January 2021

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Marisa Viveros, IBM (Ep. 31) IBM’s Marisa Viveros, vice president of strategy and offerings for telecom, media and entertainment, discusses the …

In the first post in this series, I explored the rise of 5G Telco networks and how they open the door to unprecedented possibilities and new capabilities for enterprises. In this latest …

Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has wasted no time in appointing staff, and gave a first address to the agency which broadly outlined some of the potential areas …

5G expansion remains a priority for Verizon as it heads into 2021 Verizon’s fourth quarter saw adjusted earnings that beat analyst estimates, even as the carrier failed to meet revenue …

The coming of 5G networks represents a major advancement for the digital age—and it is coming rapidly. As of August 2020, 92 commercial 5G networks have been launched in 38 …

The global pandemic is driving a shift toward the use of remote, virtualized testing in lieu of in-person network technician visits, according to a new survey of communications service providers. …

Last year was an active year for U.S. wireless infrastructure company Mobilitie as the growing connectivity needs as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic boosted both wired and wireless infrastructure …

Signals Research Group (SRG) has been actively involved in tracking the advancement of 5G NR since its inception in September 2015 at a 3GPP workshop, held in Phoenix, Arizona.  At …

The rapid growth of devices on Wi-Fi networks and increased consumer demand for always-on connectivity has required service providers to rethink their approach to delivering a great Wi-Fi user experience. …

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has released a “blueprint” for the combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 in the broad IoT sector, notably for smart industry, smart cities, smart buildings, …

Carolyn Hardwick, the president of engineering at Squan, comes on the show to explain some of the latest progress and challenges she’s experienced in wireless and fiber engineering in telecommunications. …

The parallel narratives around cellular 5G and Industry 4.0 are about to collide. China has said it will build 30 brand new ‘smart factories’ by 2023, all of them threaded …

Austria-based A1 Telekom has acquired a majority share in local smart-city analytics startup Invenium, in which the mobile operator has held a stake since 2017. The unit, originally a spin-off …

The bar for digitally enabled manufacturing services keeps rising and will be boosted by the investments made during 2020. While companies race to innovate, it is important to remember that …

T-Mo is crowing about OpenSignal’s testing. AT&T touts Ookla’s analysis. Verizon brags about its RootMetrics rankings. Within the past week, each of the three national carriers has captured a series …

The Texas chip manufacturing plant would produce 3-nanometer processors Reports indicate that Samsung’s semiconductor manufacturing arm is considering an approximately $10 billion investment in a fab in Texas that would …

Italian operator WindTre has activated its 5G network in 59 provinces and eight provincial capitals, reaching around 74% of the Italian population, up from 56% last month and 40%in November, …

Austrian operator Magenta Telekom, which is owned by German telecom group Deutsche Telekom, expects to cover 50% of the country’s households with 5G technology by the end of 2021, a …

Orange has active plans to sell a 50% stake, along with co-control, of its new fixed fiber venture Orange Concessions to La Banque des Territoires, part of France’s state-owned bank Caisse des …

Rohde & Schwarz has laid claim to being the first in the industry with PTCRB-validated IMS conformance test cases for 5G New Radio, which can be used for PTCRB certification …

Incoming CEO Pat Gelsinger sees major new revenues from combination of 5G and distributed computing During what would’ve been Mobile World Congress 2020, which was ultimately scrapped due to the …

NFL playoff greetings from Lake Norman, NC (we only wish we were at Kansas City’s Union Station, pictured right).  As we await two excellent NFL football games, we thought we would dive …

IWBI focused on human health in buildings Honeywell has announced its involvement in the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) membership program as a Cornerstone member. The membership program at IWBI …

It’s hard to believe that at the start of last year some people were still openly questioning whether IoT was real, or if it would ever arrive in any significant …

It’s not just the next generation of cellular technology that’s looming on the horizon, promising to transform businesses. Wi-Fi also got its own upgrade in the form of Wi-Fi 6, …