2018

Currently selling FirstNet to 3,600 first responder agencies AT&T’s ongoing build of a dedicated, nationwide LTE network for first responders creates a near-term revenue opportunity as a police, firefighters and other public safety officials buy into the service, but also …

In my stint as an analyst, as well as in my long career as an engineer and a marketer in large corporations, I have developed a believability yardstick: believe less than 50% of what you are told, about 60% of …

Viavi Solutions has introduced what it calls the first “true” 5G base station analyzer, designed to support large-scale network deployments. CellAdvisor 5G brings Viavi’s longtime CellAdvisor base station analyzer line for validating and troubleshooting the Radio Access Network into the …

U.S. operators partnering with Samsung on 5G deployments In Q2 of this year Samsung’s networks business had around 11% market share as it relates to global LTE deployments, Youngky Kim, head of Samsung Networks, said a the recent D.Live conference …

The colossal success of the co-working business model in the workplace is now transforming where and how people live. ?Common, one of the largest providers of co-living accommodations in the U.S., announced that it will open its first location in …

Nearly 60% of U.S. organizations to make smart building energy investments in 2019 More than 75% of U.S. companies and organizations are paying more attention to investments in energy efficiency and smart building technology with a focus on building controls …

But look for 5G revenues in 2020, not 2019 With its 5G Home residential broadband service up and running in four U.S. markets–Sacramento, Los Angeles, Houston and Indianapolis–Verizon Chief Financial Officer Matt Ellis this week discussed what to expect through …

Semiconductor companies Analog Devices, Bosch and Infineon argued with automotive manufacturers Daimler and Audi this week at Electronica 2018 in Munich, in Germany, about who holds the keys, and who is taking the wheel, in the development of autonomous vehicles, …

Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York City have launched a  smart cities coalition for digital rights to protect citizens’ data and digital rights. The new ‘cities coalition for digital rights‘ coalition said the same human rights people have offline must also …

C-V2X would let vehicles communicate with, well, everything Companies investing in autonomous driving have logged thousands of hours and millions of miles on the road to test out sensor arrays, Lidar, radar, cameras, etc…But these elaborate systems still face limitations, …

First class inducted into WIA’s Wireless Hall of Fame WASHINGTON, D.C.–As Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai recounted some of his travels around the country to get a firsthand sense of local telecommunications infrastructure, he was also painting a picture …

Distributing machine learning is key to latency-sensitive applications Today, the vast majority of machine learning algorithms are run in centralized cloud computing facilities. But as 5G opens up a new set of latency-sensitive applications, doing machine learning just in the …

Johnson Controls International (JCI) will sell its Power Solutions business due to its capital-intensive nature to Brookfield Business Partners L.P. in a cash transaction valued at $13.2 billion. ?Our power solutions business has built tremendous scale over the years, with …

Schneider Electric this week announced the formal launch of its $565 million venture capital fund at its Innovation Summit in Atlanta. The new venture fund, dubbed Schneider Electric Ventures, will invest in startup projects and partnerships with entrepreneurs who can …

The UK carrier said initial 5G services will be available in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester UK carrier EE has announced plans to launch 5G sites in 16 UK cities in 2019. The telco, which is part of …

The carrier said initial 5G services will be available in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester U.K. carrier EE, part of BT Group, announced plans to launch 5G sites in 16 cities in 2019, the telco said in a …

The Italian carrier had recently secured spectrum in the700 MHz, 3.7 GHz and 26 GHz and bands Italian carrier TIM and Samsung Electronics have signed a strategic collaboration agreement for the joint launch of TIM’s 5G services in Italy. The two …

Vodafone, Ericsson, and BMW have warned the European Commission (EC) its current stance on vehicular communications, which precludes 5G technologies in favour of a single purpose Wi-Fi variant, will throw the region way off track in terms of digital infrastructure …

  The number of HBB users worldwide increased by 10% in 2017, higher than the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7% from 2012 to 2016. Carriers realize that broadband-related consumption requirements are increasing exponentially, with an increasing number of …

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 up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

The City of San Diego has extended its smart street lighting network with another 1,000 sensor nodes, and new applications for parking, traffic and public safety. San Diego has worked with Current, the GE-owned lighting firm, on the project. AT&T …

Mastercard has confirmed 16 ‘cities’, or rather urban centres, as founding members of its City Possible programme, convened to foster public-private collaboration in the smart cities space. The ‘cities’, varying in profile, joining the City Possible initiative are: Athens, Aurora …

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Amid high anticipation for 5G capabilities and applications, the question of who is — or ought to be — responsible for ensuring security and privacy on those new networks is one that remains to be answered. Does the federal …

AI/ML can provide location data used to optimize wireless performance Wireless networks are becoming increasingly complex and, with 5G looming, that will only continue as the mix and density of devices, as well as variability in application requirements, grows. A …

Verizon is giving consumers a chance to get their hands on 5G technology and try it out, opening two 5G Experience Labs in Sacramento, California and Indianapolis, Indiana to showcase entertainment experiences including virtual reality and low-latency gaming. The labs …