MWC 2017 was big on 5G hype, but mobile operators are in need of solutions today that can help deal with growing video content.
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China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom initially began launching LTE services in 2013.
China’s three largest mobile telecommunication operators count more than 800 million LTE subscribers, according to the latest available figures from carriers China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. ...
Reliance and Aircel initially signed a merger agreement in September 2016.
Indian telecommunications firms Reliance Communications and Aircel obtained approval to merge their operations from the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The deal has already garnered approval from the Bombay Stock Exchange...
During a speech at Carnegie Mellon University, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said he would move on opening up spectrum above 95 GHz as a test bed for 5G technology.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is looking for the government agency to maintain...
AT&T made a $39 billion play for T-Mobile, while Sprint countered the competitive threat with its Evo 4G device … 6 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the...
The deal is said to build on a previous 3G and LTE network enhancement agreement between Nokia and TIM Brazil.
Nokia said it extended an infrastructure deal with TIM in Brazil to use 700 MHz spectrum in support of the carrier’s LTE network....
Standards-based 5G networks could begin hitting the market as soon as year-end, with AT&T touting mobile 5G services by end of 2018.
Proponents of an accelerated standards timeline for a non-standalone “5G” specification were successful in getting the Third Generation Partnership Project to...
Sprint COO of Technology Guenther Ottendorfer digs into the carrier’s recent technology announcements set to bolster LTE and 5G plans.
On this week’s “Carrier Wrap” we speak with Guenther Ottendorfer, COO of technology at Sprint, to get an update on the...
Vast majority of BSNL’s current customer base are connected to the carrier’s 2G network.
Indian state-owned mobile network operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited announced plans to replace approximately 28,000 legacy 2G base stations with new 3G/4G-compatible equipment, Indian press reported. According to BSNL...
Dish Network raised $1 billion through a debt offering just weeks after announcing plans to build a NB-IoT network with its spectrum stash.
Dish Network is looking to generate $1 billion through a debt offering, which the satellite television provider and wireless...
Signals Research Group’s Michael Thelander reports significant 5G standards, label work from ongoing 3GPP Plenary in Croatia.
Technical and specifications work on what is to be “5G” network technology continues this week as the Third Generation Partnership Project is holding a plenary...
Verizon said it’s more cautious on deployment of mobile 5G services than rivals coming out of MWC, though does expect technology to be a game changer.
Verizon Communications is seen by many in a leadership position in terms of the move towards...
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...
More realistic expectations and real-world use cases highlighted significant action around 5G and IoT at this week’s Mobile World Congress event.
With this week’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain, in full swing, we figured it would be a good time...
VoLTE call for IoT is said to target expansion of voice services to IoT devices, with AT&T, Ericsson and Qualcomm claiming the platform is commercial ready.
AT&T, Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies claimed the first successful voice-over-LTE call for the internet of things using...
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...
NEC claims the test with U.K. operators BT and EE targeting backhaul solutions for 4G and 5G deployments.
NEC is working with U.K. telecommunication operators BT and EE, and the University of Salford as a research partner to test millimeter wave mobile...
Sprint demos with Nokia highlights MIMO, 64T64R technology to boost cell capacity; with Ericsson on 3CCA, 4x4 MIMO, 256 QAM for 1 Gbps speeds.
Sprint highlighted a pair of demonstrations with vendor partners Nokia and Ericsson at this week’s Mobile World Congress...
Verizon Wireless again came out on top in RootMetrics latest nationwide network testing regime, scoring top marks across all five categories.
Verizon Wireless continued to dominate RootMetrics network performance testing, with the carrier yet again getting the best of its rivals AT&T...
The latest LTE network testing numbers from OpenSignal showed South Korea remained world’s fastest, with the U.S. wallowing at one-third the speed.
South Korea again came out on top in terms of cellular network data speeds among 87 countries included in...
As telecom operators move to decommission legacy GSM and CDMA networks in favor of LTE technology, steps must be taken to ensure a smooth process.
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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...
Verizon and T-Mobile were in a statistical dead heat in terms of LTE speeds, with T-Mobile closing the gap on Verizon in terms of LTE coverage.
The battle for domestic wireless network supremacy continues to be waged between Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US,...
The promise of augmented and virtual reality will be dependent on 5G networks that can handle the speed and capacity requirements of AR and VR.
Editor’s Note: In the Analyst Angle section, we’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook...
