2016

The grand vision of autonomous driving is for intelligent vehicles, coupled with smart infrastructure, to use real time communications to make traffic accidents and congestion a thing of the past. …

25 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up is unnecessarily fast, senators say A group of six U.S. senators this week told the Federal Communications Commission its current broadband benchmark of 25 …

Verizon LTE small cell said to cover up to 31,500 square feet, 42 concurrent users Verizon Wireless’ continued push into small cell technology now includes a deal with Samsung Electronics …

What exactly are the business cases and use models for 5G? There has been a lot of talk about “5G” recently. Hardly a day passes without yet another reference to …

Spirent sees traffic management, virtualization and proactive testing as key drivers in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts …

Mitel expects further advances in Wi-Fi first services Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they …

Jim Patterson this week peers into Verizon earnings and look at three of their emerging businesses There’s a lot to like about Verizon Communications’ earnings, and at the same time …

OPNFV project adds members as it plans for second release scheduled for next month The Linux Foundation’s Open Platform Network Function Virtualization Project claimed a trio of new members as …

Facebook data centers said to be 100% powered by renewable energy In a Jan. 24 blog post, Facebook announced it will build its second European data center in the small …

5 things to know today … 1. The small cell opportunity for commercial property owners continues to grow. Vertical Bridge has made a deal to manage wireless sites at 250 …

Iain Gillott from iGR breaks down Sprint network plans and does not like what he sees Much has been written and speculated in the last week about Sprint’s network plans …

Telecom Italia currently owns 60% of telecom infrastructure firm Inwit A consortium comprising Spanish operator Cellnex and Italian infrastructure fund F2i is the front-runner to buy 45% of Italian telecom …

The Internet is abuzz after potential details of the next-generation flagship phones from industry leaders Apple and Samsung were leaked online in separate incidents, according to multiple reports. The release …

Sprint touts LTE Plus expansion, Nielsen for proof of LTE superiority Just ahead of its planned quarterly results announcement, Sprint touted expansion of its “LTE Plus” network as well as …

New solutions to be based on SK Telecom ThingPlug platform SK Telecom inked an agreement with networking giant Cisco Systems to develop new solutions for “Internet of Things” technology, The …

A conversation about network performance with Danielle Elaine Smith, Marketing Director, Alepo Download a transcript of the interview and receive the Getting the best QoE report Policy is a crucial driver …

I believe the wireless marketing wars will split, accelerate and intensify in 2016. While AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless have always had the lead, suddenly we are seeing Sprint and …

InfoVista looks at mobile backhaul performance challenges Mobile backhaul is already a massive challenge for mobile network operators today, as the demand for coverage and capacity that can handle data …

Mobilocity sees extensive areas of growth for the mobile community in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and …

DMI looks at the interaction of mobile apps and IoT in the manufacturing space Once the stuff of science fiction, the “Internet of Things” is now an established reality – …

Pryvate sees the need for encrypted communications Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect …

Antenna company Taoglas USA opened an expanded design and test center for machine-to-machine and “Internet of Things” modules in San Diego. Taoglas, which is based in Ireland, quadrupled the size of …

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney takes a look at Ericsson initiatives and solutions geared toward enabling the smart cities of the future. Smart cities combine virtually …

5 things to know today … 1. Apple reportedly earned $1 billion from Google in 2014 as a percentage of the advertising Google generated from searches on iPhones. The amount …

LTE represents almost 38% of China Mobile overall base China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, ended 2015 with 312.2 million LTE subscribers, according to the operator’s latest available figures. …