PHOENIX—Robocall spammers are leveraging small provider networks, particularly Voice over IP (VoIP) service providers, to originate the calls that no one wants, according to a new report from Transaction Network …
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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#TBT: Amazon Kindles a Fire; Samsung vs. Apple patent wars; Tablet sales soar … this week in 2011
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’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 …
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PHOENIX––In a dimmed conference hall, all participants seated safely spaced, a regional carrier audience listened to T-Mobile US’ Dow Draper tell them about the network operator’s massive plans to expand …
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Providing mobile and broadband services in rural America “is not cookie cutter” PHOENIX–In 20 months unlike any others that the telecom industry has dealt with in modern times, small carriers …
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Service provider networks needs to be prepared for the unexpected, says Heidi Adams of Nokia Nokia has unveiled the latest generation of its network processing silicon, the FP5, which the …
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Midband spectrum Q&A: Ed Alfonso, Nokia’s head of Mobile Networks Americas
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillMidband spectrum is widely recognized to be the sweet spot for 5G deployments globally, due to its combination of large amounts of available bandwidth and better propagation characteristics than millimeter-wave. …
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Viavi Solutions continues its efforts to support the testing needs of the developing Open RAN ecosystem, this time with Capgemini Engineering. Viavi says it has partnered with Capgemini Engineering in …
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‘We’re equipped with a solid spectrum position,” says AT&T Communications CEO Jeff McElfresh Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of three stories laying out the national mobile …
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The U.S. has lagged in midband spectrum availability for 5G compared to the rest of the world. But now, CBRS PAL licenses are in-hand. The first tranche of C-Band spectrum …
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Network expansion and upgrades, customer relationships, cybersecurity, fighting robocalls, finding new revenue streams — there’s a lot for small and rural mobile network operators to tackle these days. The Competitive …
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#TBT: 3G’s not dead yet; Would Deutsche Telekom buy Sprint Nextel?; Motorola unveils its first Android device … this week in 2009
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’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 …
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T-Mo serves up the layer cake Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of three stories laying out the national mobile network operators’ plans for midband spectrum. The …
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What are technical and operational challenges in the midband spectrum for companies operating networks in the United States? In every spectrum band, there are some sort of challenges that wireless …
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of three stories laying out the national mobile network operators’ plans for midband spectrum. Verizon has made no secret of where …
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Midband spectrum is widely recognized to be the sweet spot for 5G deployments globally, due to its combination of large amounts of available bandwidth and better propagation characteristics than millimeter-wave. …
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T-Mobile US and AT&T are duking it out over performance honors in recently released network testing. Global Wireless Solutions, which released its annual national report that included testing in nearly …
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Amid an evolving carrier perspective on leveraging the public cloud for telecom networks, Anritsu is deploying its mobile network service assurance solutions on AWS’ public cloud. The AWS news comes …
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#TBT: Verizon, Vodafone look ahead to LTE; RIP, Disney Mobile MVNO; the iPhone comes to Europe … this week in 2007
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’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 …
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Mobile and fixed-line networks are faster than ever, according to new numbers from Ookla. Despite the challenges of the past year, mobile network speeds in July of 2021 globally are …
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Open Source MANO: Its role in managing networks incorporating virtual and physical elements (Reader Forum)
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe arrival of virtualization has brought about a new era for the telecommunications sector. It has led to heightened degrees of flexibility and better utilisation of available assets than would …
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As the telecom ecosystem gets deeper into CBRS deployments and eagerly awaits the availability of C-Band spectrum, carriers and vendors are partnering on numerous tests and trials of various aspects …
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AT&T has asked the Federal Communications Commission to establish rules around how much midband spectrum that a 5G service provider can hold, saying that such rules “are needed to ensure …
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Test and Measurement: Innovate5G, Nokia and Athonet test 5G SA call in the midband
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillInnovate5G, Nokia and Athonet are laying claim to making the first commercial North American call via a 5G Standalone private network in the midband at 2.5 GHz (Band n41, TDD …
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Just how much midband spectrum is needed for 5G, anyway? The default telecom answer to this type of spectrum question seems to be, “As much as we can get” – …
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#TBT: RIM vs NTP; CFOs love cell phones; Clamshells, sliders and swivel screens … this week in 2005
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’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 …
