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In an effort to protect the U.S. government from hackers, a group of senators has introduced a bill that would legislate specific security measures for all connected hardware purchased by government agencies. The <a href=”https://www.scribd.com/document/355269230/Internet-of-Things-Cybersecurity-Improvement-Act-of-2017″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>bill</a> is called the …

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 …

A growing number of smart cities are currently under development in North America. City authorities in several cities across the U.S are taking steps in order to implement smart city schemes, mainly in the energy, traffic and transportation fields. Here, …

Cool tools for DevOps More and more IT organizations are adopting DevOps practices. In switching to a DevOps work environment, it is important to have the right tools in place. Otherwise, mismatched tools can trigger bottlenecks, giving rise to miscommunications …

I see various mergers and acquisitions in the communications service provider space eventually bringing us to just four integrated carriers in the U.S. Since earlier this year, it feels like we get a new merger report each day as big …

Europe is home to a large number of smart cities. Regional and municipal governments across the continent seek to implement innovative technologies in different fields such as transport, traffic, energy and environment in order to improve the quality of life …

As cable giant Comcast expands its internet of things network into 12 U.S. cities, industry consortium CableLabs is launching hardware and software for companies that want to build out IoT networks using long range radio (LoRa) technology. CableLabs said it …

Verizon is partnering with Globetouch in an effort to make it easier for automakers to integrate cellular connectivity. General Motors will use the service to expand its OnStar connected car service. The Globetouch platform manages user profiles and diagnostics, collects …

The Canadian telco’s connected car offering is built by Chinese vendor ZTE Canadian communications firm Rogers Communications has launched a connected car product in the local market. Built by Chinese vendor ZTE and powered by Mojio’s open platform for connected …

AT&T Labs exec says gaining full software control of the network in its ‘early stages’ Dave Walter, AT&T Labs AVP of Radio Technology and Strategy, recently fielded questions regarding not only the operator’s ongoing trials of pre-standard fixed wireless access …

Ask a few people what “AI” means, and you get everything from (a few) blank looks to “if it’s a techno-organic, it would have legs like a cheetah but a human’s body.” Which is a pretty awesome answer. We asked …

Bluetooth mesh networking is expected to boost industrial IoT applications The Bluetooth Special Interest Group this week released its new standard for supporting Bluetooth mesh network capabilities, enabling “many-to-many” device communications that Bluetooth SIG says is “ideally suited for building …

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 …

Small-cell-as-a-service offering embraced by Chelsea Football Club This week Ericsson announced decreasing sales across all business units including its managed services division, but Patrik Jakobson, head of network-as-a-service, a subset of the managed services unit, expects small-cell-as-a-service (ScaaS) to gain …

Report: 5G service provider revenues will hit $269 billion by 2025 In a new report from Juniper Research, focused on the outlook for 5G development and commercialization, suggests operators in the Asia Pacific region are ahead of the curve when …

According to reports, the SoftBank CEO met with Buffett and John Malone of Liberty Media at Sun Valley conference First it was a potential Sprint/T-Mobile U.S. tie-up, then MVNO talks with Comcast and Charter, and now published reports suggest Sprint …

AT&T is jettisoning its long-time GoPhone brand, re-naming its prepaid service “AT&T Prepaid” (snappy!) and offering two free months of service on its $45 and $65 plans. Same plan, new name, one AWESOME deal. 👋 hello to AT&T PREPAID: https://t.co/Njeb7Q9xx9 …

Anritsu this week launched a new test solution that supports LTE Advanced Pro features enabling up to 1 gigabit per second data throughput testing. The Signalling Tester MD8475B, with a new hardware and software option, supports features including four-component carrier …

Plans call for NB-IoT to connect lighting systems, environmental sensors and flood monitoring In the crowded landscape of connectivity protocols for the internet of things, T-Mobile U.S. is betting on narrowband-internet of things (NB-IoT) given a successful test project in …

Google and parent company Alphabet continue to earn the ire of European Union regulators, who are contemplated a second record fine for the company after recently smacking down the company for favoring results from its own shopping service over others. …

EXFO says it will see improvements in 2018 due to restructuring EXFO’s sales were down slightly year-over-year to $58.5 million, compared to $60.9 million in the same period last year. Net loss for the company’s fiscal third quarter was $4.3 …

NetScout introduces software version of nGenius packet visibility Network monitoring company NetScout launched a software version of its nGenius packet visibility tool. The new nGenius PFS 5000 line uses white box switches, and NetScout says models can provide aggregation, replication 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 …

According to the GSMA, worldwide mobile subscriber numbers have hit 5 billion. That’s just actual users — the GSMA says that mobile connections are actually at 7.7 billion. And those figures don’t include machine-to-machine connections like all those connected cows. …

Keysight, Anritsu boost 5G testing support “5G” testing support continues to ramp up, as vendors seek to support research, development and early field trials of pre-standard 5G. This week, Anritsu launched a new spectrum analyzer with 5G testing capabilities including wideband …