November 2018

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 …

The vision for 5G includes support for multi-Gbps throughput for a range of devices, both fixed and mobile. Early 5G deployments show the promise of millimeter wave in delivering enhanced …

The vision for 5G includes support for multi-Gbps throughput for a range of devices, both fixed and mobile. Early 5G deployments show the promise of millimeter wave in delivering enhanced …

New research explores frequencies up to 150 GHz Even as the mobile industry steps into a 5G world where it is making use of millimeter wave frequencies for commercial cellular …

What is a ‘smart city’, exactly? Is it a city with a neat collection of smart solutions, or is it one where everything works together to create new innovations? As …

Some of the countries where commercial 5G technology will be a reality sooner than in other markets are located in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. South Korean telcos will be allowed …

The massive proliferation of PropTech startups seeking coveted investment dollars from a growing number of venture capital firms and other investors is making it difficult to separate the signal from …

  Many buildings have poor cellular coverage or dead zones indoors, which is an issue for occupants considering that 80% of calls are made indoors. There are many factors that …

The carrier said it already operates 1.6 million IoT connections in New Zealand Vodafone New Zealand has launched its NB-IoT and LTE-M networks in the country, which will allow users …

The two carriers secured spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band in a spectrum auction held in August Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) confirmed that local carriers AT&T and Movistar have …

Spark said it was planning to use equipment from the Chinese vendor in its 5G Radio Access Network New Zealand carrier Spark confirmed the local government would not allow the …

The sense to design and build a custom system-on-chip (SoC) is plain, we understand from an earlier companion piece. As we also understand, from the first part of this post, …

Millimeter wave devices Back in July, Qualcomm successfully miniaturized its QTM052 millimeter wave antenna module to a point where multiple modules can fit into a smartphone form factor. In October …

In a flurry of activity, the makers of modules, chips and embedded systems have announced a number of product and service initiatives to extend, simplify and secure industrial IoT systems; …

Siemens has bundled a number of edge devices running artificial intelligence (AI) applications into its digital enterprise portfolio, and bolstered its partner activity and support around its MindSphere platform alongside. …

The new network is different than the old network. And the way it’s managed is different, too. Until now, management has been on a device-by-device basis, but volume and complexity …

As revenue per bit falls and demand rises, mobile network operators (MNOs) are looking for ways to increase network capacity and reduce cost.  Trends for accomplishing this include densification, e.g., …

The internet of things is hitting its stride and will shift from mere connections to “tangible value and monetization,” according to Cisco’s newly released Visual Networking Index forecast through 2022. …

Discussing the best practices for optimizing 5G NR network deployments. As we march towards the first commercial 5G NR launches with smartphones in the first half of 2019, the entire …

Chicago-based commercial real estate firm, Zeller Realty Group (ZRG), is masterfully transforming the value in the Midwest commercial office marketplace by leveraging connectivity and proptech solutions to create amenity-based tenant …

ABI Research projects 1 billion Wi-Fi 6 chipsets to be shipped annually in 2022 Although 5G is the leading the current telecoms hype cycle, it’s important to remember that Wi-Fi …

The platooning trial included two trucks and was carried out in Quebec FPInnovations’ transportation division, PIT Group, along with Transport Canada, Auburn University and Minimax Express Transportation recently collaborated to …

Expect non-standalone 5G NR networks in 2019, standalone potentially in 2020 The latest Ericsson Mobility Report projects 5G will achieve global scale more quickly than previous generations of cellular, reaching …

The 5G-based service will deliver a maximum download speed of 2 Gbps, Huawei said Chinese vendor Huawei and U.K. carrier Three showcased a 5G home broadband demonstration using Three’s 100 …

The trial used Nokia’s AirScale Radio Access technology with 5G New Radio 3GPP-compliant software Singaporean carrier StarHub and Nokia have completed what they described as  the first outdoor pilot of …