Samsung said SK Telecom’s 5G deployment will kick off next month
Korean telecom operator SK Telecom has selected compatriot company Samsung Electronics for the provision of 5G solutions, including a 3GPP Release 15-compliant core and Radio Access Network for 5G New Radio.
SK Telecom and Samsung...
AT&T discusses mobile 5G plans during MWCA
Andre Fuetsch, president of AT&T Labs and the company's chief technology officer, didn't mince words in a meeting with reporters during Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles. He characterized competitor Verizon's 5G Home service, which gained significant...
Carrier sees public/private partnership model as potentially accelerating small cell deployments
Last week during Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles, AT&T announced a major IoT project with the city focused on driving efficiencies in traffic management, public safety, natural disaster preparedness and other applications...
T-Mobile US gets a win with support for 600 MHz; new iPhones also support AT&T-FirstNet's Band 14
Apple's release of its latest iPhone models -- the Xs, Xs Max and Xr -- immediately drew attention to which network features and spectrum that the company's newest...
A trio of diminutive multi-band low-power wide-area (LPWA) antennas has been announced at MWC Americas, promising further miniaturisation of IoT devices, alongside international roaming for applications like asset tracking.
A new range of antennas from Irish antenna company Taoglas, suitable for NB-IoT networks, as well...
AT&T will make IoT modules with integrated SIMs available on its LTE-M network in the first half of 2019.
The carrier is working with German internet-of-things (IoT) module manufacturer Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to integrate a next-generation SIM into a chipset by Israeli firm Altair Semiconductor for...
US carrier AT&T is in talks with the city of Los Angeles about a public-private partnership to deploy small cells, 5G connectivity, and internet-of-things technologies in order to enhance civic operations.
AT&T said the deal will make the city “one of the smartest” in America.
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GWS says recent U.S. mobile network testing is its most-comprehensive ever
AT&T was rated the best mobile network, in what benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions is calling its most comprehensive U.S. testing program to date. Verizon was ranked second; T-Mobile US came in third; and...
P3 dives into network speed comparisons
Verizon users are able to achieve the fastest average and top network speeds most often, according to analysis by benchmarking company P3 -- but Sprint had a strong showing in average experienced network speeds.
P3 took a detailed look at...
AT&T names new 5G cities, focuses foundries on application development
Ahead of Mobile World Congress Americas, which begins tomorrow in Los Angeles, AT&T made a number of big announcements, including an expansion of previously-announced plans to deploy mobile 5G based on the 3GPP 5G New...
AT&T has launched its first GPS asset tracker on its LTE-M network. Besides location tracking, it also packs in sensors for measuring humidity, temperature, light exposure, and impacts and breakages.
The Asset Tracker One (AT1), which works with AT&T’s Fleet Complete mobile app, is suitable...
Mike Poth led the FirstNet Authority for three years
The First Responders Network Authority's CEO is leaving for the private sector after serving for three years as head of FirstNet.
FirstNet CEO Mike Poth has accepted a position in the private sector and will depart at...
Call it network management or call it throttling -- but no matter which term you prefer, new research says that video is being targeted for slowing by mobile network operators.
First reported by Bloomberg, wireless researchers using Wehe, an app meant to help users suss...
As the summer ends, the weather worsens. For some, the changing seasons bring devastating storms. Their shadows grow ever-longer, and the risk to life grows ever-higher. Last year (2017) saw some of the worst natural disasters on record, with earthquakes, fires, flooding and landslides.
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Shame on Verizon Wireless for throttling the wireless data speed of the smartphones used by West Coast forest firefighters. I couldn’t believe it when I heard the stories. Imagine, firefighters risking their lives to save the lives and property of others, hindered when they...
AT&T-FirstNet says that it has more than 150,000 connections for public safety use
AT&T-FirstNet said in a blog entry that it has nearly doubled the number of agencies signed on as customers of its network since its last update in July, and that the number...
AT&T building on local gigabit LTE base for 5G
The 5G race is on in Indy with AT&T today announcing it will offer mobile 5G services in the city by the end of the year. This follows Verizon's announcement it will bring its 5G fixed...
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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Verizon pledges to remove restrictions when disaster strikes
The Santa Clara County Fire Department, which is involved in fighting the largest wildfire in the state's history, last week complained to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission about Verizon throttling its data speeds rendering a coordination outpost...
AT&T said the trial, which was carried out in Puerto Rico, used an LTE-connected drone
AT&T has carried out a trial in partnership with U.K. temperature control pharmaceutical packaging provider Softbox Systems to test the efficacy of the delivery of temperature-sensitive medicines using drones.
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5G wireless network speeds will bring us more than just fast wireless service. It will transform other industries we use as well. Let’s take a closer look at how 5G wireless will transform the pay TV industry in the very near future.
Currently, cable TV...
Cities vs. small cells
The deployment of 5G is very much an exercise in network densification. Coming down from the macro tower, operators are deploying small cells and other integrated radio/antenna units connected to centralized baseband resources. And while regulators like the Federal Communications Commission...
AT&T said it has invested $1.2 billion to upgrade wireless and wireline infrastructure in certain areas across Tennessee between 2015-2017
Tennessee's wireless infrastructure saw a range of improvements during 2017, according to AT&T, which said that it deployed new distributed antenna systems and expanded existing...
Highlights cybersecurity needs of small- and medium-sized businesses
AT&T this week completed its acquisition of threat intelligence specialist AlienVault, which the carrier announced back in July. With the deal done, AlienVault CEO Barmak Meftah will retain that role while taking on responsibilities as president of...
