February 2017

With the majority of cellular usage having moved indoors, being able to locate a user while inside a building is becoming increasingly important for public safety or services such as …

Canonical expands on the impact and potential for telecommunication operators that have embraced OpenStack as part of their virtualization plans. On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Mark …

Transaction will see Bharti acquire full control of Telenor India and is expected to close within the next year. Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel agreed to acquire full control of …

Vendors are prepping for next week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. In terms of preshow news, there are two primary areas of focus for testing and monitoring companies: “5G” …

A report from Viavi Solutions claims 12 operators have already carried out field testing of 5G technology. Twenty-five mobile operators have announced plans for lab testing of “5G” technologies, according …

Unlimited data is back, with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile all going ape over the new marketing opportunity, to the benefit of consumers. Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, …

Sprint’s chairman is reportedly ready to do a deal with T-Mobile US as soon as the U.S. spectrum auctions conclude, but analysts are not confident the two companies will merge …

Network slicing work builds on 5G collaboration deal inked by BT and Huawei in December. U.K. telecommunications provider BT and Huawei announced new research into network slicing with the goal …

Stating plans to harmonize under a single framework targeting telecom SDN and NFV plans, The Linux Foundation moves to consolidate open source efforts. The Linux Foundation is looking to merge …

On the heels of FCC device certification, T-Mobile US said it would use 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for LTE-U deployment. T-Mobile US is getting a …

Verizon Wireless again came out on top in RootMetrics latest nationwide network testing regime, scoring top marks across all five categories. Verizon Wireless continued to dominate RootMetrics network performance testing, …

Companies state 5G trials to include interoperability testing and to be conducted in the second half of 2017. Qualcomm, ZTE and China Mobile announced plans to conduct interoperability testing and …

Telefónica and Sigfox said to be already speaking with customers in the asset-tracking, smart-metering industries. Sigfox, a French-based provider of connectivity for the internet of things, and Telefónica inked a …

Security has been called the internet of things’ Achilles heel, and with good reason. Even when IoT connections use the most secure wireless networks, data can be vulnerable at both …

AT&T acknowledged it was eyeing Dobson, while Intel and Cisco announced job cuts and Qualcomm claimed 3G was ready … 16 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News …

Ruckus Wireless has agreed to be acquired by video and broadband hardware maker Arris, following weeks of rumors and negotiations. Arris will buy the Wi-Fi equipment maker for $800 million …

The enterprise and service provider markets are going through major infrastructure transformation to keep up with growing demand for IT services. As they seek to support and explore new services, new Internet …

Iconectiv, which recently gained oversight of the nation’s LNPA program, focused on fraud prevention, growing CTIA common short code program. On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Scott Puopolo, …

Many operators are seeing fixed wireless access as the likely first phase of “5G” deployments as the technology can help solve the last mile problem with fiber-to-the-home and fiber-to-the-premise deployments, …

While some futuristic IoT applications will take years of R&D before being commercialized, many other IoT applications are creating business value today. Let’s take a look at how carriers are …

While some futuristic IoT applications will take years of R&D before being commercialized, many other IoT applications are creating business value today. Let’s take a look at how carriers are …

So, what can we expect from Mobile World Congress 2017 next week in Barcelona, Spain? Looking at CTIA and CES, I expect to see plenty. All these conferences are a …

ExteNet Systems CTO Tormod Larsen discusses the network infrastructure advancements needed to realize the future of fully autonomous driving. In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, ExteNet Systems CTO …

Global investment firm KKR Group will pay $1.35 billion to Telefónica for a stake in Telxius. Telefónica reached an agreement with global investment firm KKR Group to sell up to …

French firm plans to deliver smart city applications for government offices, residents and utilities. Orange Business Services signed a consulting deal with Qatari managed services provider Meeza to deliver smart …