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Autonomous public safety robots on patrol, connected by Verizon

KnightScope deal means Verizon will connect a fleet of autonomous public safety robots ASHBURN, Virginia—Stacy Stephens was watching the Sandy Hook school shooting unfold on television in 2012 and listening to his friend William Li get increasingly agitated about why...

RealWear buys Almer in bid to ‘reshape the industrial AR market’

Wearable computing firm RealWear has acquired Switzerland-based Almer Technologies in a move set to “reshape the industrial augmented reality (AR) market”, the firm has said. The deal has been backed “strategically and financially” by Germany-based enterprise AR software provider...

Swisscom, Ericsson launch private 5G for Swiss companies

Swisscom said that this offering ensures at all times that data-intensive communication is guaranteed independently of mobile robots, digital twins or a connected workforce Swiss telco Swisscom and Swedish vendor Ericsson announced the launch of a fully standalone mobile private...

Viettel uses Qualcomm 5G platforms to launch O-RAN network

Viettel said it will deploy more than 300 sites across various Vietnamese provinces by the first quarter of 2025 Vietnamese telco Viettel announced the commercial launch of its Open RAN (O-RAN) 5G network using a platform provided by Qualcomm Technologies,...

Ericsson says India should make available 6 GHz band

Operators in Indian are asking the government to assign the 6 GHz band (6,425-7,125 MHz) for IMT or commercial mobile services in the domestic market The Indian government needs to make available spectrum in the 6GHz band as soon as...

Swisscom gets new approval for Vodafone Italia deal

Swisscom reiterated that it expects the transaction to complete in the first quarter of 2025 Italy’s communications authority AGCOM has cleared the acquisition of Vodafone Italia by Swisscom with regard to the effects of the transaction on the Italian market. In...

#TBT: US wireless subs hit 118M; 5 GHz Wi-Fi rumors circulate; open software, services and networks

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 the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and...

Kagan: Tech is experiencing a Golden Age of growth and transformation

In the 1990’s I was a member of an advisory committee to U.S. Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. That was back in the President Clinton era. Over several years, as I got to know him better,...

Amdocs reports record revenues, sharpens AI focus

Amdocs sees record revenue across global regions for its full fiscal year 2024 Amdocs reported record revenue of $5 billion for its fiscal 2024, up 2.4% year-over-year, amid a push to increase its profitability by phasing out some of the...

‘We’re not ripping all that out’ – pragmatic Cargill on private 5G priorities

Did you see the interview with Airbus this week? Well here’s another dynamite entry for your over-stuffed private 5G files, pulled and transcribed from an interview at Industrial 5G Forum at the start of the month, which follows the...

Editorial Webinar: What’s up with 5G-Advanced?

5G-Advanced (5G-A) is expected to launch commercially around 2026 and is often described as a “stepping stone” to 6G. If that's the case, what features can we expect for 5G-A? What progress have CSPs and their partners made in...

How can AI improve the 5G and 6G air interface?

AI is being explored in 5G-Advanced and expected to play a more important role in the 6G air interface The building blocks for the use of artificial intelligence in the air interface are being developed and put together in 5G-Advanced,...

UK needs AI redundancy fund, proper AI training – but trust in the tech, says TBI

​​AI could save almost a quarter of private-sector workforce time in the UK over the coming decades – equivalent to the annual output of six million workers. So says the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) for Global Change, following up...

Ericsson ramps up private 5G channel sales in the UK

Some channel news, and further signs that private 5G is maturing to the point of being a straight-ish reseller exercise, like devices and airtime; and a sign, too, that Ericsson has its ducks in a row with private 5G,...

Solving UK water leakage with sub-gigahertz IoT (Reader Forum)

Water leakage is a critical issue affecting residential and commercial properties across the UK, with severe financial, environmental and operational consequences. The rising cost of water bills, paired with the prevalence of insurance claims for water damage, highlights the...

Test and Measurement: Ahead of holiday travel, Ookla tests airport connectivity

Should you choose mobile or Wi-Fi to get the fastest airport connectivity? Ookla gives a breakdown on speeds. If you're traveling via San Jose's Norman Mineta International Airport this holiday season, you're passing through the airport with the fastest free...

SoftBank, NVIDIA deepen AI RAN ties

Telco networks that run AI and 5G workloads at the same time are referred to as AI-RAN NVIDIA and SoftBank Corp. have announced several AI tie-ups at the NVIDIA AI Summit taking place this week in Japan. Most notably, the...

LG Uplus tests energy efficiency tech for 6G networks

LG Uplus said this test was carried out in collaboration with Infinera and Juniper Networks Korean telco LG Uplus said it recently tested the All-Photonic Transport Network, which is a key technology designed to reduce power consumption in the era...