Anritsu will showcase test solutions that verify connected car designs at the Automotive Test Expo to be held Oct. 25-27 in Novi, Michigan. In addition to product demonstrations, Anritsu will present a roadmap on LTE and how to test connected car systems using wireless technology.
The...
T-Mobile Netherlands notes planned NB-IoT network set to launch next week to be initially available in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven
Dutch mobile operator T-Mobile Netherlands confirmed its narrowband “internet of things” network will be commercially available in major cities across the country starting...
SÃO PAULO – According to Vivo CEO Amos Genish, "5G" won't happen in Brazil before 2022, and is not a priority for the Brazilian telecom operator – and Telefonica subsidiary – at the moment.
“Globally, 5G is still under standard definition and it won’t be...
Sprint dings iDEN for postpaid losses, while Comcast included wireless in content distribution plans … 10 years ago this week
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...
Small cell and distributed antenna system deployments require careful planning and coordination of a number of different processes. Zoning, permitting, lease agreements, backhaul, power and "negative assets" all need to be evaluated when a site is chosen. A new site's planned performance needs to...
FAA approval allows Qualcomm to test drones in real-world, mixed environment
Some 5G use cases—enhanced mobile broadband and massive machine-type communication—are well articulated and in the pipeline. Other 5G applications, including those that could usher in a fourth industrial revolution brought about through automation and...
The Motorola Atrix 4G was the first smartphone with a fingerprint scanner for quicker, more secure login authentication. But the security feature's widespread use came about when Apple introduced it in its iPhone 5s back in 2013. Since then, Snapdragon-powered Android phones have made...
What is an IoT API?
The application program (or programming) interface, or API, is arguably what really ties together the connected "things" of the "internet of things." IoT APIs are the points of interaction between an IoT device and the internet and/or other elements within the network.
As API...
The total value of the Nokia deal reaches approximately $500 million
Finnish vendor Nokia signed an agreement with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand 4G telecom infrastructure across nine circles in India.
Under the terms of the deal, Nokia will deploy its 4G Frequency Division Duplex-LTE...
AUSTIN, Texas – Connecting the wireless industry with cutting-edge academic research is the mission of The University of Texas at Austin's Wireless Networking and Communications Group, and today the group's signature event is the stage for AT&T's first public demonstration of "5G" millimeter wave technology....
1. Verizon Wireless said its new PopData service is better than public Wi-Fi. PopData lets customers buy unlimited LTE data for half an hour for $2 or for a full hour for $3. Customers can access PopData through the MyVerizon app, but the...
Open source continues to gain momentum and is said to remain central to ongoing development and deployment of NFV and SDN for telecommunication operators
The open source community remains active in bolstering support for the telecommunication market’s move towards network virtualization platforms using software-defined networking...
In a sign of some consolidation in the standards work being done by various groups for the "internet of things," AllSeen and Open Connectivity Forum have agreed to merge their work under the OCF name. This will bring interoperability between the devices using the...
5 things to know today
1. Verizon Wireless is investigating customer complaints of surging data-use charges. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Federal Communications Commission saw a 10-fold increase last month in customer complaints about Verizon Wireless cellphone bills. The FCC is referring many of...
WOTW tackles three different subjects this week – Samsung, Sprint and overages – all to varying degrees of success. You’ve been warned
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry,...
Landscape companies often struggle to reconcile customers’ billable hours with employee labor hours – especially when using manual time cards to record the data. To improve billing accuracy, S&S Landscaping needed a way to document driver arrival and departure times at customer sites. They...
The FCC approved Cingular’s $41B purchase of AT&T Wireless, while Sprint snagged initial Treo 650 launch … 12 years ago this week
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past....
Hype surrounding the ‘internet of things’ and smart city deployments remains robust, but how will next-gen networks be crafted to support services?
The telecom space is abuzz with forecasts and predictions surrounding the positive financial impact expected from the “internet of things” and smart city...
Sprint said it will give away 1 million mobile devices over the next five years in an effort to help connect disadvantaged high school students to the internet. The carrier also is donating data so students can connect to the Sprint network to do homework....
Texas Wireless Summit 2016 announced that this year's event, to be held on Oct. 18, will feature the first-ever public demonstration of Ericsson and AT&T "5G" millimeter wave technology.
Millimeter wave is an essential and fundamental component for 5G, and AT&T's plans of developing its next-generation mobile network....
Artificial intelligence is not just for connected cars and video games, according to former Ericsson employees who have set out to disrupt the $12 billion market for wireless local area networks. KodaCloud, a startup led by veterans of Ericsson and BelAir Networks, is betting...
4G is not expected to just go away once 5G networks are deployed, but how will the two generational technologies exist together?
With specifications for “5G” technology still being worked through, it should be obvious to wonder how the technology is expected to be different from...
Carrier aggregation, combo of licensed and unlicensed spectrum, and massive MIMO are key 5G technologies
Although 5G has not been fully defined, the next-generation wireless connectivity standard will certainly provide multi-gigabit data throughputs by tapping into carrier aggregation, massive MIMO and simultaneous use of licensed...
City explores smart technologies and deployments
Schenectady, New York, is one of many cities across the country seeking to improve its operations and efficiency through "internet of things" deployments. With a population of about 65,000 people, the city is exploring smart lighting, a wireless network and various sensor...
