Auction 102 will put nearly 3,000 24 GHz licenses up for grabs On the heels of the conclusion of its first millimeter wave spectrum auction that raised $702 million, the …
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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Sprint has deployed expanded band coverage at 2.5 GHz, to about 75% of its macro network sites — up from about 50% of sites at this time last year — …
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#TBT: Razr heirs, the Slvr and Pebl; industry hits record growth; anticipating the iPhone … this week in 2006
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 city of Bellevue, Washington, is preparing for 5G with the adoption of a new process to make small cell deployment easier. The city, where T-Mobile US is headquartered, said …
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OpenSignal: There’s a ‘4G renaissance’ happening as operators lay groundwork for 5G
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillAs mobile operators prepare for 5G, their existing 4G networks are benefiting from the increased densification, faster speeds and the extension of LTE’s reach, according to OpenSignal’s most recent report. …
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US brings charges against Huawei, alleging fraud, sanction violations, stealing trade secrets
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillCharges involve both violating sanctions against Iran and stealing device testing technology from T-Mobile US The U.S. Department of Justice is pursuing 23 charges against Huawei, its CFO and two …
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House committee probes whether FCC representatives urged carriers to game the legal system in support of recent infrastructure order The House Energy and Commerce committee has asked the Federal Communications …
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As Rakuten, Japan’s newest mobile operator, joins the market with a new network build-out, the carrier will be using Viavi Solutions’ TM500 system to help with end-to-end validation of its …
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The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of millimeter wave spectrum at 28 GHz has concluded after 176 rounds, having raised nearly $702.6 million in provisionally winning bids. According to the FCC, …
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Two recent studies highlighted consumers’ willingness to pay a premium for 5G service, but devices, and whether 5G actually provides a new kind of customer experience, could prove to be …
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#TBT: Marketers eye mobile; GSM on track to hit 1B users; hot handset market … 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 …
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Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel continued her backing of an incentive auction for Educational Broadband Service licenses at 2.5 GHz at a forum in Washington, D.C., framing it as a …
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Casualties of digital transformation? Poor integration costs businesses, report says
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillAs enterprises seek to modernize and digitalize their operations, application and cloud integration issues are costing about half of large enterprises between $250,000-$500,000 per year, according to a new survey …
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Massive multiple-input multiple-output provides “real and meaningful” benefits, according to a benchmarking report by Signals Research Group — and Sprint is looking to leverage those benefits in both its preparation …
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Test and Measurement: Broadband Forum focuses on connection quality in support of 5G
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillVodafone and Predictable Network Solutions are leading a new Broadband Forum project that focuses on connection quality features including latency and reliability, as part of wired networks’ preparation for 5G. …
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Vodafone Business, IBM to jointly target enterprise connectivity, cloud, data needs
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillVodafone Business and IBM are creating a new venture to target the connectivity, multi-cloud and data needs of enterprises as they more broadly utilize the internet of things. The “eight-year …
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The increasing virtualization of telecom networks offers the promise of faster launches of new services. But are back-end business and operational systems ready to support the flexibility and rapid services …
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#TBT: Nokia starts luxury phone biz; the mysterious, wireless Wheels of Zeus; RIM + Motorola + Nextel = PDA … 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 …
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Alphabet’s Loon, which focuses on bringing balloon-based connectivity to remote areas, is adding former telecom executives from some of the largest mobile operators to a new advisory board focused on …
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Huawei’s Futurewei unit in Silicon Valley reportedly faces potential export ban In a rare press conference with international journalists, Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder and CEO, said that his company does …
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The Consumer Electronics Show is … well, both consumer and electronics-focused, and this year’s CES highlighted everything gaming to smart glasses for augmented/virtual reality to new advances in the connected …
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Snowy weather in the Washington, D.C. area has led the Federal Communications Commission to suspend today’s scheduled bidding in its millimeter wave auction. The auction, which has been proceeding despite …
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Poland has arrested two telecom employees on suspicion of spying for the Chinese state: a Chinese employee of infrastructure vendor Huawei and an employee of Orange Telecom, according to published …
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Test and Measurement: RootMetrics drills down on Dallas, Houston and Phoenix networks
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillMobile network benchmarking company RootMetrics this week put the spotlight on its most recent test results from three Southwestern cities: Phoenix, Arizona, and Dallas and Houston, Texas. In Dallas, T-Mobile …
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A ‘supplement’ to LTE and 5G? SK Telecom, Sinclair follow up JV with focus on automotive mobility
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillCars are ‘just one more personalized mobile device,’ says Harman CEO After announcing a U.S. joint venture for next-generation television broadcasting earlier this week, Korean mobile operator SK Telecom and …
