Monthly Archives: February, 2021
The Sunday Brief: I like big blocks and I cannot lie
End of February greetings from Charlotte/ Davidson/ Lake Norman, where spring is in the air. Featured is our dog Abby, sporting her brand new...
Test and Measurement: Last year saw a 350% increase in cities with 5G, Viavi says
More than 1,330 cities around the world now have 5G networks, according to a new report from Viavi Solutions -- a 350% increase over...
Extreme Networks pitches Wi-Fi 6 as transformative for MLB fan experience
The 2021 Major League Baseball (MLB) season kicks off in just a few days and this time around, 16 ballparks — beginning with Boston’s...
Three UK reaches 1,250 5G sites
U.K. operator Three UK currently operates 1,250 5G sites in 193 towns and cities across the country, the company said in a release.
At the...
AT&T spins out TV businesses in deal with TPG
New video services-focused company valued at $16.25 billion
AT&T has struck a deal with private equity firm TPG Capital to spin out thec carrier's U.S....
Rakuten Mobile on 5G transformation: ‘Writing code to address automation is a critical thing’
In conversation with Rakuten Group CTO Tareq Amin
Q: In describing your vision for network automation, you’ve used the analogy of Level 4 autonomous driving...
Anatel approves rules for 5G tender in Brazil
Brazilian telecommunications services regulator Anatel has approved a set of rules that will pave the way for the government to award spectrum for the...
Kone partners with Orange Business Services for cloud migration
Finnish company elevator and escalator company Kone has strengthened its partnership with Orange Business Services by moving its global contact center solution to the...
Successful healthcare IoT requires cellular connectivity, says Sequans (Reader Forum)
Among the many things we’ve learned during the era of Covid-19 is the importance of efficient, reliable, and always-available healthcare services. The urgency of...
Seeq teams up on industrial IoT for utilities, oil and gas, manufacturing in Asia Pacific
Seattle-based industrial analytics company Seeq, a star of industrial IoT on the venture capital scene, is targeting the power and utilities, oil and gas,...
Verizon continues ‘aggressive’ 5G expansion, adds mmWave coverage in three more cities
Verizon has expanded access to its high-band 5G network in parts of Sacramento, Seattle and Pensacola, with customers in parts of Sacramento also receiving...
Sony Semiconductor intros NB2 IoT chipset with 2G fallback for tracking, monitoring
Sony Semiconductor Israel has released a new cellular IoT chipset for NB-IoT networks. The firm’s low-power Altair ALT1255 chipset is designed for LTE Cat...
China Mobile adds almost 4 million 5G subscribers in January
China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, added 3.97 million 5G subscribers in January, according to statistics published on the carrier’s...
Telefonica, Orange secure additional 5G spectrum in Spain
The Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation announced it has awarded the remaining two 10-megahertz blocks of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz...
Gartner’s 5G vendor ranking shows Ericsson leading the pack
Nokia and Huawei joined Ericsson on Gartner's list of 5G leaders
In its latest 5G "magic quadrant" assessment, Gartner labeled Ericsson as the standout network...
Verizon dominated the C Band auction, spending $45.45 billion for 3,500 licenses
Verizon won spectrum worth $45.45 billion in the C Band auction, to build itself a nationwide footprint of midband airwaves for 5G. That sum...
Zome Energy Networks targets the Austin energy market with new projects
Zome Energy Networks announced its plans to deploy its technology strategically into the Austin energy market.
In 2019, Zome began its entry into the Texas...
Private 5G for industrial IoT in smart ports – payback in two years, says Ericsson
Shipping ports can make money back on key private 5G-based automation systems in less than two years, reckons Ericsson, and make valuable gains (178-percent...
ZTE to construct 5G ATG networks in China in 2021
ZTE expects to work with Chinese mobile operators to construct and commercialize 5G ATG networks in China in 2021, according to Liu WeiWei, ZTE’s...
Europe announces major release, review of public-private 5G funds to spur economy
The European Commission has published a major review of funding for 5G-based and 5G-related industrial transformation, including €10 billion of new public-private partnership (PPP)...
#TBT: Microsoft eyes Windows-enabled phones; 700 MHz guard-band auctioned; Un-wiring the workforce … this week in 2001
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...
The FCC wants to talk about Open RAN
The Federal Communications Commission is considering opening up a "formal conversation" on how it can support development and deployment of Open Radio Access Network...
China to reach 822 million 5G subscribers by 2025: GSMA
China is expected to have 822 million 5G subscribers by 2025, up from 202 million subscribers at the end of last year, according to...
Globe Telecom partners with Nokia, is ready to go “full steam ahead” with 5G
Globe Telecom launched 5G services in June 2020
Nokia has secured a three-year 5G contract with the Filipino operator Globe Telecom. Globe, the largest operator...
FCC considers 3.45 GHz auction in October
The Federal Communications Commission is considering an auction of additional midband airwaves as soon as October of this year, for 100 megahertz of spectrum...
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