Samsung asks FCC for permission to test in high-frequency bands
In a pair of recent requests for special temporary authority, Samsung Electronics America is asking the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to give the go-ahead for experimental tests in the 27 GHz band.
Submitted by Samsung's Richard...
Building on tests, 5G fixed wireless access to support residential broadband in five markets
Throughout this year, Verizon has tested 5G fixed wireless access in 11 U.S. markets, which the company said included “several hundred cell sites that cover several thousand customer locations. Now Verizon says...
Compass Intelligence just completed the final assessment of Q3 2017 and also compared this quarter’s results to Q3 2017. We do this each quarter to understand the subscriber and share changes, as well as evaluate the key trends taking place in the wireless industry...
AT&T divulges Open Disaggregated Network Operating System vision
AT&T gave a glimpse into its vision of a Disaggregated Network Operating System (dNOS) in a recent white paper titled “Toward an Open, Disaggregated Networking Operating System” with a push toward software-defined networking (SDN) and white box...
If you’re looking for a fantastic Black Friday deal to upgrade to a flagship smartphone, the pickings are pretty slim -- unless you're willing to add a new line or switch carriers.
The heyday of holiday mobile deals when Black Friday and the fourth quarter...
AT&T CEO says DOJ lawsuit "stretches ... anti-trust law beyond the breaking point"
AT&T is defending its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner from a challenge by the Trump administration's Department of Justice. DOJ filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the...
ONAP Amsterdam focuses on virtual network automation
The Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) announced the release of ONAP Amsterdam, a unified architecture for closed-loop, end-to-end network automation. The purpose of the platform is to decrease costs and time for virtual network functions (VNF) vendors, enabling...
Push-to-Talk is on a rebound. Siyata Mobile is filling an important space in the changing wireless industry where there is a growing demand for PTT services. Some users and companies need this service, but had no place to turn. Siyata is focused on filling...
Gigabit LTE deployment inclues carrier aggregation, 256 QAM and 4X4 MIMO
In a continuing effort to boost capacity, AT&T, building on previous testing, is commercially deploying License Assisted Access (LAA) as part of its gigabit LTE network in Indianapolis, Ind., one of the cities AT&T...
Lurie takes on new role after leaving AT&T Mobility
Glenn Lurie, who retired as president of AT&T Mobility in September, has been named CEO of telecom software company Synchronoss Technologies.
Steven Waldis, Synchronoss' current CEO and chairman of its board of directors, will transition to serving...
After launching its 5G modem chip early this year, Intel has announced plans to commercialize the technology in 2019. The company said its XMMTM 8060 modem is already making 5G calls using spectrum in the 28 GHz band.
The XMMTM 8060 will support both sub-6GHz...
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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AT&T and Verizon have jointly agreed to build hundreds of new cell towers with Tillman Infrastructure, a company founded last year by Sanjiv Ahuja's Tillman Global Holdings. Ahuja is the former CEO of Orange and also the founder of Lightsquared, a company that tried...
Time Warner deal in danger, as DOJ reportedly insists on divestment
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly putting the brakes on AT&T's $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, insisting that AT&T sell either DirecTV or Turner Broadcasting.
Reports by the Financial Times earlier this...
Orange pushes NFV deployment with Red Hat deal
Red Hat announced Wednesday it is partnering with Orange, a major multinational telecom operator, to help the company virtualize its networks. In particular, Orange said it will use Red Hat’s OpenStack Platform to deploy virtual network functions...
Move to modern, virtualized networks sends legacy 1AESS switch to the AT&T archive
2017 has been a year of bidding farewell to some notable contributors to science and technology. The Cassini spacecraft reached the end of its mission and plunged into the atmosphere of Saturn....
AT&T has more IoT devices on its wireless network than any other U.S. carrier, and the company sees partnerships as a key driver of its success. The carrier has leveraged its relationships with the world's biggest providers of cloud services to create new partnerships...
Instead of a complex infrastructure deployment, latent computing resources could be used to support the edge computing needs of the IoT
The data processing and storage needs of the internet of things (IoT) will quickly become more than our current model of centralized, data center-based...
AT&T says many of its customers are on a "journey to the cloud" and the carrier wants to provide the networking environment to get them there. To that end, AT&T is deepening its cloud partnership with Amazon Web Services. Last week at the AT&T...
AT&T moves 186 petabytes of data across its networks each day, and 53% of that is video traffic. Most of it is downstream video - content that subscribers download or stream to their devices. Within the next 3-5 years, the carrier expects video to...
Using CORD to turn central offices into edge data centers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--In order to support the evolving demands placed on telecommunications networks, a number of complex things need to happen. Increasing capacity demands require more fiber, more fixed sites and more mobility sites; support...
DAS installation at Evanston Township HS extends public safety, cellular coverage
When staff at the enormous Evanston Township High School needed to use their radios, coverage depended entirely on their location. The school -- which serves around 3,400 students and nearly 900 teachers and staff...
AT&T partners with IBM to improve backend processes with microservices
AT&T announced it is partnering with IBM to deliver a new microservices supplier program. According to the companies, IBM will work with AT&T to develop and launch microservices that will improve business backend processes.
Microservices is...
Distributed antenna system providers and systems integrators are sourcing active radio equipment in an effort to provide turnkey solutions to their enterprise customers. Using small cells or miniature base transceiver stations, these companies are trying to create "one-stop shops" for enterprises that want to...
