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Standards-based 5G networks could begin hitting the market as soon as year-end, with AT&T touting mobile 5G services by end of 2018. Proponents of an accelerated standards timeline for a …

5G technology is currently being reviewed by ITU member countries. Korean telecommunications operator KT said its pilot “5G” technology has been adopted as the draft international standard by the International …

MVNO set to use O2 and China Unicom network infrastructure. China Unicom Global launched its CUniq mobile virtual network operator service in the U.K., which is offered with its one …

ITU members at the World Telecommunications Standardization Assembly call for expanded study of wireline advances in support of “smart 5G systems.” The International Telecommunications Union’s plans for “5G” technology are …

By signing the “Montevideo Declaration”, policy makers from around the world made smart cities a core element in reaching the U.N.’s sustainable development goals. With 70 percent of the world …

Straight to millimeter wave? Not so fast It is becoming increasingly accepted that millimeter wave spectrum, the frequencies between 30 GHz and 300 GHz, will define “5G” networks. But there …

Straight to mmWave? Not so fast It is becoming increasingly accepted that mmWave (extremely high frequency), the frequencies in the spectrum between 30 Ghz and 300 Ghz, will define 5G …

5G network testing There are several major players in the push to make 5G a reality: standards bodies, telecom operators and other organizations and enterprises are all testing aspects of …

5G: The next generation of mobile The goal is for next generation mobile standards related to “5G” technology to be ready by 2020. That’s the deadline for when the International …

5G: The next generation of mobile The goal is for next generation mobile standards related to “5G” technology to be ready by 2020. That’s the deadline for when the International …

As the United Nations call for public policy to promote ICT innovation in urban areas, the ITU and UNECE  have launched an advocacy platform for smart cities. The International Telecommunication …

Industry leaders discuss the importance of involvement in 5G standards process There’s a lot of industry excitement around 5G and associated use cases, but, as it stands, there’s still a …

Industry leaders discuss the importance of involvement in 5G standards process There’s a lot of industry excitement around 5G and associated use cases, but, as it stands, there’s still a …

Advanced ‘5G’ use cases will require global interoperability and scalability; International Telecommunication Union is working away on ultimate standard The tactile Internet, autonomous vehicles and smart cities; all these things …

Advanced ‘5G’ use cases will require global interoperability and scalability; International Telecommunication Union is working away on ultimate standard The tactile Internet, autonomous vehicles and smart cities; all these things …

What exactly are the business cases and use models for 5G? There has been a lot of talk about “5G” recently. Hardly a day passes without yet another reference to …

T-Mobile 5G plans similar to AT&T, tied to standards work T-Mobile US has joined AT&T in taking a more cautious approach to the deployment of so-called “5G” service, both of …

5G caught telecom’s imagination in 2015, as the wireless industry began chasing its dreams of what next-generation networks will look like. 5G technologies aren’t expected to be in commercial deployment until at …

ITU harmonizes 700 MHz for global mobile broadband The International Telecommunications Union is wrapping up its month-long World Radiocommunications Conference  in Geneva this week and has officially harmonized the use of 700 …

IHS notes in a new report that poor LTE experiences tainting 4G, 5G pool A new report from IHS found that half of global service providers surveyed have begun to …

IMT-2020 adopted as official name and date for global 5G process, but rumors of 20 Gbps baseline speeds are exaggerated The International Telecommunications Union always brings a dose of sobriety …

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 …

NTT DoCoMo is looking towards the future, announcing this morning agreements with a half-dozen equipment vendors to conduct trials of so-called “5G” technologies. Those vendors include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Fujitsu, NEC, …

This week the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) reached first stage approval of a new broadband standard called G.fast. G.fast is a standard that improves the speed at which data can …

With true 4G networks only now beginning to see commercial deployments, telecommunications equipment giant Huawei is looking to the future announcing plans to spend at least $600 million by 2018 …