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EXFO Academy: Learn more on new technologies, trends and testing best practices

There’s never been a better time for distance learning! Join the EXFO team as we share our expertise in how to build healthier networks, faster. We’ll discuss key 5G and fiber-optic technologies, present real-world use cases and share testing best practices. Register now, it’s the...

Verizon, Ericsson test IAB as an ‘acceleration tool’ for 5G deployment

According to Verizon, IAB will allow the carrier to deploy 5G services more quickly Verizon worked with Ericsson to complete a proof-of-concept trial using new Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) technology to deploy Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband service. According to Verizon, the carrier has “bet big...

The Sunday Brief: 2Q earnings preview–Buzzword bingo (Part 2)

Quarter-end greetings from Houston and Lake Norman.  We will be continuing this week’s Buzzword Bingo edition as we preview second quarter earnings.  As a reminder, in last week’s Sunday Brief (here), we discussed a series of events impacting T-Mobile (including the naming of their new...

The Sunday Brief: Summer 2020 edition–three up-and-comers

Warm summer greetings from Houston, Texas, and Charlotte, North Carolina, where we are starting to see the first fruits of our “stay at home” garden.  This week also featured our first airplane trip since late February and, despite the mask-wearing in 95-degree humidity, everything...

The Sunday Brief: Deloitte talks wireless adoption rates

Greetings from Lake Norman, North Carolina, where temperatures are not waiting for the official start of summer (June 20) – school is out, commute times are more often measured in feet for many of us than miles, and many boats and swimmers (as pictured)...

Weighing the pros and costs of fiber for rural broadband

As the United States prepares to pour nearly $30 billion into rural broadband and 5G networks over the coming decade, the question arises of what type of network infrastructure (Fiber? Fixed or mobile wireless access? Traditional or LEO satellite?) should be prioritized for funding...

What role do electric co-ops play in deploying rural broadband?

Fiber network deployment is the "rural electrification of our generation", according to Conexon's Jonathan Chambers As the Federal Communications Commission mulls exactly how it will distribute the proposed $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity Fund over a decade to expand rural broadband deployments and narrow the...

Network densification will depend on traffic need, carrier capability

Nokia: 'Network densification key to enable 5G to deliver on the promise extreme speeds, ultra-low latency' While network densification is critical to truly deliver the benefits promised by 5G, like low latency and speed, it will not be heavily needed everywhere. According to Nokia's Global...

#TBT: Verizon makes an Oath; Spoiling AT&T’s Straight Path buy; Xfinity Mobile launches … this week in 2017

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! Verizon lays out...

Laying the Foundation for 5G With Chad Rasmussen

Listen to the podcast here If you’re in vertical telecom, you’re familiar with permitting delays and workforce shortages. Your counterparts in horizontal deployments face similar challenges: more applications than governments can handle; uncertainty with regulation, and not enough workforce to install the conduit. But fiber faces...

Verizon CFO: 5G experience has to be better than 4G ‘to justify a price differential’

Verizon projects 5G mobile service revenue in 2021 As competitors T-Mobile US and invest in deploying low-band 5G, Verizon continues to invest in deploying its millimeter wave-based mobile 5G service. To be clear, Verizon has said it will use dynamic spectrum sharing to extend 5G...

5G means new RAN architectures, densification and more fiber

  The rollout of 5G calls for radical changes in network architecture, technician knowledge and fiber deployed deeper into the network. To make sure those changes are successful and 5G transformations are done right the first time, operators and contractors need to revamp their testing...

Breaking Down The Barriers to Fiber Broadband Deployment With Lisa Youngers

Listen to the podcast here We know the shortage of tower climbers is slowing the 5G deployment. But there’s another shortage that’s equally detrimental, though it sometimes gets less visibility. Perhaps because much of the time, it’s actually less visible. We’re talking about the fiber network. And...

RAN trends impacting carriers and enterprises

At this year’s VZTUF event, SOLiD President Ken Sandfeld offered his perspective on initial commercial deployments of the 3.5 GHz CBRS band as well as SOLiD’s newest product to support CBRS, the ALLIANCE edgeROU (or eROU). He also shared his thoughts on the adoption...

Verizon plans to invest $17 billion this year in 5G, LTE and fiber

2019 was a big year for Verizon in terms of launching its millimeter wave-based mobile 5G service in more than 30 markets and numerous stadiums and arenas. And 2020 will see a further expansion of that 5G footprint as well as extension of 5G...

Dish dreams big, hopes to deliver 5G internet to 70% of Americans by 2023

Dish is building a 5G network 'from the ground up' Dish Network said that it plans to soon release a request for information/request for proposal on telecom transport services, and revealed its intention to provide standalone 5G broadband coverage to 70% of Americans by June...

The Sunday Brief: The long, long run

Greetings from Chicago, Illinois (where the pre-winter winds were tame), and Davidson, North Carolina (where it really feels like winter even though it’s mid-November).  This week’s TSB is less about the week’s events and more about strategy fundamentals.  Next week’s edition will focus on...

The Sunday Brief: AT&T’s big week

Greetings from our nation’s capital (now home to the World Series champion Washington Nationals) and Lake Norman, NC.  This was a very busy week for earnings with Apple, AT&T and T-Mobile all announcing earnings.  We are going to start with AT&T given their 3-year guidance but will also devote...

America Movil not in a hurry to launch 5G in Latin America: CEO

America Movil capex won't go to 5G for the next two years Mexican telecom group America Movil, the telecoms giant controlled by the family of billionaire Carlos Slim, is not expecting to increase capex in Latin America in the next two years because of 5G...

Nextivity White Paper: Indoor Cellular Coverage Solutions 2019: Hype vs. Reality

A variety of solutions and technologies are available to facilitate cellular communications, but not all solutions to this problem are created equally. In addition, some technologies are marketed as a cure-all while the actual application may be somewhat narrower. By separating hype from reality, you...

Sprint/T-Mo merger is ‘tremendous’ opportunity for network specialist SQUAN

Operators want turnkey solutions, SQUAN VP of biz dev says As operators pursue a co-engineering process that increasingly converges wired and wireless networks to support mobile 5G, fixed wireless and fiber-to-the-X services, they don't want to micromanage multiple vendors. They want turnkey solutions, according to...

Dynamic spectrum sharing is key to Verizon’s 5G strategy

CEO says dynamic spectrum sharing coming in 2020 The current focus in the U.S. is on deploying 5G in millimeter wave frequencies, but the longer-term strategy is to use a mix of low-, mid- and high-band to balance coverage and capacity. In the past, this...

Test and Measurement: 5G will drive fiber testing needs, Frost & Sullivan says

Fiber deployment by both mobile network operators and cable MSOs in support of next-generation networks will help drive increased demand for fiber testing, according to a new report from analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Mobile network operators are deploying fiber to support 5G, including Fixed...

For fiber and small cells, Verizon follows an ‘integrated engineering process’

Verizon investing in fiber to create favorable economics Verizon is currently offering mobile 5G in four markets--Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis and Providence--with plans to activate next-generation cellular in parts of the 30 cities by the end of the year. At the same time, Verizon is deploying...