BROWSING: 3G

O-RAN firm Parallel Wireless deploys 1,500 sites across Africa

Parallel Wireless already deployed O-RAN sites in Nigeria, Tanzania, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda, DRC and Malawi U.S.-based Open RAN (O-RAN) firm Parallel Wireless said it has already deployed a total of 1,500 sites across Africa. Parallel Wireless partnered with regional telecommunications providers and...

#TBT: Speculation on Cingular’s future; AOL, NTT DoCoMo dissolve JV; Content, ringtones and wallpaper, oh my! … this week in 2003

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Speculation on Cingular's...

#TBT: That shiny new Telecom Act; Transitioning from analog to digital phones; Telstra goes public … this week in 1997

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Absorbing the impact...

UK carrier EE to fully shut down its 3G network by March 2024

EE said the process to switch-off its 3G network is expected to start in January 2024 BT Group said it expects to fully complete the switch-off of U.K. carrier EE’s 3G network by March 2024, BT’s chief networks officer Greg Mccall said in a blog...

#TBT: Old phones vs. new games; Mobile TV hype and skeptics; BlackBerry Pearl’s popularity grows … this week in 2006

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Playing 3G games...

Huawei and Ericsson enter global patent licensing agreement

The licensing deal between Huawei and Ericsson includes 3G, 4G and 5G network infrastructure and consumer devices Huawei and Ericsson have established a new, global patent licensing agreement that includes 3G, 4G and 5G network infrastructure and consumer devices, granting global access to each other’s...

#TBT: Crown Castle’s IPO; 3G spectrum auctions take shape; Paging tries a makeover … this week in 1998

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Crown Castle goes...

Singaporean carriers to shut down 3G networks next year

IMDA said that 3G subscriber base makes up approximately 1% of the total mobile subscriptions in the country Singaporean mobile operators Singtel, StarHub and M1 plans to shut down their 3G services by the end of July 2024, local telecom regulator IMDA said in a...

#TBT: Waiting for the ‘killer app’; Who needs 3G?; Tearing down the garden wall … this week in 2001

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Waiting for the...

#TBT: 3G standards squabbles; Paging players eye content; Breaking down European mobile usage … this week in 1999

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! 3G standards squabbles...

Orange Madagascar invests in rural 2G, 3G infrastructure

Orange and AMN will deploy roughly 500 base stations in rural Madagascar over the next ten years Orange Madagascar has signed an agreement with tower company Africa Mobile Networks (AMN) to build additional 2G and 3G infrastructure in the country’s rural areas. The pair said...

RIP, 3G—Verizon’s shutdown wraps up 3G sunsets for US national carriers

Verizon originally planned its 3G shutdown for 2019 Verizon officially turned down its 3G network on the final day of 2022. It had been the last holdout among national mobile network operators, with AT&T and T-Mobile US already having completed their 3G shutdowns. Verizon first...

Singularities in cellular (Analyst Angle)

While cellular has undergone and brought about rapid and continuous change in human communication over the 40 years since the industry’s inception, we can identify a certain few developments that were profound and revolutionary. These include digitization of voice in 2G, text messaging, smartphones...

‘Start of an IoT mega-cycle’ – Silicon Labs talks Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN

As US IoT chipmaker Silicon Labs opens the (virtual) doors to its third Works With event (September 12-14), and readies a rush of new product releases (coverage incoming), Enterprise IoT Insights caught up with Ross Sabolcik, the firm’s general manager for industrial and commercial,...

IoT gateway market to jump 20% per year with cellular sunsetting, industrial demand

Snap IoT analysis just in from ABI Research; the US-headquartered firm has run the rule over the post-coronavirus market for IoT gateways and concluded, because of industrial IoT takeup among other factors, that total global revenues from the sale of IoT gateways will jump...

1NCE doubles NB-IoT coverage with new roaming in Americas, Asia, Europe

Germany-based IoT provider 1NCE has said it has doubled its NB-IoT footprint with expansion into Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, the Slovak Republic, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United States. The company claimed it has the “world’s largest NB-IoT coverage map, available at a single...

Three’s 5G network reaches 54% of UK population

Three said its 5G offering is available in over 400 locations across more than 3,000 sites in the United Kingdom U.K. operator Three announced that its 5G network currently covers more than 54% of the population. The operator said its 5G offering is now available in...

The future of decentralized wireless – opportunities from 3G shutdowns and 5G alternatives

The story of how blockchain is revolutionizing IoT, by democratizing and expanding low-power wide-area (LPWA) networking and creating incremental opportunities for forward-looking enterprises, has been told already. We know the IoT market has failed so far to live up to the hype (50 billion...

‘Out with the old, in with the new:’ Three UK’s 5G overtakes 3G for first time

Three says that usage of its 5G network has surged by an astonishing 385% since 2020 According to a new report released by UK operator Three, more users in the region are using its 5G services than its 3G services for the first time. The...

Revenues from cellular IoT modules jump 58% – with Quectel, Telit, MeiG dominant

Global revenues from cellular IoT modules increased by 58 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, compared with the year-ago period, with more than 40 percent of the total revenue in the period in China. 5G-based IoT modules contributed to nearly a quarter of...

#TBT: T-Mo intros video messaging; China limits CDMA; Cisco buys Linksys … this week in 2003

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! T-Mobile US launches...

KDDI-owned Soracom sets up IoT roaming with Orange, plans to go ‘global’

KDDI-owned IoT provider Soracom has announced a deal with Orange to expand its network for IoT connectivity “around the world”. The arrangement allows Japan-based Soracom to take advantage of Orange’s roaming partnerships with 700 network operators in 220 markets, managed by its wholesale division...

#TBT: Mobile commerce needs more speed; WISPs and WASPs; Timing the 3G investment cycle … this week in 2001

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 up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! 'M-commerce' experience is...

The role of multi-network SIMs in the sunsetting of 2G and 3G (Reader Forum)

Despite the UK government announcement on the 8th December regarding the phasing out of 2G and 3G networks in the UK, there remains a lack of clarity in the future of these technologies for the IoT market. This is because most providers are still...