RCR Wireless News
The Sunday Brief: 3Q earnings questions (Part 2)
October greetings from Boston, Cedar Rapids, and Kansas City. It was great to meet with Troy Doom, the CEO of Ice House America, one of Fort Point Capital’s investments (more on the company here) in Boston earlier this month. Third...
Verizon on what it means to be AI-native
A pragmatic approach to telco AI can drive short-term operational benefits and customer experience enhancements
As it looks to leverage AI across its business, Verizon Vice President of AI and Data Michael Raj emphasized that underlying any successful AI strategy...
Vodafone Germany expands 5G, fiber optic infra in Q3
Vodafone Germany launched its 5G SA network in 2022 in partnership with Ericsson, Nokia, Qualcomm and Oppo
German telco Vodafone said it has completed more than 1,500 construction projects in the LTE and 5G networks during the third quarter of...
Airtel Business, Vonage to launch unified communications app
Airtel IQ Business Connect, powered by Vonage, is part of Airtel’s cloud communications suite dubbed Airtel IQ
Airtel Business, the enterprise arm of Indian operator Bharti Airtel, has teamed up with Vonage, a global cloud communications specialist and subsidiary of...
Kagan: How Private 5G Wireless is doing today and what’s coming next
Where is Private Wireless or Private 5G today? Let’s take a closer look at the current state of this new segment. Look at some of what is working, what is not, the risks, challenges and the growth opportunities. There...
‘It’s whatever you want it to be’ — Creating and defining 6G use cases
Is Integrated Sensing and Communications one of the top 6G use cases or is it an enabler? Does it matter?
At the recent 6G Forum, panelist Anton Monk, the VP of strategy at Cohere Technologies, reiterated a commonly expressed sentiment...
Simplifying global IoT for trackers – why LTE-M is best (Reader Forum)
IoT connectivity has been a game-changer in the asset tracking landscape. Personal devices, pets, vehicles, international packages, or any kind of asset can all easily be tracked through the cloud. This has opened the door to innovative use cases...
5G-IoT (‘trademark’) connected ambulances come to India
India-based health-tech company LifeSigns has announced 4G/5G-based IoT hardware and airtime tie-ups with India-based IoT solutions provider Hetrogenous and London-based IoT airtime provider FloLIVE to launch a connected ambulance solution in the country. The LifeSigns product, called LifeConnect, uses...
T-Mobile US debuts North America’s ‘first’ 5G RedCap device
T-Mobile US collaborated with consumer electronics manufacturer TCL on the 5G RedCap USB-C dongle
T-Mobile US has launched TCL LINKPORT IK511, a 5G RedCap USB-C dongle, in collaboration with consumer electronics manufacturer. The new device features the Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System,...
Viettel claims Vietnam’s first commercial 5G service
Viettel said it has installed more than 6,500 base stations to provide 5G services to all 63 localities in Vietnam
Vietnamese telco Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) launched what it claims to be Vietnam’s first commercial 5G service.
Viettel...
5G RedCap will usurp LTE only when IoT module prices halve – after 2027
Cumulative revenues from the sale of RedCap-based IoT modules will reach $1.2 billion over the next five years, according to a new forecast by ABI Research. Sales of slimmed-down eRedCap modules, available later in the cycle, will reach $615...
Ericsson to modernize Chunghwa Telecom’s 5G network
The vendor noted that the contract covers a full range of Ericsson 5G RAN portfolio, including ultralight remote radios
Swedish vendor Ericsson has been awarded a 5G contract with Taiwanese operator Chunghwa Telecom with the aim of modernizing its network,...
#TBT: PCS firms prepare for rollout; AT&T tests circuit switch tech; PepsiCo taps new wireless solution … this week in 1995
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 those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and...
Telecom CEO, FL company plead guilty to $100m in Lifeline fraud
Q Link Wireless of Dania Beach, Florida and its CEO, Issa Asad, have both pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal Lifeline program that provides discounted connectivity services to low-income people, in a scheme that stole more than $100 million...
Open RAN intelligent control: From vision to reality (Reader Forum)
Among the most celebrated principles in the Open RAN paradigm, softwarization and disaggregation have taken center stage in discussions on the commercialization and deployment of O-RAN systems. A less frequently discussed principle that these two elements enable is programmability...
Verizon Business survey: Nearly 40% of SMBs using AI
The number of small-to-medium-sized businesses that are using artificial intelligence has more than doubled compared to last year, according to Verizon Business' fifth annual survey of SMBs. The survey also found a revival in SMB tech spending, concluding that...
Another tale of woe –LwM2M pioneer IoTerop ‘urgently’ seeks a buyer
For never was a story of more woe than this; except it happens too often in the IoT space. Montpellier-based IoTerop, a pioneer of the Lightweight M2M (LwM2M) standard, is seeking a buyer after it was placed into receivership...
SK Telecom publishes new white paper on 6G tech
SK Telecom defines the key elements for 6G infrastructure evolution as ‘Cloud-Native, Green-Native and AI-Native'
Korean operator SK Telecom released its latest white paper, ‘SK Telecom 6G White Paper: View on Future AI Telco Infrastructure,’ laying out the evolution direction...
Jio Platforms reports revenue growth of 17.7% y-o-y in fiscal Q2
Jio reached 148 million 5G subscribers as of the end of September
Jio Platforms, the parent company of Indian operator Reliance Jio Infocomm, has reported revenue of $4.43 billion in the second quarter of its fiscal year 2025, up 17.7%...
How does AI fit into the 6G vision?
While merely an add-on in 5G, AI functionality takes center stage in 6G
While the opening session at the recent 6G Forum wasn’t specifically about artificial intelligence (AI), the conversation — which centered on the overall 6G vision — came...
Test and Measurement: Axon Networks buys DZS’ service assurance, Wi-Fi management assets
Service management and orchestration company Axon Networks is buying software company DZS' service assurance and Wi-Fi management software portfolio that includes CloudCheck, Expresse and TruSpeed.
Axon is making the acquisition as an all-cash, $34 million transaction. The products will...
Verizon Value Brands and MobileX cut high profile at prepaid conference (Analyst Angle)
Verizon Value Brands and MobileX both cut a high profile at the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo and the expo also provided a venue for some spirited exchanges between carriers. The conference was held in Las Vegas in late...
It’s not the Open RAN you asked for. It’s the one you get (Analyst Angle)
Open RAN revenue dropped by 83% in 2024 compared with 2023. Whoa. Let’s take a closer look at that. Why did revenue crater? And how will it bounce back?
During ’22 and the first half of ’23, DISH was spending...
Mission Critical: Drive Efficiency & Engagement with Ruby Kolesky of Joyous
In this episode of 5G Talent Talk, Carrie Charles welcomes Ruby Kolesky, CEO of Joyous, to discuss her inspiring professional career and the innovative work of Joyous. Ruby shares her journey from growing up in South Africa with dreams...
The internet of Big Ass Fans – environmental monitoring for healthier factories
We’re playing this one straight. Kentucky-based industrial fan manufacturer Big Ass Fans is working with US printer company Lexmark, which has a sideline in IoT management software, and IT and cloud service provider Microsoft to produce an “IoT-powered comfort...