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Slow 5G SA adoption hits mobile core network growth: Study

Research company Dell’Oro Group noted in a new forecast report that growth in the global mobile core network markeT (MCN) was being impacted by slow deployments of 5G Standalone (SA) by mobile carriers. According to the report, worldwide MCN 5-year growth is forecasted to grow...

#TBT: Hello, iPad; It’s an Apple, Apple, Apple world; Wireless workforce outlook, post-recession … this week in 2010

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! iPad makes its...

T-Mobile US crushes competition in latest Ookla rankings

T-Mobile US was the shining star in Ooka’s latest wireless rankings, taking home the gold in nearly every category, while Verizon and AT&T flip-flopped between second and third place. According to Ookla’s findings, T-Mobile US was the fastest mobile operator in the United States...

AT&T, Verizon go ahead with C-Band spectrum light-up

An airline group has predicted that flight impacts will be 'incalculable' AT&T and Verizon both confirmed this morning that they have gone ahead with their planned activation of the use of C-Band spectrum, amid dire warnings from the an aviation industry group earlier this week...

Türk Telekom deems Wi-Fi 6E trial a success

Türk Telekom announced the completion of a series of Wi-Fi 6E trials, finding that the technology “enhance speed and capacity in a variety of different end-user scenarios.” The trials, carried out last month at a test laboratory at Türk Telekom's Istanbul Acıbadem campus, achieved...

NTT Docomo unveils ‘Drop-n-Prop’ antenna

Japanese telco NTT Docomo announced that it has developed an antenna system capable of creating a high-frequency mobile communication cell when a small piece of plastic is placed on top of a dielectric waveguide. In a release, the carrier said that the solid plastic cube...

Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard to secure lead in gaming and the metaverse

Microsoft is buying game publishing giant Activision Blizzard for nearly $70 billion, the largest deal in gaming history. The deal will substantially further the cloud company’s position in the competitive gaming industry, as well as strengthen its role in the emerging metaverse market. Activision is...

T-Mo, CTIA put together business calling effort

Mobile network operators and federal regulators continue to fight to reduce the number of spam and scam robocalls that flood Americans' phones each year. But the flip side of blocking unwanted calls is, how do you ensure that wanted phone calls from legitimate businesses...

Ericsson sues Apple, alleging 5G patent infringement

Ericsson sues Apple in a different U.S. District court over 5G patents. What's at stake is how much Ericsson gets when Apple sells an iPhone.

Telefonica Deutschland activates O-RAN mini-radio cells in Munich

German operator O2/Telefónica Deutschland has activated the first mini-radio cells with Open RAN technology (O-RAN) in the city of Munich, the telco said in a statement. The telco said that these mini-radio cells will provide O2 customers with even more capacity and higher bandwidth at...

France to see 5G energy efficiency gains from 2023 in urban areas: Arcep

France is expected to achieve energy efficiency gains from 5G deployments in the most densely populated areas of the country from 2023, according to a study by local telecom regulator Arcep. Arcep has published a study evaluating different energy consumption scenarios to assess the impact...

T-Mo, Halo set the pace with an autonomous 5G-connected car

Autonomous Halo pace car led the Autonomous Racecar Challenge during CES 2022 The line of sleek, Formula-One-style autonomous vehicles at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway took to the track one by one. Their small size and compressed cockpits were the major giveaways that these were...

5G monetization requires the right blend of technology, partners and market positioning: Nokia Q&A

Nokia believes that successful 5G monetization starts with creating value for the end customer, consumer or enterprise In a written Q&A with RCR Wireless News, Nokia’s Elana Crowne, director of product marketing, monetization lead, and Olivier Guéret, cross-portfolio ecosystem and marketing, customer experience, shared the...

FAA eases 5G C-Band restrictions, clears some planes for low-visibility landings

An estimated 45% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been cleared for low-visibility landings at some airports where 5G C-Band will be deployed, says the FAA Days after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued more than 1,400 warnings to pilots about the possibility that on-board...

Google Cloud Marketplace drops commissions, strengthens channel

Google is making essential changes to Google Cloud Marketplace in 2022 to bolster channel partners and independent software vendors (ISVs).

Telus’ 5G network reaches 70% of Canadian population

Canadian telco Telus' 5G network already reaches 70% of the Canadian population, the company said in a release. In a statement, the carrier said that the acceleration in 5G investments is part of its CAD54 billion ($43 billion) investment in infrastructure and operations through 2024. Telus...

Belgium kicks off process to award 5G frequencies

Belgian regulator BIPT has opened the call for participation in a mobile spectrum auction planned for June this year. The spectrum auction will provide the first 5G licenses and redistribute key 2G and 3G bands, with a package of spectrum rights also reserved for a...

White House, tech companies meet to boost open-source software security

Administration officials met with Amazon, Google and Microsoft and other tech stakeholders to discuss better open-source software security.

5G Advanced to act as stepping stone for future 6G networks: Nokia

5G Advanced is expected to develop 5G to its fullest capabilities and is an important stepping stone for some of the use case capabilities that the industry wants to enable at a larger scale in the 6G era, Mikko Uusitalo, head of Radio Systems...

FAA issues 5G-related aviation warnings

Despite mobile network operators AT&T and Verizon working out a compromise solution with the Federal Aviation Administration to guard against possible C-Band interference in an attempt to avoid air travel impacts, the federal agency has issued more than 1,400 warnings to pilots about the...

XaaS’s three pillars: SaaS, IaaS and PaaS

Anything as a Service (XaaS) is a broad market trend, but three business segments have stood apart - SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS.

5G smartphone shipments in China grow over 63% y-o-y in 2021: Report

Shipments of 5G mobile phones in the Chinese market reached 266 million units in 2021, up 63.5% compared to shipments the previous year, local press reported, citing a report by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. According to the report, shipments of 5G...

Cradlepoint, Verizon hit wireless WAN milestone, cite need for agility during COVID

There are now 1 million Cradlepoint routers deployed at the edge of the Verizon network Cradlepoint and Verizon see 5G as a driver behind the accelerated adoption of wireless WAN currently taking place across several industries. As evidence of this acceleration, the companies have pointed...

Robocalls are down, but most Americans don’t feel the decrease

Robocall mitigation efforts are having an impact, according to new information from Transaction Network Services (TNS). But do consumers feel the difference? Not necessarily—or at least, not yet. TNS analyzes more than 1.6 billion calls across carrier networks each day as the basis for...