A new partnership helps enterprise IT departments do some of their own radio frequency testing to find interference sources in corporate WLANs. Bandspeed announced this week that its AirMaestro radio …
Kelly Hill
Kelly Hill
Kelly Hill reports on network test and measurement, AI infrastructure and regulatory issues, including spectrum, for RCR Wireless News. She began covering the wireless industry in 2005, focusing on carriers and MVNOs, then took a few years’ hiatus and returned to RCR Wireless News to write about heterogeneous networks (remember those?) and network infrastructure. Kelly is an Ohio native with a masters degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where she focused on science writing and multimedia. She has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, The Oregonian and The Canton Repository. She lives in northern Virginia, not far from Data Center Alley.
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FirstNet is making progress in its negotiations with seven public safety pilot projects that are to be folded in under the umbrella of its future national first-responder LTE network. The …
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Mushroom Networks and One Shop Wireless announced today that they are partnering to offer Mushroom’s broadband bonding solution to T-Mobile USA enterprise customers around the country. One Shop Wireless is …
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Mobile workers are using a wide variety of connected devices, but Wi-Fi challenges including availability and data limits are still a major stumbling block to increased productivity, according to iPass’ …
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Wi-Fi offload is touted as a solution for strained cellular networks, allowing providers to use less expensive Wi-Fi infrastructure and unlicensed spectrum to expand their network capacity while controlling costs. …
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HetNet News: Ruckus ready for trackside networks, small cell predictions
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillWi-Fi access points from Ruckus Wireless Inc. have met test requirements from railway systems for commuter trains and subways stations and platform, according to the company. Ruckus said that its …
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One of the biggest challenges for the FirstNet board as they plan a framework for a nationwide public safety network is how to ensure interoperability between local, state and federal …
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The Optical Fiber Communications Conference this week was a chance for test and measurement companies to share their wares related to testing the wired portions of communications networks. Anritsu‘s equipment …
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Progress continues on clarifying the needs of first responders and the technical standards that will support them, as the board of the future nationwide public safety network, dubbed FirstNet, continue …
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Ruckus Wireless has had strong market share growth, according to a new report from Dell’Oro Group, and has the No. 2 market position in the service provider segment. The report …
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The network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators as they transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News’ Kelly Hill is tracking this space …
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The tablet market is growing even more quickly than some estimates had predicted, and the devices are being widely adopted by enterprises and driving billions in application revenue, according to …
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Alcatel-Lucent demonstrated interoperable voice and data technology for the FirstNet board this week in Boulder, Colo., showcasing how voice over LTE and presence information might be used by first responders …
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Battery life on voice over LTE second-generation chipsets has significantly improved, showing growing maturity of the technology, according to a new test report by Spirent Communications. Spirent tested first and …
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Femtocell shipments were up 66% in the final quarter of 2012, and this year is expected to be big as production and deployment of LTE femtocells ramp up, according to …
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Test & Measurement: Firetide opens mobile test track; Mobile World Congress videos
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators as they transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News’ Kelly Hill is tracking this space …
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Airlines are expanding their Wi-Fi services and according to a new global report, are expected to become the industry that spends the most to target mobile consumers. Tata Consultancy Services …
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Network virtualization is on its way. If nothing else was clear from MWC 2013, it’s that networks are on the road to becoming less hardware and more software. Vendors and …
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Welcome to RCR Wireless News’ weekly look at the heterogeneous networks (hetnet) landscape. RCR Wireless News technology reporter Kelly Hill will be keeping you up on the latest announcements, trends …
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Test & Measurement MWC 2013: Testing carrier aggregation, small cells and apps
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillQRC Technologies launched a wide-band transcorder this week, which it describes as a self-contained radio frequency recording and playback system designed to allow technicians to record network conditions in the …
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Heterogeneous network news continues to stream out of Mobile World Congress with announcements in Wi-Fi and small cells dominating the proceedings. Nokia Siemens Networks is highlighting new small cell products, …
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Vendors are scrambling to help network operators figure out smarter ways to manage and optimize their networks, drawing data from various sources in order to make informed business decisions on …
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In Berkeley, Calif., Tarana Wireless is demonstrating a solution that it hopes will become a new standard for wireless backhaul for small cells. Tarana is a small Silicon Valley company …
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HetNet News: TE Connectivity reducing fiber costs; WeFi offers small cell, Wi-Fi network intelligence
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillWelcome to RCR Wireless News’ weekly look at the heterogeneous networks (hetnet) landscape. RCR Wireless News technology reporter Kelly Hill will be keeping you up on the latest announcements, trends …
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Test & measurement: Spirent tests user experience on VoLTE and video chat, Rohde & Schwarz tests third-party smartphone apps
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe network test and measurement space is busily supporting wireless operators’ transition to LTE networks and advanced wireless services. RCR Wireless News’ Kelly Hill is tracking this space in a …