Plans to beat government goal of extending fiber to 96% of population
While 90% of UK residents already have access to fiber-based broadband Internet service, BT CEO Gavin Patterson this week laid out plans to continue pushing for what he called "Britain's digital future."
Speaking at...
It's 5:15 pm and your 4:30 conference call is showing no signs of closure. Your son's Little League game starts across town at 6:00, but you're chained to your desk, watching the traffic pile up outside and imagining the look on his face when...
New Sunsight Instruments microwave path alignment tool enables setting up a link in minutes, not hours
The mobile telecommunications industry is one of the most competitive spaces in the economic landscape. Retaining customers boils down to providing a high-quality network experience, while working to drive...
Nokia sale of Here to automakers expected to close in first-quarter of 2016
Nokia Here mapping and navigation unit seems to be gaining traction with government bodies as evidenced by recent adoption by the Georgia, Alabama and Missouri departments of transportation.
The agencies are using the...
The Chinese firm aims to carry out '5G' testbeds with a number of companies in 2016
SHANGHAI – Chinese ICT provider Huawei believes future 5G networks will benefit not only mobile subscribers but also vertical industries, the firm’s VP of wireless marketing Daisy Chu told...
Network would combine ground-based and satellite-based connectivity
WASHINGTON – Germany’s flagship airline Lufthansa has announced a deal with Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of carrier T-Mobile US, and the satellite firm Inmarsat, to provide passengers on its short- and medium-haul flights with broadband access.
The company...
Broadband is right up there with water, sewer and power, according to report
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s Broadband Opportunity Council released its 40-page report on Monday, declaring, “Today, broadband is taking its place alongside water, sewer and electricity as essential infrastructure for communities.”
The report was...
RCR Wireless News recently had the opportunity to discuss the transition from LTE to "5G" with Chris Cave, director of research and development for InterDigital. We discussed four topics: spectrum; ongoing LTE evolution; network infrastructure differences between LTE and 5G; and shared our thoughts on 5G...
The Wi-Fi Alliance is expanding its reach into the “Internet of Things.” The trade group announced a new “Implementer Membership” program designed to help companies that don’t specialize in connectivity to get a foothold in the rapidly expanding IoT space.
“Implementer Members will be able to...
Wheeler: Broadband access is key to economic opportunity, advancement
Despite criticism, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler used the fall conference of the National Telephone Cooperative Association to push the Federal Communication Commission goal of universal broadband access.
“Simply put, in the 21st century, access to broadband is...
COWS, small cells to play major role
All four major U.S. carriers are investing in network upgrades ahead of Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Philadelphia, but some are worried it may still not be enough.
Verizon Communications and AT&T have already spent nearly $50 million to...
The Federal Reserve's recent decision to leave interest rates unchanged – for now – is a good one for the wireless tower industry.
A capital-intensive industry, the three major tower companies earn most of their revenue by leasing out space on communications towers they own or control, so there’s...
Agreement between the South Korean telco and the European vendor will run until 2020
Swedish telecom equipment vendor Ericsson and South Korean mobile operator LG Uplus, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development of "5G" and "Internet of Things" technologies.
The terms...
911 service affected
A severed fiber line at a construction site left thousands of Verizon Wireless and Time Warner Cable customers in central North Carolina without service on Monday.
For about seven hours, Verizon Wireless customers were without cellular service, including 911, although some customers were still...
UN commission is focused on bridging the digital divide
In a report released Sept. 21, the United Nations Broadband Commission for Digital Development found that 4.2 billion people, 57% of the world's population, don't have regular access to the Internet.
And that's a problem, according to...
Bob Metcalfe joins latest edition of RCRatx Speakers Series
RCR Wireless News was joined this week for the latest Speakers Series installment by Bob Metcalfe, networking pioneer and Ethernet inventor, to discuss the evolution of Ethernet, the "Internet of Things," the nature of innovation and...
Bob Metcalfe invented Ethernet in 1973 while working for Xerox in Palo Alto, Calif., and went on to serve in numerous roles with 3Com, InfoWorld and Polaris Venture Partners, among others. He is also Professor of Innovation in the Cockrell School of Engineering at...
Based on recent filings with the Federal Communications Commission, Google plans to follow on the release of its new OnHub router with more Wi-Fi devices.
Although very little information can be gleaned from the paperwork, the Google filing specifically calls out a "802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Access...
Get real time network performance metrics to make the most out of costly infrastructure deployments
In the competitive wireless marketplace, customers expect high quality of service everywhere, not just outside. With costly distributed antenna system (DAS) and small cell deployments gaining traction with service providers...
The Chinese firm unveils its OceanStore DJ Solution at the Huawei Cloud Congress 2015
SHANGHAI – Chinese ICT company Huawei has unveiled its OceanStore DJ solution, a data service platform that can provide data storage and management services on demand through unified management over storage...
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Sean Kinney discusses how the telecom industry is working to blur the line between cellular and Wi-Fi with Birdstep Technology CEO Lonnie Schilling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRGihAC9Qzo
In a world where customer retention is the driving goal for carriers, Schilling...
Group established six small cell task-specific working groups at meeting in Rome
Meeting in Rome, Italy, this week, members of the Small Cell Forum established six specific development programs aimed at making deployment of small cells easier for service providers.
Major emphasis during the meeting was...
The Chinese firm expects the Enterprise Business Group to reach revenue of $10B in 2019
SHANGHAI – Chinese ICT provider Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group generated revenue of nearly $1.8 billion in the first half of the year, climbing 48% compared to the same period last...
The demand for high speed, ubiquitous data is increasing. The industry is looking to LTE-A and emerging technologies to addresses this need. LTE-A addresses this need through a revolutionary approach that leverages multiple simultaneous connections (such as carrier aggregation), network densification, and HetNet. LTE-A...
