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The total value of the Nokia deal reaches approximately $500 million Finnish vendor Nokia signed an agreement with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand 4G telecom infrastructure across nine circles in India. Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will …

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 event is the stage for AT&T’s first public demonstration of …

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 hour for $3. Customers can access PopData through the MyVerizon …

Open source continues to gain momentum and is said to remain central to ongoing development and deployment of NFV and SDN for telecommunication operators The open source community remains active in bolstering support for the telecommunication market’s move towards network …

In a sign of some consolidation in the standards work being done by various groups for the “internet of things,” AllSeen and Open Connectivity Forum have agreed to merge their work under the OCF name. This will bring interoperability between …

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 complaints about Verizon Wireless cellphone bills. The …

WOTW tackles three different subjects this week – Samsung, Sprint and overages – all to varying degrees of success. You’ve been warned Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that …

The FCC approved Cingular’s $41B purchase of AT&T Wireless, while Sprint snagged initial Treo 650 launch … 12 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the …

Hype surrounding the ‘internet of things’ and smart city deployments remains robust, but how will next-gen networks be crafted to support services? The telecom space is abuzz with forecasts and predictions surrounding the positive financial impact expected from the “internet …

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 is donating data so students can connect to the Sprint …

Texas Wireless Summit 2016 announced that this year’s event, to be held on Oct. 18, will feature the first-ever public demonstration of Ericsson and AT&T “5G” millimeter wave technology. Millimeter wave is an essential and fundamental component for 5G, and AT&T’s plans …

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 networks. KodaCloud, a startup led by veterans of Ericsson and …

4G is not expected to just go away once 5G networks are deployed, but how will the two generational technologies exist together? With specifications for “5G” technology still being worked through, it should be obvious to wonder how the technology is …

Carrier aggregation, combo of licensed and unlicensed spectrum, and massive MIMO are key 5G technologies Although 5G has not been fully defined, the next-generation wireless connectivity standard will certainly provide multi-gigabit data throughputs by tapping into carrier aggregation, massive MIMO …

City explores smart technologies and deployments Schenectady, New York, is one of many cities across the country seeking to improve its operations and efficiency through “internet of things” deployments. With a population of about 65,000 people, the city is exploring smart lighting, a …

The connected car changes everything Of all the domains the “internet of things” has impacted, the automotive industry, with its connected car, seems to be creating the most interest from both enterprises and consumers. Cars are changing at an incredible rate, and …

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 Nokia said can reduce heat waste through the use of …

NFV platforms are growing in use across telecom, but it’s important to line up which solutions are needed to address different types of operational models On this episode of NFV/SDN Reality Check, we have a featured interview with Juniper Networks …

Languages for IoT developers We have seen a changing of the guard in the past few years as software takes center stage and once-beloved hardware simply becomes a canvas for developers. The ability to code is an important skill for the production of …

Sure, the future is going to be awesome, but what’s the rush in getting autonomous vehicles and connected cars on the street? Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that …

Current long-haul trucking inefficiencies We have all stopped at a rest station during a road trip and parked in the small gaps between the 18-wheeled trucks filled with sleeping drivers. Those drivers are often tasked to drive cross country to …

Verizon received a strong No. 2 rival in the form of Cingular, while DT’s $50B purchase of VoiceStream received labor, business support … 16 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping …

CCA and carrier member T-Mobile talked 5G, IoT, VoLTE and policy, showing such topics are not the exclusive domain of large operators As expected, the recently completed Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention showed a heavy focus on policy, “5G” and …

The internet of beans Thumb-sized “plastic beans” are being filled with sensors and tossed into grain bins and storage facilities for precision agriculture, getting rid of the need for handheld devices or elaborate moisture monitoring systems, according to an article on …