What is beamforming? Massive MIMO antennas, which increase data throughput and spectrum efficiency by adding transmit and receive elements to antennas, and high-frequency, high-capacity millimeter wave spectrum are both synonymous …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">5G beamforming for massive MIMO and millimeter wave enablement >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Apple bites on AT&T’s 5Ge branding >
5Ge indicator rolling out with latest iOS update Some AT&T customers with Android handsets have begun seeing a “5Ge” indicator when connected to the operator’s LTE-Advanced network. Now, with its …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">OpenSignal: There’s a ‘4G renaissance’ happening as operators lay groundwork for 5G >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
As mobile operators prepare for 5G, their existing 4G networks are benefiting from the increased densification, faster speeds and the extension of LTE’s reach, according to OpenSignal’s most recent report. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T sees 5G as a viable fixed broadband replacement >
FirstNet build is essential to future 5G plans AT&T is currently using its millimeter wave spectrum to offer up a standards-based 5G service in parts of 12 markets. And, over …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: Synchronoss secret sauce helps telecom, media, tech companies >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
As a telecom and wireless analyst and columnist for more than 30 years, countless companies have tried to get on my radar. Of that long list, only a small percentage …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Arm, AT&T, Ericsson, HPE et al join new Linux group to bring order to edge IoT chaos >
The Linux Foundation has started a new umbrella organisation, LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing that is independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Spectrum strategies for 5G: 2019 update (Analyst Angle) >
Much of the activity on 5G spectrum in the US to date has focused on millimeter (mmWave) spectrum, but it is not clear that mmWave spectrum will be suitable for …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile, fixed and edge are ‘pillars’ of AT&T Business 5G strategy >
Vertically-focused 5G strategy includes retail, manufacturing, healthcare and finance Right now commercial 5G services, inherently limited to device availability—although that will change throughout 2019, reach a very limited number of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Dallas rejigs digital team, as AT&T reveals first proofs of local smart city works >
The City of Dallas has appointed its first chief innovation officer (CINO) to lead its newly created ‘office of innovation’ and drive “operational and technological improvements” in the city. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T Communications CEO: 5G is the ‘Yes you can’ network >
Exec defended controversial ‘5Ge’ indicator during CES keynote Last week, AT&T pushed a new indicator to devices connected to its LTE-Advanced network, which drew significant criticism from competitors, the media, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kagan: So is 5G wireless here or is it coming soon? >by Jeff Kaganby Jeff Kagan
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion around 5G so let’s try and clear things up. AT&T Mobility say’s it’s here now since they are the first carrier …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Why 5G is a slow-burning enterprise saga – and Verizon’s criticism of 5G marketing doesn’t go far enough >
“The potential for 5G is awesome,” Verizon chief tech officer Kyle Malady wrote in an open letter this week, in protest at the early marketing of rather middle-of-the-road ‘5G’ services …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: GPRS vs. HSCSD throw down; paging’s future in a unified European market; AT&T gears up for EDGE … this week in 2000 >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon, which launched 5G based on proprietary standard, calls out AT&T for 5G marketing >
Sprint and T-Mobile US also weighed-in on 5G marketing With AT&T and Verizon both in-market with commercial 5G services and Sprint and T-Mobile US working toward network activations this year, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T intros smart lights in Vegas, 5G for Dallas Cowboys, $250k for IoT startups >
Las Vegas is working with network operator AT&T and IoT provider Ubicquia to trial a new smart street-lighting solution that makes use of existing lighting infrastructure. In a flurry of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T strikes deal with Toyota, walks the line on crunch C-V2X / DSRC debate >
AT&T has slipped out a minor announcement about LTE connectivity on latest-model Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks in the US, starting from the fall, just as the technology and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T’s 5G E branding draws criticism >
5G branding gets a chilly reception from some AT&T activated a limited, standards-based mobile 5G service in parts of 12 markets last month; the launch device is a mobile hot …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">FirstNet, 5G drive AT&T investment in macro towers >
Tillman Infrastructure building hundreds of towers for AT&T Companies like American Tower and Crown Castle are highly profitable and show significant return from investors. The other side of that equation …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T to launch mobile 5G in 12 cities on Friday >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
AT&T says its mobile 5G network is already live in 12 U.S. cities and that it will officially launch services on Friday. But there’s a catch: 5G won’t be available …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">How cold storage firm Lineage Logistics used IoT tech to reduce energy by 34% >
Food cold storage operator Lineage Logistics has engaged IoT solution provider ndustrial.io and carrier AT&T to reduce annual energy usage by 34 per cent and annual energy costs by $4 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carrier focused smart car vendors Tantalum, Springworks combine in £14m deal >
Carrier focused connected-car companies Tantalum and Springworks have combined in a deal worth around £14 million, bolstering their position in Europe and the US automotive and telecommunications markets. The deal …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: Mobile faxes, criminal cellular emulation and crunch time for the Telecom Act … this week in 1995 >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
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 …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T says network performance during disasters led to FirstNet customer adds >
FirstNet base up to 3,600 agencies and 250,000 lines Speaking during the recent Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference, Scott Mair, president of AT&T Operations, provided an update on …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm president says broader 5G chipset support coming later in 2019 >
Current portfolio supports sub-6 GHz TDD bands and NSA 5G NR Wailea, HAWAII–Qualcomm this week launched its new premium-tier mobile SoC, the Snapdragon 855, that will power 5G smartphones from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The IoT interview (pt3): “We do what we can, and partner on the rest,” says AT&T >
Note, this is the third part of a wide-ranging interview with AT&T President of IoT Solutions Chris Penrose; for the first instalment go here. AT&T has used the line before: …