Yearly Archives: 2020

Telstra leads Australia 5G speed ranking

  Telstra emerged as the leading operator in Australia in terms of 5G download rates, according to a report by Opensignal. The carrier recorded an average...

VoltDB White Paper: Proactive Fraud Prevention for Industrial IoT

With IIoT’s promise of ubiquitous connectivity and automation come the all too familiar risks of hacker intrusion, fraud, and revenue leakage. Securing IIoT networks...

#TBT: GSM vs. CDMA; Starbucks tries out Wi-Fi; Sega’s first mobile game … this week in 2002

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...

As FirstNet gets 5G-ready, first responder network approaches 1.5 million connections

AT&T SVP John Stephens updates on DSS, mmWave and 5G Speaking this week at the virtual Oppenheimer Technology, Internet and Communication Conference, AT&T SVP and...

NTT and Mavenir target Industry 4.0 in Germany with open private-5G combo

NTT Data, the business services division of NTT Group, is working with open RAN provider Mavenir to jointly develop a “complete range” of radio...

Twenty miles with Bluetooth – new beacon billed as ‘game-changer’ for IoT, rival for LTE

Texas-based Apptricity has launched a long-range Bluetooth beacon capable of connecting sensors at distances of up to 20 miles outdoors, and up to 20...

Made to work together: Two ways Wi-Fi and 5G coexist

WBA: Wi-Fi and 5G coexist on the physical layer of a network and in a way that delivers the “best connected” experience Wireless Broadband Alliance’s...

Ericsson reaches 100 5G commercial agreements globally

  Ericsson announced it has secured the company’s 100th commercial 5G agreement or contract with unique communications service providers. The Swedish vendor said that this figure includes 58 publicly...

HIS implements indoor Wi-Fi connectivity at Crosby Plaza Apartments in Texas

Hotel Internet Services (HIS), which provides internet services and solutions for the multi-housing industry, announced the implementation of a high-performance Wi-Fi network at Crosby...

China Unicom, China Telecom deploy 150,000 5G base stations in H1

  China Unicom, together with rival telco China Telecom, deployed approximately 150,000 5G base stations across China in the first half of the year, the...

Liberty Global to acquire Swiss telco Sunrise Communications for $7.4 billion

Cable magnate John Malone's Liberty Global is buying Swiss telecom company Sunrise Communications AG in an all-cash takeover that will combine Liberty's UPC Switzerland...

Extending the cloud to the edge unlocks new business value, opportunities

In this age of sweeping digitalization and ubiquitous connectivity, enterprises face a constantly-changing set of challenges. Flexibility, responsiveness and product differentiation are imperatives and...

5G networks will be dense and unforgiving: Why dynamic, automated inventory is critical (Reader Forum)

The evolution to 5G is off to a strong start among communication service providers (CSPs) and momentum is building. As of March 2020, 84...

Coca-Cola bottling firm CCEP signs cloud deal with IBM as ‘springboard’ for IoT, AI

Coca-Cola European Partners has signed a multiyear agreement with IBM to move to an open hybrid cloud environment to create a “springboard” to launch...

Dell, Tech Mahindra get behind Software AG’s Covid app, after ‘Europe-wide’ testing

Software AG has released a social distancing solution via its partners, including Dell Technologies and Tech Mahindra, to help companies navigate the complexities of...

Microsoft, Snam team up on IoT and AI to build ‘energy company of the future’

US tech giant Microsoft and Italian natural gas utility Snam are developing a hybrid cloud infrastructure based on Azure to raise the processing power...

An Innovator’s DNA: Federated Wireless’ Secret to Success with Iyad Tarazi

Every now and then, someone comes along and transforms and disrupts an industry. On today’s show, Carrie Charles talks to one of those people,...

5G deployments boost China Towers H1 financial results

  China Tower’s business in the first half of 2020 was positively impacted by the acceleration of 5G deployments in China, the company said in...

Rakuten Mobile to reach full mobile coverage in Japan in 2021: CEO

  New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, expects to cover all the country’s population with its mobile service in...

PALs auction: $3 billion and counting

The Priority Access License auction has raised $3 billion in bids after 34 rounds. The number of licenses that are still seeing competitive bids...

Global BAS market to reach $5.91 billion by 2026: Study

The global Building Automation Systems (BAS) market is estimated to reach $5.91 billion by 2026 from $4.69 billion in 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...

KT to develop in-flight VR entertainment service

The in-flight VR service will begin with international routes before the end of this year While many of us still remain earthbound, unable or unwilling...

Midband spectrum infusion: 3.45-3.55 GHz will be opened up for 5G

White House and Department of Defense officials have announced plans to commercialize another 100 megahertz of highly desired midband spectrum for terrestrial 5G use,...

How do mobile service providers handle the shifting economics of 5G (Reader Forum)

With the advent of 5G, mobile service providers (MSPs) have an estimated 50% bandwidth growth requirements, yet mobile/wireless is only about 10% of all...

Improving indoor connectivity with Open RAN (Reader Forum)

In recent months, the telecommunications industry has been abuzz with news about various initiatives related to Open RAN. Essentially, Open RAN refers to open...
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