Qualcomm and Nokia said this week that they successfully tested nonstandalone 5G New Radio data calls over the air for interoperability, using both millimeter wave spectrum and sub-6 GHz. 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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Wireless internet connectivity has become a major consideration in the development of smart buildings. Eighty per cent of mobile usage occurs indoors today, and the infrastructure must be in place …
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Bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s current auction of millimeter wave spectrum hit a lull yesterday, although it bounced back this morning with a round garnering $21 million in bids. Auction …
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#TBT: Prescient data predictions, testing GSM and prepping for PCS … this week in 1994
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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Businesses are focused on transforming the customer experience in 2019, Vodafone finds
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe biggest business trend in the coming year will be transforming customer experiences, and the driving force behind that transformation is technology: both in how technology has changed customer expectations …
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Half of the customers who are signing up for Verizon’s 5G Home fixed wireless access broadband service are new to the company, according to Ronan Dunne, EVP and president of Verizon …
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Cybersecurity road map aims to support more secure and resilient IoT development for consumer, enterprise and government users If there is a path to a digital world that is more …
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Verizon and Samsung are planning their first 5G smartphone release in the first half of 2019, signaling the carrier’s plans for mobile 5G in addition to the fixed wireless access …
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Service assurance and analytics company MYCOM OSI has been acquired by private equity Inflexion, which said that the telecom industry’s transition to 5G and internet of things services represents a …
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Test and Measurement: Sprint launches ad blitz for ‘better than ever’ network
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillSprint is trying to capitalize on recent favorable testing results with a new advertising campaign that proclaims its network is “better than ever” — emphasizing how much its network has …
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Bidders in the Federal Communications Commission’s current auction of millimeter wave spectrum seemed to be in the mood to shop this week, with the auction seeing increased action as it …
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Millennials report high adoption and use of smartphone-controlled IoT Nearly half of U.S. shoppers plan to use their smartphones to shop this holiday season, but most of them still haven’t …
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#TBT: BlackBerry hits the road; when cellular meets IoT; 5G fragmentation worries … this week in 2016
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 research explores frequencies up to 150 GHz Even as the mobile industry steps into a 5G world where it is making use of millimeter wave frequencies for commercial cellular …
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The internet of things is hitting its stride and will shift from mere connections to “tangible value and monetization,” according to Cisco’s newly released Visual Networking Index forecast through 2022. …
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The Federal Communications Commission’s auction of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G service has raised more than $145 million in bids. Fourteen rounds of bidding have been completed over five days, …
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Verizon will “significantly expand” its LTE small cell network in Boston Verizon is deepening its network infrastructure relationship with the city of Boston, with an updated 10-year agreement that touches on …
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Analyst firm says it’s “highly likely” that the current leaders will lose market share One of the oft-repeated 5G mantras is that the industry “doesn’t know what it doesn’t know” …
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USDA’s Telecommunications Programs awarded grants and loans to increase rural broadband access The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $91 million in funding to expand rural broadband access, through a …
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What are the basic elements that make a data strategy successful and executable? Mike Gustafson, president of business intelligence and analytics company Search Discovery, recently gave his take on the …
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In recently released comments, network operators and other telecom players expressed general support for federal data privacy regulation — especially if the alternative is a patchwork of state or even …
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mmWave auction bidding continues today After five rounds of bidding, the Federal Communications Commission’s auction of millimeter wave spectrum for 5G service has raised more than $62.2 million. Two more …
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Viavi Solutions has introduced what it calls the first “true” 5G base station analyzer, designed to support large-scale network deployments. CellAdvisor 5G brings Viavi’s longtime CellAdvisor base station analyzer line …
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First class inducted into WIA’s Wireless Hall of Fame WASHINGTON, D.C.–As Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai recounted some of his travels around the country to get a firsthand sense …
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#TBT: FCC Auction 97 going strong; AT&T and Intel’s $500 wearable; Obama supports net neutrality … this week in 2014
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 …
