Monthly Archives: January, 2020

Venturing into 5G or maximizing LTE today? That is the question (Reader Forum)

Reader Forum - January 3, 2020

As we enter a new year, we find ourselves on the verge of a connectivity paradigm shift with 5G trials and networks seemingly lighting...

AT&T low-band 5G network expands into new markets

Catherine Sbeglia Nin - January 2, 2020

AT&T has reportedly pledged to provide a nationwide low-band 5G network by the first half of 2020 As 2020 begins, AT&T can officially lay claim...

Continental announces smart city and transportation hub in Michigan

Juan Pedro Tomás - January 2, 2020

Continental announced its Smart City Mobility and Transportation Hub in Auburn Hills, Michigan, the firm said in a release. The company highlighted that the center...

IK Investment acquires majority stake in German building automation firm MDT

Juan Pedro Tomás - January 2, 2020

European private equity firm IK Investment Partners announced that the IK VIII Fund has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in German...

FogHorn on 2020: The year edge-AI helps industry finally make sense of ‘things’

James Blackman - January 2, 2020

Organizations will move IoT projects from proof-of-concept to proof-of-value Ramya Ravichandar, vice president of product management, FogHorn: “During proof-of-concept deployments in the last few years, many...

New partnership allows Thinxtra to reach 97% of Hong Kong with IoT

Juan Pedro Tomás - January 2, 2020

HKBN Enterprise Solutions has inked a partnership with Thinxtra to launch IoT platform solutions based on Sigfox's technology standard in Hong Kong. As part of...

The Sunday Brief: Three more up and comers

Jim Patterson - January 2, 2020

Greetings from Fraser, CO, where near zero temperatures are the norm in December. We hope each of you have a very restful and happy...

Huawei expects 2019 revenues to grow by 18% y-o-y despite US pressure

Juan Pedro Tomás - January 2, 2020

Chinese vendor Huawei expects to reach total revenues of CNY850 billion ($121.6 billion) in 2019, which would represent an increase of approximately 18% year-on-year,...

U.K carriers accelerate 5G deployments during 2019

Juan Pedro Tomás - January 2, 2020

EE, BT and O2 all have commercial 5G services The main cities across the U.K started to receive 5G coverage during the second half of...

The Sunday Brief: Chronicling AT&T’s divestiture

Jim Patterson - January 2, 2020

** Sorry for this week’s length. The footnote citations from the book are in the PDF. Happy New Year! ** End of year greetings from...

#TBT: Small cells are gonna be big; Rise of the new tech giants; Early days of LTE … this week in 2012

Kelly Hill - January 2, 2020

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...

The current state of 5G deployments in Germany

Juan Pedro Tomás - January 2, 2020

Questions about Huawei and private networks for industrials have marked German 5G rollout Since German telecommunications operators secured 5G spectrum licenses in June 2019, they...

Sequans rounds-up flurry of IoT chip deals for consumer trackers, private networks

James Blackman - January 2, 2020

Chip maker Sequans has announced a series of IoT and LTE approvals, including certification with T-Mobile, new devices for private networks, and a new...