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Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst
Sean Kinney, Principal Analyst
Sean focuses on multiple subject areas including 5G, 6G, Open RAN, hybrid cloud, edge computing, and Industry 4.0. Prior to his work at RCR, Sean studied journalism and literature at the University of Mississippi then spent six years based in Key West, Florida, working as a reporter for the Miami Herald Media Company. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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Speaking during IFA, Qualcomm President discusses the company’s role in the RAN Open RAN is having a big impact on the telecom space with major operators around the world embracing …
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MEC node as a representation of the standalone 5G core Latency reduction is a big selling point for standalone 5G networks. Single millisecond latency, combined with ultra high capacity and …
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RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Dan Rabinovitsj, Facebook Connectivity (Ep. 21 Facebook Connectivity Vice President Dan Rabinovitsj discusses the company’s participation in Telecom Infra Project initiatives …
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Ericsson talks dual-mode cloud core; Oracle on move from VNF to CNF With one notable exception, commercial 5G networks use a non-standalone architecture wherein new 5G NR radio infrastructure is …
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5G Telco Cloud Platform follows VMware/Intel partnership on RAN virtualization Operators have for years invested in virtualization of network functions, starting with the evolved packet core and now moving out …
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RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Glenn Lurie, Synchronoss (Ep. 20) Glenn Lurie, president and CEO of Synchronoss Technologies, discusses the pressure operators face to monetize 5G …
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Synchronoss CEO on short-term revenue gains vs. long-term innovation Carriers in the U.S. and around the world are spending billions each year to deploy, expand and enhance 5G networks. But …
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T-Mobile’s 600 MHz standalone 5G network In Early August, T-Mobile claimed a world’s first with the launch of a nationwide standalone 5G network that uses its 600 MHz spectrum. T-Mo …
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Mavenir worked with Vodafone UK to bring Open RAN site in Wales on-air Vodafone has made clear it expects Open RAN technologies to play a big role across its multi-national …
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RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Christian Block, Qualcomm (Ep. 19) 5G brings a new level of complexity to smartphone designs. To help its OEM partners, Qualcomm …
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Verizon CFO: 5G “created for business and society” Adding more millimeter wave-based 5G markets, building out mobile edge compute facilities, and expanding 5G coverage using Dynamic Spectrum Sharing–all 2020 priorities …
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AT&T SVP John Stephens updates on DSS, mmWave and 5G Speaking this week at the virtual Oppenheimer Technology, Internet and Communication Conference, AT&T SVP and CFO John Stephens provided a …
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HPE 5G Lab meant to facilitate multi-vendor integration, interoperability In previous generations of cellular, HPE has largely focused its telco core network efforts on subscriber data management. But with 5G …
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T-Mobile US claimed a global first with activation of standalone 5G in 600 MHz T-Mobile US CEO Mike Sievert and President of Technology Neville Ray, discussing the operator’s second quarter …
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Goal is “to simplify the steps and reduce the integration effort” associated with open and virtualized RAN Virtualization of the radio access network is and will continue to happen in …
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RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Xiaoxia Zhang, Qualcomm (Ep. 18) Just as LAA made it possible for many operators to provide gigabit-class LTE, NR-U is poised …
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Pekka Lundmark returns to Nokia after two decades in Industry 4.0-target verticals Pekka Lundmark, after spending two decades in roles ranging from managing partner of startup-focused VC firm to CEO …
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660 5G designs announced or in development Following the Wednesday announcement of its third quarter earnings and detailing a multi-year agreement with Huawei, Qualcomm stock jumped more than 12% at …
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RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Michelle Engarto, Corning (Ep. 17) Corning’s Michelle Engarto, vice president of wireless solutions and product line management, reflects on how the …
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CES 2020 drew more than 180,000 people to Las Vegas The wave of industry event and exhibition cancellations that started in late February with the scrapping of Mobile World Congress …
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Digital twin growth led by automotive, energy and manufacturing sectors At a high level, the goal of investing in the internet of things is to capture and analyze data from …
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Amdocs gaining deeper bench in 5G policy, charging and data management Amdocs announced on July 23 it will acquire Openet for $180 million with the transaction slated for completion before …
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Ericsson upping 5G core R&D, T-Mobile turning up soon With sub-6 GHz 5G deployments in a mature markets scaling rapidly–that’s to say nothing of a mixed bag of consumer interest–operators …
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RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Caroline Chan, Intel (Ep. 16) Intel’s Caroline Chan talks through how 5G, when combined with edge computing and artificial intelligence, will …
