As major operators in the United States continue to test pre-standard-based 5G fixed wireless access systems, the hybrid wired/wireless approach to delivering gigabit-class internet without laying fiber to the premises is also gaining traction in Europe.
RCR Wireless News recently spoke with Jamie Fink,chief product officer...
Alphabet subsidiary Google Fiber, part of one of the largest, most lucrative, well-funded, technologically advanced companies in human history, had grand plans for deploying fiber-to-the-home and offering consumers gigabit per second broadband as well as a television offering when it started in 2010. After...
5G fixed wireless access in millimeter waves seen in the U.S. as the first phase of commercial 5G
5G fixed wireless access has emerged, particularly in the United States, as the likely first phase of commercial 5G services. This presents operators with the opportunity to...
In a new report, titled "5G Deployment Models are Crystallizing," Arthur D. Little researchers attempt to answer the question on all of our minds. How do we get from where we are today to a 5G future enabling all of the wild telemedicine, mobile...
AT&T joint venture with China Telecom will have expanded scope, including VoLTE roaming
AT&T and China Telecom have inked a deal to develop network services in the areas of cloud-based big data, Voice over LTE roaming, software-defined networks and the internet of things for multinational...
Ericsson and Etisalat, Nokia and KT test mobile 5G
While major operators are devoting significant time and resources to testing fixed wireless 5G systems, T-Mobile made waves this week by announcing its intention to launch a nationwide mobile 5G network in 2020. Many industry watcher...
CTO Neville Ray says T-Mobile plans nationwide 5G coverage for 2020 using 600 MHz spectrum
T-Mobile, in usual fashion, is blasting its competitors' 5G efforts, while making big promises of its own; namely, the so-called "Un-carrier" is targeting 2020 for a nationwide 5G deployment using...
AT&T plans to connect more than 400,000 locations with fixed wireless this year
AT&T said that it has kicked off fixed wireless Internet services for rural and underserved areas in Georgia, with a plan to expand to another 17 states this year and serve more...
Fixed wireless access: The first phase of 5G
Moderator Dan Meyer, Editor-in-Chief at RCR Wireless News is joined by Boris Maysel, Director Business Development, Siklu Communication; Farooq Khan, CEO, PHAZR, Inc and Berge Ayvazian, Wireless 2020 to discuss fixed wireless access the the initial development phase of 5G...
Cellular carrier ownership of mmWave 5G spectrum creates challenges for fixed deployment
With huge recent acquisitions of 5G spectrum licenses in the 28 GHz and 39 GHz frequency bands in the US by the major cellular carriers, the landscape for 5G deployment is taking shape,...
Tarana Wireless, the industry’s performance leader in last-mile fixed wireless solutions, offers a fundamental advance in non-line-of-sight (NLoS) connectivity for carrier deployment in enterprise access and radio backhaul applications. Tarana's AbsoluteAir 2 solution can deliver reliable throughput up to 200 Mbps over extremely challenging...
Samsung VP stresses the role of decentralized network architecture for 5G networks.
WASHINGTON – Mobile "5G" will require mastery of millimeter wave spectrum, which brings ultra-high capacity, but with challenging propagation characteristics. This factor has set the stage for early 5G deployments,...
Seen as the first phase of 5G, fixed wireless access can help solve the last mile problem with FTTH and FTTP deployments, while incorporating future 5G air interfaces, spectrum, radios and antenna systems into existing networks
Although not yet standardized, 5G promises to incorporate a...
To keep up with constantly increasing consumer demand for broadband to support emerging applications like streaming 4K video and virtual reality gaming, for instance, service providers are investing heavily in fiber optic network infrastructure. In some cases, major players like Comcast, AT&T, Verizon and...
The growing demand for internet access is forcing service providers to look beyond traditional fiber installations and into fixed wireless solutions
By 2017, there will be approximately 3.6 billion internet users around the globe, or about 48% of the world’s population. The growing demand for...
New Yorkers, rejoice! According to an article in Crain’s New York Business, about 90% of commercial buildings are not wired with enterprise-class broadband, and “a technology known as fixed wireless broadband” is coming to their speedy-connectivity-deprived rescue. Reading this piece brought to light that there...
The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules designed to increase the use of mobile backhaul, and make up to 650 megahertz of additional spectrum available for mobile backhaul as part of the agency's commitment to remove barriers to broadband adoption nationwide. The agency also asked...
A new fixed wireless access service from Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) is being targeted at the enterprise. If successful, Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN (wide area network) could replace traditional wired options by connecting businesses to the carrier’s multiprotocol label switching network in any...
On college campuses, the YouTube generation is watching videos online, playing their game systems and using Skype to talk to family and friends back home. At the same time, professors are using online videos and other resources as tools to give students the...
Latvian-based microwave manufacturer SAF Tehnika JSC announced a deal to deploy 200 CFIP Lumina links in rural Canadian areas to extend broadband coverage.Partnering with SAF is Crossover Distribution.com Corp., a value-added distributor of wireless broadband and in-building cellular technologies based in Mississauga, Ontario, in...
TelePacific Communications has received the green light from regulators to finalize its acquisition of NextWeb Inc., also known as Covad Wireless. The deal will give the competitive local exchange carrier a new foothold in wireless with NextWeb's broadband fixed wireless carrier operations in California,...
Towerstream Corp. (TWER) said it is expanding its pilot Wi-Fi network in Manhattan and could build out more Wi-Fi hotspots in New York City, as well as San Francisco and Chicago, this year.“Over the past year, Towerstream has deployed a pilot Wi-Fi network...
The Federal Communications Commission is getting deluged with comments before it gets ready to vote on proposed rules to regulate the Internet, including rules that would govern wireless broadband. Among the groups filing is an organization called SavetheInternet.com, which promises to hand deliver 2...
The Commerce Department has identified 115 megahertz of spectrum that could be freed up within the next five years for mobile and fixed wireless broadband services. The government also released a timetable to free more spectrum as part of President Obama's initiative to find...
