Monthly Archives: June, 2020

Bell Canada launches 5G services in five cities

  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...

Telcos are at a 5G crossroads: To plug-in into an ecosystem, or to orchestrate it

Bearing Point // Beyond CEO: 'The risk of inaction is irrelevance' This is a moment of significant innovation and transformation for the connectivity sector. Enterprises...

Siemens Mobility strikes smart traffic deal with Miami-Dade

  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...

Ericsson extends 5G partnership with UK’s O2

  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...

Far EasTone secures Taiwan’s second 5G license: Report

  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...

Southco White Paper: Securing Telecom Enclosures with Electronic Access Control

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

Altiostar, Mavenir partner with eye on rip-and-replace opportunity

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...

GSMA forced to cut 20% of its staff after MWC cancellations

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...

Polte launches social distancing and contact tracing solution

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...

Cable providers, MNOs and others qualified to bid in CBRS auction

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...

Fixed wireless access most appealing 5G use case, finds Nokia study

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...

#TBT: The demise of Amp’d Mobile; Navigating the road to mobile marketing; Playing in Sprite’s yard … this week in 2009

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...

China Unicom operates 130,000 5G base stations nationwide: Report

  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...

FCC seeks to advance 5G infrastructure, looks at additional mmWave spectrum

  The Federal Communications Commission a number of actions at its monthly meeting, covering streamlined 5G deployment, rural broadband deployment, advanced broadcasting using the ATSC...

Vodafone inks NB-IoT deal with UK utility SES Water

  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...

MatSing, MobileNet ink partnership to target smart stadiums projects

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...

With a ‘lot at stake,’ Cambodia inches towards 5G deployment

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...

US Cellular joins the Open RAN Policy Coalition

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...

FCC proposes record fine for a billion robocalls

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...

How IBW cellular coverage solution providers adapted and grew during COVID-19 with Cel-Fi products

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...

CBRS investments accelerate in 1Q20–adds confidence to forecast (Analyst Angle)

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

Three in five enterprises want operators involved in their 5G setups, finds Nokia poll

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

Will 5G Change The World? Farid Firouzbakht, CommScope (Ep. 10)

 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...

Policy, data and the urban/rural digital divide: A conversation with CCA and Ookla

  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...

Canada postpones 3.5GHz spectrum auction due to COVID-19

  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...
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