Movistar activates 5G services in Mexico
Movistar is using AT&T’s network infrastructure for the provision of 5G in Mexico
Mexican operator Movistar, owned by Spanish telecom group Telefonica, announced the launch...
Ookla: Worldwide 5G performance, progress is stabilizing
Ookla identified 127,509 5G deployments in 128 countries as of November 30, 2022
With 2022 coming to a close, Ookla released an update on...
How important is low latency for 5G services?
5G has far broader ambitions than being another generation of mobile technology that primarily services consumers with voice and data services. As Spirent Communications'...
Top five sectors for cellular IoT – c/o Telit
There is a reason why the logistics sector is the favourite market for IoT. Because IoT, arguably, consists of only two distinct applications –...
Kagan: Choosing best wireless for you: Verizon, T-Mobile US or AT&T
All wireless carriers may look equal, but there is a difference. In fact, I have made plenty of mistakes over the years in choosing...
LTE-M – delivering a future proof IoT (Reader Forum)
The CAT-1 LTE modem was initially defined in 2008 as a low-cost, low-power alternative to connect IoT devices that needed to transfer limited amounts...
Foreseeing flat RAN market, Ericsson cuts costs
Ericsson aims cut costs by SEK9 billion ($880 million) by the end of 2023
In preparation for a flat RAN market over the next three...
UK dedicates funds to 5G/6G R&D, industry collaborations
The U.K. government announced this week that it is putting 110 million pounds into support for 5G and 6G-related telecom research and development.
The...
What are the key applications helping Vodafone monetize MEC?
'We believe in its potential,' Vodafone said of MEC
At the Mobile Edge Forum, Vodafone’s Global Edge Computing and 5G Principal Joanna Newman and Senior...
Test and Measurement: Keysight, Accedian partner on service assurance
Keysight Technologies and Accedian are putting together a cloud-native service assurance collaboration, announcing this week that they are teaming up to address the issues...
What’s the right business case for mobile edge computing (Part 2)
Editor’s note: The teams from RCR Wireless News and Enterprise IoT Insights recently convened a wide range of telecoms and enterprise stakeholders to examine...
Why network operators need to get smarter about streaming video (Reader Forum)
With practically every social media platform doubling down on video over the past decade, the emergence of apps like TikTok, and the rise of...
Editorial Report: 5G Manufacturing Forum – Key Findings
This report, a companion to the 5G Manufacturing Forum, aggregates, analyzes and contextualizes the wide-ranging discussions from expert speakers, including technology buyers, sellers, policy...
Galaxy Watch5 Pro review—Excellent prosumer watch for gifting this holiday
If you are still wondering about a holiday gift for your loved one, I have a perfect idea—Samsung Galaxy Watch5 Pro. It has a...
#TBT: Ookla buys RootMetrics; 5G comes to Brazil; debating the future of USF …...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire...
2degrees to sell tower assets to Canadian business
The $1.08 billion deal involves 1,124 towers across Aotearoa and New Zealand
2degrees Mobile has agreed to sell its tower assets to Connexa, the independent...
Pallet company CHEP takes a long view and a careful road to track 360...
Enterprise IoT Insights is putting together a report on IoT tracking in the supply-chain industry (in case recent posts have not made that clear),...
T-Mo US, Cisco launch ‘largest’ cloud-native converged core
The 4G/5G converged core has improved network speed and latency by more than 10%, says T-Mobile US
T-Mobile US and Cisco say they have launched...
‘We just have to get smarter’: AT&T’s president of network on resiliency, risk and...
A central office flood and a 2019 bombing prompted AT&T to rethink resilience
When AT&T was in the running for the FirstNet contract to run...
‘A better outcome for everyone’: AT&T’s president of network on resiliency, risk and...
AT&T is spending around $120 million annually on network resiliency work
As Hurricane Ian spun toward the Florida coast in late September, AT&T was making...
5G embracing new features and functionalities, taking the market beyond smartphones (Analyst Angle)
Extending the 5G experience and its impact on the radio system
The adoption of 5G continues to thrive in the mobile market, with a raft...
As operators scale 5G, sustainability is a business imperative
Ericsson explains three-step approach to sustainably scaling 5G—plan differently, deploy differently, operate differently
In 2020, Ericsson first took a deep dive into breaking the energy...
Cyber risk doubles in smart manufacturing as IoT jumps 53 percent per year
Risk of intellectual property (IP) theft, including of industrial trade secrets, is rising fast as manufacturing companies connect private equipment and processes. Analyst house...
Will 5G Change the World? Sashieka Seneviratne, Ericsson (Ep. 54)
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In this episode of Will 5G Change the World?, Ericsson's Sashieka Seneviratne, director of sustainability for networks, discusses how operators can sustainably scale 5G...
T-Mobile US ‘drops mic’ on 5G rivals with latest expansion
T-Mobile US is also re-farming its 1900 MHz spectrum, which was previously used on Sprint and T-Mo legacy networks
“Consider the mic dropped,” T-Mobile US said...