IBW is taking off, driven by a convergence of technologies (small cells and CRAN, new DAS architectures, MEC, CBRS, MulteFire), connectivity needs (IoT, enterprise and venue applications, high-capacity/low-latency connectivity in venues), and business models (private networks, neutral hosts).
This webinar looks at the evolution of...
The second week of October was the annual 5G Americas annual Analyst Forum held in Dallas, Texas. The event was kicked off by the Chairman and CTO of T-Mobile US, Neville Ray (@NevilleRay). Just a few highlights to start off with regarding Neville's keynote,...
IBW is taking off, driven by a convergence of technologies (small cells and CRAN, new DAS architectures, MEC, CBRS, MulteFire), connectivity needs (IoT, enterprise and venue applications, high-capacity/low-latency connectivity in venues), and business models (private networks, neutral hosts).
This webinar looks at the evolution of...
New work program focuses on small cells in the context of enterprise, 5G
The Small Cell Forum is sharpening its focus on the large-scale deployment of small cells within the enterprise, laying out a new work program that it says "reflects the growing urgency to...
To sell 5G to verticals, you've got to speak their language
At the recent AT&T Business Summit in Dallas, Texas, executives highlighted the wide ranging benefits 5G can bring to various enterprise and industrial verticals. But, in this case, it's not about just selling a...
Zinwave CEO Scott Willis discusses the latest in CBRS
As the telecom industry moves to commercialize use of the 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service, the concept of sharing spectrum based on a priority access scheme could be adapted to put other valuable spectrum resources...
Ericsson's Peter Linder discusses 5G for the enterprise
During a panel discussion at Mobile World Congress Americas, Ericsson's Peter Linder, head of 5G marketing in North America, shared his perspective on how 5G will drive new value and business outcomes for a variety of enterprise...
Brick and mortar retailers and restaurants are facing tremendous competition from online giants while having to adapt to fast-changing customer needs quickly. The rapidly expanding ownership of smartphones and other handheld devices is revolutionizing the retail and restaurant industries, and consumers are increasingly relying on...
Sigfox said it will focus on Russia, China and India to boost growth next year
French internet of things connectivity provider Sigfox is looking to expand its operations in the U.S. market, with special focus on a number of key verticals, Franck Siegel, Sigfox’s chief...
The new facilities will be located in Washington DC, Palo Alto, Waltham and Los Angeles
Verizon will open four new 5G Labs this year, with the aim of accelerating the development of 5G use cases.
The carrier said that the new 5G Labs – to be...
Hudson Fiber Network deal adds metro optical networks to ExteNet holdings
ExteNet Systems co-founder and 16-year CEO Ross Manire announced his retirement on Sept. 4; he is succeeded by Jim Hyde who most recently served as president of Sprint's Prepaid Group, Wholesale, Affiliates and Strategic Partnerships.
ExteNet...
The Scottish government has invested a total of $3.5 million in this IoT project
Business in Scotland will benefit from a new internet of things network launched through a private-public initiative.The new network, called IoT Scotland, will enable all businesses to have the ability to...
In move to connected everything, still "significant gap in infrastructure," SQUAN exec says
New Jersey-based network infrastructure design/build firm SQUAN today announced that John Ferrara will serve as the company's new chief financial officer. Former CFO for TheStreet and most recently CFO for consulting firm...
Huawei recently announced plans to increase annual spending in R&D
While competitors Nokia and Ericsson both reported flat to down sales, Chinese network infrastructure vendor Huawei reported revenues of CNY 325.7 billion ($47.8 billion) for the first half of the year, an increase of 15%...
Enterprises have an increasing number of choices for wireless network technology, with private LTE starting to emerge as a viable option for enterprise deployments. With new options come tough decisions about network management, maintenance, optimization and troubleshooting.
RCR Wireless News breaks down the various flavors...
Wi-Fi’s massive success (more than half of mobile device traffic is over Wi-Fi) has not stopped Wi-Fi from evolving. Wi-Fi continues to improve in performance, ease of use, and its ability to meet demanding use cases, such as voice, real-time high-definition video, IoT applications,...
Threat intelligence a key part of risk management strategy
Threat intelligence solutions were a primary motivator of AT&T's acquisition of AlienVault, which is expected to close in Q3 this year. To get a better understanding of the operator's goals with the acquisition, RCR Wireless News posed...
AT&T expects acquisition of open-source cybersecurity AlienValut specialist later this year
As AT&T continues down its network virtualization efforts using the open-source Open Networking Automation Platform (ONAP), the operator has acquired cybersecurity firm AlienVault, which uses open-source software to provide what the companies call "threat...
Private networks another potential boon to enterprise data center segment
Adoption of cloud-based services has long been transforming the way business functions. In addition to investing big to access public cloud's like those operated by Google and Amazon, investments in on-premise enterprise data center infrastructure...
IoT boosts WLAN market for enterprise-class outdoor products.
The wireless local area network (WLAN) is far from dead. On the contrary, the internet of things (IoT), emerging markets and startups will grow the enterprise-class and outdoor WLAN product market to over 35% greater than 2017...
Over the last several years we have seen the communications industry go through an enormous and rapid transformation in area after area. Small- and mid-size business customers see unified communications as one of these sweeping trends. Eventually, as UC continues to grow, every company...
Flexibility, scalability, time-to-market key drivers of SDN adoption
Software-defined networking (SDN) provides the management and orchestration tools needed to operate increasingly complex and increasingly virtualized networks. For operators, SDN creates efficiencies related to both spectral and network resource allocation, as well as related to level...
Regardless of the hyperbole constantly hammered home by marketing departments, IoT as a tangible entity is embryonic. We’re at the very early stages of the IoT learning curve, so it should be no surprise that the success rate for IoT adopters has been in...
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has warned enterprises all over the world are face a “nightmare” with the security of everyday devices connecting to their networks. Manufacturers of new ‘internet of things’ (IoT) devices are not thinking about security by design,...
