2017

With the Optical Networking and Communication Conference coming up next week, test vendors are emphasizing their focus on the next generation of optical networking technologies, ranging from 100G to 400G. …

A new report from TIA, Tolaga Research and InterDigital found 5G deployment hurdles to include too much of a focus on specific sites, backhaul challenges. The mobile telecommunications space is …

New Wireless Infrastructure Association report details the key role street lights, utility poles and traffic signals in helping speed small cell initiatives. Increasingly dense networks better support end-user data demand, …

Enabling the internet of things Many of the applications and devices set to drive future sales of wireless hardware have not yet been invented and no one knows this better …

The recent second bankruptcy filing by RadioShack hit WOTW from out of left field and could trip up turnaround plans at Sprint. Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst …

Reliance and Aircel initially signed a merger agreement in September 2016. Indian telecommunications firms Reliance Communications and Aircel obtained approval to merge their operations from the Securities and Exchange Board …

Combine carrier aggregation, 4×4 MIMO, 256-QAM, and LAA to provide a gigabit LTE experience for users, while increasing network efficiency As the standards and testing work around 5G continues, some …

During a speech at Carnegie Mellon University, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said he would move on opening up spectrum above 95 GHz as a test bed for 5G technology. Federal …

Results from a recent ETSI Plugtests event showed near complete success in some NFV test schemes, with work still needed on more complex operations. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute touted …

Internet of things developers cite security and interoperability as key challenges. Texas Instruments has staked a claim in the growing IoT development community, since its processors power the popular BeagleBoard …

Mobile network and LPWAN infrastructure operators expect to play a major role in tomorrow’s “smart cities,” and they are learning that their networks can be even more effective when paired …

This white paper will cover how wireless communication infrastructure can evolve to support growing user and data demands, ass well as how service operators are investigating the use of mmWave technology to evaluate …

AT&T made a $39 billion play for T-Mobile, while Sprint countered the competitive threat with its Evo 4G device … 6 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News …

Serge Willenegger, Qualcomm SVP of product management, explains how gigabit LTE will enable new use cases for wireless, including consistent cloud connectivity, industrial IoT use cases, virtual reality and augmented …

CommScope’s Vice President, Portfolio Marketing Philip Sorrells talks CommScope’s role in the evolution of virtualization and fiber strategy to move from theoretical implementation to practical implementations of the new 5G …

The deal is said to build on a previous 3G and LTE network enhancement agreement between Nokia and TIM Brazil. Nokia said it extended an infrastructure deal with TIM in …

Standards-based 5G networks could begin hitting the market as soon as year-end, with AT&T touting mobile 5G services by end of 2018. Proponents of an accelerated standards timeline for a …

New wireless router for field area networks for smart grid, smart city and other IoT applications. Digital transformation is driving change in nearly all enterprise and industrial verticals including for …

Sprint COO of Technology Guenther Ottendorfer digs into the carrier’s recent technology announcements set to bolster LTE and 5G plans. On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Guenther Ottendorfer, …

The funding round was led by U.S. investor Sway Ventures. London-based internet of things company Evrythng said it raised $24.8 million in a Series B funding round led by San …

Vendors include Cisco, CommScope, Johnson Controls Florida’s Ave Maria University is built to withstand the 100-mile-per-hour hurricane winds that are an annual threat in the Sunshine State. Thick concrete walls …

Multiport base station antennas allow operators to maintain control while speeding LTE and LTE-Advanced deployments All across the globe, mobile network operators are working to deploy LTE and LTE-Advanced network …

Smart toilet technology informs festival attendees of bathroom wait times. Organizers of the Rock in Rio festival selected Vodafone to supply smart city solutions to tackle a number of challenges …

NEC used VPN routers as well as SDN controllers and switches in IoT tests. NEC said it carried out a system trial allowing the company to create and utilize optimized …