June 2020

  Canadian telecommunications operator Bell announced the launch of its commercial 5G service in the country. In a release, the carrier said that the 5G service is already available in …

Bearing Point // Beyond CEO: ‘The risk of inaction is irrelevance’ This is a moment of significant innovation and transformation for the connectivity sector. Enterprises are looking to bring their …

  Siemens Mobility has been awarded a $150 million contract by Miami-Dade County, Florida to provide an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). Under this contract, Siemens Mobility will upgrade 2,900 …

  Ericsson has been selected by U.K. carrier O2 to deploy its 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) to upgrade existing 2G/3G/4G sites as part of a network modernization program. Following …

  Taiwanese operator Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) has obtained the second 5G license issued by the National Communications Commission (NCC), local newspaper Taiwan News reported. Last week, Chunghwa Telecom had …

With the introduction of 5G, networking equipment, storage and computing hardware, other valuable infrastructure will now be located closer to the end user, increasing the need for advanced, physical security. …

Open RAN vendors organizing to have radios ready to replace rural Huawei kit The open RAN hits keep on coming with key players Altiostar and Mavenir this morning they will …

GSMA CMO: ‘MWC will return next year’ After being left with no choice but to cancel Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2020 and Shanghai 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, …

Polte, which focuses on Cloud Location over Cellular (C-LoC) technology, has launched Polte Proximity, a solution that delivers secure social distancing and contact tracing to support organizations returning to work …

PAL auction to start July 23 Mobile network operators, cable companies and network providers large and small are set to compete for spectrum in the upcoming Citizens Broadband Radio Service …

75% of consumers cited fixed wireless access as the most appealing 5G use case According to a Nokia study, which surveyed 3,000 consumers in the U.K., U.S. and South Korea, …

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  China Unicom has already deployed a total of 130,000 5G base stations across China, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported. Of that total, 115,000 5G base stations were built in …

  The Federal Communications Commission a number of actions at its monthly meeting, covering streamlined 5G deployment, rural broadband deployment, advanced broadcasting using the ATSC 3.0 standard and potentially expanded …

  U.K.-based telecommunications group Vodafone and compatriot utility SES Water have signed a ten-year deal under which the former will provide NB-IoT technology to detect and prevent water leaks. In …

MatSing, which manufactures high-capacity RF lens antennas, announced that it has entered into a partnership with MobileNet Services, a specialist in the design of wireless infrastructures for lens antennas in …

MPTC Minister: ‘With the impending rollout of 5G, there is a lot at stake for Cambodia as a nation’ Operators in Cambodia have been proclaiming that they are prepared to …

US Cellular exec: ‘Open RAN will enhance the way wireless networks are built and operated’ US Cellular has become the latest company to join the Open RAN movement, with its …

Proposed fine of $225 million for men accused of placing at least a billion robocalls In its ongoing battle against unwanted and scam robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission has proposed …

Like other essential businesses, installers of Cel-Fi in-building cellular coverage solutions have had to adjust to the unprecedented changes in the business world amid the pandemic. After shelter-in-place orders were …

Preliminary estimates suggest 1Q20 CBRS RAN revenues were in line with expectations, accounting for 1% to 3% of the overall 1Q20 North American RAN market. Even if the regulatory process …

New research from Nokia says one third of enterprises in the energy, manufacturing, cities, and transportation sectors are already using 5G to drive industrial performance and digital change. Three in …

 RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Farid Firouzbakht, CommScope (Ep. 10) Massive MIMO, open RAN and more This week CommScope’s Farid Firouzbakht, senior vice president and …

  What’s going on in rural broadband policy? There are a lot of moving pieces right now: the Rural Digital Opportunities Fund and the proposed Rural 5G Fund, for example, …

  The government of Canada has announced a six-month postponement of its 3.5 GHz spectrum auction process, to allow the telecommunications industry to maintain its focus on providing essential services …