April 2019

Company execs say they are still confident, enthused about Sprint merger T-Mobile US continues to outstrip the rest of the industry on customer gains while delivering strong financial performance. T-Mo …

Chinese mobile operator China Unicom announced plans to launch a 5G trial network in seven major cities across the country, local press reported. The carrier said that the trials will …

Adesto Technologies Corporation, a provider of application-specific semiconductors and embedded systems for the IoT segment, announced the general availability of its next-generation edge server for building automation and industrial IoT …

Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri was crystal clear in an earnings call this week that the first quarter of 2019 was weak, but the network infrastructure vendor is sticking to its …

In discussions of smart buildings, the benefits of deploying a network infrastructure to both increase the intelligence of the building with smart devices and also to deliver a persistent wired/wireless …

Nokia will provide the cellular plumbing for a new €18 million public-private research initiative into the application of 5G in the industrial space. The project, which goes under the moniker …

UK smart-city firm Telensa has struck a deal with the city of Harrisburg, the state capital of Pennsylvania in the US, to trial traffic analytics, air quality monitoring, and smart …

Alphabet spin-off Loon, which relies on high-altitude balloons and drones to provide wireless internet service to terrestrial users, has snagged $125 million in investment from Softbank joint venture HAPSMobile. The …

Cell phones have become an indispensable part of society, offering all the conveniences of having computing power in the palm of our hands. Yet, the problem of connecting these devices …

Offers promotional pricing; pre-order for Samsung Galaxy S10 5G starts April 25 Following on the launch of commercial mobile 5G services based off the 5G New Radio standard in Chicago …

Microsoft, Johnson Controls and Middle East sustainable solutions provider Bee?ah announced an agreement to enhance Bee?ah?s new headquarters in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, with an array of artificial intelligence (AI) …

Juniper Research claims street lighting upgrades will deliver $15 billion in cumulative energy savings for cities in the period to 2023. These savings will be achieved both by converting lamps …

Chinese vendor ZTE has signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with compatriot heavy equipment manufacturing company Sany to promote the integration of 5G and industry while accelerating the digital transformation …

Vodafone and Orange have signed a new mobile and fixed network sharing agreement in Spain, with the main aim of enabling a faster deployment of 5G over a wider geographic …

Sprint’s massive MIMO network is already on-air in its initial nine launch cities and carrying LTE traffic, and 5G service via the same sites will be officially launched before the …

The city of Reno, in Nevada, is using blockchain technology to validate data communications between autonomous vehicles and street infrastructure. The University of Nevada and Reno’s Center for Applied Research …

When I think about innovation to come, it’s hard not to consider the underlying technology that will be the foundation of the products and services we haven’t even imagined. The …

That math looks wrong, so perhaps we should explain? To shamelessly co-opt a quip from my Corning colleague Bill Cune, “Small cells and DAS go together like chocolate and peanut …

Huawei exec discusses U.S. governmental relations, 5G future Q: Please tell me about your current role and what you enjoy most about your current job. A: I have worked at …

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 …

Sidewalk Labs has released a set of visual icons for smart cities to instruct citizens about the new technologies they are deploying. The point is to define and explain the …

Finnish network vendor Nokia and Finnish private LTE provider Ukkoverkot have signed a four-year deal to bring connectivity, automation, and intelligence to the Port of Kokkola, also in Finland. The …

We’ve all been there—you’re using Google Maps to get to a meeting in an unfamiliar central business district or metropolitan downtown. You turn a corner and, all of a sudden, …

The build out of Band 14 spectrum to support the First Responders Network Authority’s nationwide network for public safety users is fueling improvements in AT&T’s overall network performance as well …

The U.S. Department of Energy announced the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 2019 funding opportunity for up to $47 million for innovative technologies to make energy more …