Amazon Prime Air has received permission from the Federal Communications Commission for drone testing over the next two years, using millimeter-wave spectrum. The company, which plans to launch drone delivery …
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 Federal Communications Commission has made a required report to Congress on the future of the Universal Service Fund, and one of the most hotly debated portions of the record …
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Google Cloud plans to shut down its Cloud IoT Core service, which was touted as a fully managed IoT connectivity service, in one year. The company’s primary public statement thus …
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An appeals court has upheld the Federal Communication Commission’s decision to reallocate a portion of the 5.9 GHz band to unlicensed use, including Wi-Fi, rather than continuing to reserve the …
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Wireless transport company Ceragon continues to attempt to avoid the acquisition attentions of competitor Aviat Networks, saying that Aviat’s offers don’t properly value Ceragon. Aviat has increased its offer consisting …
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PCTel saw its revenues grow more than 15% compared to the same time last year, to $25 million, and the testing equipment and antenna company generated profits for the second …
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Starlink had won projects worth nearly $900 million; LTD was the biggest winning bidder in the RDOF auction Starlink and LTE Broadband have lost federal subsidies worth more than $2 …
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Airspan says its private networks and FWA opportunities are growing, but chipset challenges remain Airspan reported second-quarter revenues up 12% year-over-year but saw a year-over-year increase in its quarterly loss …
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Bid total passes $170 million The Federal Communications Commission has doubled the number of daily bidding rounds in the ongoing auction of 2.5 GHz overlay licenses, moving today from two …
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AR, VR and emergency response: FirstNet Authority’s immersive public safety lab
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe immersive lab, a partnership between the FirstNet Authority and NIST’s PSCR, enables both training and tech R&D During the Marshall Fire, which burned around 1,000 homes in small towns …
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5G RF planning helps to drive Netscout’s quarterly revenue Network assurance and security company Netscout reported revenue gains of nearly 10% for the quarter ending June 30 and narrowed its …
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Test and Measurement: T-Mo is tops again in 5G speed and availability, Rootmetrics says
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillAT&T and Verizon both sees some improvement, but not enough to top Rootmetrics’ rankings Another round of Rootmetrics’ analysis of 125 metro markets in the U.S. confirms that T-Mo continues …
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The midband spectrum auction moved slowly through its first week The Federal Communications Commission’s 2.5 GHz auction has rounded up just $143 million in gross bids after nine rounds. The …
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5G is a “strong, enduring growth driver,” Spirent says Spirent Communications saw strong performance and record orders during the first half of the year, driven by 5G and its targeting …
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Consolidated Communications sells wireless partnership stakes to Verizon for $490m
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillBroadband provider Consolidated Communications has worked out a deal with Verizon to buy Consolidated’s share of five wireless limited partnerships, for an aggregate sum of $490 million. The sale of …
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Mobile is ‘critical’, but security breaches are on the rise: Verizon report
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillRemote work/remote access means a larger attack surface — and the inability to “disconnect” from work may be a factor With the rise of remote and hybrid work, companies are …
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Cable MSOs Charter Communications and Comcast both saw strong growth in their mobile businesses during the second quarter, with each cable company reporting net mobile customer additions greater than 300,000 …
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The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of 2.5 GHz midband spectrum raised more than $103 million in its first day of bidding. The auction kicked off with a single, six-hour bidding …
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Auction of midband spectrum in rural areas starts with a single, full-day round of bidding The first, day-long round of bidding on about 8,000 midband spectrum licenses at 2.5 GHz …
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Amid a tight labor market still navigating the fallout from the global pandemic, staff turnover in wireless retail stores and customer service channels is having a noticeable impact on customer …
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In its latest acquisition, Ookla has picked up a Swedish company, CellRebel, that specializes in measurement, analysis and visualization of network data for optimization purposes. “The complexity of modern networks …
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T-Mobile US beat expectations on customer additions for the second quarter of 2022 and has raised its expectations for the year in a number of areas, continuing a strong showing …
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Cable co. receives two-year FCC testing permission Cable company Charter Communications is extending its testing of 5G using a combination of millimeter-wave spectrum and midband airwaves with CBRS as the …
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T-Mobile US to pay $350 million, plus more security spending, over 2021 data breach
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillT-Mo will also pump an additional $150 million into data security spending T-Mobile US has agreed to a $350 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over a 2021 security …
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Winning bidders in the Rural Digital Opportunities Fund auction who later abandoned their plans to follow through on build-out and participating in the process could face fines of more than …
