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Over the past few months, the network has faced sudden, unprecedented pressure as work from home and school from home became an instantaneous standard.
This has placed new focus on the importance of broadband and the 5G rollout, and the workforce...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Ignacio Contreras, Qualcomm (Ep. 8)
On the latest episode of Will 5G Change the World?, Qualcomm Senior Director of 5G Marketing Ignacio Contreras discusses near-term consumer adoption of 5G handsets and looks at operator deployment roadmaps.
Contreras...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Mike Zeto, Boingo Wireless (Bonus Episode)
What's the future of in-building venue connectivity?
This week on Will 5G Change the World? Mike Zeto, Boingo Wireless SVP of global strategy and emerging business, discusses Boingo's role in the...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Sandro Tavares, Nokia (Ep. 7)
Nokia looks to the standalone 5G future
In the latest episode of Will 5G Change the World? Nokia's Sandro Tavares, global head of networks marketing, discusses the move from non-standalone to standalone...
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When people talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), they’re often talking about the many devices that can be connected. But we don’t want things to simply connect. We want to have a combined experience with those connected things.
This week’s...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Shekar Ayyar, VMware (Ep. 6)
Telco cloud, virtualization all part of creating 5G service revenue
Shekar Ayyar, VMware executive vice president and general manager of the Telco and Edge Cloud business unit, discusses the extension of virtualization...
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WIA’s premier industry conference, Connect (X), is going virtual this year. Connect (X): All Access will be held May 19, with a Small and Diverse Business Summit May 20-21. All virtual. All free.
WIA’s President and CEO, Jonathan Adelstein, is this...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Steve Papa, Parallel Wireless (Ep.5)
Discussing open RAN as the conversation turns from tech to policy
Parallel Wireless CEO Steve Papa discusses Open RAN momentum from the perspective of both network economics and global regulatory machinations; and...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist, Qualcomm (Ep.4)
Making roads safer with 5G V2X
Qualcomm's Dean Brenner, SVP of Spectrum Strategy and Technology Policy, and VP of Government Affairs Alice Tornquist explore safety opportunities associated with cellular V2X...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Doug Mohney, Space IT Bridge (Bonus Episode)
It's a first! Someone finally tells me, "5G won't change the world"
Space IT Bridge Editor in Chief Doug Mohney discusses the intersection of 5G and satellite communications; use cases...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Bobby Napiltonia, NEXT Trucking (Ep. 3)
5G as enabler of smarter, more connected transportation systems
Bobby Napiltonia, chief revenue officer of NEXT Trucking, examines 5G through the perspective of an end user, in this case a specialist...
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The number of mobile customers are fairly fixed. And they will all pay roughly the same amount per month for service.
If you’re a carrier wanting to recover the cost of implementing 5G, you’ll want to get smart about the opportunities...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Kelly Hill, RCR Wireless News (Bonus Episode)
Separating 5G hype from reality with the benefit of hindsight
Kelly Hill, executive editor at RCR Wireless News, discusses Dorothy's heroics in L. Frank Baum's classic novel series, tempers 5G...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Steve Douglas, Spirent (Ep. 2)
5G as a driver of industrial efficiency, sustainability
Steve Douglas, head of 5G strategy for Spirent, answers questions from Marcel Proust's famous questionnaire; differentiates between delivering network capabilities and network experiences; and...
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Most companies recognize the importance of diversity and inclusion (D&I). But they may find themselves short of their goals when it comes to implementation.
This week’s guests are from a Top 100 Certified Minority Business. It has a nearly equal balance...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Peter Linder, Ericsson (Ep. 1)
Linder tracks the move from non-standalone 5G to standalone 5G
Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Will 5G Change the World?" a weekly podcast where I engage with a wide variety of...
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When companies shift to remote work, they usually do it gradually, with a plan in place. But over the past few weeks, many companies have gone from little remote work to almost 100 percent remote.
Our guest this week is Stephan...
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The past few weeks have been uncertain and scary. In our industry, essential personnel are out there working to keep us connected, which is both worrying and inspiring.
In spite of this reality, our worries and concerns haven’t dampened the hope...
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Our guest this week is Will Townsend, Senior Analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. He travels the world spending time with enterprise infrastructure providers and operators. So, he understands the technology and the services that get layered over it.
And he’s...
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If you’re in vertical telecom, you’re familiar with permitting delays and workforce shortages. Your counterparts in horizontal deployments face similar challenges: more applications than governments can handle; uncertainty with regulation, and not enough workforce to install the conduit.
But fiber faces...
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Finding and retaining talent are twin challenges facing our industry. Add in rapid company growth, and those challenges get more critical and severe.
And yet Leaf Communications isn’t struggling, in spite of impressive growth. In fact, candidates actively seek positions within...
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We know the shortage of tower climbers is slowing the 5G deployment. But there’s another shortage that’s equally detrimental, though it sometimes gets less visibility.
Perhaps because much of the time, it’s actually less visible.
We’re talking about the fiber network. And...
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It’s a slow climb to train enough tower technicians. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr says the U.S. 5G rollout requires 20,000 of them. Unfortunately, that many technicians simply do not exist today. As a result, rollouts are stalling.
This week’s guest, Todd...
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The future of telecom is much more than an advance from 4G to 5G. The entire industry is being upgraded. It’s no longer just a vehicle for voice and data. There’s a new space for telecoms and businesses to collaborate...
