Yearly Archives: 2020

Test and Measurement: NIST boosts mission-critical feature testing

A new project supported by funding from the National Institute for Standards and Technology focuses on testing-as-a-service for mission-critical communications features, including MC push-to-talk,...

French regulator accepts 5G bids but officially postpones spectrum auction

  French telecommunications regulator Arcep confirmed that all four mobile operators in the country are qualified to take part in an upcoming 5G spectrum auction,...

SoftBank, KDDI partner to accelerate 5G rollout in rural Japan

  SoftBank and KDDI announced that they established a joint venture to promote the deployment of 5G in rural areas across Japan, both firms said...

Cellular network traffic up 10-20%; carriers tell FCC networks are holding

Network operators told the FCC that voice has emerged as the "new killer app" In a call this week, wireless and wireline providers told Federal...

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Millions of working Americans combat poor connectivity amid COVID-19: Report

Roughly 85 million people are now working from home due to COVID-19 As a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 57.7% of the U.S. began...

GSA: 5G subscriptions quadrupled in Q4 2019

  The number of global 5G subscriptions quadrupled in the fourth quarter of 2019, showing just how quickly users are adopting the newest generation of...

Ninja Solutions transforms office building in Estonia via contactless solution

Estonian tech company Ninja Solutions transformed an office building in capital Tallinn into a contactless mode, the firm said in a release. The doors and elevators...

Huawei, ZTE obtain majority of China Mobile 5G tender: Report

China Mobile spending $5.2 billion on 5G gear China Mobile, the world’s largest operator in terms of subscribers, awarded most of a CNY37.1 billion ($5.2...

China Mobile enters 5G cloud gaming arena with Ubitus partnership

Cloud gaming has been called a “killer” consumer use case for 5G time and time again China Mobile Hong Kong (CMHK) is following KT and...

The path forward for sub-7 GHz wide-area 5G technology

Wide-area 5G enhancements coming as signal processing and full-duplex technologies evolve More than 100 operators on six continents have deployed 5G networks, according to data...

What’s the future hold for unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band?

FCC scheduled to vote April 23 on new rules for unlicensed use of 6 GHz After taking fairly extensive public comment, the U.S. Federal Communications...

Three Hong Kong operators kick off 5G services

  China Mobile Hong Kong, Hutchinson and HKT have launched commercial 5G services in Hong Kong as of April 1. Along with SmarTone, the operators had...

The telco business model needs a dynamic overhaul (Reality Check)

  Despite all the recent advances in technology, the actual business of telecoms has been slow to move with the times. Take dynamic pricing as an...

How smart networks enable open data research

  Smart networks are loose clusters of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, located around the world. Their networks serve as lightweight intermediate servers for thousands...

Four ways to keep driverless shuttles on the road, even in the event of failure

Driverless shuttle buses require four separate safety solutions to ensure they operate safely and reliably even in the event of technical failures. So says...

#TBT: Sprint vs. T-Mo for third place; Better coverage, or else; mmWave eyed for 5G … this week in 2015

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...

Nokia: 5G can’t be done properly without cloud computing

Nokia exec: 'You cannot do 5G properly without taking advantage of cloud computing technologies" To demonstrate just how varied Nokia’s approach to 5G is, the...

Ericsson partnership to ‘connect the unconnected’ during COVID-19

Ericsson will help connect more children to their teachers while they wait out the threat of COVID-19 Last Thursday, Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced the...

Russia’s MTS pleads with users to stop overloading network with memes, videos

MTS president says the carrier is seeing 'serious changes in the structure of consumption of mobile Internet traffic' COVID-19 continues to spread globally, and networks...

Huawei’s 2019 revenues up 19.1% despite U.S sanctions

  Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY858.8 billion ($123 billion) in 2019, up 19.1% year-on-year, while its net profit reached CNY62.7 billion, up 5....

DOE releases RFI on potential funding for grid-interactive efficient buildings

The U.S. Department of Energy?s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on a potential...

FirstNet-AT&T supporting naval hospital ships in New York, Los Angeles

As the U.S. Navy sends its two massive medical ships to New York City and Los Angeles to provide additional hospital beds and free...

T-Mo, Sprint finalize merger; Legere steps down

Mike Sievert replaces John Legere as CEO of the combined T-Mobile It's official: Sprint is no more, and the New T-Mobile is here. T-Mobile US...
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