Yearly Archives: 2017

Deutsche Telekom inks M2M partnership with China Unicom, smart glass deal with Zeiss

DT said M2M deal with China Mobile will provide customers access to the Chinese market, while smart glass partnership could target augmented reality. ...

Worst of the Week: Did Sprint come of age at MWC?

Was the strong showing at the recent MWC event by Sprint a sign of maturation or more cynically an attempt to attract attention? ...

DAS vendors look to VRAN to enable the enterprise

Virtualizing the radio access network with software is a way to make distributed antenna systems more affordable for enterprises that are desperate for better...

EXFO continues to consolidate with Ontology Systems purchase

Ontology deal to provide EXFO with real-time network topology discovery and service-chain mapping to improve network visibility platform for operators. EXFO said...

Major operators, vendors commit to unified 5G ecosystem

As pre-standards "5G" network equipment and devices emerge to support the increasing number of trials around the world, operators and vendors see a need...

Ericsson, China Mobile carry out connected factory trial in China

Connected factory trial is currently focused on production line monitoring and materials tracking use cases. China Mobile and Ericsson said they are...

NATE Unite 2017

Carriers and tower companies may not be building as many towers as they have in the past, but there's no slowdown for the National...

Huawei, Deutsche Telekom involved in cloud-based 5G E2E network slicing demo

Cloud-based 5G end-to-end network slicing demo hosted at DT’s lab in Bonn, Germany. Huawei and Deutsche Telekom said they are currently...

ZTE, Intel ink deal to create IoT innovation lab, 5G BBU

ZTE and Intel said they plan to collaborate on verification, evaluation and research of IoT technologies; tap SDN, NFV for 5G BBU. ...

AT&T SVP of IoT highlights the importance of security at Mobile World Congress

Chris Penrose: For IoT, 'security is paramount.' In an interview with RCR Wireless News during Mobile World Congress 2017, AT&T SVP of...

#TBT: Verizon buys MetroPCS spectrum; Sprint jumpstarts 3G, Qualcomm puts EV-DV on hold … this week in 2005

Verizon buys S.F. spectrum from MetroPCS, Sprint launches EV-DO modem and Qualcomm puts the brakes on EV-DV … 12 years ago this week. ...

MWC 2017 Video Wrap: Reality check for IoT and 5G

More realistic expectations and real-world use cases highlighted significant action around 5G and IoT at this week’s Mobile World Congress event. With...

AT&T, Ericsson and Qualcomm highlight VoLTE call for IoT devices

VoLTE call for IoT is said to target expansion of voice services to IoT devices, with AT&T, Ericsson and Qualcomm claiming the platform is...

Orange, Huawei target verticals with public cloud services

Orange plans to initially focus on certain verticals including health care, public transportation and smart cities. BARCELONA, Spain – Orange Business Services...

Quortus, Telefónica partner on LTE-based ‘network-in-a-box’ solution

Tapping into what is termed LTE nano technology, Quortus and Telefónica said small form-factor platform targets private cellular deployments. Quortus gained carrier...

Analyst Angle: How did Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint compare

T-Mobile US attracts the most customers in 2016, while Verizon excelled in retail churn. Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group...

Sunrise Telecom looks to Huawei for ‘defect-free’ network

Latest agreement between Swiss telecom operator Sunrise and Huawei builds on initial strategic partnership from 2012. BARCELONA, Spain – Swiss telecommunications operator Sunrise...

Nokia deploys fiber optic network linking Xiaomi’s Beijing data centers

Nokia said the data center interconnect solutions will link seven facilities. Nokia said it is providing Chinese phone maker and internet service provider...

MWC 2017 Video Wrap: Sprint MIMO, 5G testing and IoT simplicity highlight early MWC action

UPDATE: Story updated to clarify Sprint handset requirements for 64T64R MIMO. RCR Wireless News editors dive into early news out of this...

DAS and small cell news from MWC 2017

Most wireless data sessions start or end indoors, and many never leave the building. Hardware and software solutions that can improve indoor cell service...

Keysight sees 5G work coming to fruition

With major "5G" development news coming out of this week's Mobile World Congress event, test company Keysight Technologies is enjoying the spotlight as a...

AT&T, Orange, Colt, MEF and TM Forum target SDN API standards

AT&T is part of a group looking to tackle SDN standards, though the carrier’s AIC deployment looks to be behind schedule. Looking...

China Mobile to launch broader 5G field trials this year

China Mobile states plans to begin large-scale precommercial 5G technology trials in 2019. BARCELONA, Spain – China Mobile said it will launch...

Kagan: Nokia 3310 feature phone makes comeback at MWC 2017

Nokia will reintroduced their best-selling handset from back in their heyday. Hopefully this new device will be updated with improvements to its screen, features...

Sprint CTO and COO add color to massive MIMO announcement

Working with Nokia, Sprint is planning massive MIMO field trials in race to gigabit LTE. BARCELONA, Spain – Sprint, along with vendor partner...
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