2018

Automotive manufacturer Volvo and chip maker NVIDIA have teamed up to bring artificial intelligence (AI) to self-driving Volvo cars. The pair will develop an AI-enabled core computer for new models from as early as 2020, bringing about advanced driver support …

AT&T combining network and subscriber base, Warner Media content and analytics-driven advertising As it works to build what CEO Randall Stephenson has referred to as a “modern media company,” AT&T will leverage its subscriber base and network, combined with Warner …

New work program focuses on small cells in the context of enterprise, 5G The Small Cell Forum is sharpening its focus on the large-scale deployment of small cells within the enterprise, laying out a new work program that it says …

Civic operational intelligence is not the preserve of the world’s mega-cities, said Dutch lighting company Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, as it continued deployment of 5G street-lighting poles with American Tower in Huntington Beach, in California. “Small and medium cities should …

Dissecting a poignant phrase coined at this week’s SDN NFV World Congress On day one of this year’s SDN NFV World Congress in The Hague, I was intrigued by a phrase used in the keynote: ‘fake virtualization’. The speaker, Jehanne …

Sprint apparently sitting out millimeter wave auctions Three of the big four U.S. mobile operators—AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless—will take part in the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s upcoming millimeter wave auctions, which cover frequencies in the 24 GHz and …

  The contract also stipulates the installation of a public safety bi-directional amplifier for the City of Edmonton   Canadian firm Westcan Advanced Communications Solutions has signed a contract with the City of Edmonton that covers the design and and …

  NTT DoComo, KDDI and SoftBank aim to launch full 5G services in 2020 Japanese mobile carriers have confirmed plans to launch 5G commercial services in 2019, a year ahead of schedule, local press reported. NTT DoCoMo, KDDI and Softbank …

  Huawei said it has integrated its mobile data center platform into the Audi Q7   Huawei and Audi announced plans to strengthen their cooperation in the field of intelligent connected vehicles. During the Huawei Connect event taking place this …

IoT solution bundle geared toward commercial office space Occupant comfort, indoor air quality and space utilization in commercial office buildings are increasingly becoming important?drivers for improving workplace productivity of employees. Now, Deutsche Telekom, one of the largest telecommunications providers in …

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 kaleidoscope has been shaken; the pieces are in flux.” It is a phrase written for the political age, almost two decades ago. But as an analogy for ground-shaking change, it suits the mad-paced technology market’s face-off with industry particularly …

Two hours from Warsaw, the town of Kazimierz Dolny has hardly changed since the Renaissance, when it thrived as centre for the grain trade. T-Mobile Poland has just announced plans to make it the country’s “first multifaceted smart city”. Deutsche …

IoT antenna specialist Taoglas discusses MWCA product launches As the M2M has evolved into the internet of things, the rapidly growing market is driving transformation and creating value in virtually every segment of the consumer, enterprise and industrial markets. Previously …

Our networks have matured over the years, and as we roll into a new realm of 5G, we’re left revisiting, revising and even reinventing our approach to service level agreements (SLA) and assurance. Bluntly put, our current approach to SLA …

To sell 5G to verticals, you’ve got to speak their language At the recent AT&T Business Summit in Dallas, Texas, executives highlighted the wide ranging benefits 5G can bring to various enterprise and industrial verticals. But, in this case, it’s …

Cisco is making the business case for mobile operators to install 5G masts in rural regions based on connecting livestock, rather than people. The company, leading a network of 29 organisations in the UK, is confident its project will produce …

The future of telecommunications is just as important today as it was when the telephone revolutionized the world. The industry is undergoing a drastic transformation as continued trends toward cloud adoption, mobile communication and big data analytics are driving demand …

  Huawei’s new offering in the AI segment includes a new series of chips Chinese vendor Huawei has unveiled the company’s new artificial intelligence strategy as well as its AI portfolio. The announcement was made by Huawei’s rotating Chairman Eric …

Nokia sees network slicing as key to delivering network-as-a-service The long-term goal of network functions virtualization and software-defined networking is to create flexible, programmable converged networks wherein disparate services that would typically require parallel systems reside on a single infrastructure. …

How does the telecom industry get to 5G and ultra-dense networks? Small cells don’t really scale well now — not because of the equipment itself but because of siting and regulatory issues plus cost and backhaul. How does the industry …

The German telco will invite industry to take part in the process to develop a standardized European 5G platform German telecom group Deutsche Telekom announced plans to launch commercial 5G services in 2020, Reuters reported. The group’s CEO Tim Hoettges …

  Altice said the 5G demo used equipment from Cisco and Huawei Altice France (SFR Group) has achieved downlink speeds of 2.3 Gbps in a live demonstration of 5G technology at the operator’s new headquarters in Paris. The 5G trial …

Today some of the world?s greenest buildings also have the worst cellular reception making them less desirable properties for tenants and long-term leasing opportunities. While many newly built commercial office and multi-unit residential buildings undergo great pains to use construction …

Call spoofing earned one company an $82 million fine Earlier this month the U.S. Federal Communications Commission levied a massive fine against a company for making more than 20 million robocalls from obscured numbers. But fines for call spoofing aren’t …