2020

  Telstra emerged as the leading operator in Australia in terms of 5G download rates, according to a report by Opensignal. The carrier recorded an average download speed of 231.8 …

With IIoT’s promise of ubiquitous connectivity and automation come the all too familiar risks of hacker intrusion, fraud, and revenue leakage. Securing IIoT networks will require intelligent threat detection and …

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 …

AT&T SVP John Stephens updates on DSS, mmWave and 5G Speaking this week at the virtual Oppenheimer Technology, Internet and Communication Conference, AT&T SVP and CFO John Stephens provided a …

NTT Data, the business services division of NTT Group, is working with open RAN provider Mavenir to jointly develop a “complete range” of radio and core access solutions, plus data …

Texas-based Apptricity has launched a long-range Bluetooth beacon capable of connecting sensors at distances of up to 20 miles outdoors, and up to 20 storeys indoors. It is presented as …

WBA: Wi-Fi and 5G coexist on the physical layer of a network and in a way that delivers the “best connected” experience Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA) Director Bruno Tomas told …

  Ericsson announced it has secured the company’s 100th commercial 5G agreement or contract with unique communications service providers. The Swedish vendor said that this figure includes 58 publicly announced contracts and 56 …

Hotel Internet Services (HIS), which provides internet services and solutions for the multi-housing industry, announced the implementation of a high-performance Wi-Fi network at Crosby Plaza Apartments in Crosby, Texas. Crosby …

  China Unicom, together with rival telco China Telecom, deployed approximately 150,000 5G base stations across China in the first half of the year, the former said in its earnings …

Cable magnate John Malone’s Liberty Global is buying Swiss telecom company Sunrise Communications AG in an all-cash takeover that will combine Liberty’s UPC Switzerland cable operator with a wireless network …

In this age of sweeping digitalization and ubiquitous connectivity, enterprises face a constantly-changing set of challenges. Flexibility, responsiveness and product differentiation are imperatives and delivering dynamic, impactful services will determine …

The evolution to 5G is off to a strong start among communication service providers (CSPs) and momentum is building. As of March 2020, 84 CSPs have announced plans to launch …

Coca-Cola European Partners has signed a multiyear agreement with IBM to move to an open hybrid cloud environment to create a “springboard” to launch IoT and AI technologies to bring …

Software AG has released a social distancing solution via its partners, including Dell Technologies and Tech Mahindra, to help companies navigate the complexities of virus spreading in the workplace. The …

US tech giant Microsoft and Italian natural gas utility Snam are developing a hybrid cloud infrastructure based on Azure to raise the processing power within Snam’s IoT sensor network, to …

Every now and then, someone comes along and transforms and disrupts an industry. On today’s show, Carrie Charles talks to one of those people, Iyad Tarazi. Iyad is the President …

  China Tower’s business in the first half of 2020 was positively impacted by the acceleration of 5G deployments in China, the company said in its earnings release. The telco …

  New Japanese market entrant Rakuten Mobile, a subsidiary of e-commerce giant Rakuten, expects to cover all the country’s population with its mobile service in 2021. During an earnings call, …

The Priority Access License auction has raised $3 billion in bids after 34 rounds. The number of licenses that are still seeing competitive bids is now at about 256 counties …

The global Building Automation Systems (BAS) market is estimated to reach $5.91 billion by 2026 from $4.69 billion in 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.4%, according to a report …

The in-flight VR service will begin with international routes before the end of this year While many of us still remain earthbound, unable or unwilling to board a plane, South …

White House and Department of Defense officials have announced plans to commercialize another 100 megahertz of highly desired midband spectrum for terrestrial 5G use, with an auction happening as soon …

With the advent of 5G, mobile service providers (MSPs) have an estimated 50% bandwidth growth requirements, yet mobile/wireless is only about 10% of all global bandwidth. There conservatively needs to …

In recent months, the telecommunications industry has been abuzz with news about various initiatives related to Open RAN. Essentially, Open RAN refers to open and interoperable interfaces within and between …