Yearly Archives: 2020

Solar-powered IoT tracking (no battery) and the ‘three golden rules’ of IoT design

Netherlands-based engineering and design firm SODAQ has invented a solar-powered cellular IoT asset tracker which dispenses with a battery altogether, and runs by harvesting...

MulteFire intros new certification regime with first devices for unlicensed LTE at 5 GHz

The MulteFire Alliance has launched a certification program for the original 1.0 version of the MulteFire specification. A radio unit and device from Nokia...

T-Mo’s Neville Ray says Verizon’s mmWave-first 5G strategy ‘will come back to haunt them’

Analysts pressed Verizon on millimeter wave 5G network coverage during sell-side analyst meeting T-Mobile US Vice President of Technology Neville Ray is confident in the...

“It is right in front of us” – John Deere preps for 5G factory ‘revolution’ with CBRS bountry

From tractor maker to network operator; should we be surprised Deere & Company, in charge of the John Deere machinery brand, has snapped up...

Verizon calls for kindness as COVID-19’s impact continues

As 2020 is coming to a close, many are reflecting on a particularly challenging year. The COVID-19 pandemic forced much of the world inside,...

It’s official: DSRC is out, C-V2X and Wi-Fi-sharing is in at 5.9 GHz

At the end of the Obama administration, Dedicated Short-Range Communications at 5.9 GHz for intelligent transportation systems was on the cusp of becoming required...

WBA OpenRoaming standard garners impressive industry interest, survey finds

79% of service providers, equipment manufacturers and enterprises have adopted or plan to adopt the WBA OpenRoaming standard The Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA) OpenRoaming system...

Bouygues Telecom to launch 5G in France next month

French operator Bouygues Telecom expects to launch its comercial 5G network on December 1, the telco said in a statement. The company also said that...

Hitachi announces new IoT-based platform for smart buildings

  Japanese company Hitachi announced that it has developed an IoT platform for the smart buildings space. Hitachi will launch the IoT platform in the Japanese...

NEC sets up Global Open RAN Center of Excellence in the UK

Japanese company NEC announced the establishment of its Global Open RAN Center of Excellence (CoE) in the U.K. to accelerate the global adoption of...

Editorial Webinar: 5G Inside: Things to know in indoor 5G network design

The vast majority of mobile network use comes from indoors -- and providing good coverage will be a challenge for 5G, in millimeter-wave bands...

The year ahead in broadband networks (Reader Forum)

The coming year will see a marked acceleration in several key broadband network trends, brought on by global COVID-related changes to work, education, and...

#TBT: Wi-Fi on the rise; US wireless rakes in $1B; Customer confusion is costly … this week in 2004

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...

Citymesh ups 3.5 GHz holding in North Sea to support 5G wind-farm comms with Nokia

Private network operator and industrial connectivity specialist Citymesh has expanded its spectrum holding in Belgium to 100MHz of the 3.5 GHz band. It will...

IoT heavyweights eye new app-layer connectivity standard for smart buildings

A number of major IoT outfits are collaborating under the auspices of the Zigbee Alliance to develop a new application-layer connectivity standard for the...

House unanimously passes $750 million Open RAN 5G bill

In a rare show of bipartisanship, the U.S. House has unanimously passed a bill that seeks to financially support a domestic 5G equipment market...

Microsoft wants to partner, not compete, with operators on 5G

Azure for Operators built on three principles: partnerships, ecosystem development and infrastructure monetization Microsoft, given its established position in distributed cloud computing, enterprise relationships, and...

Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm claim 5G speed record in Finland

Nokia, Elisa and Qualcomm Technologies have achieved what they claim are the world’s fastest 5G speeds on a commercial network in Finland by delivering...

Ericsson forecasts $31 trillion 5G consumer market by 2030

The 5G consumer market could be worth $31 trillion by 2030 globally, according to a new report from Ericsson. The report estimates that communications service...

Globe Telecom to expand 5G coverage to 17 cities in the Philippines

Globe Telecom plans to cover 80% of Metro Manila by the end of 2020 Globe Telecom, a major telecommunications provider in the Philippines, first received...

Honeywell launches new offering to improve air quality in commercial buildings

  Honeywell expanded its holistic Healthy Buildings Air Quality offering to help improve and measure commercial building indoor air quality with the introduction of Honeywell...

WISP Survey 2020 finds WISP optimism at an all-time high despite pandemic

Cambium Networks sees 6 GHz and 60 GHz as WISP growth drivers In 2017, we were seeking an independent view on the trends taking place...

Austrian postal service and Australian keg company sign for 100,000 Sigfox trackers

Sigfox has announced deals with Austrian logistics and postal provider Austrian Post and Australian keg rental provider Konvoy Group, via local Sigfox operators Heliot...

Helsinki Hospital preps 5G ‘video robots’ for remote monitoring of Covid-19 patients

HUS Helsinki University Hospital is working with Finnish carrier Elisa to lay the ground for 5G-enabled ‘video robots’ to enable doctors and nurses to...

Nordic signs with Arkessa to offer global roaming on dual NB-IoT/LTE-M module

Nordic Semiconductor has struck a deal with Arkessa to offer wider international cellular IoT connectivity with its nRF9160 system-in-package (SiP), the Trondheim-based firm’s flagship...
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