Network Infrastructure

5G on the horizon The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) recently released the first official 5G standard, dubbed 5G New Radio, marking a major step toward the commercialization of 5G. …

AWS announces new program for blockchain integration Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently announced it is investing in blockchain technology through its partner ecosystem program. According to the company, the AWS …

Gigabit LTE creates a wireless fiber experience Back in January, Telstra launched the world’s first gigabit LTE network in partnership with Ericsson, Qualcomm and Netgear. Based off the LTE Advanced …

Telehouse America adopts Juniper’s Virtual Chassis Data center service provider Telehouse America announced it has selected Juniper Networks to help advance automation across its multi-cloud data center environment. Specifically, Juniper …

Victory Square to purchase 20% of Multapplied Networks Victory Square Technologies announced it signed a letter of intent to purchase 20% of software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) blockchain company Multapplied Networks …

Untapped potential Blockchain is revolutionizing online transactions. The technology provides a distributed, decentralized way to forward bundles of records, known as blocks, into a chronological chain using cryptography. These records …

The companies said they have successfully tested pre-standard 5G for the first time in the U.K. Vodafone U.K. and Ericsson announced they have successfully tested standalone pre-standard 5G using a …

What’s the difference between fog computing and edge computing? “I think edge is to fog as…apple is to fruit,” Helder Antunes, chairman of the OpenFog Consortium explained. “We look at fog …

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.  AT&T buys FiberTower for …

China Telecom selects ZTE for resource pool pre-commercial trial SDN project China Telecom has selected ZTE for the provincial cloud resource pool pre-commercial trial software-defined network (SDN) project. The project …

CommScope has launched a new antenna with a particularly broad range of frequency support, that pushes multiple-input-multiple-output technology on the tower to 4×4 at 1400-2700 MHz, with low-band support at …

Zain Group, Cisco work to meet demands placed on network infrastructure Zain Group and Cisco announced the former is leveraging the latter’s segment advanced routing platforms and WAN automation to …

What is blockchain? A frequently discussed technology in popular culture is blockchain, which is changing the way digital transactions are made online. Despite the widespread attention it has received, blockchain …

SK Telecom developed a fronthaul specification as an open standard to help small firms enter the market Korean telecom operator SK Telecom announced its self-developed 5G fronthaul technology has been …

Multi-layer convergence and new approach to network architecture in support of 5G 5G is all about more–more capacity provided in a more efficient manner that creates more value for consumers …

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.  Hans Vestberg on transition …

Oracle to acquire Aconex for approximately $1.2 billion Oracle announced it has entered an agreement to purchase Aconex, an Australian company that makes cloud-based collaboration software for construction projects, for …

Thales outbids Atos for Gemalto French aerospace specialist Thales outbid Atos for Dutch cybersecurity provider Gemalto. The company has agreed to purchase Gemalto for $5.6 billion, surpassing Atos’s bid valued …

What is network slicing? Network slicing is a kind of virtual network architecture, which leverages the principles behind network functions virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN). The technology allows operators …

Speeds up to 1.2 Gbps available to Ooredoo customers with compatible smartphones Carriers around the world are pushing the 1 Gbps data throughput barrier with increasingly advanced LTE network deployments, …

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.  Mobile devices making data …

Nokia unveils Data Refinery solution Nokia premiered a new data processing software today called Nokia Data Refinery, formerly Comptel Data Refinery, which aims to provide real-time data for context-aware intelligence. …

Juniper releases OpenContrail codebase to Linux Foundation Juniper Networks is upping competition with Cisco, VMware and other enterprises taking up space in the cloud market with the introduction of Contrail …

Carriers and other network operators should be able to offer some services using the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum as soon as next year. Vendors have developed software to manage …

The telco has activated a 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Turin Italian telecommunications firm TIM, owned by Telecom Italia, announced it has activated what it claims to be …