Yearly Archives: 2018

Nokia gets major 5G win with T-Mobile US contract

Nokia providing hardware, software, services with $3.5 billion, three-year deal To advance regulatory approval for a proposed merger, Sprint and T-Mobile US executives have been...

AT&T updates on FirstNet, gigabit LTE and 5G

AT&T taking 'one-touch, one-tower' approach to FirstNet build In providing a second quarter update on the carrier's financial performance, AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan provided...

5 key ways IoT will transform commercial retail spaces

From sensors in shopping carts to mannequins that send notifications to our smartphones, the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the retail in-store shopping...

Cellular connectivity in buildings: Navigating and monetizing the changing ecosystem

Understand the importance of cellular connectivity in a class A building Have you ever been on the 60th floor of a modern, newly built class...

Kagan: The Charter Spectrum Mobile wireless growth plan

Craig Cowden, the Senior Vice President of wireless for Charter, explained some of their interesting growth plans at a recent U.S. Senate hearing. I...

Blockchains, microgrids and building automation systems: Taking commercial real estate off the grid?

As buzzword bingo goes, Blockchain, Microgrid and BAS are all heavy hitters in the tech lexicon. Can all three work together to score a...

Intel reports Q2 revenue growth in every business unit

Intel PC, IoT, data center, memory businesses all up This week Intel reported what Interim CEO and CFO Bob Swan characterized as an "outstanding" Q2...

House of Representatives passes precision agriculture bill

The legislation stipulates the creation of a task force to evaluate best ways to boost precision agriculture in American farms The U.S. House of Representatives...

Mobile carriers spend more than $510 million in Spanish 5G tender

Spanish operators Telefonica, Orange and Vodafone have secured 200 megahertz in the 3.6 GHZ-3.8 GHz band The Spanish government raised a total of EUR 438...

Spectrum advocates talk 5G on Capitol Hill

Senator says the U.S. is 'already behind' China on 5G U.S. Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, this...

Nokia reports flat sales, but expects 5G boost in 2019, 2020

Nokia CEO says end-to-end deals at all-time high As he previously signaled, Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri this week said the network infrastructure vendor had a...

Analyst Angle: Smartphone teardowns reveal radio frequency challenges ahead of 5G deployments

Components in smartphones that relate to the Radio Frequency (RF) Front End (RFFE)—i.e., that provide the link between the modem/RF transceivers and antennas—are expanding...

Analyst Angle: 5G transport achieves big 3 status alongside RAN and core

As commercial 5G deployments at scale become more a question of “when” rather than “if”, the industry is taking a more holistic view of...

Samsung supporting Verizon’s 5G deployments in Sacramento, Houston

Samsung supplying 5G radios and routers to Verizon Using its proprietary Verizon Technical Forum standard, the carrier plans to activate a fixed wireless access variation...

Deutsche Telekom, Dekra test 5G for connected mobility

The two companies included a 5G testbed at Dekra’s Lausitzring speedway Deutsche Telekom and German firm Dekra announced they are expanding the facilities at a...

C Spire takes new approach to billing with fixed wireless service

Hub home provides fixed wireless to nearby residences Regional carrier C Spire, which is headquartered in Ridgeland, Miss., provides a variety of cellular and broadband...

Charter to expand LTE small cell trials to LA, NYC

The U.S. cable operator has recently launched a mobile service offering via Verizon’s network infrastructure U.S. cable operator Charter Communications announced plans to expand LTE...

Sprint takes aim at hospitality with decorative small cells

All-wireless small cells touted as plug and play for easy installation Building classes of all types need indoor cellular connectivity whether it's provided by DAS,...

The advantage of running a telco ranch vs. a wireless pet store (Reader Forum)

With the transformation from hardware-centric networks to networked cloud platforms, the relationship between telecommunications companies (telcos) and their server(s) is inherently changing. Cloud computing...

Qualcomm calls off bid to buy NXP

Qualcomm has to pay a $2 billion fee to NXP for terminating proposed deal Since announcing the proposed $44 billion acquisition of Dutch semiconductor firm...

3 strategic imperatives for winning the secure cloud transition (Reader Forum)

Networking and security IT infrastructures have evolved to a level of complexity unmanageable by operators and enterprises using a conventional approach. The ongoing reliance...

Turning Wi-Fi testing sideways: Inside Verizon’s Sideways House

In a tucked-away corner of Verizon's Fios network nerve center, there is a tween girl's dream bedroom: a double bed with a posh gray-and-white...

#TBT: Everybody loves the 45% of teens with phones; goodbye, walled gardens … this week in 2005

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...

Telit Webinar: How to Select a Router for First Responder Applications

Agencies across the U.S. are preparing for the nation’s first cellular broadband network dedicated to public safety. This network will provide more reliable communication...

AT&T CEO: We have “all the elements of a modern media company”

AT&T execs highlight Time Warner acquisition on Q2 earnings call With the acquisition of the Time Warner portfolio complete (despite a Department of Justice appeal),...
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