With the FirstNet board preparing to move forward with the award of its approximately $6.5 billion contract to build a national public safety LTE network, the organization has laid the groundwork to move quickly in its first weeks and months.
A special meeting of the FirstNet...
Nokia test included end-to-end LTE call, use of 20-megahertz spectrum block, 256 QAM, and four-way uplink diversity and 4x4 MIMO antenna technology.
Nokia said it has completed prestandard testing of commercial hardware compatible with the 600 MHz spectrum band, which is...
With its new SoC, Sequans includes LTE connectivity along with the horsepower necessary for increasingly complex IoT applications
At this point, there are well established IoT use cases like wearables, environmental sensing and asset tracking, but when the connectivity power of 5G is factored in,...
After years of planning and pilot projects, the national public safety wireless broadband network known as FirstNet is poised to soon become a reality. RCR Wireless takes stock of FirstNet's status, short- and long-term goals, as well as technical issues including spectrum sharing and...
After years of planning and pilot projects, the national public safety wireless broadband network known as FirstNet is poised to soon become a reality. RCR Wireless takes stock of FirstNet's status, short- and long-term goals, as well as technical issues including spectrum sharing and...
The hopes for what 5G can accomplish are a testament to mobile’s triumph.
Mobile has been so successful, on such a massive scale, that it has become the largest technology platform in human history. The promise of 5G is taking everything we have learned, evolving...
With both AT&T and Verizon Wireless expected to roll out LTE-M internet of things networks in the U.S. this year, makers of low-power connectivity chipsets are busy forging partnerships and launching trials.
Sequans Communications and STMicroelectronics announced the most recent partnership. The companies said they...
Learn how geospatial network data, coupled with cloud-based centralized control and monitoring, drives QoE and cuts opex as 5G takes shape
Telecommunications operators have access to a rich pool of customer, both consumer and enterprise, data that, if properly harnessed, can provide valuable insight into...
A federal judge ruled in favor of the First Responders Network Authority in a bidding dispute case brought by Rivada Mercury, a partnership formed specifically to bid on the FirstNet national public safety LTE network. Rivada Mercury promptly responded to the loss by saying...
Combine carrier aggregation, 4x4 MIMO, 256-QAM, and LAA to provide a gigabit LTE experience for users, while increasing network efficiency
As the standards and testing work around 5G continues, some of the foundational technologies are being deployed by operators today to provide a gigabit LTE...
Mobile network and LPWAN infrastructure operators expect to play a major role in tomorrow’s “smart cities,” and they are learning that their networks can be even more effective when paired with other wireless technologies. In one major U.S. city, a Tier 1 operator is...
Serge Willenegger, Qualcomm SVP of product management, explains how gigabit LTE will enable new use cases for wireless, including consistent cloud connectivity, industrial IoT use cases, virtual reality and augmented reality.
Last November, Rivada Mercury filed a lawsuit over the contract award process for the $6-billion-plus nationwide public safety LTE network being developed under the auspices of the First Responders Network Authority, or FirstNet.
The federal court case has to be resolved before the request for...
Are you ready for 5G? Because it is closer than you may think.
In fact, we are getting our first glimpse of it today with the rich portfolio of technology advancements that are arriving with LTE Advanced Pro (3GPP Release 13 and beyond). We now...
Report: 5G technology will provide coverage to one-third of the world’s population by 2025.
"5G" connections are forecast to reach 1.1 billion by 2025, according to a recent report by industry trade group GSMA. The association predicts commercial 5G networks will begin to be...
A startup that grew out of Stanford, Kumu Networks has gradually gone from raising eyebrows and capital, to making major carrier deals, and now is reaching an inflection point, according to Steven Hong, co-founder and director of product at the company.
Kumu said its...
A recent report from IHS Markit predicts the private LTE network market will hit $2.6 billion in device and equipment revenues by 2020.
The private LTE network market is set to see significant growth over the next few years, with a new forecast...
Tapping into what is termed LTE nano technology, Quortus and Telefónica said small form-factor platform targets private cellular deployments.
Quortus gained carrier support for its EdgeCentrix Enhanced Packet Core “network-in-a-box” concept, scoring a deal with Telefónica on the platform’s private cellular capabilities...
Working with Nokia, Sprint is planning massive MIMO field trials in race to gigabit LTE.
BARCELONA, Spain – Sprint, along with vendor partner Nokia, made a splash at Mobile World Congress this week with a massive multiple-input/multiple-output antenna demonstration that pushed multigigabit speeds...
T-Mobile US CTO, speaking at Ericsson event, adds that 5G is ‘not real today.’
BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm, who took the top job in October, kicked off the Swedish vendor’s Mobile World Congress presence with a look ahead at...
ExteNet Systems CTO Tormod Larsen discusses the network infrastructure advancements needed to realize the future of fully autonomous driving.
In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, ExteNet Systems CTO Tormod Larsen shared his perspective on how network infrastructure will have to change...
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A gigabit connection is the most important and desirable component of an LTE-Advanced Pro network. A substantial...
Location, location, location. Multiple-access Edge Computing (MEC) and edge computing in general are gaining acceptance in both fixed and mobile networks as we increasingly realize the power of location in wireless networks – and especially in virtualized networks. This does not mean the centralized...
NTT DoCoMo and NEC said a recent MIMO test used spectrum between the 3 GHz and 6 GHz bands and showed eight-times gain in spectral efficiency.
Work continues on what is termed “massive” multiple-input/multiple-output antenna technology, with NTT DoCoMo and NEC announcing a recent trial...
