Ligado Networks said that it has received approvals from the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) on specifications that will allow the deployment of 5G in its L-band spectrum. Specifically, Ligado …
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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EXFO’s board of directors has rejected a third acquisition offer from Viavi Solutions, in the face of unequivocal opposition from EXFO’s founder, chairman and controlling shareholder. The board was faced …
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#TBT: Walled gardens have got to go; Top 10 carriers of ’08; Muni Wi-Fi providers struggle … this week in 2008
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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‘I want to be crystal clear’: EXFO founder and chairman spars with Viavi over potential acquisition
by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill“I will not consider any alternative change of control transaction of EXFO,” says company founder & chairman EXFO Founder and Chairman Germain Lamonde has extended an acquisition offer for outstanding …
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‘Re-convening is a must so, adapting is paramount,’ says GSMA CEO With this year’s Mobile World Congress Barcelona less than two weeks away, the GSMA is releasing additional details on …
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‘It’s not good enough anymore to be your little cog in the whole chain’: Moving to ecosystems in Industry 4.0
by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill“Ecosystems” for industry may be a buzzword, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to it, and a online panel discussion among representatives from Johnson and Johnson, Rockwell Automation and Analog …
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Availability, reliability and speed are three key aspects of a mobile network — but when it comes to 5G, it appears that each of the three national networks are excelling …
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‘If this were easy, it would already be done’: Nsight’s insights on rural broadband
by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill“The business models are extremely complex and there is a lot of risk embedded in this,” says Nsight’s Brighid Riordan Brighid Riordan is the CINO and VP of Emerging Services …
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Accenture to ‘significantly scale’ network engineering capabilities with umlaut acquisition Accenture will be acquiring German network engineering, testing and analytics company umlaut for an undisclosed sum, saying that the purchase …
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AT&T is claiming a C Band first, saying that it has successfully completed 5G field test calls using test devices and a Mobile Test Platform at locations in Plano, Texas …
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One of the biggest barriers to closing the digital divide has long been cost – it simply costs so much to put in the infrastructure that the return on investment …
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#TBT: Fun + music = LG’s Fusic; Seeking the mobile MySpace; A Linux OS?… this week in 2006
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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The U.S. Senate has approved a sweeping measure aimed at countering China’s technological strength, outlining $250 billion in spending designed to boost U.S. technology research and development and chip production. …
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Midco is a regional service provider that serves about 400,000 customers in five states. The company is a joint venture of Comcast and Midcontinent Media and …
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‘We’ve come a hell of a long way’ since the Sprint merger last year, T-Mo’s Neville Ray says T-Mobile US has grand ambitions for making in-roads in serving customers in …
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The Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) Project Office is moving to support development and testing of an open-source Standalone 5G software stack from the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance, with the launch …
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Test and Measurement: Viavi adds optical module to manufacturing test platform
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillViavi Solutions has made optical spectrum analysis a new module option on its Viavi Multiple Application Platform (MAP) Optical Manufacturing Test system, joining 17 other application modules for the MAP system. The …
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In preparation for the auction of the 100 megahertz of midband spectrum at 3.45-3.55 GHz this fall, the Federal Communications Commission and National Telecommunications and Information Administration have released details …
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#TBT: Megapixel madness; Carriers migrate to IMS; Cingular extends its EDGE … this week in 2004
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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Enterprise data analytics and cloud company Cloudera is being taken private in an all-cash $5.3 billion transaction with affiliates of private equity companies Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and KKR. The …
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Verizon is launching a blitz of advertising and deals aimed at getting consumers and small businesses to upgrade to 5G devices and plans. Touting 5G mmWave coverage in parts of …
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The Federal Communications Commission has delayed the implementation of new leasing rules for the 4.9 GHz band used by public safety that were passed under the Trump administration, and it …
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AT&T has won contracts to help the U.S. Department of Homeland Security modernize its networks, and the agency will gain access to FirstNet services as well. AT&T snagged four task …
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Viavi Solutions has made its virtualized, cloud-based TeraVM O-RAN Central Unit (O-CU) Tester available on AWS Outposts, which the company says makes it the first O-CU test solution deployed on Amazon …
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Survey: Nearly 60% of global consumers plan 5G device upgrade within two years
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillIs 2021 the year of the highly anticipated device “supercycle”, when consumers upgrade their devices in large numbers in order to get access to 5G? T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert …
