AT&T and Verizon have jointly agreed to build hundreds of new cell towers with Tillman Infrastructure, a company founded last year by Sanjiv Ahuja’s Tillman Global Holdings. Ahuja is the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Verizon, AT&T to build hundreds of towers with Lightsquared founder >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T’s Time Warner deal hits a DOJ snag >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Time Warner deal in danger, as DOJ reportedly insists on divestment The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly putting the brakes on AT&T’s $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, insisting …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Virtual transformation lands Red Hat deal with Orange >
Orange pushes NFV deployment with Red Hat deal Red Hat announced Wednesday it is partnering with Orange, a major multinational telecom operator, to help the company virtualize its networks. In …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Switching it up: Bidding farewell to a network workhorse >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Move to modern, virtualized networks sends legacy 1AESS switch to the AT&T archive 2017 has been a year of bidding farewell to some notable contributors to science and technology. The …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Friends in high places: AT&T’s cloud partnerships boost IoT business >
AT&T has more IoT devices on its wireless network than any other U.S. carrier, and the company sees partnerships as a key driver of its success. The carrier has leveraged …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Is edge computing all around us right now? >
Instead of a complex infrastructure deployment, latent computing resources could be used to support the edge computing needs of the IoT The data processing and storage needs of the internet …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T explains partnership with AWS >
AT&T says many of its customers are on a “journey to the cloud” and the carrier wants to provide the networking environment to get them there. To that end, AT&T …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T replaces IoT sensors with cameras >
AT&T moves 186 petabytes of data across its networks each day, and 53% of that is video traffic. Most of it is downstream video – content that subscribers download or …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, Verizon exploring CORD, but details are sparse >
Using CORD to turn central offices into edge data centers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–In order to support the evolving demands placed on telecommunications networks, a number of complex things need to …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">New DAS brings improved coverage to largest U.S. high school building >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
DAS installation at Evanston Township HS extends public safety, cellular coverage When staff at the enormous Evanston Township High School needed to use their radios, coverage depended entirely on their …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Container driven backend systems prompt AT&T, IBM microservices program >
AT&T partners with IBM to improve backend processes with microservices AT&T announced it is partnering with IBM to deliver a new microservices supplier program. According to the companies, IBM will …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">DAS vendors source active radio equipment >
Distributed antenna system providers and systems integrators are sourcing active radio equipment in an effort to provide turnkey solutions to their enterprise customers. Using small cells or miniature base transceiver …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, Qualcomm and Nokia trial C-V2X in San Diego >
The trial will focus on automotive safety, automated driving and traffic efficiency AT&T, Ford, Nokia, and Qualcomm Technologies have announced what it claims to be the first cellular-V2X (C-V2X) trials …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, T-Mobile US,Verizon win $1B Navy contract >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Three of the four national carriers have won wireless service contract with the U.S. Navy that is worth up to almost $1 billion over the next five years. With Sprint …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T, Tech Mahindra to develop open source AI platform >
The AI project, dubbed Acumos, is led by the Linux Foundation AT&T and Indian firm Tech Mahindra are working in a project led by the Linux Foundation, which has the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Hybrid cloud migration drives AT&T, AWS partnership expansion >
Amazon seeks to move into hybrid cloud market with AT&T, AWS collaboration AT&T recently announced it is expanding its cloud networking solutions with Amazon Web Services (AWS) with a focus …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Bringing unlicensed spectrum to rural and regional networks >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
FORT WORTH, Tex.–New options for utilizing unlicensed spectrum in cellular networks present some opportunities for smaller carriers to experiment with boosting their coverage and capacity, according to representatives from Nokia, …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">CCA 2017: FirstNet under fire >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Former governors criticize FirstNet effort; congressional oversight hearing set for next week FORT WORTH, Tex.–Former governors Jeb Bush and Martin O’Malley took to the stage at the Competitive Carriers Association …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T wants to help SMBs go mobile >
Making an actual phone call is one of the last things most of us do with our smartphones, and when we do place a call, it’s usually important. Voice calls …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T blames wireline, consumer mobility for revenue decline >
AT&T said declines in legacy wireline services and consumer mobility were the primary reasons its third quarter revenue fell 2.9% versus the year-ago quarter. The telecom giant reported revenue of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Analyst Angle: What should states look for in responses to public safety network RFPs >by rcrwirelessby rcrwireless
Over the next 6-8 weeks, the governors of all 50 States and territories will have a critical decision to make – what public safety interoperable network solution will be …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">#TBT: Days of the “big eight” wireless carriers; salute to the technologies that never made it … this week in 2001 >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">Carriers continue to be tested in network disaster recovery >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Massive network repairs underway in Puerto Rico, USVI; wildfires keeping network teams busy in CA Wireless network operators’ ability to respond to natural disasters and keep networks running, or restore …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Qualcomm vs. Intel: the 5G race is on >
Qualcomm’s announcement that its X50 5G modem is delivering gigabit-per-second data speeds may put the San Diego chipmaker in the 5G driver’s seat for now, but the race is just …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">AT&T VP: 5G is not a ‘magical, singular event’ >
Innovators and inventors ‘haven’t yet begun to imagine’ everything 5G will enable Speaking at the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s HetNet Expo in West Palm Beach, Fla., AT&T Vice President of RAN …