Monthly Archives: January, 2021
Ericsson beats expectations, driven by 5G momentum
Ekholm cautions that 2021 is an 'investment year'
Ericsson turned in strong results for the fourth quarter of 2020, with sales up 13% year-over-year driven...
World Economic Forum: Tech takes from The Davos Agenda
In lieu of its Annual Meeting--set for May in Singapore due to the COVID-19 pandemic--typically held this time of year in Davos, Switzerland, the...
‘Smart city tech works in towns, too’ – Kerlink proclaims small-town IoT in France
Smart city tech, traditionally the reserve of the world’s major metropolitan centres, works just as well in small towns. So says French IoT provider...
US Ignite launches $4m military-funded 5G pilot program
"5G Living Lab" at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego uses Verizon 5G
Work is underway to support the first 5G pilot projects...
Test and Measurement: Which Eastern US city has the fastest mobile networks? NYC, according to RootMetrics
New York City has, in aggregate, the fastest mobile networks among the six largest cities in the Eastern half of the country, according to...
What will be the long term impact of the RDOF auction? (Analyst Angle)
The RDOF auction started with the great promise of bringing broadband to vast swatches of the U.S. that is lacking this essential utility. It...
Not all 5G is created equal (Analyst Angle)
iPhone Kick-Starts 5G’s Mass Market Appeal
5G was officially launched in South Korea in mid-2019 with a few smartphones, followed by many countries with additional...
Kagan: Why Comcast Xfinity is losing customers
When cable TV companies didn’t have competition, they didn’t care about the customer. They only focused on the investor. This worked for them because...
Q4 shows global smartphone shipment rebound and vendor shake-up
Apple was the top smartphone vendor, shipping 90.1 million devices in Q4
While the global smartphone market took a hit overall in 2020 — declining...
Bharti Airtel demos 5G network ahead of mid-band spectrum auction
Indian mobile service provider Bharti Airtel demonstrated its Non-Standalone live 5G service the city of Hyderabad over its existing spectrum in the 1.8 GHz...
AT&T-FirstNet launches Band 14 HPUE, z-axis location
AT&T-FirstNet is now offering first responders vertical location capabilities in more than 100 markets, ahead of an April 2021 FCC deadline for having the...
Cloud gaming to surpass $1 billion in revenue for first time, according to some estimates
The growth of cloud gaming can be attributed to 5G technology
2021 is expected to be a big year for cloud gaming, with the current...
2021: The year when more enterprises take connectivity into their own hands
2020 saw the successful conclusion of 3.5 GHz CBRS spectrum auctions for Priority Access Licenses (PALs). Run by the FCC, the process raised $4.58...
Editorial Webinar: AI- and ML-based network automation: What’s the promise and what’s the reality?
As 5G continues its evolution toward broad digital enablement of the enterprise, the proliferation of artificial intelligence and machine learning in networks will be...
LoRa Alliance gees-up troops for ‘massive’ IoT battle – ‘only’ LoRaWAN ready for scale
As is its job, the LoRa Alliance took to the (virtual) stage at The Things Conference this week to proclaim its destiny, slate the...
Samsung, Deutsche Telekom complete 5G SA trial in Czech Republic
5G SA is the next phase of next-gen network rollouts
Samsung and Deutsche Telekom completed the Czech Republic’s first 5G Standalone (SA) trial in Pilsen....
#TBT: Charter tests 5G; Wi-Fi analytics from Super Bowl LII; Alphabet launches Chronicle … this week in 2018
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...
Ericsson intros 5G RAN slicing to help guarantee private 5G for industry
The capability works with radio slicing of public 5G networks, for carriers to offer and guarantee virtual private (or ‘dedicated’) mobile networks; it also...
Australian IoT collective deploys LoRaWAN in Tasmania for cities, utilities, farmers
Australian IoT networking company National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo) has completed deployment of a LoRaWAN network in Tasmania in conjunction with local energy distribution...
AT&T sees strong wireless results amid major write-downs
'Wonder Woman 1984' works wonders for HBO/HBO Max, but premium TV gets a $15.5 billion write-down
AT&T saw stronger than expected wireless additions during the...
5G modems more than doubled during 2020, according to GSA report
GSA President called the figures 'encouraging'
According to the Global mobile Suppliers Association’s (GSA) newest 5G chipset report, the number of discrete 5G modems more...
Wi-Fi 7: What is it and when should you expect it?
Wi-Fi 7 is expected to have higher data rates and lower latency than Wi-Fi 6
Less than a month ago, the Wi-Fi Alliance has...
A million private 5G networks by 2030? A million just in Europe, says Vodafone
Private LTE and 5G for industry appears to be rolling faster than anyone expected. UK-based mobile operator Vodafone took the floor at a (really...
BrainBox AI uses artificial intelligence to improve smart buildings operations
AI-based energy efficiency for buildings
Canadian company BrainBox AI is using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve energy efficiency in commercial buildings. To know more about...
Wireless Broadband Alliance: ‘Wi-Fi/5G convergence is critical and a win-win for all’
Wireless Broadband Alliance outlined a path to a 'tighter coupling' of Wi-Fi and 5G
When it comes to how Wi-Fi 6 and 5G will work...
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