Monthly Archives: August, 2019
Vodafone New Zealand launches live 5G trial in Auckland
Vodafone New Zealand announced the launch of a live 5G trial in Auckland. Located in and around Mangere in South Auckland, the five cell...
Chinese carriers could jointly build 5G networks to address cost, weak market
China’s telecom industry has begun to contract for the first time, 5G orders disappointing
Chinese carriers, China Telecom and China Unicom, have reached a tentative...
DAS provider Advanced RF Technologies joins O-RAN Alliance
Distributed antenna system OEM Advanced RF Technologies (ADRF has joined the O-RAN Alliance.
The O-RAN Alliance?s objective is to develop architectures and specifications to promote...
IT spending on edge, core and cloud drive Dell in Q2
Dell repots increase in revenue and operating income; VMware posts strong performance
On the heels of VMworld, parent company Dell Technologies this reported a strong...
Semtech supports LoRaWAN network deploymet in Tasmania
Semtech said that IoT gateway company Definium Technologies has deployed a new enterprise-grade, statewide network in Tasmania, Australia, based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol....
Sprint supports high-altitude LTE tests in Hawaii with SoftBank JV
Sprint is supporting tests of LTE connectivity at 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz via a solar-powered, drone-based high-altitude platform system (HAPS) in Hawaii, partnering...
Qualcomm demos AP and client solutions for Wi-Fi 6
Qualcomm is gearing up to go all in with Wi-Fi 6
SAN FRANCISCO-At its Wi-Fi 6 Day, Qualcomm revealed that its newest chipset, announced as...
Why 5G by stealth is the answer to future end-to-end coverage (Reader Forum)
$1.3 trillion will be spent on mobile networks across all technology generations in the next 5 years, and, according to the GSMA, a staggering...
Test and Measurement: Duubee sets up new 5G lab
Chinese handset and IoT hardware company Duubee has established a 5G device testing lab, the company said in a release this week.
Duubee said it...
LPWA matchup | LoRaWAN vs Sigfox vs NB-IoT vs LTE-M: technical draw (round 5)
Note this is a serialised version of an editorial report, called LPWA connectivity in IoT – who is winning what?’. It is continued from...
Samsung, SK Telecom carry out 5G demo at race track in Korea
Korean companies Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom announced they have carried out a successful demonstration of how 5G technology can improve motor racing experiences...
AT&T workers back on the job as strike ends
More than 20,000 AT&T wireline workers in nine Southeastern states are back to work, after a four-day strike that began last weekend.
The The Communications...
With Ruckus in the fold, CommScope looks to Wi-Fi 6 future
CommScope talks Wi-Fi 6 for venues and structured cabling needs that come with it
SAN FRANCISCO-Qualcomm's Wi-Fi 6 Day featured a number of the chip...
Johnson Controls, Foxconn ink deal to develop smart building technologies
Foxconn and Johnson Controls have announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a global technology strategic partnership.
Under the terms...
U.S. reportedly receives more than 130 applications for Huawei licenses
Huawei warned black-listing would impact its U.S. suppliers
The U.S. Commerce Department has received over 130 applications from U.S. firms for licenses to sell goods...
IoT: Moving from the proof of concept friend zone to deployments with benefits
Enterprise IoT adoption progressing but challenges remain
SAN FRANCISCO--As enterprises of all stripes look to cut costs, automate processes, increase efficiency and agility and otherwise...
#TBT: Omnipoint wants to be a PCS player; CDMA vs. TDMA vs. GSM; Apple envisions data system at 5 GHz… this week in 1995
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...
Metering is at the “heart” of the energy transition, says IoT maker EDMI
EDMI, owned by Osaki Electric Company in Japan, has major smart metering deals with water, gas, and electric utilities in Asia and Europe. The...
Cloud RAN, network slicing and service assurance: The view from VMware (Part 4)
VMware acquisition of Uhana speaks to service assurance in the 5G era
SAN FRANCISCO--Telcos are ramping up investments in hybrid cloud strategies in tandem with...
Taking Sprint’s 5G for a spin
NEW YORK--Above an enormous blue billboard featuring a woman on a swing, the drab, briefcase-sized box wouldn't catch your eye unless you were hunting...
Qualcomm updates portfolio, emphasizes uplink technology at Wi-Fi 6 Day
Qualcomm execs: the biggest thing happening in Wi-Fi 6 is uplink technology
SAN FRANCISCO–Aiming to set a new benchmark in Wi-Fi 6 performance, Qualcomm used...
Surging 5G investments in APAC fuels RAN market, according to report
5G growth in the APAC region was 3x to 4x the size of the incremental LTE growth
A recently published report from Dell’Oro Group revealed that healthy LTE growth and...
Deutsche Telekom to deploy 5G small cells in certain German cities
Deutsche Telekom announced a collaboration with Swiss company Huber+Suhner for the deployment of 5G small cell antennas across a number of cities across Germany.
Under...
Adesto’s smart transceiver adds support for LonWorks and BACnet protocols
Adesto Technologies Corporation, which provides application-specific semiconductors and embedded systems for IoT, announced that its FT 6050 Smart Transceiver system-on-chip (SoC) now natively supports...
Deutsche Telekom, Ericsson partner to offer campus networks for industrial firms
Deutsche
Telekom and Ericsson have announced a strategic partnership to jointly serve
industrial enterprise customers with campus networks.
The German
carrier said that the new solution will...