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Keysight Technologies has given some insight into how it will carry out its commitment to the new White House initiative on “5G” development, which will include both its hardware and software as well as participation of its technology experts. The …

WOTW gives its own spin on which carrier ran the table in terms of the latest quarterly results, with T-Mobile and Sprint the two stand outs Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot …

Sprint continued to see operations impacted by ownership uncertainty, while Dish looked to be eyeing a T-Mobile acquisition … 3 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to …

Carrier Wrap speaks with Recon Analytics to take a stab at dissecting the latest quarterly results from Verizon, Sprint and AT&T In a somewhat rare occurrence, three of the nation’s four largest wireless carriers reported their latest quarterly results within …

Industrial internet of things use cases: The IIoT at sea The industrial “internet of things” has found its way to sea, with connected sensors and unified platforms designed to provide increased visibility for crews. Ships have for some time been equipped with sensors …

Will private networks allow wireless ISPs like AT&T and Verizon to skirt net neutrality regulations? We’ve all heard a lot in the news about net neutrality – where all internet traffic is handled and treated in the same manner. The …

Wireless 20/20 consultant calls neutral host a ‘win-win for MNOs and venue owners’ Currently, carriers, enterprises and venue owners are focusing network infrastructure investment on providing the same level of cellular coverage and capacity that end users expect outdoors inside …

Aquila is the name Facebook has given to its solar-powered plane, which boasts a wingspan longer than that of a Boeing 737, and is designed to beam broadband internet access to underserved populations around the world. The internet and social …

Google and Samsung join AT&T and Verizon as partners in ONOS project’s CORD platform, which is set to be spun off as an independent open source project The Open Network Operating System project’s central office re-architected as a data center …

Huawei generated revenue of $36.7B during the period Chinese information and communications technology solutions provider Huawei generated sales of 245.5 billion yuan ($36.7 billion) in the first half of 2016, representing an increase of 40% compared to the same period in 2015, …

This week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check looks at top headlines from AT&T and Verizon, and we speak with OPNFV on latest NFV trends On this week’s show we have a featured interview with Heather Kirksey, director of the Linux Foundation’s OPNFV …

Qualcomm this week reported strong quarterly earnings, and CEO Steve Mollenkopf said the chipmaker is poised to be a leader in “5G.” During an earnings presentation, executives explained that revenue for the third quarter, which ended June 26, amounted to …

Verizon claims NG-PON2 technology is targeted at FiOS-based enterprise and consumer service with speed in excess of 10 Gb per fiber Verizon Communications said it’s continuing to make progress on plans to bolster its fiber optic infrastructure, noting it has …

Steps to becoming a telecommunications engineer With “5G” standards in the works and an estimated 20.8 billion connected “internet of things” devices in use by 2020, telecommunications engineers have never been needed more. Now that we know what telecommunications engineering is, it is …

Background The telecommunications industry is the backbone of today’s mobile landscape, deploying voice, data, graphics and video at ever-increasing speeds and in a growing number of ways. Wireline telephone communication was once the primary service of the industry, but wireless communication and …

Global Wireless Solutions discusses wireless network testing methods core to Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint marketing efforts In an attempt to gain an advantage over rivals, domestic wireless carriers have turned more aggressively to claims of superior network performance based …

An industry in ‘turmOil’ The oil and gas industry is riding out a violent wave that crashed crude oil prices per barrel to less than $40, down more than 60% from the high of summer 2014. The result is a …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Two years after Brazil hosted the 2014 Fifa World Cup, the city of Rio de Janeiro will host the first Olympic and Paralympic Games to take place in South America. The Olympic Village will house around 17,000 participating …

Cable MSOs have been tied to the mobile space for years, but expect those ties to grow even stronger with the advent of 5G One of the great debates in the U.S. mobile industry is to discuss when the cable …

SoftBank’s acquisition of ARM to help accelerate much-needed internet of things standardization The “internet of things” looks to have received a massive vote of confidence as one of the boldest technology investors of the past two decades, Masayoshi Son, agreed …

Research firm IHS Markit predicts 80% of NFV spend by carriers to be on software, with VNFs garnering significant investments A new report from IHS Markit predicts the service provider network functions virtualization market, including hardware, software and services, will …

Powertool manufacturer Black & Decker turned to Cisco to provide an “internet of things” solution that increases visibility and decreases complexity in one of the largest tool manufacturing plants in Mexico. If you have partaken in any home or auto do-it-yourself projects, …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Sprint to discuss the carrier’s 5G plans and the use of NFV and SDN to support the service The telecom space continues to embrace network virtualization technologies, including those based on …

In a new report, researchers from Nerd Wallet ranked the top mobile-friendly cities in the U.S. based on criteria including carrier performance, availability of in-person customer service, crime risk and whether cities had mobile-optimized municipal websites. Based on the ranking, …

AT&T is seen by many as the domestic investment leader in the “internet of things” and virtualization of its network. The telecom company also has its sights set on “5G” technology and what it can do to prepare to bring these …