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Carriers test 5G...
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!
How to fund...
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!
600 MHz auction...
Deploy LAA.
Consumers are only beginning to use LTE in unlicensed spectrum. So far chatter has mostly been about operator trials, commercial chipsets and sales of devices to seed the market before anyone is to be able to use the new service feature. Nevertheless, the...
NetScout introduces software version of nGenius packet visibility
Network monitoring company NetScout launched a software version of its nGenius packet visibility tool. The new nGenius PFS 5000 line uses white box switches, and NetScout says models can provide aggregation, replication and filtering at speeds ranging from...
T-Mobile US achieves 741 Mbps, AT&T scores speeds of 650 Mbps
AT&T and T-Mobile US are both pushing ahead with the use of unlicensed spectrum at 5 GHz, and the results of field tests show that T-Mobile US is edging out AT&T in terms of...
New small cells products are focused on providing flexibility in spectrum, both licensed and unlicensed, options for enterprise
Last week SpiderCloud Wireless, which targets carriers and enterprises with its small cells platform, broadened its product portfolio with two new units designed to enable greater flexibility for...
Spectrum gains from 600 MHz auction will let T-Mo "compete in every single corner of the country"
T-Mobile US continued its streak of strong quarterly results, adding 1.1 million total net customers to its network and reporting 11% year-over-year growth in both total revenues and...
STA extension would cover six existing LTE-U testing sites.
Verizon Communications is asking the Federal Communications Commission to extend the special temporary authority that has been allowing the carrier to conduct product development testing for LTE in unlicensed hardware and devices.
According to FCC...
On the heels of FCC device certification, T-Mobile US said it would use 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for LTE-U deployment.
T-Mobile US is getting a jump on using unlicensed spectrum to bolster network performance, announcing it has...
Carrier aggregation, combo of licensed and unlicensed spectrum, and massive MIMO are key 5G technologies
Although 5G has not been fully defined, the next-generation wireless connectivity standard will certainly provide multi-gigabit data throughputs by tapping into carrier aggregation, massive MIMO and simultaneous use of licensed...
Dual-mode solution can support multiple operators, but not until mobile devices support CBRS
As the debate intensifies over whether and how carriers should implement LTE in the 5 GHz spectrum band, a leading developer of indoor small cells is launching a less-contentious solution. SpiderCloud Wireless...
The ecosystem support for testing internet of things devices is expanding, with a number of recent announcements related to IoT testing.
Test lab group SGS is addressing the new for new test chamber capabilities for large form-factor "things" in the IoT -- it recently opened a...
Wi-Fi Alliance has released a finalized test plan for coexistence between Wi-Fi and LTE in unlicensed spectrum, the technology backed by Verizon and Qualcomm for leveraging LTE at 5 gigahertz. The test plan was a result of industry collaboration born out of fears that...
At CTIA’s Super Mobility show, test companies tapped into top-of-mind issues including "5G," the "internet of things" and indoor coverage that have been central to industry discussions at the show this week.
Rohde & Schwarz announced testing support for the low-power, wide-area network technology LoRa, aimed specifically at transmitter and...
Could the battle between Wi-Fi and LTE-U turn some members of the mobile-first generation against the cellular industry? Google, cable providers and Wi-Fi equipment makers are targeting millennials in a video called "Wi-Fi Killer on the Loose" which claims wireless carriers are threatening free...
Qualcomm has attacked the latest draft of an industry LTE-U/Wi-Fi coexistence test plan as "fundamentally biased against LTE-U" and called on the Federal Communications Commission to ignore it.
Wi-Fi Alliance held its most recent industry workshop on LTE-U coexistence testing this week, continuing to work toward...
With the latest installment in its release program, Small Cell Forum is both focusing on practical operational elements for current hetnet implementations and taking a look forward to the role that small cells will play in "5G."
“The whole target is really about ensuring...
Mobile Experts predicts 90% of data will be transmitted over unlicensed spectrum by 2020
As carriers and vendors continue to develop technologies to deploy LTE in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U), research firm Mobile Experts says the industry is approaching a transition from "pure Wi-Fi" to various...
The Wi-Fi Alliance-led test plan to ensure fair coexistence between Wi-Fi and LTE-U at five gigahertz is now expected to be delivered in September, about a month later than originally planned.
"Wi-Fi Alliance hears and shares the desire of all the stakeholders, particularly in the LTE space, to...
Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT
Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a "5G" technology solution, LTE-Unlicensed, by aggregating two frequencies – 10 megahertz in the 1800 MHz spectrum band and 20 megahertz of unlicensed 5 GHz band...
Ericsson will upgrade MTS network to support LTE-U, IoT
Russian mobile operator MTS and Swedish vendor Ericsson have successfully tested a 5G technology solution – LTE-U (LTE-Unlicensed) – by aggregating two frequencies – 10 megahertz in the 1800 MHz spectrum band and 20 megahertz of...
Learn more about the MulteFire Alliance, hear from analyst Monica Paolini and see a demo from Qualcomm
Spectrum is an incredibly valuable, but inherently limited, resource. Given that reality, the telecom industry has found ways to deploy cellular in unlicensed spectral bands commonly used by Wi-Fi....
The Special Temporary Authority for Qualcomm and Verizon to conduct LTE-Unlicensed tests at two sites in Oklahoma City, Ok. and two sites in North Carolina has been extended by the Federal Communications Commission for an additional year.
Qualcomm was granted the STA in January and it...
