Yearly Archives: 2019

#TBT: Broadcasters Messaging goes unlimited; Twitter’s early days … this week in 2007

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...

Coyote Software, control.IT invest in London-based PropTech firm PRODA

PRODA PropTech solution uses AI for data processing Coyote Software and control.IT have made a joint strategic investment in PRODA, a London-based PropTech business utilizing...

Ericsson, Swisscom launch commercial 5G network in Switzerland

Ericsson and carrier Swisscom have switched on what it claims to be the first large-scale commercial 5G network in Europe to support commercially available...

Huawei CEO tallies 40 5G contracts

Chinese vendor Huawei has already secured 40 contracts to build and operate 5G networks, the company’s rotating CEO, Ken Hu said. The announcement was made at a keynote...

Qualcomm launches smart city accelerator program

Verizon, Cradlepoint, Arrow among accelerator partners Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced the launch of its Smart Cities Accelerator Program. The program will...

Sprint discusses urban small cell strategies

Continued investments in network densification for both increasingly robust LTE networks, as well as 5G networks, represent a balancing act--location obviously matters, but considerations...

Making America great in 5G (Analyst Angle)

America is becoming more joined up in its pursuit of global 5G leadership, with presidential vision and objectives, complementary corporate strategies and the FCC’s...

Qualcomm and Apple end all litigation; Intel exits 5G modem market

Qualcomm and Apple agree to six-year patent and chipset supply A long-brewing, global battle between Qualcomm and Apple ended yesterday with the two companies...

Editorial Webinar: Network densification can turn urban canyons into wireless oasis

We've all been there—you're using Google Maps to get to a meeting in an unfamiliar central business district or metropolitan downtown. You turn a...

O2 to provide 5G network for CAV testing in the UK

U.K. telco O2 confirmed it will provide 5G connectivity for the testing and development of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technology at Millbrook Proving...

Huawei, Shenzhen Telecom kick off 5G smart hotel project in China

Shenzhen Telecom focused on outdoor and indoor 5G Huawei and Shenzhen Telecom have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to create a 5G smart hotel in...

SK Telecom to deploy 5G for military academy in Korea

Korean telco SK Telecom has signed an agreement with the Korea Military Academy (KMA) for the provision of innovative technologies, including 5G, virtual reality...

Germany’s regulator will not exclude Huawei from 5G contracts

Germany’s telecoms regulator Bundesnetzagentur confirmed that Chinese vendor Huawei will not be excluded from 5G contracts in the country, the Financial Times reported Jochen...

Selling smart cities: Go for grand slams or base hits?

Moving from PoC to meaningful scale with smart cities investment When imagining a smart city, many people immediately think of pervasively connected infrastructure streaming valuable...

A review of long-range wireless power technologies–the future is now (Reader Forum)

Wireless technologies have been popular with consumers for several decades now (think Wi-Fi, cordless phones, etc.). The proliferation of smart devices has only fed...

Kagan: AT&T Ready to Go improves wireless customer experience

AT&T Ready to Go is a great service idea whose time has finally come. Instead of you going to the store to buy your...

MTN South Africa launches 5G indoor solution at Kyalami Grand Prix circuit

South African mobile operator MTN has launched a live 5G indoor solution at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and International Convention Centre. MTN South Africa said...

Nokia, Cellcom ink MoU to deploy Sensing as a Service in Israel

Nokia and Cellcom Israel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy Sensing as a Service in Israel with the main aim of creating a...

China complains to the WTO about Australia’s Huawei 5G ban

China’s government said at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) that Australia’s restriction on Chinese 5G technology was “obviously discriminative” and appeared...

KT launches nationwide 5G services in Korea

Korean carrier KT Corp has officially launched commercial 5G services in the Asian nation, the telco said in a statement. KT Corp claimed to be...

The Canadian 600 MHz spectrum auction by the numbers (Analyst Angle)

On April 10, 2019, Canada’s ISED announced the 600 MHz provisional auction results.  This was two years after the FCC announced the results for...

Another Apple vs. Qualcomm epic court battle: What you need to know

If you are not already tired of Apple vs. Qualcomm lawsuits, there is another big one coming soon to the U.S. Southern California District...

Auction nears $2 billion in bids

After 79 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission's 24 GHz auction has raised nearly $1.989 billion in bids. Five rounds of bidding are being held...

Verizon drops price of Sequans LTE-M/NB-IoT chips to $6.50 for ThingSpace customers

The original Monarch system-in-package (SiP) from French chipmaker Sequans Communications has been made available Verizon’s ThingSpace IoT ‘accelerator programme’ for just $6.50. The new price...

Volkswagen to build private 5G networks from 2020; invites tenders from kit vendors

German automotive manufacturer Volkswagen will start construction of its own 5G mobile networks in 122 factories in Germany in 2020, according to a report...
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