms using NFV, SDN and cloud technologies has been the need for open source architectures that can allow for greater interoperability between vendor solutions and a broader platform for innovation. This webinar …

5G NR is the global standard for 5G. This video shows the Qualcomm mmWave and sub-6 GHz prototypes in action. For more information, visit www.qualcomm.com/5g