The Federal Communications Commission continues to look for additional ways to foil scam and fraudulent robocalling operations, and it’s considering changing its rules around who has access to U.S. phone …
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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Test company Anritsu said this week that it has verified protocol conformance tests on its 5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform ME7834NR for Dual Connectivity in 5G New Radio Standalone …
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Federated touts private network demo for DoD ahead of smartware house deployment
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillFederated Wireless has just completed a successful demonstration of a 5G private network in shared spectrum for the U.S. Department of Defense, ahead of a smart warehouse deployment at Marine …
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#TBT: Paging consolidation in hyperdrive; AT&T plays its first wireless card; Sprint focuses on PCS … this week in 1995
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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Nice link, if you can get it: Starlink outpaces other satellite providers, and sometimes even fixed broadband
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillStarlink speeds surpass local wired broadband networks in multiple countries, Ookla finds Starlink’s low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite-based broadband service can provide download speeds faster than average wired broadband in a number …
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New licensing agreement settles lawsuits between the two companies InterDigital and Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi have struck a global licensing deal which resolves legal disputes between the two companies over …
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AT&T has officially closed on its deal with private equity firm TPG Capital to spin off DirecTV into a new company that owns and operates the DirecTV, AT&T TV and …
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The first half of 2021 saw a widening swath of Americans with access to 5G mobile networks and better performance on those networks, according to Rootmetrics’ latest data. “5G is …
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The global smartphone market grew even faster than IDC had expected during the second quarter, beating the analyst firm’s predicted growth rate of 12.5% to come in at 13.2%, according …
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T-Mobile US added 627,000 net postpaid phones during the second quarter of 2021 T-Mobile US touted continued strength in customer gains during the second quarter and shrugged off the coming …
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Verizon is gearing up for a nationwide effort to test C Band spectrum in order to tune its models for deployment. The carrier was granted permission by the Federal Communications …
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Xfinity Mobile adds 280,000 net new wireless lines Comcast continues to draw mobile subscribers at a rapid clip, reporting that its Xfinity Mobile service added 280,000 net lines during the …
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#TBT: Pandemic to delay 5G in Europe?; CBRS PALs auction underway; Huawei tops mobile device shipments … this week in 2020
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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Intel has landed Qualcomm and Amazon as major customers for its Intel Foundry Services chipmaking and packaging, as it charts a path forward for the business amid fierce performance competition …
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CTIA’s annual industry survey has found that wireless network investment reached $30 billion last year — the third year in a row of increasing investment, and a five-year high that …
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‘I’m a builder, not a seller’: EXFO’s Germain Lamonde opens up about all those offers from Viavi
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEXFO’s founder, majority shareholder and executive chairman calls Viavi’s multiple offers for the company “noise on the line” Germain Lamonde says he has fielded many offers to buy EXFO, the …
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The $5 billion, 10-year deal involves an MVNO arrangement, AT&T providing 5G transport for Dish, and more Dish Network and AT&T recently struck a $5 billion deal to move Dish’s …
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Altiostar said that it is expanding its flagship U.K. test lab, located in the London area, and it is hiring new staff to support expanded software development, customer support and …
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AT&T reports a strong quarter as it sells Vrio, strikes wholesale deal with Dish
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillAnalysts ask: What’s the deal with Dish? AT&T saw growth in all three of its areas of focus during the second quarter: Wireless, fiber and HBO Max, but it was …
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#TBT: Vodafone Spain starts 5G trials; AT&T names 5G launch markets; Qualcomm cancels offer for NXP … this week in 2018
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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Verizon raised its financial expectations for the rest of the year, based on momentum in 5G adoption and wireless service revenue growth as customers step-up to more expensive plans. The …
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5G is bringing ‘positive impact and performance improvements … to all operator networks,’ says GWS CEO Ahead of its annual comprehensive network analysis, network benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) …
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Viavi Solutions really, really wants to buy rival test company EXFO, and it has made a fourth and higher purchase offer — which was promptly quashed, again, by EXFO founder, …
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Crowd-sourced network testing and analysis company Ookla has acquired testing company Solutelia and its Wireless Intelligence on-Demand (WINd) solutions, declaring that together the two companies will “disrupt and forever change …
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What would it take to get you to answer your phone again? T-Mo thinks it has an answer
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThere are two kinds of people in the world, says Grant Castle: Those who answer a call from an unknown number, and those who assume it’s a spam call and …
