As mobile operators prepare for 5G, their existing 4G networks are benefiting from the increased densification, faster speeds and the extension of LTE's reach, according to OpenSignal's most recent report.
Though the first true 5G mobile network — one using 5G 'new radio' technology — has yet...
FirstNet build is essential to future 5G plans
AT&T is currently using its millimeter wave spectrum to offer up a standards-based 5G service in parts of 12 markets. And, over time, company CEO Randall Stephenson sees 5G as a viable replacement to fixed broadband service.
Speaking...
As a telecom and wireless analyst and columnist for more than 30 years, countless companies have tried to get on my radar. Of that long list, only a small percentage actually become leaders in their space. Let me tell you about one of these...
The Linux Foundation has started a new umbrella organisation, LF Edge, to establish an open, interoperable framework for edge computing that is independent of hardware, silicon, cloud, or operating system.
The launch “changes the IoT and edge computing landscape,” it said in a press note....
Much of the activity on 5G spectrum in the US to date has focused on millimeter (mmWave) spectrum, but it is not clear that mmWave spectrum will be suitable for mobile 5G network deployment in the near to mid-term future. High-band spectrum offers higher...
Vertically-focused 5G strategy includes retail, manufacturing, healthcare and finance
Right now commercial 5G services, inherently limited to device availability—although that will change throughout 2019, reach a very limited number of consumers and businesses. But as 5G scales out, it is being billed as the connectivity...
The City of Dallas has appointed its first chief innovation officer (CINO) to lead its newly created ‘office of innovation’ and drive “operational and technological improvements” in the city.
The appointment, part of a top-level reshuffle in support of the city’s digital strategy, comes as...
Exec defended controversial '5Ge' indicator during CES keynote
Last week, AT&T pushed a new indicator to devices connected to its LTE-Advanced network, which drew significant criticism from competitors, the media, analysts and other industry stakeholders. AT&T has branded its LTE-Advanced network as "5G Evolution," and...
There seems to be quite a bit of confusion around 5G so let’s try and clear things up. AT&T Mobility say’s it’s here now since they are the first carrier to offer mobile 5G services. Verizon say’s it’s here since they offer 5G Home....
“The potential for 5G is awesome,” Verizon chief tech officer Kyle Malady wrote in an open letter this week, in protest at the early marketing of rather middle-of-the-road ‘5G’ services being pushed by the telecoms industry at large.
“The potential to over-hype and under-deliver is...
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Sprint and T-Mobile US also weighed-in on 5G marketing
With AT&T and Verizon both in-market with commercial 5G services and Sprint and T-Mobile US working toward network activations this year, the 5G marketing cycle has (somehow) been elevated this week with all four carriers weighing-in...
Las Vegas is working with network operator AT&T and IoT provider Ubicquia to trial a new smart street-lighting solution that makes use of existing lighting infrastructure.
In a flurry of announcements from the city, timed for the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the network operator...
AT&T has slipped out a minor announcement about LTE connectivity on latest-model Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks in the US, starting from the fall, just as the technology and automotive markets appeared in a newly climactic embrace ahead of the 2019 Consumer Electronics...
5G branding gets a chilly reception from some
AT&T activated a limited, standards-based mobile 5G service in parts of 12 markets last month; the launch device is a mobile hot spot that can connect to the carrier's millimeter wave spectrum and AT&T has touted two...
Tillman Infrastructure building hundreds of towers for AT&T
Companies like American Tower and Crown Castle are highly profitable and show significant return from investors. The other side of that equation is the enormous tower leasing cost footed by carriers like Verizon and AT&T. Last year...
AT&T says its mobile 5G network is already live in 12 U.S. cities and that it will officially launch services on Friday. But there's a catch: 5G won't be available to just anyone in those cities, at least not at first. The operator will...
Food cold storage operator Lineage Logistics has engaged IoT solution provider ndustrial.io and carrier AT&T to reduce annual energy usage by 34 per cent and annual energy costs by $4 million with sensors and data. Here’s how…
Michigan based Lineage Logistics operates 120 warehouses in...
Carrier focused connected-car companies Tantalum and Springworks have combined in a deal worth around £14 million, bolstering their position in Europe and the US automotive and telecommunications markets.
The deal sees UK-based Tantalum, which counts Edmund Truell’s Disruptive Capital investment fund as its majority shareholder, purchase...
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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
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FirstNet base up to 3,600 agencies and 250,000 lines
Speaking during the recent Barclays Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference, Scott Mair, president of AT&T Operations, provided an update on FirstNet adoption and how that $40 billion network build sets the stage for 5G.
Referencing hurricanes...
Current portfolio supports sub-6 GHz TDD bands and NSA 5G NR
Wailea, HAWAII--Qualcomm this week launched its new premium-tier mobile SoC, the Snapdragon 855, that will power 5G smartphones from OEMs like Samsung and OnePlus, which will hit the market in the first half of...
Note, this is the third part of a wide-ranging interview with AT&T President of IoT Solutions Chris Penrose; for the first instalment go here.
AT&T has used the line before: it is a ‘master systems integrator’, it says. There is a job to create order...
AT&T highlights plans to offer Samsung 5G handsets, plural, in 2019
Wailea, MAUI--AT&T will launch mobile, standards-based 5G in a dozen markets by the end of 2018. That was the message from a trio of execs during a roundtable meeting with the press on the...
