7 nm Kirin 980 5G-ready with support for 1.4 Gbps As operators work with infrastructure vendors to deploy 5G with commercial activations slated to start in the U.S. later this …
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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Belgian operator partnered with Nokia on transport network modernization As operators enhance their networks to keep up with increasing demand for mobile data capacity, considerable attention is paid to the …
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Centralized basebands connected via fronthaul to remote radios supports network densification Small cells are a fundamental driver of the ongoing network densification that is enhancing LTE networks and building a …
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California-based fixed wireless provider details plans for extending rural broadband access into underserved and unserved markets GeoLinks, a California-based rural broadband provider, walked away from the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s …
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AT&T building on local gigabit LTE base for 5G The 5G race is on in Indy with AT&T today announcing it will offer mobile 5G services in the city by …
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IoT network gets upgrade to support voice Verizon’s nationwide Cat M IoT network now supports voice communications, according to the carrier, which painted the enhancement as expanding the addressable IoT …
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Money will extend rural broadband to more than 700,000 homes and small businesses With the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s Connect America Fund auction on the books, some 103 service providers …
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Union says merger could cost 28,000 jobs The U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s comment period regarding the proposed Sprint/T-Mobile US merger ended on Aug. 27, and as the clock ticked down …
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The role of AI in transforming network operations management The deployment of 5G will see a massive increase in radio sites as operators densify networks to support incredible concentrations of …
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Qualcomm stock passes $69 per share With the close of an initial round of stock repurchases at midnight Aug. 27, Qualcomm is set to spend $5.1 billion to buyback more …
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CWA: 28,000 jobs lost if Sprint/T-Mobile US merger goes forward Contrary to what the companies are telling federal regulators, the Communications Workers of America union says a Sprint/T-Mobile US merger …
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Verizon pledges to remove restrictions when disaster strikes The Santa Clara County Fire Department, which is involved in fighting the largest wildfire in the state’s history, last week complained to …
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Edge clouds combine radio and core functions Reduced latency is a key feature of 5G networks, and both consumers and enterprises stand to benefit. But for operators investing billions in …
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Autonomous operations a key application of mission critical IoT While operators are currently focused on early 5G use cases, enhanced mobile broadband and fixed wireless access, around the corner, as …
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Loan to Nokia follows $300 million in financing for Ericsson The Investment Plan for Europe, also called the Juncker Plan after European Commission President Jean-Claud Juncker, is designed to jumpstart …
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Service providers key link between enterprises and multi-cloud opportunity: 451 Research Cloud infrastructure vendor VMWare on Aug. 23 reported a 13% year-over-year increase in Q2 revenues to $2.17 billion, which …
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RAN is part of larger 5G, cloud strategy Orange Poland is continuing with its 5G strategy most recently by working with network infrastructure vendor Nokia to test out a cloud-based …
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Cities vs. small cells The deployment of 5G is very much an exercise in network densification. Coming down from the macro tower, operators are deploying small cells and other integrated …
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CBRS Alliance forms Deployment and Operations Working Group After years of discussion and technological development, the CBRS Alliance is expecting commercial deployments in the 3.5 GHZ Citizens Broadband Radio Service …
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FCC planning millimeter wave spectrum auctions in 2018 and 2019 U.S. operators Verizon and AT&T are planning the commercial launch of 5G networks using millimeter wave spectrum later this year. …
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Indoor and outdoor network densification adding complexity to test, measurement and monitoring As operators around the world enhance and densify LTE networks while starting the task of building out 5G …
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Highlights cybersecurity needs of small- and medium-sized businesses AT&T this week completed its acquisition of threat intelligence specialist AlienVault, which the carrier announced back in July. With the deal done, …
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Is new 5G SoC a first look at Snapdragon 855? As it continues to drive device support for 5G, Qualcomm this week announced it is sampling its next-generation 5G SoC …
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Licensing rate capped at €3 per 5G NR device Standardized telecommunications technologies are developed collaboratively, through bodies like the 3GPP, based on the input of stakeholders from the industry. As technology …
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The next generation of cellular networks will bring a huge boost in capacity. In order to provide more capacity, mobile operators need more spectrum. To support the commercialization of 5G, …
