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The internet of things presents a dizzying array of choices to most enterprise customers who want to connect their assets, but automakers have fewer choices than most. Cars are made to move, so cellular is almost always the choice for …

AT&T hopes to use LTE-connected drones to support FirstNet, the nationwide public safety network the carrier is building for the U.S. government. AT&T already uses drones to inspect cell towers and test antenna patterns, and recently the company has started …

Arm’s mission to scale and grow the IoT ecosystem, by providing the secure architecture that underpins end-devices, puts us in a unique position in our industry as being broadly connectivity agnostic. After discussing cellular IoT at length across numerous continents and …

Tomorrow’s low-latency 5G networks are expected to help carriers win new smart factory business, and Ericsson plans to be a major supplier of radio equipment for these efforts. Anders Svensson, principal solution manager at Ericsson, said the company expects enterprise …

There’s a bit of a dust-up at the Federal Communications Commission this week, over the agency seeking input on exactly how fast it should require “broadband” to be as it tries to expand high-speed internet deployments, and whether fixed and …

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 up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

When it comes to IoT network news, Sprint has been the quietest of the four nationwide carriers. Verizon Wireless and AT&T have launched LTE Category M1 IoT networks, and T-Mobile US has promised the nation’s first narrowband IoT network. Sprint …

Mass adoption of IoT applications and smart devices fueling expansion of edge computing market The edge computing market continues to grow, according to a recent global industry trend analysis by Persistence Market Research. The report says the uptick in the …

New Huawei unit is already working with operators in Asia, Africa and the Middle East HONG KONG–Huawei Global Technical Services (GTS) focuses on the provision of expertise and service solutions for operators willing to implement digital transformation strategies. According to the …

5G key to Nokia’s vertical, enterprise IoT market strategy RCR Wireless News recently had the opportunity to visit with Nokia Chairman, Risto Siilasmaa.  This post is the second in a series of articles from the interview held at Nokia headquarters …

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 up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

Intel isn’t a top provider of LTE chips, but the company is determined to play a major role in 5G and the internet of things. Its chipsets are used in servers, network equipment and mobile devices, giving it a unique …

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 up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

AT&T is already using unmanned aerial vehicles to survey and inspect cell towers, and now the carrier is investing in software to help drones autonomously repair tower equipment and carry radios to places where network traffic is heavy. Right now, …

The internet of things is the next frontier for mobile network operators, as smartphone growth slows down and new mobile chips enable low-cost connections for all manner of assets and equipment. Companies in almost every industry are investigating the IoT, …

Apple CEO Tim Cook says businesses have only scratched the surface of what they can do with the company’s products, and to help them dive in deeper Apple is partnering with professional services giant Accenture. Describing Accenture as “a leader …

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 up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

AT&T may sacrifice its Digital Life business to raise cash as it prepares to purchase Time Warner for more than $85 billion. With consummation of the mega-merger looking increasingly likely, analysts say AT&T may need to convert some of its …

Drones are already inspecting cell towers, testing network connections, and photographing tower access routes after natural disasters. Now, AT&T wants to automate tower inspections, and at least one U.S. carrier is also looking at drones as a way to evaluate …

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 up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy …

Airborne radios may play an important role in connecting the billions of devices expected to comprise the internet of things. Japan’s SoftBank, which has been one of the most aggressive wireless carriers when it comes to IoT initiatives, recently announced …

City governments are inundated with smart city proposals from citizens, technology vendors and even academics who want to use city technologies to help solve some of the world’s most pressing urban problems. Engineers who have turned their attention to making …

We’ve recently completed a two-month project to investigate the market for <a href=”https://mobile-experts.net/Home/Report/91″>asset tracking IoT devices</a> …and we discovered two key facts that may surprise you: <strong>Surprise #1:   In asset tracking, more NB-IoT devices will ship this year than LoRa …

Narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) is a standards-based low power wide area (LPWA) technology developed to enable a wide range of new IoT devices and services. Ratified by the 3GPP, a telecoms standards body which works to develop future generation …

Internet of things chipmaker Sierra Wireless is buying platform provider Numerex in an all-stock deal valued at almost $100 million. Sierra Wireless said the purchase will give it new customers and sales capacity. Shares of Sierra Wireless fell more than …