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Industrial IoT 5G Insights discussed 5G with Håkan Andersson, head of 5G Product Strategy, Radio Business Unit, at Ericsson. Bearing the promises of higher speeds and ultra-low latency, 5G is …

When Microsoft bought Nokia in 2014, it brought a dying captain onto a burning ship (or should we say, platform.) Nokia, once the leader in mobile phone sales, was on …

A new report from SNS Research expects 5G to drive spending long term, but LTE-based networks will generate significant cash in the near term The topic of most wireless telecom …

How does a densified network change the way carriers test their networks? We discussed this topic with Jeremy Cline, North America Product Manager, and Rob Wattenburg, North America SwissQual Business Director. The …

Sprint chief operating officer says VoLTE is “on our roadmap” Günther Ottendorfer, Sprint COO of Technology and former COO of T-Mobile Austria, took to the Sprint sub-Reddit this week to …

A conversation about densification with a Director of Network Architecture and Strategy at a US-based global manufacturing and retail corporation The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the …

Ericsson said the new launch will help boost broadband coverage in underserved areas by decreasing total cost of ownership Swedish vendor Ericsson said it has unveiled a new set of solutions …

Asia leads in LTE subscriptions with a 57.7% share Global LTE subscriptions totaled 1.45 billion at the end of the second quarter of the year, after a net addition of 160.3 …

A conversation about DAS and Wi-Fi with James Hammond, Director of Information Technology, Carolina Panthers, and Kevin Schmonsees, CTO, Beam Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of …

Nokia says 4.5G Pro solutions support five-channel carrier aggregation; future 4.9G meant to complement 5G services Nokia on Thursday continued to push toward “5G” with new and future platforms designed …

3GPP IoT standards variants add to LPWAN confusion The 3GPP standardization group has introduced a number of LTE standards aimed at providing a network for IoT: Narrowband (NB) IoT, LTE Cat 1 …

As part of China’s official 5G testing, ZTE has completed tests of a number of key 5G wireless technologies. While a 5G standard has yet to be fully specified, a …

As it continues to test three-channel carrier aggregation, Sprint this week reports that a recent trial using the LG G5 smartphone achieved peak data throughput speeds of 275 megabits per …

Editor’s note: After this story was published, a Verizon rep told RCR Wireless News the “webpage describing this service was posted in error and has been pulled down. This service …

Ruckus Wireless and Federated Wireless round out Citizens Radio Broadband Service Alliance A group of heavy-hitters in the wireless, compute and network infrastructure businesses have joined forces to speed development and …

A conversation about testing with Todd Cotts, product marketing manager at Ascom Network Testing The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. …

APT launching the new IoT platform in Taiwan Taiwanese telecommunications operator Asia Pacific Telecom (APT) launched an internet of things (IoT) dual-network multi-platform, called Gt Smart Life. APT said the necessary …

A conversation about densification with Jim DeKoekkoek, Product Line Manager, Antennas and Small Cells, Kathrein The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively …

The trial used Nokia Flexi Zone Pico cell solution U.K. telecommunications operator EE and Finnish vendor Nokia have carried out a trial to provide LTE services in rural areas of …

A total of 192 telcos are deploying advanced LTE technologies A total of 521 operators have commercially launched LTE, LTE-Advanced or LTE-Advanced Pro networks in 170 countries, according to a …

A conversation about millimeter wave densification with Alpaslan Demir, Principal Engineer, InterDigital The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why …

LTE-450 network went live in Armenia last month International telecommunications group VimpelCom is currently evaluating opportunities to roll out LTE-450 networks in other markets, the operator’s CTO Yogesh Malik told …

According to a Speedtest Market Report, domestic mobile internet speeds have improved by more than 30% since last year, with an average download speed of 19.27 megabits per second through the first …

According to a Speedtest Market Report, mobile internet has seen performance gains, improving by more than 30% since last year with an average download speed of 19.27 Mbps in the …

Almost 98% of premises in the United Kingdom had outdoor 4G LTE coverage in May The United Kingdom ended last year with a total of 39.5 million subscribers in the …