Yearly Archives: 2017

With new 5G standard, industry kicks into high gear

As the industry celebrates the much-anticipated, official ratification of the first 5G standard, companies are eager to utilize the specification for "full-scale development of...

Victory Square enters SD-WAN space with Multapplied Networks deal

Victory Square to purchase 20% of Multapplied Networks Victory Square Technologies announced it signed a letter of intent to purchase 20% of software-defined wide-area networking...

Five blockchain use cases

Untapped potential Blockchain is revolutionizing online transactions. The technology provides a distributed, decentralized way to forward bundles of records, known as blocks, into a chronological...

Vodafone, Ericsson carry out 5G trial in central London

The companies said they have successfully tested pre-standard 5G for the first time in the U.K. Vodafone U.K. and Ericsson announced they have successfully tested...

Hyundai Wia uses smart manufacturing to improve production

The Korean auto parts maker also aims to sell smart manufacturing technology to local and foreign auto parts makers in the future South Korean auto...

Fog computing: A new architecture to connect the edge to the cloud

What's the difference between fog computing and edge computing? “I think edge is to fog as...apple is to fruit,” Helder Antunes, chairman of the OpenFog...

Top 50 of 2017, Part 4: Small cells and towers on the road to 5G

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless...

#TBT: Wheeler steps down; LTE boom in China; Google Things debuts … this week in 2016

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...

Generation Z: The Age of Wireless (Reader Forum)

  When I was 13, I wanted a phone in my room, so I could talk to friends in my own space instead of sitting...

Innovation meets communications tax and regulation in 2018 (Reader Forum)

  The tech industry, whether aware of it or not, is likely to see compliance issues arise around much more than just sales taxes in...

It’s official: 5G New Radio standard is ratified by 3GPP

In a milestone that ushers in the next generation of wireless technology, the Third Generation Partnership Project has officially ratified the first release of...

Five wireless inventions that define 5G NR — the global 5G standard

Five wireless inventions that define 5G NR — the global 5G standard   I have seen many changes and amazing innovations in wireless technology, but nothing...

ZTE working with China Telecom on cloud SDN project

China Telecom selects ZTE for resource pool pre-commercial trial SDN project China Telecom has selected ZTE for the provincial cloud resource pool pre-commercial trial software-defined...

CommScope launches new ultra-wideband 4×4 MIMO antenna

CommScope has launched a new antenna with a particularly broad range of frequency support, that pushes multiple-input-multiple-output technology on the tower to 4x4 at...

Zain Group, Cisco collaborate on network transformation

Zain Group, Cisco work to meet demands placed on network infrastructure Zain Group and Cisco announced the former is leveraging the latter’s segment advanced routing...

Singtel to develop smart metering infrastructure in Singapore

Singtel announced a collaboration with smart metering solutions provider EDMI Singapore telecommunications firm Singtel and global smart metering solutions provider EDMI Limited have announced a...

AT&T certifies Sequans Cat M1 chipset

AT&T has certified Sequans' Monarch IoT chipset, which supports both LTE Category M1 (Cat M) and narrowband IoT in a single device. AT&T customers...

What is blockchain technology?

What is blockchain? A frequently discussed technology in popular culture is blockchain, which is changing the way digital transactions are made online. Despite the widespread...

SK Telecom 5G fronthaul tech new national standard in Korea

SK Telecom developed a fronthaul specification as an open standard to help small firms enter the market Korean telecom operator SK Telecom announced its self-developed...

5G: Fixed sites + mobiles sites = ultra-dense, converged networks

Multi-layer convergence and new approach to network architecture in support of 5G 5G is all about more--more capacity provided in a more efficient manner that...

Analyst Angle: The ICARUS initiative: Using IoT to build a global sensor network of animals

The new generation of mobility called the Internet of Things (IoT) has evolved very quickly to become a ‘super brand’ covering not only mobility...

Top 50 of 2017, Part 3: New leadership at Verizon, nationwide LAA

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless...

The cascading technology trap in smart city deployments (Reader Forum)

Based on the hands-on involvement of the Xona Partners team in the design and rollout of smart cities, we found a clear lag in...

Net neutrality a non-issue for cities with publicly-owned networks

With a 3-2 vote along party lines, last week the U.S. Federal Communications Commission reversed Obama-era net neutrality rules that treated internet service providers...

“Fixer Upper” goes 5G: AT&T brings 5G fixed wireless to Waco’s Magnolia at the Silos

Partnership with the popular Magnolia lifestyle brand will provide insights into 5G for the enterprise Two weathered, 210-foot silos preside over the home of Magnolia...
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