Amazon has permission from the Federal Communications Commission to move ahead with launching a geostationary satellite constellation of more than 3,200 satellites, to provide fixed and mobile broadband services in …
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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After 16 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission’s Priority Access License auction has raised a little more than $1 billion in bids from its 271 qualified bidders. The PALs with the …
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Test and Measurement: IoT testing will lag, then rebound, Frost & Sullivan says
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe ongoing covid-19 pandemic will have a negative impact on the proliferation of internet of things devices this year, and subsequently impact the need for related IoT test equipment, according …
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The Priority Access License has raised nearly $832 million in bids after 13 rounds, including more than $56 million in the 13th round. The auction continues to show an …
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Comcast sees 33.9% jump in wireless revenue as customer base keeps growing
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillQuarterly revenues for Comcast dropped nearly 12% compared to the same time last year and its net income was down more than 4% as the company navigates the pandemic — …
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#TBT: Setting sights on satellites; Audiovox jumps into GSM; Private wireless users press for spectrum … this week in 1998
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 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) helped lay the foundation for autonomous ground vehicles with a 300-mile challenge race. DARPA also pushed AI-powered, software-defined radios to their limits in …
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Auction moves to three daily rounds After seven rounds of bidding, the Priority Access License auction of Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz has raked in $554 million …
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In its first seven months of full commercial deployment, most of the use of the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service is being driven by two predictable use cases: Network capacity …
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Challenges, portals and virtual events: How PSCR is bringing tech and public safety together
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillFor resilient networks and “tech to protect”, PSCR looks to collaboration Amid a rapidly evolving technology landscape, how do public safety agencies find out about the latest and greatest options, …
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Verizon outperformed Wall Street’s expectations in the second quarter, and although its overall revenues were still down slightly from last year, the company seems to limiting the potential fallout from …
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Test and Measurement: Mavenir will use Keysight tools for software development
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillOpen RAN player Mavenir will be using Keysight Technologies’ testing tools to support development of software for its 5G RAN and core platforms. Mavenir will leverage Keysight solutions including its …
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The Priority Access License auction was meant to be unlike anything the industry has seen before. The sheer number of licenses and their county-level size were designed to attract new …
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The Priority Access License auction for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum begins today with a single, six-hour bidding period. There are 271 qualified bidders participating in Auction 105, ranging …
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#TBT: Cellular vs. PCS; Motorola sued over paging play-by-play; Need a cell? Rent it … this week in 1996
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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As the U.S. Department of Defense moves forward with exploration of the role that 5G will play in its future, Verizon announced this week that it is lighting up 5G …
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T-Mobile US plans to activate a Standalone 5G core this quarter and is meanwhile expanding its use of both 2.5 GHz and 600 MHz for service in a number of …
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With PAL auction set to start, the final phase of CBRS commercialization is not far off The Priority Access License auction for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 …
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The scale of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic’s global impacts are becoming clear, Ericsson executives said, but the company was nonetheless able to deliver a “solid quarter.” Ericsson reported essentially flat …
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The Federal Communications Commission has moved forward with and expanded requirements that mobile network operators provide vertical location information for wireless callers when they call 911, so that first responders …
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Private equity-backed data analytics-based roaming and network security company Mobileum has picked up network roaming test and fraud detection company Sigos. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sigo, which …
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T-Mobile US has launched a new, free robocall blocking service for its users. “Scam Shield” makes use of the STIR/SHAKEN framework for call authentication to help users weigh whether or …
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NTIA: 3450-3550 MHz “is a good candidate for potential spectrum sharing” In its hunt for additional midband spectrum that could be cleared or shared to make more room for mobile …
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#TBT: T-Mo tests low-band 5G; Getting a taste of STIR/SHAKEN; CBRS pieces falling into place … this week in 2019
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 network capacity augmentation and fixed wireless access broadband are the two use cases driving early deployments in the shared Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz, according to …
