November 2020

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has announced his intention to step down as chairman on January 20, the same day that President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated. Pai leaves the FCC after four years with multiple moves to streamline …

The vast majority of mobile network use comes from indoors — and providing good coverage will be a challenge for 5G, in millimeter-wave bands and even in the mid-band. How is the industry addressing this challenge? RCR Wireless News looks …

‘5G is no longer just a novelty,’ according to the November Ericsson Mobility Report An estimated 1 billion people will be covered by 5G networks by the end of this year and 5G subscriptions are expected to hit 220 million, …

The number of 5G subscribers in South Korea stood at 9.98 million as of the end of October, up 735,113 from the previous month, local press reported, citing data from the Ministry of Science and ICT. According to the reports, …

U.K. mobile operators must stop installing any Huawei equipment in 5G networks, as of the end of September 2021, the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport said in a release. The government expects to release today a roadmap for …

  Enabling a remote workforce is the most significant factor shaping real estate strategies for 2021, closely followed by social distancing and infection control and energy cost-cutting, according to a recent study by research firm Verdantix. The company has released …

Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Swedish network vendor Ericsson are to deploy a private LTE network for Anglo-Russian mining company Polymetal. The deployment is at Polymetal’s Nezhdaninskoye gold deposit in the Republic of Sakha , in the far-east …

Will Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE, who have been blocked from doing business in the USA by the Trump administration because of security issues, now be cleared under the Biden administration? Many have wondered whether this problem was real …

Bosch has put live a private 5G network with Nokia at its factory in Stuttgart-Feuerbach, and confirmed another at its research campus in Renningen. The firm said it will “gradually” deploy 5G in all 250 of its factories around the …

Nordic Semiconductor has acquired Ensigma, the Wi-Fi division of UK-based semiconductor and software design firm Imagination Technologies Group, for an undisclosed fee. The deal is for Ensigma’s development operations, including most of its staff, and tech assets and intellectual property. …

Wireless infrastructure provider Mobilitie and ASM Global are bringing 5G connectivity to the Puerto Rico Convention Center (PRCC) in San Juan, the former said in a release. The Puerto Rico Convention Center (PRCC), operated by ASM Global, hosts an average …

The U.K. is one of the most developed markets in Europe in terms of 5G deployments. The country’s four mobile operators have already launched 5G technologies in the U.K.’s main cities as well as in several small and medium-sized cities. …

Spanish operator Orange is already offering 5G services in 45 cities across the country, the telco said in a blog post. Some of the cities covered by Orange’s non-standalone (NSA) 5G network includes Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Seville, Malaga, Zaragoza, Logroño …

Nokia has been selected by Citycom Telecommunication Graz to deliver a 5G network covering the City of Graz and the entire province of Styria, in Austria. Once the deployment if completed, Citycom Graz will offer autonomous industrial-grade private wireless networks …

French operator Orange expects to launch its commercial 5G services in 15 municipalities on December 3, the operator said in a release. Some of the cities where the 5G service will be initially available are Nice, Marseille, Le Mans, Angers …

Beijing Mobile and China Tower have recently completed the deployment of a 5G network at Beijing Capital International Airport, Chinese press reported. The 5G network, which is already fully-operational, allows 240,000 people to simultaneously use internet at high speeds. The …

The German federal network agency Bundesnetzagentur said it has awarded 88 spectrum licenses for private 5G campus networks, one year after the start of the application process. In a release, the regulator’s president, Jochen Homann, said it has seen increasing …

The Brazilian government aims to carry out a tender to award 5G spectrum by the end of the first half of 2021, according to Brazilian press reports. According to government officials, the future 5G spectrum auction will be “the largest …

The ruling “will no doubt complicate our efforts, but it will not affect our resolve,” says Ergen The Federal Communications Commission has affirmed an earlier decision which found that two companies essentially posed as independent small businesses in order to …

Australia-based semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow  for low-power mid-range IoT solutions, has raised $13 million in new funding. The latest Series A funding round takes its total to $30 million, and will go on expanding its product and …

While 5G and cloud might not solve massive online multiplayer issues, that isn’t necessarily the target In early November, RCR Wireless News spoke with Subspace’s CEO and Founder Bayan Towfiq who argued that when it comes to online multiplayer games, 5G …

The U.K. government proposed a new bill to increase its control capabilities over telecoms networks, which could result in operators being hit with large fines if they fail to adhere to new security requirements. In a statement, the government noted …

Vodafone has pulled together an enterprise bundled with the various component parts in an IoT stack to enable business customers in the UK to make their own IoT solutions. The UK division is working with IoT.nxt, acquired by Vodafone’s South …

  U.K. company Spica Technologies is developing a workplace experience app for Mace, which will initially be available at the international consultancy and construction business’ global headquarters in London. The new offering builds upon previous work Spica and Mace have …