Monthly Archives: May, 2021
Verizon brings 5G mmWave network to popular vacation spots
Verizon has turned on 5G mmWave coverage in Niagara Falls, the Jersey Shore and Ocean City
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend, Verizon announced...
AT&T wins $306 million in work for DHS over 12 years
AT&T has won contracts to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security modernize its networks, and the agency will gain access to FirstNet services...
Anterix signs Nokia, Motorola Solutions to ‘accelerate’ private LTE with US utilities
Private networking firm Anterix, holder of the largest share of 900 MHz spectrum in the US, has signed twin deals with Nokia and Motorola...
Honeywell hotel study suggests air purifiers help reduce exposure to airborne contaminants
Smart buildings specialist Honeywell released findings of a computer modeling study that examined indoor air quality in hotel common areas, focusing specifically on filtration...
Sony cooperates in smart city trial project in Rome
Sony Europe has announced its IMX500 image sensors with AI processing functionality are currently being used in three smart city trials being run by...
Bell expands 5G to 23 new markets in Canada
Canadian operator Bell Mobility announced the expansion of its 5G network to 23 new markets across Québec, Ontario and Manitoba.
Bell 5G's reach has expanded...
Test and Measurement: Viavi’s O-RAN CU testing debuts on AWS’ edge
Viavi Solutions has made its virtualized, cloud-based TeraVM O-RAN Central Unit (O-CU) Tester available on AWS Outposts, which the company says makes it the first...
Edzcom and Signal Partners bundle private 5G networks and devices for heavy industry
Finnish pair Edzcom and Signal Partners have signed a deal to combine private LTE and 5G networks and industrial LTE and 5G devices for...
Amazon sharpens content focus as telcos call “cut”
Amazon is acquiring MGM Studios' catalog of 4,000 films and 17,000 television shows for $8.45 billion
Amazon is acquiring MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, marking...
Survey: Nearly 60% of global consumers plan 5G device upgrade within two years
Is 2021 the year of the highly anticipated device "supercycle", when consumers upgrade their devices in large numbers in order to get access to...
Nokia, Proximus claim world’s fastest live fiber network with 25G PON
Nokia and Belgian operator Proximus turned on what it claims to be the world’s fastest fiber access network in Antwerp, Belgium.
Operating over existing fiber...
Vodafone reaches over 25 million people in Germany with its 5G network
Vodafone Germany said its 5G network is now available to more than 25 million people across the country.
In a release, the telco said it...
Ericsson, Leonardo to develop public safety and industrial 5G solutions
The 5G solutions developed by Ericsson and Leonardo will support more advanced use cases and mission-critical services
Ericsson is sharing R&D capabilities and cyber security,...
Mobilitie to provide 5G connectivity for ASM?s global venues
U.S. wireless infrastructure provider Mobilitie has inked a deal with global event producer ASM Global as sports and entertainment venues worldwide begin to return...
Telit intros cloud platform for global IoT roaming with all cellular tech
IoT module maker Telit has introduced a new cloud-based platform called Telit NExT to give service providers and enterprise users access to cellular IoT...
Athonet joins Hub One’s private LTE/5G setup at Paris ‘smart airports’
Hub One, the digital tech subsidiary of ADP (Aéroports de Paris), has appointed Italy-based network software provider Athonet to provide an LTE core across...
#TBT: MMS takes off in Europe; DT ponders T-Mobile division sale; NII files for Chapter 11 … 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...
Keysight buys Quantum Benchmark
Keysight Technologies has picked up a software company that focuses on identifying and reducing errors in quantum computing, for an undisclosed sum.
Privately-held, venture-backed...
KT Corp. partners with Korean university to establish AI research institute
South Korean telecom operator KT has signed an agreement with the country’s top science and technology university to establish a research institute for artificial...
Ericsson shows concerns about future business in China
Ericsson said that the decision by the Post and Telecommunication Authority (PTS) to exclude Chinese vendors’ products from 5G network rollouts in Sweden may...
Movandi demos 5G mmWave connectivity for C-V2X communications
Movandi installed a 5G mmWave repeater inside a car that drove around high-density service areas in San Jose
Earlier this week, Movandi announced a successful...
Building IOT secures new financing to boost growth, tech development
California-based Buildings IOT secured a $10 million investment from Keyframe Capital, the former said in a release.
The company provides building operators with solutions that...
Every combination of public/private 5G – Deutsche Telekom on what industry wants
Deutsche Telekom told Private Networks Forum yesterday that its role is not to dictate to enterprises about spectrum and technology, but to support every...
Cel-Fi selected to improve 3G / 4G / 5G cellular coverage at retail store chain
The projections for a robust retail segment this year are good. The National Retail Federation is forecasting retail sales in the U.S. could grow...
Manx Telecom rebrands roaming division as OV to serve ‘expanding’ IoT demand
UK mobile operator Manx Telecom has rebranded its global solutions division as OV to serve the IoT market, alongside its established global mobile virtual...