How does edge computing fit into a broader telco cloud strategy? The telco cloud conversation has been ongoing for some time as communications service providers look to build networks that …
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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A recent survey found that that 42% of IT professionals spend too much of their time on troubleshooting tasks and that cloud environments were ranked overall as the second most-common …
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There’s no master list of smart city use cases primarily because, in the right context, nearly anything could contribute to a smart city. However, some of the major ones that …
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How to move from limited smart cities pilots to scaled deployments “Smart cities” is most certainly a nebulous term. At a high-level, it refers to a collection of use cases, …
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Private network deployments seen as a key enabler of industrial internet of things for large enterprises The notion of a private network, whether it’s LTE or 5G deployed in unlicensed, …
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Verizon leveraging integrated wireless, fiber engineering process to hasten 5G deployment Editor’s note: This interview, based on a conversation during the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s Connect X show last month, has …
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NXP and Nvidia both investing in AI for edge use cases The vision for the combination of 5G and the internet of things revolves around leveraging the low latency of …
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Following acquisitions and internal alignment, SQUAN is ready to provide turnkey network engineering and construction In May this year, during the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s 2019 Connect (X) event, SQUAN went …
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Fiber connectivity underlies a wide range of smart city applications Smart city is something of a broad term that generally refers to using wired or wireless sensors to gather data …
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Mid-band tapped for 5G launch followed by millimeter wave Millimeter wave frequencies are a key piece of the low-, mid- and high-band spectrum mix that will support 5G over time. …
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China is poised to invest more than $100 billion in 5G by 2025 According to financial projections from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the country’s three mobile …
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Multimode 5G SoC debuts at Computex in Taiwan While MediaTek is perhaps better known for supplying chips for smart devices like speakers and lower-priced smartphones. But, with the unveiling of …
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IEEE prohibits Huawei personnel from peer-review process The multi-faceted battle between various U.S. government offices and Chinese technology company Huawei, largely a proxy for a larger trade war, this week …
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Huawei claims 40 5G contracts, 70,000 base stations shipped In the U.S., where federal lawmakers like to characterize 5G as a race America has to win, President Trump’s administration has …
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‘Project Limitless’ uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem Building on its development of LTE for what it calls the “always-connected” PC, this week in Taipei, Taiwan, at the annual …
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In-building 5G use cases, including millimeter wave, NR-U and 60 GHz, include venues, industrial facilities and enterprises In the U.S., Verizon and AT&T are both rolling out commercial 5G service …
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With executive-level reorg and acquisitions, SQUAN repositioning as end-to-end network services firm ORLANDO–During the Wireless Infrastruture Association’s Connect X event this week, SQUAN’s Keith Pennachio, executive vice president and chief …
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Testing is ongoing in the United Kingdom and Federated is speaking with regulators in about 20 countries, CEO says ORLANDO–Federated Wireless, a driving force behind the pending commercialization of shared …
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Boingo NOC is “nerve center” of company’s global operations Inside the Boingo Wireless offices in Los Angeles, California, a team of experts man the company’s network operations center 24 hours …
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Verizon started selling Samsung Galaxy S10 5G this week Verizon is offering mobile 5G services in Chicago and Minneapolis with plans to expand to 20 more cities this year. This …
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FirstNet passes 600,000 subscribers In a wide-ranging interview this week at the MoffettNathanson’s 6th Annual Media & Communications Summit in New York City, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President and Chief …
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5G Home fixed wireless service relaunching in second-half of 2019 After commercializing its 5G fixed wireless access in four markets in October, Verizon will “relaunch” the 5G Home service in …
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HPE CEO discusses 5G and edge computing opportunities With virtualization and distributed compute both instrumental in the long-term success of 5G, traditional IT companies are looking to invest and return …
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While there are certainly those with a differing viewpoint, many stakeholders, particularly the U.S. government, like to characterize 5G as a race, the winner of which will be able to …
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China Telecom and China Unicom interconnect should be reviewed, according to FCC The U.S. Federal Communications Commission this week voted unanimously to deny an application from China Mobile USA, a …
