What are some of the challenges faced by local governments who want to find ways to make their cities smarter? The barriers that stand in the way of smart city …
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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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — Greg Wester stands at the front of a crowded room, microphone in hand, peering at a sheet of paper and calling out words from a list that describe …
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FirstNet customers have access to deployable network assets A fleet of 72 deployable cell sites are available to public safety agencies who subscribe to AT&T-FirstNet’s services, according to the carrier. …
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WASHINGTON, D.C.–Becoming a smart city isn’t as simple as buying new technology off the shelf — one size doesn’t fit all, and there isn’t a template, according to speakers at …
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Analyst firm Frost & Sullivan has identified half a dozen drivers for the electronic test and measurement market over the next five years in a new report. Those drivers are: …
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Smart cities and vendors are navigating new technologies and relationships WASHINGTON, D.C.–Public-private partnerships are seen as being key to smart city initiatives, and cities and vendors have to navigate — …
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#TBT: A low bar for 5G; Nextels’ first handset with GPS; NTTDoCoMo tests 4G … 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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FirstNet’s new leaders include an acting CEO and board vice chair The First Responders Network Authority has a new acting CEO and board vice chair, as the public safety communications …
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First look at Verizon’s 5G TF network: Air interface is ‘very phenomenal’
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillVerizon’s official launch of its 5G fixed wireless access service is only two days old, but Mike Thelander and Emil Olbrich of Signals Research Group are already on the ground …
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FCC fines one telemarketer for spoofing calls and proposes fines for another The Federal Communications Commission has fined one telemarketer more than $82 million — one of its largest-ever fines …
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Verizon has plans to expand roll-out, migrate to 5G NR Having made its initial launch of a millimeter-wave-based 5G fixed wireless access service in four U.S. cities, Verizon will be …
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Mazda leverages NI’s tools to make automated testing a differentiator Automotive manufacturer Mazda has been evolved in a decade-long process to revamp its approach to testing that involves moving to …
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What is MEC? The Radio Access Network is only one of multiple pieces that will enable 5G. Virtualization is another, as is multi-access edge computing: MEC. MEC is entwined with …
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Test and Measurement: Keysight launches 5G base station manufacturing test offering
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillNew 5G base station test solution aimed at manufacturing test In the ramp-up to 5G deployment, Keysight Technologies is focusing on manufacturing test for 5G base stations. The test company …
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ETSI lays out the role of MEC in 5G In a recent white paper, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute outlined the role of multi-access edge computing in 5G. “Edge computing …
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ESW Capital’s ZephyrTel seeks to build a $100M telco software group Edge specialist Vasona Networks has been acquired by private equity-backed telecom software ZephyrTel, which has been snapping up mobile …
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#TBT: Figuring out mobile payments; Verizon’s squad goals; bumps in the road to Bluetooth … this week in 2000
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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T-Mobile US rebrands MetroPCS, adds Amazon Prime and Google perks to some plans
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillMetro PCS becomes Metro by T-Mobile, adds Google One and Amazon Prime perks T-Mobile US is revamping its MetroPCS brand, trying to broaden its appeal and update customers’ perception both …
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OpenSignal introduces new mobile video experience metric Video traffic is taking up more and more capacity on mobile networks, and mobile network operators are grappling with how to handle the …
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Multi-access edge computing presents some unique challenges for deployment and operation Multi-access edge computing is part of a major re-architecting of the network that involves placing compute and storage resources …
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Push for new IT initiatives is impacting enterprise security, research finds
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillNew report finds that 92% of organizations plan to increase cyber security spending Nearly 80% of enterprise cyber security professionals think that network security is more difficult and complex now …
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Test and Measurement: RootMetrics calls St. Louis market a three-way battle
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillThe St. Louis, Missouri market is a hotly contested one, according to RootMetrics’ most recent analysis: AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile US networks’ all do well in different aspects of performance, …
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With 5G services beginning to emerge and more deployments planned for 2019, what are the expectations for the 5G market? Here are five recent 5G market predictions, on aspects ranging …
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First Orion projects that at current rate, nearly 45% of mobile calls will be scams by next year The rate of scam calls to U.S. mobile users is increasing so …
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#TBT: Price wars worry Wall Street; Qualcomm preps to spin off Leap; Y2K worries … 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 …
