Despite macroeconomic volatility, Equinix sees growth as investment in cloud-enabled digital transformation continues Looking back a decade, Equinix President and CEO Charles Meyers recalled service providers focused on networks and hyperscalers beginning what would become an incredible growth period. As …
Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst
Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst
Sean focuses on multiple subject areas including 5G, 6G, Open RAN, hybrid cloud, edge computing, and Industry 4.0. Prior to his work at RCR, Sean studied journalism and literature at the University of Mississippi then spent six years based in Key West, Florida, working as a reporter for the Miami Herald Media Company. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Multi-year master lease agreements insulate American Tower from uncertain economic conditions American Tower Corporation controls around 223,000 communications sites around the world, and has enjoyed steady growth as operators deploy and scale 5G infrastructure. Speaking earlier this month at the …
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Continuing its back to the basics approach, AT&T highlighted long-term growth opportunities from fiber and wireless Following its divestiture of the Warner Media assets and under the leadership of CEO John Stankey, AT&T appears to be a much more focused …
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With 260 million PoPs covered on mid-band and 320 million on low-band, T-Mobile US holds to 2023 capex guidance T-Mobile US has a 5G spectrum strategy it sees as a major differentiator that has put it ahead of competitors. Speaking …
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Verizon and PwC talk private 5G myths and realities LAS VEGAS—Look at any of our private 4G/5G coverage, or the work from our companion site Enterprise IoT Insights, and there’s a clear refrain. Selling private cellular into enterprise verticals is …
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At CES Qualcomm unveils concept car, announces new SoC for ADAS and digital cockpit, partners with Salesforce on automotive cloud LAS VEGAS—Qualcomm executives have for some time been discussing the chipmaker’s diversification strategy, which essentially leverages technologies developed for mobile …
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Some mobile edge computing market adoption trends are clear, but questions remain In a session at the recent Mobile Edge Forum virtual event—available on-demand here—Tantra Analyst Founder and Principal Prakash Sangam shared his perspective on how stakeholders should consider mobile …
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Editor’s note: Part 1 of this piece, based on a discussion at the Mobile Edge Forum, is available here. 5G and MEC go ‘hand-in-hand’ but where are they going? In a recent panel discussion at the Mobile Edge Forum—available on …
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The distribution of compute out of centralized data centers and closer to where data is generated is seen as a key complement to latency-sensitive 5G services. Drawing form that, operators are approaching edge computing as a way to leverage 5G …
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Editor’s note: The teams from RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights recently convened a wide range of telecoms and enterprise stakeholders to examine all things mobile edge computing at the Mobile Edge Forum virtual event, available on demand here. …
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In this episode of Will 5G Change the World?, Ericsson’s Sashieka Seneviratne, director of sustainability for networks, discusses how operators can sustainably scale 5G without compromising user experience. She discusses this topic from the perspectives of holistic network evolution planning, …
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Editor’s note: The teams from RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights recently convened a wide range of telecoms and enterprise stakeholders to examine all things mobile edge computing at the Mobile Edge Forum virtual event, available on demand here. …
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Will 5G Change the World is presented in partnership with NETSCOUT. White Paper In the 5G Era, the Customer Experience Matters , and Here’ s What to Do About It | NETSCOUT Download Blog Is Private 5G Network Right for …
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Key private 5G considerations include spectrum, use case, technology, and network architecture Private 5G is billed as a vital enabler for enterprise digital transformation in virtually all vertical sectors. Today the telecoms set is working to deliver end-to-end private 5G …
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Build, deploy, run: The private 5G network lifecycle Private 5G networks, to some degree, are billed as a panacea for enterprise business problems—whatever your issue is, throw some high-powered connectivity at it. But that delta between hype and reality as …
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Experts see device readiness, spectrum access, enterprise skill sets and business case development as private 5G sticking points The operator and vendor ecosystem selling end-to-end and point private 5G networking solutions see manufacturing as a sector ripe for disruption and …
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In this episode of Will 5G Change the World? Telecom Infra Project Chief Marketing Officer Eugina Jordan discusses how TIP’s community-driven approach to test and validation of deployment-ready disaggregating network solutions is driving innovation in the telecoms area. Jordan touches …
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Wi-Fi can’t do what mmWave 5G can and “enterprises want that,” Verizon VP of Device Technology says MAUI—Coinciding with Qualcomm’s annual Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, Verizon deployed a mmWave 5G network on-site at the Grand Wailea that has been consistently …
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With strategic branded technology partnerships and its Snapdragon Insiders program, Qualcomm is quickly developing its consumer-facing Snapdragon brand Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with Snapdragon Summit. MAUI—In July 2021, Don McGuire was appointed senior vice …
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As Qualcomm leverages mobile tech to grow automotive, compute, IoT and XR businesses, AI is seemingly the tie that binds Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with the Snapdragon Summit. MAUI—The Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit is in …
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Latest Qualcomm flagship mobile platform uses AI to power camera, connectivity, gaming, security and sound Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with the Snapdragon Summit. MAUI—At its annual Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm today unveiled its latest flagship …
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Ferrovial plans to use private 5G for its own asset-specific operations, and as a value-add for new (and prospective) customers Across its its six business units—highways, constructions, airports, mobility, energy and water—Spanish firm Ferrovial has annual turnover in excess of …
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mmWave 5G Standalone tests saw 7.1 Gbps download, 3.6 millisecond latency Chinese network equipment vendors CICT Mobile, Nokia Shanghai Bell and ZTE have tested the performance of mmWave 5G Standalone using devices equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF …
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The RIC will be offered for free to Rakuten Symphony customers who buy Symworld applications As the focus of Open RAN discussion expands beyond capex and opex savings to also include an emphasis on disaggregated, cloud-based RAN as a vector …
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Open RAN standards help create a level playing field, but there has to be room for innovation The world of telecoms is, among many other things, an exercise in developing and implementing technologies that have been standardized via a regimented, …