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China Tower’s business positively impacted by 5G acceleration in China

  China Tower’s business in the first three quarters of 2020 was positively impacted by the rapid deployment of 5G sites across China, the company said in its earnings release. The company said that a total of 345,000 5G sites had been constructed in China as...

Nokia secures 5G RAN contract with Telia Company in Finland

  Nokia has been selected by Nordic telecommunications group Telia Company as the exclusive provider of its 5G Radio Access Network in Finland, the vendor said in a statement. Telia Company also selected Nokia as the supplier of 5G standalone (SA) core in Denmark, Estonia, Finland,...

Mobilitie deploys new wireless network at Los Angeles? US Bank Tower

  U.S. wireless infrastructure company Mobilitie said it is deploying a new wireless network at the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles. The firm said that the wireless network throughout the building features over 500 antennas and nearly 30,000 feet of fiber. The DAS is remotely...

Editorial Webinar: Figuring out 5G NR: Covering indoors and outdoors with millimeter wave

To provide those multi-gigabit data rates 5G has promised, millimeter wave is a key piece of the spectrum puzzle. But, given its challenging propagation characteristics, operators have to take a thoughtful approach to deploying millimeter wave outdoors. As early deployments in stadiums and arenas have...

CommScope acquires Phluido’s vRAN patent portfolio

CommScope exec: 'the acquisition further solidifies CommScope’s position as innovative indoor RAN provider' CommScope has acquired the complete patent portfolio for virtual radio access networks (vRAN) from Phluido, a company specializing in RAN virtualization and disaggregation. According to CommScope, the patents “address key concepts introduced in...

TRS, Cohesion partner to launch intelligent building software platform

Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) and Cohesion, a smart building SaaS company, have launched TranswesternHub, an intelligent building software platform. TranswesternHub is powered by Cohesion?s software and is already live at 77 West Wacker Drive, a commercial office building in downtown Chicago?s Central Loop. The partners...

Swedish regulator announces 5G auction shortlist, bans Chinese vendors

The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said four mobile operators have been approved to take part in an upcoming 5G spectrum auction, the regulator said in a statement. Hi3G Access, Net4Mobility, Telia Sverige and Teracom have been approved for participation in the 3.5 GHz...

Enterprise wireless networks become a collage of technologies (Analyst Angle)

Given the strong uptake of 5G, the intense interest for deploying private CBRS LTE/NR in-building, and the accelerating development of the industrial IoT, we review the progress of CBRS penetration in the enterprise. Enterprise wireless networks today Most of the enterprise wireless network managers that I...

Verizon and Microsoft collaborate on private 5G mobile edge computing

The 5G mobile edge computing collaboration brings together Verizon's on-site 5G Edge platform and Microsoft Azure Verizon and Microsoft are collaborating to integrate the service provider’s on-site 5G Edge network with Azure edge services to enable ultra-low latency and faster connectivity help businesses enable and...

5G: Where we are and where we’re heading

In the last few months, we have seen society’s embrace of technology accelerate dramatically. Automation, Artificial Intelligence, virtual experiences, autonomous vehicles and robotics have all become much more accepted as humanity realized what those technologies could mean to human progress. The global pandemic has...

Houston, can you hear me now? Nokia to deliver 4G to the Moon

NASA said that it eventually will upgrade the 4G network on the Moon to 5G NASA intends to return to the Moon in 2024, and when it does, it wants reliable cellular coverage. To make this a reality, the space agency has provided Nokia with...

More than 150 million devices are connected to China’s 5G network

China's nationwide 5G network now includes more than 600,000 base stations China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) stated the country has now built more than 600,000 5G base stations and that data shows that the number of devices connecting to the network has...

WilsonPro adds cellular scanning capability to signal boosters

  Signal amplifier company WilsonPro has announced the integration of network scanning capabilities into all new WilsonPro Enterprise 4300/4300R cellular amplifiers moving forward. The firm noted that the built-in network scanning feature will eliminate the ambiguity of whether the cellular amplifier is working properly for all...

French carriers have deployed almost 500 sites ahead of 5G launch

  French mobile operators are currently testing 5G services with a total of 483 active 5G base stations across the country, French press reported. Orange leads in terms of 5G base stations deployments, with 353, followed by Bouygues Telecom, with 67, SFR, with 54 and Free,...

Nokia announces global virtual event for communications service providers

  Communications giant Nokia knows a thing or two about building networks, keeping people connected, and the demands placed on communications service providers heading into our new, uncharted post-COVID future. In our new reality, it is the time for real ideas and progressive thinking – not...

Five connectivity trends emerging from 2020

2020 trends show a serious 'pivot' in connectivity testing RCR Wireless News caught up with test and measurement company Spirent Communications' head of 5G strategy, Steve Douglas, to discuss some of the connectivity trends that the company saw unfold throughout 2020, as well as what...

John Hancock acquires 30% stake in ExteNet Systems

  Network infrastructure provider ExteNet Systems announced that long-term institutional investor John Hancock Life Insurance Company is leading a consortium that will acquire approximately 30% of the company. John Hancock will join existing major investors, Digital Colony and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, the company said. ExteNet will utilize...

CommScope to power in-home connectivity with 10G broadband

10G promises to deliver speeds up to 100 times faster than what most consumers experience today, says CommScope CommScope demonstrated its vision for 10-gigabit, or 10G, and virtualized networks at this year’s SCTE Cable-Tec Expo earlier this week, focusing on the in-home experiences that will...

China Broadcasting Network officially becomes China’s fourth operator

  China Broadcasting Network Co. was established this week in Beijing, becoming the country's fourth mobile operator, with a registered capital of CNY101.2 billion ($15.1 billion), Chinese press reported. China Broadcasting Network will provide 5G services in partnership with China Mobile, and is also expected to...

EE expands 5G to 12 new cities in the UK

  U.K. carrier EE, part of telecom group BT, announced it has switched on 5G technology in 12 new cities and towns across the country. The new areas covered by EE’s 5G network are Aberdeen, Aldershot, Barrhead, Blackpool, Castleford, Crawley, Mirfield, Oxford, Porthcawl, Shipley, Stafford and...

Boingo Wireless deploys Wi-Fi 6 networks at Sao Paulo international airport

  DAS and Wi-Fi infrastructure company Boingo Wireless announced the deployment of an airport-wide Wi-Fi 6 network at Sao Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil. Boingo designed, installed and manages the carrier grade Wi-Fi 6 network, which utilizes 802.11ax Wi-Fi technology and Passpoint to deliver passengers fast...

Nokia to migrate its entire IT infrastructure onto Google Cloud

Nokia has been focused on transitioning to a “cloud-first IT strategy” Earlier this week, Nokia said it will be migrating its entire on-premises information technology infrastructure onto Google Cloud, including all of its data centers, servers and software applications, marking a massive win for the...

Dutch telco KPN selects Ericsson for 5G core network

  Dutch communications service provider KPN has selected Ericsson as its mobile core network vendor, the latter said in a release. Under the five-year agreement, Ericsson will deploy dual-mode 5G Core software with full support services, including an accompanying systems integration program with third-line support services. Ericsson...

PCTEL Webinar: Transitioning to 5G: RF testing and optimization for NSA, SA and DSS

As operators worldwide expand their 5G network deployments, the transition to 5G Standalone (SA) networks is already beginning. The success of 5G during this transition depends on accurate field measurements to verify coverage, ensure Quality of Services (QoS), and unleash the full potential of...