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A problem with corn production, and a precision agriculture solution Italy is one of the top maize grain producers in the European Union alongside France, Germany, Hungary and Spain, producing more than 7 million tons of corn in an area of 700,000 hectares …

Mobile edge computing looks set to be part of 5G and IoT, with the recent MEC Congress showing considerable progress in the technology I recently attended the Mobile Edge Computing Congress in Munich, Germany. (I actually chaired the first day …

Everyone is talking about it, but what will 5G be really like in a commercial environment? Getting beyond the technical specifications, what “5G” will be in practice is nearly as confusing as digging into its planned technical specifications. In fact, …

Bosch hosted its Bosch Connected World conference in Chicago last week where it showed off its position within the industrial “internet of things.” The event was highlighted by news that Bosch would team with GE to bring interoperability between the …

Environmental caveat: e-waste New technologies are fighting an uphill battle to reduce the environmental decay from century-old processes that are both inefficient and wasteful. The “internet of things” has the potential to reduce emissions from those processes and create a truly …

FCC’s Spectrum Frontiers will open up 11 gigahertz of mm wave for 5G The vision for 5G is expansive, but one aspect of it is fiber-like connections providing multi-gigabit per second data rates to mobile devices. This connectivity will make …

5 things to know today … 1. Sprint is the only nationwide carrier still offering customers a “free” iPhone 7 when they trade in a used device. Verizon Wireless ended its iPhone offer last week, and AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile …

France-based telecom operator Orange is pushing into the mobile banking space, highlighting new opportunities for operators The new voice in the telecom industry may not be a voice at all. It may just be “bank.” Orange Telecom, which has around …

The term smart cities is popping up more frequently. So what does smart city actually mean? It’s a relatively new term, but it will be huge going forward. I am invited to attend more smart city conferences here in the …

Health care provider partners with ThingWorx for machine learning An unnamed regionally-managed health care provider partnered with ThingWorx’s machine learning platform to detect patterns in data that would lead to better patient care and reduce costly readmissions for patients with …

Sprint broke with the wireless industry in stating it did not need more spectrum for 3G services, while AT&T moved to acquire Vanguard Cellular … 18 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback …

With 5G technology continuing to evolve at a rapid pace, the industry is still trying to nail down specific use cases to take advantage of the advancement Perhaps the most challenging issue surrounding “5G” technology today is in terms of …

HetNet Expo panel highlights the role of heterogeneous networks in building a smart city HOUSTON—Any smart city project—a small-scale pilot or a purpose-built infrastructure—rests on a strong foundation of wireless connectivity. Urban residents want mobile broadband in the subway and …

The deal between the Korean giant and the Russian telco includes 5G, IoT and MIMO technologies Samsung Electronics and Russian telecom operator Mobile TeleSystems signed a memorandum of understanding to explore and develop new technologies, including “5G,” the “internet of things” …

So, it’s official. Comcast is going to make their second attempt at wireless according to their CEO Brian Roberts. So what does re-entering wireless mean for Comcast’s future? The way the industry is heading, they need to be a player …

If the ambiguity of the term “things” in “internet of things” gets to you, look no further than an explanation of embedded systems. Though also found throughout a number of industries, embedded systems are very much what helps bring things to …

Over the last couple of years, there has been much attention to and change in the mobile payment space. PayPal was the leader for decades when Apple Pay, Google Pay and countless others entered the space in the last couple …

Increasing internet connectivity, just not for “things” The growth of the internet in Latin America has been swift in the past few years, due largely to the mobile network and smartphone boom in countries like Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Argentina, …

1. T-Mobile US resolved a nationwide LTE network outage early Thursday morning, and most customers had regained access to service by the time they woke up. Of course some people were awake during the outage and contacted T-Mobile to complain …

Anritsu launched a smartphone-sized, USB-powered millimeter wave power analyzer for radio frequency power within the range from 9 kilohertz to 70 gigahertz. The company said the new Power Master MA24507A is the world’s first frequency selectable radio frequency power analyzer and can be used …

China and the US are currently the two largest markets, study finds Global cellular IoT connections – from 2G to 5G – reached almost 261 million at the end of 2015 and are forecasted to approach 1.22 billion in 2021, according …

In the Rocky Mountains, learn how Union Wireless upgraded to LTE with no downtime in extremely challenging conditions MOUNTAIN VIEW, Wyoming—While the U.S. carrier market is dominated by Tier 1 operators, there are smaller, rural service providers delivering comparable quality …

On the cusp of its service launch, Sprint gains new brand, while Chicago sees rash of new prepaid entrants … 20 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives …

Advances in digital platforms can provide regional telecom operators with the tools needed to compete and survive in the competitive marketplace Competition in the telecommunications space continues to grow thanks to technology advances that have allowed almost any company to …

A CEO panel made up of CCA carrier members highlighted varying degrees of interest in 5G and unique diversification efforts SEATTLE – Regional and rural wireless carriers, which make up a bulk of the Competitive Carriers Association’s membership, have shown …