The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order which effectively ends China Telecom Americas’ ability to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the U.S.
In a release, the FCC noted that its order directs China Telecom Americas to discontinue any domestic or international...
Fifteen companies, including the three largest operators in the country -Telefónica, Claro and TIM- registered to take part in Brazil’s upcoming 5G auction, scheduled for November 4.
The auction will award spectrum in the 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 3.5 GHZ and 26 GHz bands.
Mobile...
LOS ANGELES – This week, at Mobile World Congress Los Angeles (MWC LA), Samsung Electronics unveiled two new Massive MIMO radios, both of which are dual-band. The first is the C-Band/CBRS Dual-band 16T16R Massive MIMO Radio that integrates with the company’s virtualized Radio Access...
In 2014, Dish became the largest company to begin accepting Bitcoin, indicating an early interest in blockchain
Dish Network has signed up to be the first major carrier to utilize Helium Network’s blockchain-based incentive model.
The Helium Network, which is a decentralized open wireless network and...
Ford recently announced its first-ever electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. Now, AT&T will bring 5G and MEC to the factory where the new electric vehicles are being built.
The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, which Ford calls "the future of EV production",...
As data traffic and demand continues to surge, mobile network operators are prioritizing network densification, which will increase the capacity of their networks, helping them deliver the consistent, reliable and speedy service that 5G has promised.
Densification will involve new deployments and upgrades at the...
Ericsson has launched new software to enhance 5G capabilities, with the aim of guaranteeing the consistent low latency and high reliability demanded by time-critical applications and services for consumers, enterprises, and public sector.
Ericsson is enabling Time-Critical Communication through its new Critical IoT product –...
T-Mobile US will delay the sunset of its CDMA network, announcing in a blog post that it now plans to shut down the former Sprint CDMA network in March 2022 instead of January 1, 2022. This gives users like Dish Network more time to...
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Senate Democrats have officially filed for a review of the lifting of so-called "net neutrality" rules under the Congressional Review Act, even as the Federal Communications Commission gave notice that Title II regulation of internet service providers is set to end on June 11.
Once...
German telco says it will deploy additional 5G cells across more than 20 sites in Berlin
Deutsche Telekom announced the deployment of the first 5G antennas to test the technology in downtown Berlin.
The antennas, which are based on 5G New Radio (5G NR), allowed Deutsche...
The Chinese vendor has received instructions from the U.S government on how to submit additional evidence
Chinese vendor ZTE has been notified on how to proceed with its efforts to try to avoid a ban recently imposed by the U.S government which would potentially cause...
Japan is expected to be an early adopter in the 5G segment as local telecom operators are looking to start deploying the new technology around 2020.
NTT DoCoMo has been carrying out a number of 5G trials, mainly with Chinese vendor Huawei. The two companies...
Chinese telcos will carry out 5G trials in at least 16 cities across the Asian nation
The government of China has given the green light to Chinese telecom operators to test 5G technology in major cities across the country, local press reported.
Under this initiative, state-run...
CEO Jaimes Taiclet says previous carrier mergers in the U.S. had a net positive business impact for American Tower
American Tower Corporation expects the proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint to have a neutral to positive impact in the company’s business, American Tower’s Chairman...
The 'un-carrier' scores 617,000 branded postpaid phone net additions
On the heels of its announced intention to merge with Sprint, T-Mobile US put up continued strong growth, bringing in more than 600,000 branded postpaid phone net additions for the quarter and service revenues that increased...
MediaTek said it will need to obtan government permission to resume shipments to the Chinese vendor
Taiwanese chip maker MediaTek confirmed that it has suspended delivery of products to Chinese vendor ZTE, after Taiwanese authorities issued an order for all the country's companies to temporarily...
NTT DoCoMo said it expects to start deploying this new 5G antenna next year
Japanese telecommunications operator NTT DoCoMo has developed a 5G base station which is designed to be buried in the ground to support deployments in areas with a shortage of space, Japanese...
The two partners say the new facility will allow partners across all sectors to trial end-to-end 5G capabilities
China Mobile and Huawei have jointly set up an end-to-end Open Lab in Beijing, China, which claims to be the first end-to-end open lab in China based...
With first quarter results starting to come in, National Instruments had a record quarter and reported its highest-ever first quarter revenues of $312 million. That number is an increase of 4% year-over-year and continues the company's recent trend toward record numbers. Profits were up...
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!
Russian carrier intrigues
MOSCOW—The...
Wearables boost net adds, IoT revenues up 13% YOY for Verizon
Verizon reported net losses in mobile phones and tablets running on its network during the first quarter, but those numbers were more than offset by growth in other types of connected devices...
