As Altice USA’s new CEO takes over, the company faces pressure from other fiber network operators and new Fixed Wireless Access services, the possibility of a sale of some assets …
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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German test and measurement company Rohde & Schwarz said that it ended its fiscal year with “increased revenue and strong order intake.” R&S is privately held, but the company nonetheless …
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CommScope reported higher sales and an improvement in profits compared to last year’s third quarter, although the company said that it is being hampered by component and materials shortages that …
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How are energy and utility companies thinking about edge computing and the security of that edge? A newly released report from AT&T looks specifically at how this sector is making …
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Spam texts are on the rise, TNS says Broader implementation of the STIR/SHAKEN call authentication framework, coupled with enforcement efforts, have put a dent in robocall volumes compared to last …
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Dish Network reported quarterly results today that included lower year-over-year revenues and also announced that it is seeking $2 billion in financing to support its network build-out. Chairman Charlie Ergen …
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Testing looks at “high C-Band” transmissions in the upper portion of the band Concerns over potential interference between legacy radar altimeters in aircraft and new terrestrial 5G deployments in the …
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The process of deploying a private cellular network is different than enterprise Wi-Fi, but it’s one that companies who wish to explore 4G or 5G private networks should be familiar …
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SRG: Progress on battery drain, efficiency evident in new mmWave 5G devices
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillNew millimeter-wave 5G devices and chipsets have made significant progress in power use and compared to earlier iterations, according to new benchmark testing by Signals Research Group. SRG looked at …
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New FCC proceeding looks at opening up to 550 megahertz of spectrum The Federal Communications Commission is forging ahead with identifying potential new spectrum to repurpose for cellular systems and …
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Tek launches its new PCIe Margin Tester Tektronix is claiming that it has a new product category that provides disruptive capabilities and cost for PCI Express testing, saying that its …
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Justice Department: Chinese spies tried to obstruct its Huawei investigation
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe U.S. Department of Justice announced charges and arrests this week in regards to Chinese clandestine activity in the United States that ranged from targeting Chinese residents in the U.S. …
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‘Don’t promise heaven and earth’: Bosch on industrial 5G now, and a 6G future
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillWhen it comes to industrial 5G capabilities, the technology has yet to live up to the hype, according to Andreas Mueller, head of communication and network technology in the …
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Open RAN ‘will definitely be part of 6G’ 5G is already here and slowly transitioning from NonStandalone to Standalone networks with a 5G core. Open RAN, meanwhile, has high levels …
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C-Band deployment delays over interference concerns. Shared CBRS spectrum. Significant coordination zones for 3.45-3.55 GHz. Spectrum is a finite resource, and while regulators continue to make additional airwaves available, it’s …
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A U.S. subsidiary of global mobile virtual network operator and eSIM development company Truphone is paying a $600,000 penalty and divesting ownership by three Russian billionaires as part of a …
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A newly released progress report goes over the state of federal users’ transitions out of auctioned bands ranging from AWS-1 to CBRS and additional midband spectrum at 3.45-3.55 GHz. The …
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Test and Measurement: Keysight delves into device/app interactions in 5G networks
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillKeysight Technologies has added new testing features to its Nemo Device Application Testing Suite, with an eye toward artificial-intelligence-based assessment of device/app interactions. “Service providers and mobile app developers need …
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As operators and vendors delve deeper into the development and testing of Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN), the RAN Intelligent Controller, or RIC, is one of the main elements …
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Carrier’s service revenues were up 5.6% year-over-year, AT&T confirms that it already has live 5G SA AT&T reported strong third-quarter results and said that its midband 5G spectrum roll-out is …
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6G has yet to be defined or standardized, but there is already a global effort going on to establish the fundamental research that will eventually define the technology, what spectrum …
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Midband spectrum is often referred to as having the right mix of performance capability and coverage for mobile networks, particularly 5G, when compared to low-band or millimeter-wave spectrum. As midband …
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Beyond RF challenges, US midband spectrum has limitations built into service rules As demand for various wireless services has grown, however, it has gotten harder and harder for federal regulators …
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NTN applications are beginning to converge with cellular Keysight Technologies has added updates to its flagship Pathwave design software to support designs for 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN), by enabling architectural …
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One in five US households don’t have broadband. Most say they don’t want it.
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillNTIA survey finds 60% of unconnected households report that they have no need/interest in using the internet at home Over the past several decades, the U.S. Census Bureau or other …
