RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Christian Block, Qualcomm (Ep. 19)
5G brings a new level of complexity to smartphone designs. To help its OEM partners, Qualcomm has honed its focus on RF front-end technologies to create a modem-to-antenna solution that simplifies...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Xiaoxia Zhang, Qualcomm (Ep. 18)
Just as LAA made it possible for many operators to provide gigabit-class LTE, NR-U is poised to open the unlicensed 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands to mobile services in both...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Michelle Engarto, Corning (Ep. 17)
Corning's Michelle Engarto, vice president of wireless solutions and product line management, reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought the role of cellular into sharp focus. She discusses how 5G...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Caroline Chan, Intel (Ep. 16)
Intel's Caroline Chan talks through how 5G, when combined with edge computing and artificial intelligence, will serve as pillars for future innovation. Chan, who serves as vice president of the Data...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Derek Johnston, Samsung (Ep. 15)
Derek Johnston, head of marketing and 5G business development for Samsung Networks, provides some color on the company's most recent 5G wins, takes a look at trends around open and virtual...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Jason Marcheck, Gartner (Bonus episode)
Enterprise software licensing in a 5G world
Gartner Research Director Jason Marcheck looks at how, as enterprises strategically consider 5G adoption, software licensing and procurement adds an additional layer of cost and...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? John Lenns, Oracle (Ep. 14)
The transition to standalone 5G
Oracle Vice President of Product Management John Lenns looks forward to the transition from non-standalone to standalone 5G networks and how that relates to service providers capturing...
RCR Wireless News · Massimo Peselli Episode
Driving 5G into high-value vertical industries
Massimo Peselli of Verizon Business discusses organizational innovation and how an operator can effectively develop and sell solutions tailored to the needs of particular vertical enterprises like healthcare, retail and manufacturing.
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RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Ray LaChance ZenFi Networks (Bonus Episode)
Dense fiber is key to 5G deployment
ZenFi Networks operates a dense fiber network in the New York City area, as well as edge data center, C-RAN and co-location services. Hear...

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Damiano Coletti, Airspan (Ep. 12)
Bringing 5G to verticals, open RAN update
Airspan Vice President of Strategy and Marketing Damiano Coletti discusses the company's work in developing 5G solutions for vertical industries as well as its open...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Chris Pearson, 5G Americas (Ep. 11)
The outlook for mid-band 5G in the U.S.
Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas, discusses the outlook for mid-band 5G spectrum in the U.S. and how that informs operator deployment strategies...
5G, edge compute, AI and more will drive us into a new future
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Kevin Shatzkamer (Bonus Episode)
This week on Will 5G Change the World? Kevin Shatzkamer goes beyond 5G to look at how connectivity, compute, AI,...

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Farid Firouzbakht, CommScope (Ep. 10)
Massive MIMO, open RAN and more
This week CommScope's Farid Firouzbakht, senior vice president and general manager, discusses some of the distinct considerations associated with 5G at sub-6 GHz frequencies vs. at...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Arun Bhikshesvaran, Radisys (Ep. 9)
This week on Will 5G Change the World?, Radisys CEO Arun Bhikshesvaran discusses his favorite journey, the outlook for open RAN and Radisys' role of enabling, integrating and managing a 5G...
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...
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...
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...
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...
