Telecom market data firm Comlinkdata has acquired crowdsourced mobile network and performance data company Tutela for an undisclosed sum. Tutela gathers device-based data on mobile usage and performance; its software …
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 and Measurement: IT network ‘brown-outs’ are costly and common, Netrounds finds
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillLosing a network connection entirely is a worst-case scenario for an enterprise, but service “brown-outs” — defined as unexpected and unintentional drops in network quality — are expensive for businesses …
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Ookla: Global mobile network speeds up, but fixed networks are accelerating even faster
by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill5G is already boosting mobile network speeds in some small countries, Ookla Speedtest finds Both wired and wireless network speeds are getting faster, although fixed broadband is accelerating more quickly …
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#TBT: Bluetooth for cellular ‘politeness zones’; parsing the PCS market; the wonders of web-based customer care … this week in 1999
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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In the final countdown to CBRS, Federated raises $51 million in new funding
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillFederated Wireless gains backing from SBA Communications for CBRS-based private LTE Federated Wireless has raised $51 million in a Series C funding round, in the midst of the final run-up …
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Hurricane Dorian continues to crawl along the coast of Florida, and communications providers along the Southeast coast are braced for its impacts. The slow-moving storm has been downgraded to a …
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AT&T puts Jeff McElfresh in AT&T Communications CEO seat, expands John Stankey’s role
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillAT&T announced its pick for the new CEO of AT&T Communications: Jeff McElfresh, who has been with the company for nearly 25 years and has been serving as the president …
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Satellite operator Eutelsat has withdrawn from the C Band Alliance, a group which includes the four largest global satellite operators and has been advocating for privately handling the clearing and …
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Sprint is supporting tests of LTE connectivity at 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz via a solar-powered, drone-based high-altitude platform system (HAPS) in Hawaii, partnering with fellow SoftBank company HAPS Mobile. …
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Chinese handset and IoT hardware company Duubee has established a 5G device testing lab, the company said in a release this week. Duubee said it has invested “several million dollars” …
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More than 20,000 AT&T wireline workers in nine Southeastern states are back to work, after a four-day strike that began last weekend. The The Communications Workers of America union said …
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#TBT: Omnipoint wants to be a PCS player; CDMA vs. TDMA vs. GSM; Apple envisions data system at 5 GHz… 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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NEW YORK–Above an enormous blue billboard featuring a woman on a swing, the drab, briefcase-sized box wouldn’t catch your eye unless you were hunting for it. But I was. I …
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Sprint goes big with 5G: Nine cities, 2,100 square miles covered, and mobile gaming to boot
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillNEW YORK–Four years ago, a 5G demo from Sprint and Nokia involved a van-sized base station and a test device the size of a small refrigerator. By the time Sprint …
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Which airports in the U.S. and Canada have the fastest Wi-Fi? And is it worth the cost to upgrade to a Wi-Fi SSID that you have to pay for? Ookla …
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AT&T to name a new head of AT&T Communications soon John Donovan, who heads up AT&T Communications, is planning to leave his post as of October 1. Donovan, 58, said …
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More than 20,000 AT&T wireline employees in nine southeastern states have gone on strike, protesting what they say are unfair labor practices. According to the Communications Workers of America union, …
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RootMetrics metro rankings: Chicago network performance is tops among big cities
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillAmong the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S., Chicago stood out as one of the highest-ranked cities in the country for mobile network quality, according to numbers from RootMetrics. …
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Nokia touts first commercial 5G cloud RAN deployment (psst — it’s Verizon’s)
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe world’s first commercially deployed 5G cloud-based Radio Access Network is live in the U.S., Nokia said this week in a blog post. The company didn’t name the carrier or …
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5G is just barely getting off the ground, but it’s not too early for “6G” research efforts — and Keysight Technologies is jumping in by joining Finland’s 6G Flagship Program, …
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If the most popular metaphor for 5G is a race, then the industry is “just off the starting block,” according to analysis from PwC. There’s a marathon ahead, with some …
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#TBT: ZTE restarts after export ban; CBRS optimism; 5G in space… 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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“The two-year upgrade cycle is dead,” declares Ting Mobile in new research on consumers’ smartphone upgrade habits. This likely comes as no surprise to mobile network operators, with both AT&T …
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Test company Rohde & Schwarz and Qualcomm Technologies said that they have completed the first 5G New Radio location-based services session, with a Snapdragon X55 modem. The 5G LBS testing …
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T-Mobile US is updating its device testing capabilities to include 5G, unveiling a new, 20,000 square foot facility that will test 5G devices as well as devices which enable License …
