Although specifications for "5G" do not yet exist, aspects are crystallizing, including the ability to exploit frequencies never before used for cellular access; far greater capacity than today’s networks support; data rates faster than 1 gigabit per second; and super-low latency. All of these...
This week on IoT Innovation, RCR Wireless News takes a look at Horizon 2020 IoT and 5G, the European Union's €80 billion plan to drive job and economic growth while keeping the EU competitive globally
IoT Innovation is sponsored by Anritsu and Telecomcareers, a leading...
Chinese telecom equipment provider ZTE has opened a new research and development center in Tokyo to focus on creating next-generation "5G" mobile network technologies.
The new facility will support ZTE’s partnerships with operators and academic institutions in Japan on the deployment of ZTE proprietary Pre5G...
Ericsson and Cisco each claim $1B in new revenue by 2018
Networking and computing powerhouses Ericsson and Cisco Systems announced a global partnership tying together their platforms to target telecom operators and reportedly produce at least $1 billion in incremental revenue opportunities for each company...
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCRWireless.com to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the wrong way....
Deliveries commenced in Q1 2015, will continue during 2016
Nokia Networks and China Mobile announced a framework agreement for the provision of mobile communications equipment and services valued at more than $1 billion.
The European vendor said deliveries under the agreement commenced in the first quarter...
Will gigabit, IoT, 4K, VR, 5G and Raspberry Pi revolutionize the cell phone store experience?
The Apple Store concept was an evolutionary step in the cellphone store buying experience. Apple surrounded the consumer with plenty of tech toys, non-commissioned, low-key staff, and of course...
With 170,000 employees, $46B in 2014 revenue and operations in 170 countries, Huawei’s ICT transformation strategy is based upon providing enterprise, carriers and developers with open, yet integrated, end-to-end network, cloud computing, big data and developer-centric platform solutions.
Dressed casually in a black Huawei Developers...
NetScout financial results
NetScout Systems reported its first quarter of results since its massive network monitoring and security acquisition from Danaher. Company president and CEO Anil Singhal said the company is pleased with its initial progress and integration work is proceeding according to plan.
Earnings per share...
That growth comes between January and September; the telco ended September with 194 million subscribers
China Telecom ended the third quarter with 43.7 million subscribers in the 4G LTE segment, after a net addition of 36.6 million subscribers during the first three quarters of the...
LOS ANGELES – Analyst Chetan Sharma held the attention of his late-afternoon audience at this year's HetNet Expo without even discussing small cells or DAS. An adviser to wireless players ranging from China Mobile to Qualcomm, and to new players in mobile including Microsoft...
HetNet Expo keynotes address how to move from LTE to next-generation 5G mobile networks
LOS ANGELES – There are currently around 5 billion devices, largely smartphones, connected to the Internet. By 2020, that figure is expected to explode to 50 billion as the Internet of...
UK regulator Ofcom plans spectrum auction in early 2016 to bolster LTE, lay groundwork for 5G
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom said it plans to conduct a spectrum auction early next year in a move to bolster domestic LTE operations as well as set the table...
The next step in the evolution of mobile broadband is "5G," and its arrival will be a watershed moment for the entire TV and media industry, delivering the flexibility and high reliability needed to deliver video to billions of users across the globe. Over...
CTIA VP said the move will be ‘critical’ to developing 5G, IoT
WASHINGTON – Following its October open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission discussion on opening up new spectrum is being well-received by the telecom industry.
The FCC issued of a Notice of Proposed Rule Making...
InterDigital digs into the role of NFV and SDN in 5G plans
Virtualization technologies using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization are expected to play a significant role in the development of next-generation mobile technology standards expected to rollout under the "5G" banner. Some of...
Commissioner: ‘The race to 5G is on and this gets us out the gate’
WASHINGTON – At the Federal Communications Commission open meeting on Oct. 22, commissioners addressed a number of issues that have been circulating the Beltway policy shops including prison phone reform, foreign...
The companies work to launch a joint 5G testbed; test virtual slices optimized for IoT, virtual/augmented reality and other next-gen services
South Korean mobile operator SK Telecom and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully demonstrated "5G" network slicing technology.
Through the demonstration held at SK Telecom’s...
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro is set to host its first Olympic Games next year. From an information technology and telecommunications perspective, sponsors are responsible for implementing the infrastructure needed for the games, as well as provide connectivity at all 38 competition venues across...
Analyst Jake MacLeod discusses the future of 5G and fundamental pieces including NFV, SDN and self-optimizing networks
With standardization of the waveform set for a 2020 release, Jake MacLeod, founder of Gray Beards Consulting, said that, for now at least, "5G" is a marketing term.
MacLeod...
Targeting 2016 test, Ericsson partners with América Móvil and Brazilian government
In coordination with the Brazilian government and carrier América Móvil, Swedish ICT and telecom vendor Ericsson plans to test "5G" mobile networks in Brazil in 2016, and also will test an "Internet of Things"...
5G radio demo has already been conducted
Nokia Networks and United Arab Emirates mobile operator Du signed a memorandum of understanding on a set of common objectives for the development and evolution of "5G" and the "Internet of Things."
The companies carried out a 5G radio demonstration...
WASHINGTON – Wi-Fi over the last few years has gone from being something hotels say they have that doesn’t quite work right – but costs a lot – to a gateway to the Internet we can’t live without. Every coffee shop, airport and home...
As expected, spectrum and the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction were hot topics at this year’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention, with both a significant portion if not the leading topic of conversation for most keynote addresses and panel events.
The CCA...
From automotive applications to virtual reality, millimeter wave spectrum could support data hungry applications
AUSTIN, Texas – Millimeter wave spectrum has gone from being a moonshot technology to a likely feature of next generation "5G" mobile networks. That’s what Professor Robert Heath of the University of...
