Monthly Archives: June, 2019
Network convergence and what it means for enterprise solutions (Reader Forum)
Our world is becoming more connected every single day. We’re experiencing the advent of autonomous vehicles, smart cities and 5G. New technologies like robotics,...
Broadband network transformation: Open and software-centric (Reader Forum)
We are at a pivotal time in the telecom industry as bandwidth demands driven by the 4th Industrial Revolution impact how service providers are...
What’s left before CBRS can launch?
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Citizens Broadband Radio Service launch keeps inching closer and closer, although no one knows exactly when it will happen. At the Dynamic...
Test and Measurement: Accedian pushes sampling to one millisecond
Network monitoring company Accedian is pushing finer granularity in its visibility tools, with a new release that takes its sampling capabilities from one second...
ZTE aims to double the size of European business in one year, executive says
SHANGHAI--Chinese vendor ZTE expects to double the size of its business operation in the European market in one year, the company’s president of global...
Asia’s largest markets to reach 966 million smart electricity meters in 2024
The installed base of smart electricity meters in Asia’s
four main markets will reach almost 966 million in 2024, up from 613.4 million
last year, according...
Roche selects Signify for smart office pilot in Germany
Pharmaceutical company Roche has selected Dutch smart lighting solutions provider Signify, formerly Philips Lighting, to transform an area in one of its German offices...
Advanced security is fundamental to 5G success (Reader Forum)
Security and 5G were very top-of-mind at this year’s MWC Barcelona. And this is strongly echoed in a recent survey conducted by the BPI...
AT&T millimeter wave 5G service expanded to Las Vegas
AT&T 5G+ is now available in 20 markets
AT&T's millimeter wave-based 5G service, dubbed 5G+, went live on June 27 in part of Las Vegas,...
Senet integrates with IoT devices to accelerate LoRaWAN rollout in the US
Senet has announced a deal to integrate LoRaWAN connectivity with LoRa-based sensors from US equipment vendor Radio Bridge and smart cities solutions from Spanish...
“Utilities don’t need AI yet – they just need better human access to data,” says OSIsoft
One key element that was skirted around in Enterprise IoT Insights’ recent report on digital change in the power sector: the nitty-gritty of data...
Extreme Networks to acquire Aerohive for $210 million
Wi-Fi provider Extreme Networks is buying Aerohive for $210 million, bringing some consolidation to the Wi-Fi market as the industry starts to ramp toward...
Verizon clocks 2 Gbps in Denver, its newest 5G market
Providence getting millimeter wave 5G on July 1
Continuing to work toward its goal of mobile 5G in more than 30 cities by the end...
Qualcomm sees China at the frontline in the global 5G race: Executive
SHANGHAI, CHINA-- U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm believes the rapid rollout of 5G networks in China will put the country at the frontline of the global...
Huawei ships over 150,000 5G base stations globally: Deputy chairman
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Chinese vendor Huawei has already signed a total of 50 contracts in the 5G field and has shipped over 150,000 base...
Solid?s DAS enables 2 billion wireless connections a year in New York City
U.S wireless connectivity provider Solid said it is currently enabling 2 billion wireless connections in New York City annually through the firm?s distributed antenna...
Creating a safer public safety network
Established in 2012, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) is a federal agency created by Congress to oversee the building, deployment and operation of...
Ericsson deploys private 5G with Telefónica and Vodafone for German car industry
Ericsson is to be carrything-through with its promise to fall in line with operators for rollout of private networks, as new 5G slicing projects...
#TBT: Customers willing to cut landlines; Nextel, public safety spectrum shuffle; US Cellular launches picture messaging … this week in 2004
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...
Making IoT add-up for smart grids: “Reliability is 99.9999% – there isn’t a case for another nine,” says Fingrid
Some time back, Finnish transmission operator Fingrid ran due diligence on the sector’s transformation, with the decarbonisation and decentralisation of the power supply, and...
Ondas Networks intros private cellular for ports and utilities in Alaska, Gulf of Mexico
Industrial connectivity provider Ondas Networks has started offering private wireless connectivity for mission-critical services in the State of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico,...
Nokia and Industry 4.0 country-mates seed private LTE/5G testbed for cargo ports
Three Finnish industrial-change specialists, including telecoms vendor Nokia, have banded together on a collaboration project to construct a private LTE test network for developing...
Ligado Networks presses its license mod case with FCC
Ligado Networks is tired of waiting for the Federal Communications Commission to decide on modifications to its existing spectrum licenses to support 5G services...
ZTE reaches 25 5G contracts, ships over 50,000 base stations: Executive
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Chinese vendor ZTE has already signed commercial 5G contracts with 25 operators globally, the company’s senior vice president and president of...
Clarifying misperceptions around 5G and Wi-Fi in the enterprise (Reality Check)
The hype around 5G continues to grow. Many carriers are promoting this technology as a way to target the enterprise networking and IoT markets...