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Vertical Bridge, Verizon agreed to $3.3 billion deal that covers more than 6,300 towers Vertical Bridge has officially closed on its $3.3 billion tower transaction with Verizon. Vertical Bridge is acquired exclusive rights to lease, operate and manage more than …

NTT Docomo said that the new item was agreed at the recent 3GPP TSG-RAN meeting in Madrid Japanese carrier NTT Docomo announced the beginnings of 6G, describing the approval of a 6G RAN level study item at a recent 3GPP …

The jointly developed solution combines a 5G private network with private MEC and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software Verizon is putting a new proposition in front of enterprise customers: a combination of its 5G private network connectivity, plus private Mobile Edge …

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 …

Just four years ago, Verizon was trialing 800 Gbps; now it is hitting 1.6 Tbps Verizon is prepping its network for the higher speed and capacity demand expected to be generated by artificial intelligence workloads, with a recent metro trial …

An adjunct to our run-of-the-mill cellular reporting; a new report from Verizon Connect, the US carrier’s fleet tracking business, says there has been a five-percent increase in usage of GPS in automotive fleet tracking in Europe in 2024, compared with …

The Open RAN DAS system has been deployed at The University of Texas Moody Center and the Austin Convention Center Verizon has deployed the first Open RAN (O-RAN) based Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) systems with multiple vendor interoperability in its …

KnightScope deal means Verizon will connect a fleet of autonomous public safety robots ASHBURN, Virginia—Stacy Stephens was watching the Sandy Hook school shooting unfold on television in 2012 and listening to his friend William Li get increasingly agitated about why …

Did you see the interview with Airbus this week? Well here’s another dynamite entry for your over-stuffed private 5G files, pulled and transcribed from an interview at Industrial 5G Forum at the start of the month, which follows the story …

UScellular will sell a chunk of its remaining spectrum assets to AT&T for a little more than $1 billion in cash, including 1,250 million MHz-POPs of 3.45 GHz and 331 million MHz-POPs of 700 MHz B/C block licenses. “We are …

UScellular says FWA customer base saw growth, a bright spot in its results UScellular reported a continued downward slide in its total operating revenues, service revenues and net income, as it proceeds with selling assets and shifting its business into …

November greetings Cedar Rapids, Kansas City, and Iowa City.  The opening picture was taken from Kinnick Stadium after the first quarter (note the “Hi Kids” sign on the scoreboard – more on the Hawkeye Wave tradition here), where the University of …

When will significant growth in wireless start-up once again? Today, the wireless industry seems stuck between growth steps. In fact, this problem has been haunting the industry over the past decade. Normally, this happens at the end of one G …

The Federal Communications Commission has granted the use of 4.9 GHz spectrum to the First Responders Network Authority (FirstNet), and by extension, its network partner AT&T. The order specifies that the agency has to select a band manager, which will …

Verizon’s total revenue was $33.3 billion, slightly below the expected $33.43 billion Verizon stock dipped today following mixed third-quarter results, which showed the telco missing revenue estimates due to a 9% decline in wireless equipment sales. Verizon’s total revenue was …

As UScellular proceeds with a proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of its wireless operations by T-Mobile US—which would essentially turn the mobile network operator into an infrastructure company—the last of the large regional MNOs has struck a deal to sell some …

October greetings from Boston, Cedar Rapids, and Kansas City.  It was great to meet with Troy Doom, the CEO of Ice House America, one of Fort Point Capital’s investments (more on the company here) in Boston earlier this month.  Third quarter …

A pragmatic approach to telco AI can drive short-term operational benefits and customer experience enhancements As it looks to leverage AI across its business, Verizon Vice President of AI and Data Michael Raj emphasized that underlying any successful AI strategy …

Verizon Value Brands and MobileX both cut a high profile at the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo and the expo also provided a venue for some spirited exchanges between carriers. The conference was held in Las Vegas in late August. …

October greetings from Virginia, Iowa, Missouri and Massachusetts.  Our hearts go out to those impacted by Hurricane Helene.  CellSite is providing civil construction services to several tower companies and service providers impacted by substantial flooding.  Even though the storm hit …

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 …

A Verizon network outage impacted customers across the United States on Monday, and the carrier has not yet publicly identified a cause. The outage reports extended beyond the known outages caused by Hurricane Helene in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. According …

Verizon Communications has made a deal to sell the rights to lease, operate and manage more than 6,300 towers across the United States to telecom infrastructure company Vertical Bridge for $3.3 billion. Ron Bizick, president and CEO of Vertical Bridge, …

Note: sign up here to join the RCR Wireless webinar on how to scale private 5G in Industry 4.0 (‘balancing customisation and simplicity in private industrial 5G networks’) on October 10, featuring speakers from Ericsson, EXFO, Verizon Business, and others. This article …

Verizon will supply FIFA with connectivity services across stadiums and other operation sites Verizon has been designated the FIFA official telecommunication sponsor for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Canada, Mexico and the U.S., as well as a tournament supporter in …