BROWSING: 5G

FCC gives Charter approval to test 5G in Florida

Charter Communications, which operates an MVNO based on Verizon's network, appears poised to test 5G systems based on a recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission. While Charter didn't respond to a request for details, FCC documentation indicates the company will be working with Ericsson...

Nokia tests 5G in dense, smart city environment

KDDI and Nokia pushed 1 Gbps throughput in Tokyo MDU using 28 GHz band Building on a 5G partnership, Nokia and Japanese operator KDDI this week shared details of a recent trial designed to test next generation mobile services in the context of an ultra-dense,...

Verizon tests multi-vendor 5G with Cisco, Samsung

Latest Verizon trial is part of 5G fixed wireless access plans Continuing its testing of fixed wireless access 5G in diverse deployment scenarios, Verizon this week shared details of a multi-vendor trial network launched in Ann Arbor, Mich., with vendors Cisco and Samsung. Verizon plans to...

Verizon wins Straight Path bidding war

Straight Path bidding war nearly doubled the purchase price Verizon Communications has officially broken up AT&T's deal for Straight Path Communications and will walk away with the company and its millimeter wave spectrum holdings for $3.1 billion. Straight Path announced Thursday morning that, one month after...

Michael Dell discusses IoT, AR/VR and 5G

LAS VEGAS--Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of the eponymous computing hardware giant, fielded questions from the media, analyst and influencer community during Dell EMC World. Topics covered included the future of the internet of things, augmented and virtual reality and what 5G will...

Straight Path price nearly doubles in bidding war

Straight Path's going price is at $184 a share, up from AT&T's original offer of less than $96 a share The battle over Straight Path and its extensive millimeter wave spectrum holdings continues, with a new top offer that puts the company's value at about...

Enterprises get a boost from Sprint thanks to LTE relay

Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small cell that the company calls...

Enterprises get a boost from Sprint thanks to LTE relay

Sprint launches wireless indoor small cells Enterprises are hearing a lot these days about the opportunity to connect everything to wireless networks, but they know that job one is making sure their people are connected. Sprint is addressing that challenge with a new wireless small...

University of Bristol and Lund University Partner to Set World Records in 5G Wireless Spectral Efficiency

To address our rapidly approaching, hyper-connected future and the unprecedented demand on current 4G wireless networks, researchers at the University of Bristol and Lund University set out to test the feasibility of massive MIMO as a viable technology for 5G networks. 

Nokia partners with academia on enterprise IoT

In a new partnership with the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, Finnish network infrastructure vendor Nokia is looking to accelerate IoT solutions for both enterprises and operators. Nokia will provide the institution with IP routing, optical, fixed, 4G and 5G wireless technologies, plus applications and...

5G trends: Closing comments

Dan Mayer and Brenda Boehm closes the 5G trends track at the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas. https://youtu.be/LvJ9T9RXvRA Dan Meyer started at RCR Wireless News in 1999 covering wireless carriers and wireless technologies. As editor-in-chief, Dan oversees editorial direction, reports on news from the wireless industry,...

Enterprise IoT Summit: 5G in 5 years

Panel: 5G in 5 years Moderator Brenda Boehm, Chief Strategy Officer at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is joined by a panel of experts including Kevin Robinson - Vice President, Marketing, Wi-Fi Alliance; Dr Rashmi Misra, WW GM Digital Video Services, Communications and Media Solutions, HPE; Chuck...

Fixed wireless access: The first phase of 5G

Fixed wireless access: The first phase of 5G Moderator Dan Meyer, Editor-in-Chief at RCR Wireless News is joined by Boris Maysel, Director Business Development, Siklu Communication; Farooq Khan, CEO, PHAZR, Inc and Berge Ayvazian, Wireless 2020 to discuss fixed wireless access the the initial development phase of 5G...

How spectrum policy drives 5G innovation

How spectrum policy drives 5G innovation Moderator Berge Ayvazian of Wireless 2020 is joined by Dileep Srihari, Director, Legislative & Government Affairs, TIA; Derek Kerton, Founder of Telecom Council and Fred Campbell, Director of Tech Knowledge and former Chief of the FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to discuss how...

5G trends: 3GPP Release 13 and its implications for IoT

3GPP Release 13: Implications for IoT Jeff Smith, Managing Partner of Quantum IoT, explains the implications of the 3GPP Release 13 for the Internet of Things (IoT), at the 5G trend track at the Enterprise IoT Summit in Austin, Texas. https://youtu.be/lJ6u1mY9D2A Jeff Smith is Managing Partner of QuantumIOT...

5G trends: Telecom Council Startup Review on 5G

Telecom Council Startup Review on 5G Member of the Telecom Council including Derek Kerton, Founder of Telecom Council; Jaime Fink, Co-founder and CTO, Mimosa; Thomas Lee, Vice President, Innophase, Farooq Khan, CEO, PHAZR, Inc and Brian Baird, Co-founder & CIO, Expeto take the stage at the Enterprise IoT Summit...

LTE-M and NB-IoT on the path to 5G

LTE-M and NB-IoT on the path to 5G The two newest 3GPP technologies for low-power/wide-area IoT - LTE-M (Cat-M1) and NB-IoT (Cat-NB1) - are now being rolled out globally but at different times and emphasis depending on region.   Moderator Joe Barrett, President Global Mobile Suppliers...

Enterprise IoT Summit: 5G trends

5G Trends: Opening comments Dan Meyer, Editor-in-Chief at RCR Wireless News and Brenda Boehm, Chief Strategy Officer at the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), kick off the 5G trends session at the Enteprise IoT Summit in Austin Texas. https://youtu.be/fVNAdQZhKG0 Dan Meyer started at RCR Wireless News in 1999 covering...

Smart Cities, Vehicles and Transportation

How to reduce commute times and improve quality of life in the city with IoT and 5G technologies Ted Lehr, IT Data Architect and Smart City Team Lead, City of Austin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=590gQ_NyqP8 Dr. Ted Lehr is a Data Architect with the City of Austin, Texas. He is part...

5G for IoT: Applications and use cases

Panel: 5G for IoT - Applications and use cases Moderator Dan Meyer, Editor-in-Chief at RCR Wireless News is joined by Peter de Nagy, President, Acommence Advisors and Tri-Chair, Tech Titans IoT Forum (Tech Assoc of North Texas); Jake MacLeod, President and CEO, GreyBeards Consulting, Caroline Chan, VP, GM...

ZTE, Intel ink deal to create IoT innovation lab, 5G BBU

ZTE and Intel said they plan to collaborate on verification, evaluation and research of IoT technologies; tap SDN, NFV for 5G BBU. ZTE and Intel signed a strategic cooperation agreement targeting the internet of things market and announced a collaboration on a...

Network infrastructure is key to supporting the IoT

Wireless Infrastructure Association CEO calls for a 'network of reality' in support of the IoT. Speaking this week at the IT Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Wireless Infrastructure Association CEO Jonathan Adelstein said the success of the internet of things hinges on...

The future of 5G: What to expect in 2017

The road to 5G. Glenn Laxdal, CTO and head of strategy at Ericsson North America, hosted a session at this year’s AT&T Developers Conference titled “The Road to 5G," where he outlined how the upcoming mobile network will influence the "internet of...

Ericsson, Orange and PSA Group partner on automotive 5G applications

The 5G partnership will focus on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) architectures Swedish telecom vendor Ericsson, French telecommunications firm Orange and car manufacturer PSA Group have signed a partnership agreement to conduct 5G technology pilots for automotive applications. Through the “Towards 5G” connected car partnership, the...