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Verizon prepping to deliver residential broadband using 5G fixed wireless access in 2018 U.S. operators in 2017 carried out extensive tests of the pre-standard, non-standalone 5G fixed wireless access variant, …

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Making good on its promise to deliver preemption capabilities to First Responder Network Authority customers by the end of the year, AT&T says that it is now offering “ruthless preemption” …

The goal of Project AirGig is provide 1 Gbps-plus broadband using electrical utility infrastructure AT&T has been gestating Project AirGig for some time and, today, announced a milestone with trials …

Vermont has already decided to opt in to AT&T’s build-out of a nationwide public safety LTE network, but leaked documents from consultants’ assessments of the First Responders Network Authority plans …

Verizon announced the biggest content deal yet for Oath, the company’s media group that includes Yahoo and AOL. Yahoo Sports and Verizon’s other digital media properties will stream live NFL …

The marketplace is only just beginning to realize how FirstNet it is a new and real growth opportunity for AT&T. What it does not yet understand is it is also …

Governor Sununu says the state will pursue build-out with Rivada Networks New Hampshire has become the first state to opt out of AT&T’s nationwide build-out of a public safety LTE …

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 …

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 …

  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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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) …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …