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“We’re agnostic, but we have a view” – Accenture on how to captain Industry 4.0

This article, recounting an interview with Accenture’s ‘cloud-first’ commander Jefferson Wang at MWC at the end of last month, might be taken as a companion piece, of sorts, with last week’s replay of an MWC meeting with Jennifer Artley (see here and here), in...

5G-Advanced: Six tests in the lab and field

Although the 5G-Advanced era does not officially begin until the freeze of 3GPP's Release 18, which is expected in June of this year, mobile network operators are already busy testing of related technology and features in the lab and even in the field. Here...

‘Land and expand’ – Verizon’s big private 5G play (‘different to how we ever worked’)

Note, this article is continued from a previous entry, under the title: Pragmatism, partnership, progress – private 5G pipe ‘doubles’ for Verizon. Go here for the first part. As written, and to recap... Jennifer Artley is in charge of the fast-expanding ‘5G acceleration’ team...

Pragmatism, partnership, progress – private 5G pipe ‘doubles’ for Verizon

What did we write about MWC last week – that it was enterprise, enterprise, enterprise, and that operators failed to show (for RCR Wireless, anyway; to talk private 5G, at least)? Well, that’s not entirely true; some of them did. Verizon Business did, and...

#TBT: Monetizing MEC; FCC nominee withdraws; Dish tests 800 MHz … this week in 2023

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! Snapdragon Spaces at...

#TBT: LoRa’s path on the IoT trail; 5G, MEC at the Super Bowl; Boingo goes private … this week in 2021

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! LoRa's path on...

Verizon to supply 4G/5G IoT to Sony-Honda AI-EV JV in US

US operator Verizon has struck a deal with Japan-based counterpart KDDI to provide connectivity in North America to a forthcoming electric vehicle from Sony Honda Mobility (SHM), a joint venture between Sony and Honda. Verizon will supply cellular IoT and broadband connectivity to the...

Verizon to deploy private 5G networks across NHL arenas

Verizon Business is currently piloting private 5G wireless network in select arenas U.S. carrier Verizon and the National Hockey League (NHL) announced a multi-year sponsorship renewal under which the telco will continue to be the league’s official partner in the 5G field.   Additionally, as an...

#TBT: Unlimited data wars; Vodafone + Idea; Verizon looks Skyward … this week in 2017

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! AT&T offers unlimited...

NTIA awards $42 million to a consortium of carriers, vendors and labs for Open RAN

"The best way to assess integration across the industry is to go big," writes AT&T's VP of RAN Technology AT&T and Verizon are heading up a federally funded, $42.3 million project focused on Open RAN interoperability, network performance and security, as well as new...

Vonage and Verizon to collaborate on advanced network APIs

The partners said that they will collaborate on developing new network APIs for developers globally Vonage and U.S. carrier Verizon have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlining their intention to introduce Verizon network Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to the Vonage platform that will enable...

Verizon emphasizes decentralization and local focus

Three major infrastructure efforts are wrapping up, but an 'aggressive' C-Band and mmWave build continues Verizon has decentralized its national organizational structure into 18 regions and is heavily focusing on its network and market position on a local basis, executives said during an investor update...

Verizon: We’ve deployed 130K O-RAN-capable radios

Verizon says it is laying the foundation for O-RAN Verizon says that it has already deployed more than 130,000 Open RAN-capable radios in its network as part of an ongoing modernization project in which the carrier is putting in place a virtualized Radio Access Network...

‘Nokia, Ericsson, us’ – three-horse race in post-hype private 5G era, reckons Celona

It is always good to talk to Celona. The California scale-up has taken a position as an agitator in the excitable private networks market, positioning itself as an enterprise-friendly alternative to the likes of Nokia and Ericsson, with a cellular system born of deliberate...

The Sunday Brief: Fourth quarter earnings—who has the momentum?

Greetings from Missouri.  This has been a couple of “at home” weeks prior to a travel-heavy February, which has allowed us to probe a little deeper into fourth quarter earnings.  Since the last Brief, Jim’s interview with the 5G Guys podcast has been published (here and...

#TBT: Android displaces Symbian; Verizon’s billion-dollar cloud buy; Obama calls for wireless broadband expansion … this week in 2011

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! Android takes top...

Verizon makes gains in mobile, FWA subs; says C-Band investments are paying off

'We are confident in our strategy,' declares CEO Hans Vestberg Verizon reported solid numbers in mobile postpaid customer additions and strong broadband additions driven by Fixed Wireless Access. The carrier noted that during the fourth quarter of 2023, it saw consumer postpaid phone gross additions jump...

How is Verizon approaching 5G Standalone in 2024? 

5G Standalone opens up opportunities for automation, network slicing, RedCap In 2023, Verizon activated a good deal of its deep C-Band spectrum holdings, expanded the footprint of its fixed wireless access home broadband product, and extended its Verizon Cloud Platform from centralized data centers to...

Ookla: T-Mo sees ‘strong increase’ in Q4 speeds, Verizon and AT&T are ‘distant runners up’

T-Mobile US continues to ratchet up its network speeds, with modern chipsets able to achieve a median download speed of 188.96 Mbps during the fourth quarter of 2023, up from 163.59 Mbps during the third quarter and a "strong increase", according to new analysis...

Verizon gains ground on T-Mo’s 5G speed lead: Opensignal

Opensignal looks at 5G experience vs. overall network experience among the three largest U.S. MNOs T-Mobile US continues to maintain its lead in offering the fastest 5G speeds and availability, but Verizon and AT&T's C-Band deployments are helping those carriers to make some inroads. That's the...

Verizon on enterprise 5G in 2024: ‘Everyone is interested’ 

Private 5G and network slicing set to drive enterprise adoption of 5G  In a wide-ranging conversation with RCR Wireless News, Verizon Business Chief Revenue Officer for Global Enterprise and Public Sector Massimo Peselli shared his outlook for 2024. With a growing private 5G business 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...

The Sunday Brief: Six key events of 2023 (Part 2)

Holiday greetings from the Midwest, where we recently finished up a very productive trip through St Louis and several other towns.  Pictured are a few folks from the LB Networks team celebrating a terrific 2023 while Jim was in St Louis last Thursday.  This is...

Verizon Business certifies Zebra devices for private 5G in US

Verizon Business, the enterprise division of US network operator Verizon, has introduced a range of rugged smartphones and tablets to go with its private LTE and 5G networks in industrial venues in the US. The new devices, by US-based Zebra Technologies, are designed (“purpose-built”)...