AT&T will lean on Frontier for fiber access and put up wireless gear at Frontier central offices AT&T and Frontier Communications have struck a deal which will allow AT&T to …
Kelly Hill
Kelly Hill
Kelly Hill reports on network test and measurement, AI infrastructure and regulatory issues, including spectrum, for RCR Wireless News. She began covering the wireless industry in 2005, focusing on carriers and MVNOs, then took a few years’ hiatus and returned to RCR Wireless News to write about heterogeneous networks (remember those?) and network infrastructure. Kelly is an Ohio native with a masters degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where she focused on science writing and multimedia. She has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, The Oregonian and The Canton Repository. She lives in northern Virginia, not far from Data Center Alley.
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The most obvious definition of the “digital divide” is a binary one: Either you have internet access, or you don’t. But that simplistic approach doesn’t capture the nuances of why …
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Chief Network Officer Ulf Ewaldsson to take the reins as president of technology upon Ray’s retirement T-Mobile US’ longtime network guru, Neville Ray, has announced that he will retire from …
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The past three years have placed unprecedented demands on fixed and mobile broadband networks and underscored broadband as a necessity: A “seismic shift in broadband from being access to entertainment …
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Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz breaks ground on €60m facility expansion
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillMunich-based test company expands facility in Germany Rohde & Schwarz broke ground this week on an expanded, 60-million-euro facility to be constructed in Memmingen, which is about 115 kilometers from …
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Chinese balloon equipped to collect communications information: State Department
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe high-altitude Chinese balloon that traveled over the United States in the past week was equipped to “collect and geolocate” communications signals, according to the U.S. Department of State and …
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Speed vs. reliability vs. geography: The latest 5G breakdown from Rootmetrics
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillVerizon landed the most individual awards, but T-Mo’s speeds can’t be beat T-Mobile US garnered the overall best 5G experience in the second half of 2022, per Rootmetrics, but AT&T …
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SRG on Super Bowl capacity: 5G is the go-to carrier and 3.45 GHz is in play
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe bulk of the three national carriers’ capacity for Super Bowl 57 is on their 5G networks The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs aren’t the only ones who …
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Dell is set to cut about 5% of its global workforce, or about 6,000 jobs, amid a slump in PC demand and “uncertain” market conditions, according to a regulatory filing …
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Service assurance company Accedian has unveiled new “intent-based” assurance capabilities for its Skylight platform, which it says are the first of its kind and “[represent] the next level of automated …
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Rise operates FWA services in 16 states and will focus on expanding fiber services under new ownership ISP Rise Broadband, which operates across 16 U.S. states, has been acquired by …
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2022 was the company’s ‘best year ever,’ says CEO Sievert T-Mobile US rounded out 2022 with postpaid net customer additions of 1.8 million in the fourth quarter and 6.4 million …
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Cybersecurity continues its evolution and organizations are focused on it more holistically, as part of business outcomes rather than as component parts, according to Theresa Lanowitz of AT&T. Lanowitz, who …
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A new survey of more than 7,100 first responders conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reflects their need for communications tech that is “trustworthy,” “controllable” and …
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Testing company EXFO announced a new partnership with Telescent, which produces automated fiber optic cross-connects for data centers. The two companies have integrated EXFO’s diagnostic capabilities to Telescent’s Gen 4 Network …
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The Federal Communications Commission says that it is working to shut down network access for robocalls coming from a Florida realty group that is being sued by three state attorneys …
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NIST says it will ‘enhance U.S. leadership in wireless technologies’ by joining O-RAN Alliance Amid U.S. government interest in boosting the Open RAN ecosystem and diversifying telecom supply chains, the …
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Verizon ends its slump with strong customer numbers, service revenue growth
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillCarrier ended 2022 with its best customer numbers in seven years Verizon reported fourth quarter numbers with improved customers numbers and strong growth in service revenue, and company executives said …
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From a waterfall to a pipeline: Three drivers of the telco shift to CI/CD
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillWhat is the changing paradigm for communications service providers in terms of software integration and deployment, particularly the concept of CI/CD? It comes down to three aspects. More network software, …
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T-Mobile US has suffered another data breach, with the company disclosing that a single Application Programming Interface (API) was used to “obtain limited types of information” on some of its …
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Rohde & Schwarz has launched a new, single-box performance vector tester for signal generation and analysis in sub-6 GHz (Frequency Range 1) spectrum for testing base stations and small cells as …
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Nextivity is also re-branding its public safety portfolio In-building wireless company Nextivity has acquired High-Power User Equipment (HPUE) company Assured Wireless, which serves the public safety user market. Financial terms …
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Rosenworcel points to ITU presidency as evidence of importance of the vision of free-market democracies in tech 5G and other advanced technologies can be used to support and promote free …
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Dish Network has announced that it is seeking another $500 million in financing for its wireless network buildout, following on top of the nearly $2 billion that it sought in …
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Mobi signs deal with Federated for 5G CBRS, launches pilot in continental US
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillMobi has operated in Hawaii since 2005 Hawaiian service provider Mobi is expanding its horizons, signing a new deal with Federated Wireless to harness CBRS for a 5G wireless broadband …
