The Sunday Brief: Did they prove it?
February greetings from Boston (pictured), Iowa, and Missouri. The last two weeks have been filled with earnings releases, economic reports, and general news. We...
NXP to buy edge AI chipmaker Kinara for $307m
NXP Semiconductors has agreed a deal to buy US edge AI chipmaker Kinara for $307 million. Kinara specialises in energy-efficient neural processing units (NPUs)....
The AI infrastructure boom—fueling the next economic revolution?
Why hyperscalers are investing hundreds of billions in AI infrastructure—and why this isn't a bubble
In the sweep of all things artificial intelligence (AI) and...
Wireless advertising: Strong start to 2025, with new attention to satellite connectivity (Analyst Angle)
Wireless advertising has had a strong start in 2025. There are offers and initiatives, as always, but the focus on satellite connectivity is new...
Editorial Report: What’s up with 5G-Advanced?
5G-Advanced (5G-A) is expected to launch commercially around 2026 and is often described as a “stepping stone” to 6G. If that's the case, what...
5G, mmWave, C-band, MatSing antennas and more — Verizon preps for Super Bowl LIX
Super Bowl LIX takes place this Sunday at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
In preparation for Super Bowl LIX taking place at Caesars Superdome...
Amazon planning $100 billion AI infrastructure spend in 2025
Generative AI is a “really unusually large, maybe once-in-a-lifetime type of opportunity,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told investors
With hyperscalers planning massive investments in AI...
The market is stabilizing…but not how you think (Analyst Angle)
The mobile industry has been camped out in the winter of 5G like it’s Valley Forge. Getting pretty hungry here and the old...
Samsung, UScellular boost 5G FWA in the Mid-Atlantic region
For the Mid-Atlantic markets, UScellular deployed Samsung’s 5G Compact Macro, a 3GPP-based distributed architecture solution, to enable mmWave connectivity
Samsung Electronics announced that UScellular has...
Singtel upgrades its 5G offering with 700 MHz spectrum
Singtel highlighted that the deployment of the 700 MHz spectrum allows connectivity signals to travel longer distances, ensuring consistent high-quality connections
Singaporean telco Singtel claimed...
Kagan: China shocks US — first with Huawei, now DeepSeek AI. Is Quantum next?
The United States is a proud country. We wear our pride on our sleeves for everyone to see. Why not? We are proud to...
Honeywell, last and biggest US industrial conglomerate, to split in three
US industrial giant Honeywell International has announced it will split into three standalone businesses, starting with the spin-off of its Advanced Materials business in...
Micron on tearing down the edge AI memory wall
Industry discourse around test-time inference scaling converging with edge AI—where real people really experience AI—continues to ramp, and an important focus area is around...
Ericsson appointed to deploy private LTE for LCRA smart-grid across Texas
Ericsson has been confirmed (by Ericsson) as the key vendor for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) to deploy private LTE across “parts of”...
Celona announces (another!) private-5G deal with STC in the Middle East
Either it has taken a year to get going, or else it has actually expanded – but US private 5G specialist Celona has stuck...
From Data Centers to DeepSeek: Navigating the Future of Digital Infrastructure with Hunter Newby
In the premiere episode of Let’s Get Digital with Carrie Charles, we dive deep into the future of digital infrastructure with industry icon Hunter...
Carr eyes upper C-Band, promises AWS-3 re-auction
New Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is kicking off his tenure with a focus on spectrum, robocalls and emergency alerts.
In a blog...
Avoiding a robocall ‘wash out:’ The path to a holistic STIR/SHAKEN ecosystem (Reader Forum)
Americans received 68 billion unwanted robocalls in 2024. While that figure may seem substantial, significant progress has been made in the fight against robocall...
Indian regulator recommends mmWave spectrum for 5G auction
TRAI suggested that spectrum in the 37-37.5 GHz and 37.5-40 GHz bands be included in the next spectrum auction
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India...
Nokia extends 5G partnership with Orange France
As part of the agreement, Nokia will supply O-RAN-compliant 5G AirScale equipment
Finnish vendor Nokia has announced a four-year contract extension with Orange France with...
#TBT: 5G plans ramp; is Sprint for sale?; Intel invests $7bn in Arizona …...
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...
AI-arrgghhh! Four types of AI (fear and loathing in Silicon Valley etc)
If Jenson Huang says jump, the markets say ‘how high?’. Right? Such is the planet-shifting potential of artificial intelligence (AI), apparently – in capitalist...
Qualcomm has a record quarter; sees edge AI as a ‘tailwind’
Qualcomm CEO discusses the "era of AI inference” and what it means for the company's diversification strategy
Qualcomm this week reported Q1 2025 financials marked...
Cruz telecom advisor nominated to head NTIA
Arielle Roth has worked in telecom policy positions in both the Senate and the FCC
President Donald Trump has nominated Arielle Roth, an advisor to...
Google touts AI infrastructure as ‘powerful foundation’ for growth
Google plans $75 billion capex in 2025 to support AI demand which is outpacing capacity
As it continues to imbue core services with AI, Google...