The newest assessment from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association reflects the continuing momentum around 5G spectrum allocation, with 61 countries having moved forward on either reserving, auctioning or making formal …
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.
-
-
Co-channel sharing of satellite C Band spectrum is feasible with far smaller geographic protection areas than are currently in place, according to a new study — and trimming down the …
-
Cambium Networks is making an initial public offering of its stock, paying down debt and continuing its focus on providing economical wireless network equipment to mid-size network operators around the …
-
T-Mo reaches deal with Dish on divesting assets, but DOJ sign-off needed, report says
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillT-Mobile US has reportedly reached a deal with Dish Network to divest assets that could be the thing that pushes the proposed merger with Sprint over the top — but …
-
More than a dozen global mobile network providers have been attacked in a successful effort to obtain information on specific subscribers, including call detail records and geolocation information, according to …
-
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Citizens Broadband Radio Service launch keeps inching closer and closer, although no one knows exactly when it will happen. At the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance event this week in …
-
Network monitoring company Accedian is pushing finer granularity in its visibility tools, with a new release that takes its sampling capabilities from one second to the millisecond range. Accedian released …
-
Wi-Fi provider Extreme Networks is buying Aerohive for $210 million, bringing some consolidation to the Wi-Fi market as the industry starts to ramp toward Wi-Fi 6 adoption and bolstering the …
-
#TBT: Customers willing to cut landlines; Nextel, public safety spectrum shuffle; US Cellular launches picture messaging … 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 …
-
Ligado Networks is tired of waiting for the Federal Communications Commission to decide on modifications to its existing spectrum licenses to support 5G services for industrial and commercial users, and …
-
Venture capital-backed systems integrator and major Motorola Solutions channel partner Mobile Communications America has acquired a fellow Motorola Solutions partner and wireless integrator, Crosspoint Communications. MCA, one of Motorola Solutions’ …
-
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai framed approval of the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US as a “critical” part of the agency’s efforts to promote 5G deployment in …
-
Standards bodies ask for clarity on Huawei interactions, warn of potentially ‘devastating effect’ on US tech leadership
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillANSI CEO writes that abandoning US leadership roles in standards bodies to comply with Department of Commerce rules would have a “devastating effect” on US competitiveness The Trump Administration’s restrictions …
-
Four additional states have joined the ten attorney general which are suing in federal court to block the proposed merger of Sprint and T-Mobile US. A court date has been …
-
Just how fast is 5G, really? OpenSignal’s analysis from South Korea showed blazing speeds, with 5G smartphones averaging 48% faster speeds than comparable 4G smartphones and maximum speeds that pushed …
-
Antenna company Airgain has unveiled a new testing laboratory focused on 5G millimeter wave. The company said that the bands being used for 5G mmWave networks “create a new set …
-
Wireless data use continues to climb, with the latest analysis from industry group CTIA showing an 82% increase in mobile data use between 2017 and 2018. According to CTIA’s newly …
-
#TBT: Dabbling in 3G pricing; slow going in 3G handsets, networks; Virgin Mobile prepares for US launch … this week in 2002
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 …
-
David Christopher, president of AT&T Mobility and Entertainment, painted a rosy picture of the state of AT&T’s wireless unit at an investor event in London, from the three things AT&T …
-
Thread Group has released its latest specification, and the new Thread 1.2 networking protocol focuses on improving battery performance as well as enabling large-scale internet of things deployments in commercial …
-
The company formerly known as pdvWireless has a new name — Anterix — but its focus on using 900 MHz spectrum to support private broadband LTE networks for the utilities …
-
With a small-cell installation at Naval Base Coronado, Verizon bolstered cellular connectivity at a sprawling military installation which includes an island 70 miles off-shore, and successfully navigated the challenges of …
-
AT&T is bringing 5G to its WarnerMedia Innovation Lab in New York City, which will make the site one of its first permanent 5G experience sites and a physical location …
-
Keysight Technologies’ Ixia put together what it says was the world’s first public open demonstration of the progress of the 400 Gigabit Ethernet ecosystem for hyperscale data centers, during this …
-
In a promising sign for large enterprise adoption of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts was granted permission to conduct internal testing to see if some …
