2017

AntTail, a Dutch monitoring services provider focused on the pharmaceutical industry, has selected U.K telecommunications firm Vodafone’s Managed IoT Connectivity Platform to provide support to its monitoring solution. Pharmaceutical supply …

The new fiber system will also connect with the SEA-US optical submarine cable system. NEC signed an agreement with RTI Connectivity to supply a high-capacity fiber optic submarine cable for …

NFV solution to initially be deployed at China Mobile’s Southern Base and Northern Base data centers. China Mobile selected a network functions virtualization solution from Brocade to support the delivery …

European Union leaders last month announced a plan to invest more than $127 million to provide free Wi-Fi services in thousands of cities on the continent. Dubbed WiFi4EU, the plan …

Greater definition of mobile strategy decision making, mobile development and wearables are set to expand across enterprise space in 2017. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News …

Open source software may still be a new model for the telecommunications industry, but it’s rapidly gaining traction as operators look to mimic computing world. While the open source community …

The growing IoT ecosystem will see advances in machine learning, greater collaboration, new analytics and increased security emerge. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered …

Regional telecom operator Windstream launched the VeloCloud-powered SD-WAN solution targeted at enterprise WAN management. Telecommunication operators continue to adopt software-defined wide area network solutions, with the latest deployment announced by …

Corning sees a move toward all-fiber backbones to support in-building cellular, Wi-Fi, building automation and more. “It’s not really about [distributed antenna systems] anymore, it’s about connectivity,” Chris Wixom, Corning’s …

Tarana Wireless, the industry’s performance leader in last-mile fixed wireless solutions, offers a fundamental advance in non-line-of-sight (NLoS) connectivity for carrier deployment in enterprise access and radio backhaul applications. Tarana’s …

Tally is part of new retail platform. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich took the stage at the National Retail Federation’s biggest show of the year to demonstrate a robot called “Tally,” …

Venture capitalists and strategic investors are focusing on “smart” vehicles, from drones to autonomous cars. This week a drone services provider and a maker of augmented reality display technology both …

Forward auction bidding hits key milestone in FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, leaving broadcasters with $10B in proceeds and telecom operators to maneuver. The Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive …

Venture capitalists and strategic investors are focusing on “smart” vehicles, from drones to autonomous cars. This week a drone services provider and a maker of augmented reality display technology both …

Local government seeks to understand the best scenarios for future 5G developments. Singapore’s Info-communications Media Development Authority announced it will launch a public consultation process later this year on mobile …

Learn how a sensor provider is leveraging Vodafone’s IoT platform. Kingspan Sensor, a provider of monitoring solutions for the fuel storage sector, has implemented Vodafone’s Managed IoT connectivity platform to …

Last year was reflective of the ongoing consolidation in the network and device testing industry. Although there weren’t necessarily blockbuster acquisitions on the order of NetScout’s $2.6 billion Danaher communications acquisition in …

A conversation about edge computing with Debashish Purkayastha, Member of Technical Staff, InterDigital The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Power at …

The term open source when connected to software may today seem like it’s been around forever, but you would be surprised how new of a concept it is. The transformational …

Mimosa predicts that ISPs across the globe will recognize that new methods are required to deliver ubiquitous, fast broadband. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has …

Wireless technology and costs are set to support reach of broadband, while advanced capabilities bolster convergence, IoT plans. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered …

Qualcomm asks FCC for quick award of 700 MHz spectrum, while House telecom subcommittee Chairman Tauzin claims FCC corrupted by shakedowns … 17 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR …

One underlying tenet of the move towards virtualized platforms using NFV, SDN and cloud technologies has been the need for open source architectures that can allow for greater interoperability between …

5G NR is the global standard for 5G. This video shows the Qualcomm mmWave and sub-6 GHz prototypes in action. For more information, visit www.qualcomm.com/5g