2017

A conversation on edge computing with Matt Montgomery, Director, Wireless Business Group, Verizon Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Power …

A fragmented ecosystem and sheer complexity are major challenges to IoT In a wide ranging discussion with RCR Wireless News, Verizon VP of IoT Connected Solutions Mark Bartolomeo shared the …

NFV is key to Convergence 2.0 In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, Derek Peterson, the chief technology officer of Boingo Wireless, discusses how evolving enterprise and consumer needs …

AT&T Mobility did it. Sprint did it. T-Mobile did it. Now, finally, Verizon Wireless is doing it too. Verizon just announced they are re-launching their unlimited data plan. This is …

AT&T and Shenandoah Telecommunications are both testing FDD massive multiple input-multiple output systems from Blue Danube Systems. Blue Danube CEO Mark Pinto said that the tests represent the first commercial trials of FDD …

Mobile users are aware of online threats and a significant number have experienced a mobile malware attack in the past 12 months, according to a new survey by Allot Communications. Allot …

Verizon has bought drone management firm Skyward for an undisclosed sum. Skyward is an Oregon software startup that helps more than 100 companies manage drone operations. The firm targets enterprises …

A conversation about network optimization with Jeff Sharpe, Senior Product Manager, Network & Communications, ADLINK Technology The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete …

A local water utility water utility tested connectivity management of a telemetry solution for residential water meters. Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica, Chinese vendor Huawei and global supplier of intelligent energy …

U.S mobile carriers are getting ready for the implementation of 5G technology in the coming years and 5G trials and testbeds are part of these efforts. Verizon Communications is one …

The move is part of the Chinese firm to expand operations in the APAC region Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has more than …

The new offering combines core, radio, and transport solutions with digital support systems, services and security Swedish vendor Ericsson has launched a 5G platform which will allow telecommunications operators to …

Nextel deal to sell its tower portfolio to SpectraSite for $560M set a sales mark, while industry trade groups CTIA and PCIA fight over competition level … 18 years ago …

One of the biggest challenges with testing 5G systems has been the cost and complexity of the instruments available for assessing millimeter wave frequencies. Anritsu has launched a new pocket-sized …

The age of Gigabit LTE is here. Australian operator Telstra will begin commercial service in late February, starting with a single mobile-hotspot device. Smartphones capable of 1Gbps cellular downlinks should …

T-Mobile US claimed the industry’s best customer growth and revenue growth during the fourth quarter. The carrier added 2.1 million net customers and grew service revenue by 11% year-on-year. 1.2 …

The vendor aims to commercially launch 5G technology in the Philippines in 2020 Chinese vendor Huawei and Philippines telco PLDT have signed an agreement to conduct joint research and development …

The Dutch firm’s solution offers support for consumer and industrial IoT devices Dutch digital security specialist Gemalto is supplying Com4, a dedicated M2M / IoT operator, with an On-Demand Connectivity …

IEEE WCNC 2017 will showcase the most advanced wireless research results as well as the best wireless technology. Held in beautiful San Francisco from March 19-22, 2017, IEEE Wireless and …

DT and SK Telecom network slices are now available in the other telco’s footprint Korean telco SK Telecom, together with German operator Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Swedish vendor Ericsson have …

The 5G trial took place in a laboratory environment in Finland Finnish vendor Nokia carried out what it claims to be the world’s first connection based on the 5GTF ‘pre-standard’, …

Using software to manage C-RAN deployments, cell virtualization improves spectral usage and provides a better user experience As highly-competitive service providers work to win customers by providing, in some cases, …

AT&T said it is seeing “real momentum for LTE-M” and will roll out the low power wide-area network technology nationwide during the second quarter of this year. The announcement follows …

If time is money, businesses can assign a dollar value to network performance issues if they know how many hours of work were lost due a network problem. That’s the …