Cable company Charter Communications plans to build a 100-node private network at its offices in Centennial, Colorado, using the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz to test the technology's ability to support an enterprise network located mostly indoors.
According to an Special Temporary...
In-building 5G use cases, including millimeter wave, NR-U and 60 GHz, include venues, industrial facilities and enterprises
In the U.S., Verizon and AT&T are both rolling out commercial 5G service using millimeter wave spectrum to provide consumers with an enhanced mobile broadband experience with early...
With executive-level reorg and acquisitions, SQUAN repositioning as end-to-end network services firm
ORLANDO--During the Wireless Infrastruture Association's Connect X event this week, SQUAN's Keith Pennachio, executive vice president and chief strategy officer, discussed the wireless and wireline trends he sees as growth opportunities for the...
Technology is the cornerstone of the modern fan experience, making connectivity in smart stadiums a requirement to support the growing digital expectations of sport and entertainment goers. In newer stadiums, paperless ticketing and stadium-specific smartphone apps are commonplace to improve fan experiences but require...
The equity firm that controls Neutral Connect Networks acquired Connectivity Wireless
Neutral Connect Networks announced the acquisition of Connectivity Wireless Solutions by M/C Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm that is the leading equity investment firm for Neutral Connect Networks.
M/C Partners acquired Connectivity Wireless Solutions...
Throughout the wireless industry, Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) has ignited speculative optimism – like a gold rush – predicated upon business opportunities to enable indoor and outdoor deployments such as Private LTE, Densification, 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT), and to address...
The days when mobile phones were classed as a luxury item, afforded only by the few, have long gone. They are now integral to everyday living and are replacing our wallets, our computers, our travel documents, our cameras, our alarm clocks, and are relegating...
A Q&A with Jeff Eiseman, SQUAN general manager of fiber splicing and construction services
New Jersey-based network infrastructure design/build firm SQUAN today announced that Jeff Eiseman has joined the company as general manager of fiber splicing and construction services, a key position as the company...
A Q&A with JMA Wireless on virtualized RAN stadium deployment
Earlier this month, JMA Wireless announced the deployment of its virtualized RAN solution, XRAN, and TEKO DAS at the Dacia Arena in Udine, Italy, in partnership with neutral host operator INWIT. To learn more about...
By 2020, large-scale 5G commercial deployments are expected to begin with faster data speeds, increased bandwidth per unit, lower latency, and support for more connected devices. Before these deployments make their way across the U.S. and the world, there must be a standardized approach...
Boingo to deploy DAS at Grand Central, Jamaica Station and other transit locations
In a deal announced Nov. 28, Boingo Wireless said it has worked with New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority to secure the wireless rights to outfit two transit facilities with distributed antenna systems...
Westell is working on an enterprise CBRS offering with ip.access
Westell Technologies is currently working with U.K. firm ip.access on the development of a small cell product for enterprise that would use LTE in the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum, the company’s President and CEO...
Boingo said it currently has 73 DAS venues and 11,200 DAS nodes in backlog
Revenue from the distributed antenna system (DAS) segment accounted for 38% of Boingo Wireless’ overall revenue in the third quarter of the year, slightly down from a contribution of 41% in...
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...
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...
CEO of signal booster specialist SureCall looks to the 5G future
5G signal boosters will be an essential part of delivering next-generation services inside buildings, Hongtao Zhan, SureCall CEO, told RCR Wireless News in an interview. The executive said the technology could be in market...
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...
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...
The company’s in-building wireless segment recorded revenues of $3.6 million in fiscal Q1
Westell Technologies is seeing increasing opportunities in areas such as network densification, in-building wireless, 5G and the internet of things, the company’s President and CEO Stephen John told investors during a conference...
Nextivity CEO discusses key in-building wireless dynamic
As vendors look to drives sales in the vastly underserved in-building wireless segment, a key variable is proactively making work easier for the system integrators and installers that will ultimately engage with building owners and commercial real estate...
Boingo sees CBRS as key component for 5G
In what the company calls a first-of-its-kind deployment at an airport, Boingo Wireless today said it has brought live a trial private LTE network using the shared 3.5 GHz Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) at Dallas Love...
Nextivity CEO discusses the opportunity for in-building wireless in health care segment
As enterprises in a variety of verticals increase investment in in-building wireless systems to support typical cellular use cases—voice, text and data—as well internet of things (IoT) deployments, vendors are faced with serving...
Corning commercializes SD-LAN solution after year of trials
Local area networks (LANs) are key to the operation of business-critical in-building systems, including Wi-Fi, point of sale devices, IPTV, audio/visual tools, building management systems, access control, lighting, other IoT projects and more. Corning has a long...
When it comes to the in-building wireless market, systems integrators have typically been defined by the type of cellular coverage solutions they offer and the types of customers they are willing to service.
There are big iron DAS integrators that only do massive venues of...
