5 things to know today … 1. Verizon Communications achieved the world’s first live over-the-air data call using an LTE Category M1 chipset, according to chip vendor Sequans. Category M1 …
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse
Martha DeGrasse is the publisher of Network Builder Reports (nbreports.com). At RCR, Martha authored more than 20 in-depth feature reports and more than 2,400 news articles. She also created the Mobile Minute and the 5 Things to Know Today series. Prior to joining RCR Wireless News, Martha produced business and technology news for CNN and Dow Jones in New York and managed the online editorial group at Hoover’s Online before taking a number of years off to be at home when her children were young. Martha is the board president of Austin's Trinity Center and is a member of the Women's Wireless Leadership Forum.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon IoT progress, T-Mobile Pixel play … 5 things to know today >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">DAS finds its way to the enterprise >
Will the real estate industry bridge the gap? HOUSTON – Companies that make and market distributed antenna systems have known for years that carriers are unlikely to fund systems in small …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wireless industry asks FCC for help with small cells >
HOUSTON – Cities need to act decisively to ensure that their citizens are not left behind by the next generation of wireless technology, according to wireless carriers and infrastructure providers who …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Crown Castle: Small cell revenue could equal tower revenue >
HetNet Expo 2016: Crown Castle sets the tone with bullish small cell projections HOUSTON – Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown told members of the Wireless Infrastructure Association that the industry …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint chooses DragonWave for microwave backhaul radios >
The companies helping Sprint deploy its ambitious small cell network have been largely silent for more than a year, but now Canada’s DragonWave has announced its participation. Sprint will use …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T–Time Warner deal faces scrutiny >
$85.4 billion deal would be largest acquisition since Verizon bought out Vodafone “The future of video is mobile and the future of mobile is video,” AT&T told investors this weekend …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T – Time Warner merger chatter gets louder … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today … 1. Does AT&T want to buy Time Warner? National news outlets are reporting that the two companies are discussing a merger and could announce …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T outlines 5G network architecture >
AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T outlined a vision for “5G” networks using millimeter wave technology at this year’s Texas Wireless Summit. The carrier also demonstrated its 5G network technology with Ericsson. Arunabha …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Feature Report: Building tomorrow’s networks – best practices for deploying hetnets >
Small cell and distributed antenna system deployments require careful planning and coordination of a number of different processes. Zoning, permitting, lease agreements, backhaul, power and “negative assets” all need to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T and Ericsson demo 5G using millimeter wave >
AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T and Ericsson unveiled their “5G” millimeter wave network technology today at the Texas Wireless Summit. The companies demonstrated an eight-carrier single-user multiple-input/multiple-output system capable of gigabit per …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Researchers collaborate to keep connected cars safe >
AUSTIN, Texas – Connected cars are exciting to the wireless industry and the driving public, but researchers creating systems to enable autonomous vehicles are prioritizing what’s inside connected cars: humans. Keeping …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Autonomous cars, 5G and startups: Texas Wireless Summit 2016 >
AUSTIN, Texas – Connecting the wireless industry with cutting-edge academic research is the mission of The University of Texas at Austin’s Wireless Networking and Communications Group, and today the group’s signature …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon’s $2 data, AT&T’s house calls … 5 things to know today >
1. Verizon Wireless said its new PopData service is better than public Wi-Fi. PopData lets customers buy unlimited LTE data for half an hour for $2 or for a full …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon customers call on FCC, White House funds smart cities … 5 things to know today >
1. Verizon Wireless is investigating customer complaints of surging data use charges. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Federal Communications Commission saw a 10-fold increase last month in customer …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon customers call on FCC, White House funds smart cities … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today 1. Verizon Wireless is investigating customer complaints of surging data-use charges. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Federal Communications Commission saw a 10-fold increase …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Windstream to deploy 39 GHz millimeter wave in major markets >
Millimeter wave technology in the 39 GHz band got a strong vote of confidence from internet service provider Windstream this week. The company said it will use CBNL’s point-to-multipoint 39 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Note 7 hits Samsung’s bottom line hard >
The Note 7 disaster has undermined Samsung’s recovery. The world’s largest smartphone maker said third quarter operating profit will be about two-thirds of the amount it was projecting just last …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson shares plunge on profit warning >
Shares of Ericsson tumbled more than 20% this morning after the company said it expects disappointing third quarter results. Ericsson is projecting a 93% year-on-year drop in operating profit and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Sprint to donate devices and free service to help close homework gap >
Sprint said it will give away 1 million mobile devices over the next five years in an effort to help connect disadvantaged high school students to the internet. The carrier also …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson veterans take on enterprise Wi-Fi with Comcast backing >
Artificial intelligence is not just for connected cars and video games, according to former Ericsson employees who have set out to disrupt the $12 billion market for wireless local area …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">SpiderCloud preps multi-operator small cells >
Dual-mode solution can support multiple operators, but not until mobile devices support CBRS As the debate intensifies over whether and how carriers should implement LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia buys US startup, Apple and Samsung head for Supreme Court … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today … 1. Nokia has bought a Massachusetts startup to help it create smaller, more efficient base stations. Eta Devices of Cambridge, Massachusetts, makes power management technology …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">T-Mobile outage, Verizon drone news … 5 things to know today >
5 things to know today … 1. T-Mobile US resolved another early-morning network outage on Friday. The company said in a statement that “there were some calling issues nationwide for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Report: AT&T targets media acquisitions >
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is reportedly studying a list of potential takeover targets as the company plans a transition from a content delivery network to a content creation network. AMC …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Nokia demos wireless small cells installed by drones >
Nokia said it has found a way to solve small cell backhaul and power challenges for operators by using drones. The technology comes out of the Bell Labs unit Nokia …