2017

After launching its 5G modem chip early this year, Intel has announced plans to commercialize the technology in 2019. The company said its XMMTM 8060 modem is already making 5G …

Canadian software-defined spectrum analysis company ThinkRF has racked up another big testing partnership, this time working with Viavi Solutions to produce a downconverter that extends the capabilities of Viavi’s existing …

Red Hat, SAP Vora brings big data to OpenShift Container Platform Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions, announced the availability of SAP Vora solution, an in-memory, computing solution …

What are security holes? Applying patches to operating systems is pivotal to network security. A software vulnerability is typically a security hole discovered in an operating system or software program, …

Security and battery life are major thrusts of NB-IoT partnership Gemalt and Huawei’s silicon business, HiSilicon, have partnered up to develop a narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) module with the …

Leveraging 5G for vertically-focused IoT use cases is key While its not yet standardized, 5G is most certainly the next big thing in telecom. The three primary use cases are …

Exclusive Interview with Innovative Telecom, GeoLinks’, CEO, Skyler Ditchfield Every Fall communication industry executives from around the world travel to Silicon Valley to attend the Telecom Councils’ TC3 Summit—a 2-day, …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on …

Deloitte survey of mobile usage trends sees high penetration among the young; fast growth among elders Mobile device usage patterns are jelling into a natural “etiquette” for device use that …

With President Trump saying AT&T’s $85 billion deal to buy Time Warner may end up in court, AT&T is reportedly making plans to fight back if it has to. According …

ETSI Open Source rolls out Open Source MANO THREE ETSI Open Source MANO (ETSI OSM) group announced the general availability of Open Source MANO (OSM) THREE yesterday, keeping up to …

Industry leaders demonstrate LSO integration points Colt Technology Services, alongside technology partners AT&T, Orange, Ciena, Amdocs and Fujitsu, recently demonstrated a number of MEF Forum Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) integration …

Hype is certainly high for 5G, given that the industry is still technically in a pre-standard phase and that standalone 5G systems are still some time off. But the level …

TIM Brasil to use Accedian’s SkyLIGHT virtualized solution as part of recent partnership Accedian, a performance assurance solution specialist for mobile networks and enterprise-to-data center connectivity, announced it is teaming …

Airports, subways, etc…a good fit for CBRS small cells The 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) band is the subject of much attention in the telecom community. As the …

  Twitter just doubled the character limit for tweets to 280 and the internet was not shy about testing their boundaries. And we’ll likely see the limit edge ever upwards …

The 5G standard is still several weeks away, but chipmakers are already testing 5G equipment in a variety of environments, including moving vehicles. A car traveling at 30 miles per …

ExteNet Systems added to its fiber optic holdings today with the completion of its acquisition of Axiom Fiber Networks; terms of the deal were not disclosed. Axiom owns a 20-mile, …

  Return on investment (ROI) is a good thing for any business, but unwarranted product returns and exchanges bleed precious cash from your coffers. Reverse-logistics costs caused by product returns …

Versa expands SD-Branch with unified communications services Versa Networks, a vendor in the SD-WAN market, unveiled additions to its Versa Cloud IP Platform today, including embedded voice and video codec …

Former Ixia CEO led the company through the Keysight acquisition Bethany Mayer, the former CEO of Ixia who led the company through its acquisition by Keysight Technologies, is leaving her …

Amdocs launches new intercarrier service orchestration tool Amdocs, a software and services provider to communications and media companies, rolled out a new intercarrier service orchestration solution, which enables Communication Service …

NTT Communications is boosting its position in the managed services market with the acquisition of Secure-24 Intermediate Holdings. NTT Communications is the IT and communications unit of Japan-based telecom company …

New report finds lack of cyber skills is increasing data security threats An acute shortage of security analysis, investigation skills, application security skills and cloud computing security skills is inflaming …

The capital pool is intended to support municipal adoption of smart cities technologies In many ways smart cities are the ultimate application of the internet of things—a huge variety of …