Sierra Wireless has unveiled a new 5G-capable vehicle router which it says is the industry’s first multi-network 5G vehicle networking solutions for mission-critical applications, including use by first responders, field …
The Federal Communications Commission has formally established rules for its 5G Fund for Rural America, which will disburse up to $9 billion over the next decade. However, the minimum speeds …
Loon balloon provided test service for three months, then tested the limits of flight duration Loon balloon HBAL703 accomplished something that none of its silvery, high-flying compatriots have: 312 days …
AT&T and Cisco have signed a new, multi-year agreement that expands their collaboration around enterprise IoT device management, with an AT&T Control Center powered by Cisco offering that they say …
Dr. Paul Carter is CEO of network benchmarking and analysis company GWS. RCR Wireless News recently reached out to GWS to discuss testing millimeter-wave 5G networks. The following Q&A was …
Content delivery network provider Akamai is acquiring Asavie, which focuses on security, performance monitoring and access policies for mobile and IoT devices. Terms of the all-cash deal were not disclosed. …
The use of millimeter-wave spectrum has evolved in the 5G era, and these high-band airwaves are playing significantly different roles in current networks than they have in previous generations of …
Test equipment company Rohde & Schwarz reported that it generated EUR 2.58 billion in revenue in the past year, which is its third year in a row with a 20% …
Ericsson reported a strong third quarter for 2020, beating analysts’ expectations with adjusted sales up 7% year-over-year and driven mainly by 5G sales in mainland China. The company’s CEO said …
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 …
Drastic. Unproven. A radical departure. A multi-billion dollar giveaway. Those are the kind of terms that telecom industry players are using to describe the Department of Defense’s plan to look …
AT&T users saw the fastest median mobile download speeds on LTE in the third quarter of 2020, according to new crowd-sourced data analysis by Ookla. Verizon’s LTE speeds came in …
Verizon is buying rural wireless operator Bluegrass Cellular, which provides service to about 210,000 customers in 34 counties across central Kentucky. Terms of the deal were not disclosed; it’s expected …
The Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with reform of Section 230 of the Communications Act, which shields social media companies from liability for the content its users post, but …
Forty percent of enterprises are frequently experiencing network performance degradation, slow-downs or congestion that impact applications but don’t rise to the level of complete outages, according to new research from …
The unveiling of the hotly anticipated iPhone 12 device series “essentially [marks] the launch of the Consumer 5G era,” according to a research note from Cowen analysts. The first 5G-capable …
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 …
Will the new, 5G-capable iPhone be a tipping point for adoption of 5G? Carriers seem to be betting on it, particularly Verizon, which used the occasion of the launch of …
There’s a lot of explaining to do around Open RAN, both in terms of what it is and what it is not, even as U.S. policymakers show keen interest in …
As Open RAN technology — and one might venture, an open RAN mindset — becomes more intriguing for telecom companies around the world, some of the primary questions are around …
The 5G race may still be in its early days, but international maneuvering over who will shape 6G and other technologies over the coming decade is well underway. Five months …
The U.S. Army’s public safety personnel will use AT&T-FirstNet services at 72 bases around the lower 48 states, plus Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. AT&T-FirstNet said it will be delivering …
Hurricane Delta has caused some communications network impacts across southern Louisiana, with five counties reporting that at least 24% of their cell sites and down and one 911 answering point …
A video call connected from the stratosphere topped off a recent test of an autonomous, fixed-wing aircraft, as Loon and HAPSMobile successfully put a telecommunications payload into the upper reaches …
Qualcomm Technologies will be using open Radio Access Network testing solutions from Keysight Technologies in multiple test beds in New Jersey, as the chipmaker develops and validates new designs based …
