Open RAN deployments seeing traction is rural markets Parallel Wireless on July 16 announced it is working with multi-national carrier Orange to use its disaggregated Open RAN technology to expand …
Is open RAN right for near-term rip-and-replace? Huawei equipment has been ordered removed from networks in the United States and the United Kingdom with speculation that other European markets could …
The 5G smartphone market is set to rapidly expand in the next 12 months, with many mobile vendors looking to quickly develop their 5G portfolios. It is anticipated that 5G will …
Initial focus on MEC experience management and deployment Theres a line of thinking that 5G service revenues are inextricably linked to mobile edge computing (MEC); to take advantage of the …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Derek Johnston, Samsung (Ep. 15) Derek Johnston, head of marketing and 5G business development for Samsung Networks, provides some color on …
In conjunction with a wide swath of industry stakeholders, the United States federal government is working to form and implement the creatively-titled National Strategy to Secure 5G. Signed by President …
Oracle: Operator standalone motivation is growing enterprise revenue There’s a school of thought around 5G that would suggest effective ROI and service monetization hinges on offering up new, differentiated applications …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Jason Marcheck, Gartner (Bonus episode) Enterprise software licensing in a 5G world Gartner Research Director Jason Marcheck looks at how, as …
As it continues to gain 5G infrastructure market share, Samsung this week announced a virtualized 5G RAN solution comprising virtualized central and distributed units and updated radios. And in keeping …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? John Lenns, Oracle (Ep. 14) The transition to standalone 5G Oracle Vice President of Product Management John Lenns looks forward to …
Nokia expects “full suite” of O-RAN interfaces available in 2021 Adding on to a recent refresh of its virtualized, cloud-based RAN solutions, Nokia today, after weeks of building up to …
Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could delay work on Rel. 17 The first version of the 5G New Radio specifications focused on delivering enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) which operators around the world …
Execs aiming for nationwide 5G coverage this summer Between the FirstNet build out, low-band 5G expansion and limited introduction of dynamic spectrum sharing, AT&T’s network team has been busy this …
FCC cuts off Universal Service Fund money to buy and maintain US networks that use Chinese kit It’s been a long time coming but, despite the protracted journey, reaching the …
RCR Wireless News · Massimo Peselli Episode Driving 5G into high-value vertical industries Massimo Peselli of Verizon Business discusses organizational innovation and how an operator can effectively develop and sell …
Inland using Parallel Wireless RRHs connected to virtualized baseband running on Dell EMC servers Open radio access network technologies, which disaggregate hardware from software potentially creating a cost benefit to …
Open RAN, as the name implies, is meant to be open to multiple vendors, both hardware and software, that work together to achieve interoperability in accordance with an operator’s needs. …
US Secretary of State says, “The tide is turning against Huawei…” The United States government sees Huawei as a security concern both domestically and abroad. This is not a secret. …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Ray LaChance ZenFi Networks (Bonus Episode) Dense fiber is key to 5G deployment ZenFi Networks operates a dense fiber network in …
Vodafone Business deploying Ford’s private 5G network with U.K. government backing As part of a U.K. government 5G investment program aimed at fostering digital transformation of industries, Vodafone Business announced …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Damiano Coletti, Airspan (Ep. 12) Bringing 5G to verticals, open RAN update Airspan Vice President of Strategy and Marketing Damiano …
Toyota exploring 5G for “digital engineering” of manufacturing processes Nokia’s latest private network win comes from Japanese automaker Toyota which selected the vendor to deploy a 5G-upgradable private network at …
Nokia exec says open RAN marked by both merit and hype Nokia and AT&T today announced a successful trial of a Radio Intelligent Controller (RIC) on the carrier’s millimeter wave …
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Chris Pearson, 5G Americas (Ep. 11) The outlook for mid-band 5G in the U.S. Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas, discusses …
FCC declines to comment beyond a tweet from Chairman Ajit Pai T-Mobile US customers experienced widespread voice and text outages that the carrier said were “resolved,” as of 10:03 p.m. …
