Monthly Archives: November, 2021

Secure Equipment Act of 2021 signed into law

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the Secure Equipment Act of 2021, keeping Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese firms out of the U.S.

VNFs vs. CNFs for telco cloud operations

Telco cloud operations require separate strategies for Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and Cloud Native Functions (CNFs).

Master unpredictability with #NoBoundaries

Communications Service Providers (CSPs) have long had to battle with unforeseen network traffic events. The last 18 months have been no exception — with...

How and why private 5G networks are taking flight (Reader Forum)

In a 2020 survey conducted by Morning Consult, 700 business technology decision-makers weighed in on the topic of 5G, with most agreeing it will...

Before 5G takes off, we need to solve key testing challenges (Reality Check)

Our sci-fi future is just around the corner, right? Well, let’s pump the brakes. The industry has big plans for 5G networks: autonomous vehicles, immersive...

3.45 GHz auction inches toward conclusion

Just 27 license-types are still in contention The number of licenses in contention in the 3.45 GHz auction continues to drop and is now down...

NXP and Nokia on the key to 5G power efficiency: Integration and reduced radio size, weight

When it comes to reducing power consumption of the radio, NXP and Nokia agree that radio size and weight are paramount Back in 2018, NXP...

Overcoming IoT security threats from the start (Reader Forum)

Here’s the sobering reality: across the Internet of Things (IoT), security has been overlooked. An amazing 1.51 billion IoT devices were breached in the...

India likely to carry out 5G spectrum auction in April or May 2022: Report

The Indian government is expected to award frequencies for the provision of 5G services in April or May 2022, Indian press reported, citing the...

Avocet Tower installs View’s Smart Windows

  U.S. glass-manufacturing company View has installed its Smart Windows as an integral design element of Avocet Tower, a 22-story, 370,000-square-foot office building in Washington,...

Test and Measurement: NSF funds new testbed for autonomous robots connected via mmWave

Florida testbed will support 'networked, cooperating robots' connected via mmWave Florida Atlantic University has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation...

IoT turns a corner (plus five IoT lessons from the top)

From IoT for internal efficiency to external productivity A new report by analyst house Transforma Insights for IT hardware and services provider Oracle says enterprise...

Samsung, Orange to collaborate in the latter’s O-RAN facility in France

Korean company Samsung Electronics announced it will be one of the first vendors to participate in the opening of Orange’s Open RAN Integration Center...

Driving innovation in a 5G world (Reader Forum)

As companies increasingly start to build and run their own 5G networks, there is much talk about open standards in cellular radio access networks (RAN)....

Vodafone taps VMware Telco Cloud Platform for European Standalone 5G

Vodafone is using VMware's Telco Cloud Platform across Europe to virtualize and containerize its 5G Standalone (SA) core network functions.

More operators are listening to ‘the story of sustainability,’ says Accenture

Last year, Accenture teamed up with Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) to explore the sustainability potential of 5G technology. While 5G will require that...

Rootmetrics shows surge in T-Mo’s 5G speeds

T-Mobile US takes the lead in 5G speed as well as availability, while AT&T and Verizon are 'too close to call' in 5G reliability After...

DT offers LTE-M solutions to help monitor flood risks, roof collapses, coastal erosion

Deutsche Telekom has developed a new LTE-M based sensor solution with US based infrastructure and analytics company Divirod to help municipal authorities and water...

5G manufacturing involves much more than 5G

MEC, AI, ML and IoT all have a part to play in 5G manufacturing 5G is a powerful technology but the notion of 5G manufacturing—using...

Vodafone expands CityFibre partnership, widening UK broadband footprint

According to Vodafone, the expanded partnership with CityFibre will make it the largest full fiber broadband provider in the U.K. Vodafone is expanding its partnership...

Germany announces $344 million fund for O-RAN projects

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure said it will provide 300 million euros ($344 million) in funding to develop and test Open...

Kontrol Technologies reaches 400 customer buildings

    Canadian smart building specialist Kontrol Technologies announced that it has surpassed 400 customer buildings and is set to double its market share in 2022. Accelerating...

‘They’re in danger of losing 5G’: Swarmio Media’s CEO on 5G and telcos becoming a ‘gateway’ for gamers

Swarmio's CEO describes the "huge gap” that remains between telcos and the gaming world as the former looks for ways enter the market With the...

Orange Spain ends September with over 620,000 5G customers

Spanish operator Orange ended September with over 620,000 subscribers in the 5G segment, local newspaper El Espanol reported. This figure represents 3.8% of the company’s...

#TBT: Consumer confusion about digital service; Baby Bell mergers; Side-eying 2.3 GHz auction … this week in 1996

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...
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