If there’s a silver lining for 2020, Ookla may have found it: “Massive expansions and huge improvements” in 5G networks around the world during the course of the year. “The …
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The C Band auction has raised $3.385 billion after eight rounds of bidding. Auction 107 (aka the 3.7 GHz service auction) shifts to four rounds of bidding today. That total puts …
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As both Verizon and FirstNet-AT&T compete for public safety customers, FirstNet-AT&T has landed a $92 million communications contract with the Federal Bureau of Investigations that expands the bureau’s use of …
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Editor’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 confirmed Republican nominee Nathan Simington, with a party-line vote, to a five-year term on the Federal Communications Commission. With Chairman Ajit Pai to depart the agency …
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From a field of 57 qualified bidders, the eagerly anticipated C Band auction has raised $1.7 billion in its first round and $1.9 billion in its first day of bidding. …
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The C Band auction is officially underway, with two rounds of bidding to be held today. It is the Federal Communications Commission’s largest auction of midband spectrum to date, offering …
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The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction has wrapped up, setting the stage for $9.23 billion in subsidies to be doled out over the next decade in support of high-speed rural …
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David Cheriton to join Juniper Networks as chief data center scientist In its third recent acquisition, Juniper Networks turns its attention to closed-loop automation in the data center, with the …
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US Ignite says that it has finalized plans for a dedicated 4G/5G CBRS network for smart transportation and IoT research at U.S. Army base Fort Carson in Colorado, and that …
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The Wireless Innovation Forum has approved a new set of specifications for Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) operations that includes self-testing conformance information for multiple enhanced features that are part …
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Editor’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 largest state public power organization in the U.S. received permission from the Federal Communications Commission this week to experiment with private LTE at 900 MHz for use cases ranging …
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The global pandemic, severe wildfire and one of the most active hurricane seasons on record have meant that 2020 “has proved to be an exceptional test year” for the FirstNet …
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Cyber threats are rising and falling along with the amount of time spent at home and online due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The new wave of infections and lockdowns …
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Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has announced his intention to step down as chairman on January 20, the same day that President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated. Pai leaves …
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The vast majority of mobile network use comes from indoors — and providing good coverage will be a challenge for 5G, in millimeter-wave bands and even in the mid-band. How …
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‘5G is no longer just a novelty,’ according to the November Ericsson Mobility Report An estimated 1 billion people will be covered by 5G networks by the end of this …
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The ruling “will no doubt complicate our efforts, but it will not affect our resolve,” says Ergen The Federal Communications Commission has affirmed an earlier decision which found that two …
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Why will indoor 5G be important? Indoor cellular systems have been around for decades. But with the generational shift from 4G to 5G, they are widely expected to become even …
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There are 57 qualified applicants for the C-Band auction, with bidding slated to begin December 8 for the highly anticipated midband spectrum that will be used to support 5G deployments. …
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Network infrastructure company Vertical Bridge has acquired tower company Eco-Site, in a move that expands Vertical Bridge’s site portfolio to nearly 290,000 sites across the 50 U.S. states plus Puerto …
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John Deere plans to use its new CBRS Priority Access Licenses in five U.S. counties as the fuel for its smart industrial ambitions and deploying 5G. Flexibility on factory floor …
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Despite the economic impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, Keysight Technologies reported a record fiscal fourth quarter, with revenues up 9% and profits up to $217 million. “Keysight delivered an …
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At the end of the Obama administration, Dedicated Short-Range Communications at 5.9 GHz for intelligent transportation systems was on the cusp of becoming required in all new vehicles, setting a …
