RCR Wireless News

January 27, 2026 – RCR Wireless News has announced the launch of the Defense Communications Forum, a new event dedicated to addressing the evolving communications challenges defense organizations face as …

As the world anticipates the shift from 5G to 6G, the debate centers on whether this transition will be an evolutionary enhancement or a revolutionary leap in telecommunications. While emerging …

As 5G and AI continue to transform the telecommunications landscape, ZTE has rolled out solutions to build an L4 autonomous network powered by AI. With a focus on four key …

Open RAN is entering its next phase. After years of the grinding work to standardize open interfaces between disaggregated radio components, the focus now shifts to leveraging this new open …

AI adoption in telecom is accelerating, with CSPs moving from conceptual ideas and experimentation to real-world deployments. RCR Wireless News’ Telco AI Forum 2025 brings together global industry leaders to …

This RCR Wireless News’ report provides a comprehensive analysis of where the Wi-Fi market stands in 2025. As digital transformation accelerates across industries and as our homes become more and …

Communications service providers (CSPs) are under mounting pressure to accelerate transformation—the high-level goals are to modernize infrastructure while also deploying a future-ready network, leverage automation to make operations more cost-effective, and diversify revenue streams by delivering new use cases to new markets. And while this idea of telecom transformation may seem clear on paper, it’s a difficult thing to do in the real world given the need to manage mounting technological complexity while also overhauling business and operating models.

As 5G networks continue to mature and scale, communications service providers (CSPs) are under pressure to improve performance, reduce downtime, and gain operational efficiency through network automation while also capturing new revenue streams. At the same time, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling powerful new opportunities for network optimization, predictive analytics, and service assurance. 

5G deployments continue to expand, but the challenge of monetization remains. While over half of public networks have adopted 5G NSA, only 10% have moved to 5G SA, and 5G …

RCR Wireless News’ MWC Key Takeaways delivers the latest trends, innovations and partnerships announced at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona through a dynamic half-day event. The one day agenda is …

For CSPs, AI delivers operational efficiencies and new monetization opportunities Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the telecommunications industry, offering communications service providers (CSPs) a pathway to both operational efficiency and …

For two decades, Communications Services Providers have managed customer premises equipment (CPE) via the Broadband Forum’s TR-069 protocol. Today, there are around 1 billion broadband devices managed via that protocol—a …

In case you missed it, the wireless brand ANDREW is back, and it means business. In early 2025, Amphenol completed the acquisition of CommScope’s outdoor wireless networks (OWN) and indoor …

MWC25 Barcelona: A week of big ideas, innovation and future-shaping tech MWC25 Barcelona just wrapped up, and what a week it was! With 109,000 attendees from 205 countries and territories, …

AI is helping CSPs optimize networks, predict maintenance needs, and automate operations to reduce costs and enhance service reliability. With AI-driven customer experience management, CSPs can personalize interactions, anticipate churn …

In the broad context of cloud computing, the “network” is a feature of the cloud, as “cloud” also encompasses other services like storage and compute power. However, these services cannot …

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 features can we expect for 5G-A? …

With rising energy costs, growing consumption and the need to meet decarbonization goals on the horizon, the issue of sustainability has become critical for telecoms to address. RCR Wireless News‘ latest …

The latest advancements in testing and deployment of emerging cellular technologies took center stage at the two-day Mobile Test Summit, held in November 2024 and hosted by test and measurement …

The Ericsson RAN Energy Cockpit rApp drives radio- and system-level energy efficiency with visualization, automated root cause analysis, and resolution capabilities As communications service providers (CSPs) invest in the evolution …

With Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 7 advancing rapidly, it’s essential to take a closer look at global adoption trends, the evolving device ecosystem and the future spectrum allocations shaping connectivity. …

As CSPs invest in AI infrastructure, robust testing and assurance frameworks are essential. Key considerations include validating AI model accuracy, managing latency and ensuring resilience in real-time, distributed environments. Continuous …

Many industries are still in the experimental phase, grappling with the complexities of Industry 4.0. However, the dawn of the 5th Industrial Revolution is beginning to take shape, with AI …

Is it too early to be talking about 6G? The telco industry seems divided into two camps: those investing heavily in 6G R&D, advocating for a more energy-efficient, life-enhancing next …