BROWSING: LTE

5G broadband services to be challenged by mm wave spectrum limitations

Fixed wireless broadband and the 28 GHz spectrum band are driving initial 5G moves, though technology and propagation challenge the business model. Momentum is definitely on the side of “5G” technology, with most large mobile telecom operators either having already announced...

Mobility set to power growth in global connected workforce

Advances in network technology and applications are expected to support a surge in the global connected workforce, according to Strategy Analytics. Wireless communications continues to infiltrate and empower the enterprise market, enabling employees – for good or bad – to always be connected...

Bluegrass taps Verizon LRA program for LTE-A deployment

Bluegrass LTE-A plans with Verizon push the rural carrier deeper into 4G market with 5G plans for segment on the horizon. Networks advances may be common across the domestic market’s nationwide operators, but rural carriers are also getting in on advancing their LTE-based...

Google sees CBRS spectrum band as key for 5G, new model for industry

Google predicts 5G technology deployments will receive a boost from the CBRS band, with spectrum sharing proposal set to reshape traditional spectrum ownership. DALLAS – Google’s quest to shake up the telecommunication industry’s long-held view on spectrum ownership appears set to...

#TBT: AT&T fined for waste disposal; T-Mobile expands LTE, speed clarity … this week in 2014

AT&T was slapped with a $23.8M fine tied to illegal disposal of hazardous waste, while T-Mobile expanded “wideband” LTE reach … 2 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to...

Analyst Angle: Fair returns on R&D from SEP licensing with smartphone success and upcoming 5G

Patent licensing remains a flashpoint for mobile telecom as it moves towards a future of 5G and IoT. Cellular technology pioneers are being marginalized with diminished financial returns on their research and development investments while leaders in devices and “over-the-top” services are flourishing....

Analyst Angle: 5G one of several opportunities claimed by Ericsson

Ericsson highlighted a number of industry trends at its latest Capital Markets Day, including expectations of broad 5G deployments. From a mobile broadband industry perspective, there were several key takeaways from Ericsson’s Capital Markets Day held today in New York including: •...

Millimeter wave spectrum posing opportunities and challenges to 5G plans

The need to tap millimeter wave spectrum bands in support of 5G technology is altering traditional cellular deployment methods. DALLAS – Spectrum remains one of the messy, yet essential, components towards the telecom market’s march towards “5G” with technology standards expected to...

5G and IoT connection could be stressed by 3GPP standards work

IoT network support seen behind push for tighter integration into current LTE work, with 5G integration pushed until Release 16. DALLAS – “5G” and the “internet of things” are often connected in the same breath, but could actually be moving further apart in...

AT&T and Verizon agree on initial 5G deployment models; standards timing in flux

Representatives from AT&T and Verizon continued to see fixed wireless broadband services as initial 5G deployment models. DALLAS – The mobile telecom’s space push into “5G” technology was on center stage at this week’s 5G North America event, which officially kicked off with...

How Huawei set the tone for NB-IoT, cellular’s LPWA network

In 2015, Huawei published a report titled "NB-IoT: Enabling new business opportunities," arguing that wide area low power networks, which had already been around for a decade, were fragmented – having poor reliability, security and high operational costs. Its response was narrowband-IoT, the cellular...

How Huawei set the tone for NB-IoT, cellular’s LPWA network

In 2015, Huawei published a report titled "NB-IoT: Enabling new business opportunities," arguing that wide area low power networks, which had already been around for a decade, were fragmented – having poor reliability, security and high operational costs. Its response was narrowband-IoT, the cellular...

Meet LTE-R, the network responsible for next-generation smart trains

GSM-R, an aging railway standard In 2000, the railway companies of Europe sat down to finish up the creation of a cost-efficient and interoperable standard for communication between trains. The aim was to replace all analog systems then in use. They laid down the requirements...

Meet LTE-R, the network responsible for next-generation smart trains

GSM-R, an aging railway standard In 2000, the railway companies of Europe sat down to finish up the creation of a cost-efficient and interoperable standard for communication between trains. The aim was to replace all analog systems then in use. They laid down the requirements...

Antenna space braces for 5G and IoT advances

Representatives from CommScope and Kathrein note 5G is still in early days, though industry is prepping for new technology models. DALLAS – With the first official “5G” standards still not expected until the end of next year, the topic of how the wireless...

AT&T joins T-Mobile and Sprint with video optimization platform

AT&T said planned launch of its Stream Saver service early next year will allow for customer control over streaming video quality. AT&T Mobility is following smaller rivals T-Mobile US and Sprint in offering a video optimization plan for customers, which is set to...

LTE network strength, reach grows with 5G in the wings

A new OpenSignal report found worldwide LTE network speeds and availability setting the table to support 5G network plans. As the mobile telecom industry barrels headlong into the world of “5G” technology, carriers continue to operate and optimize their current LTE-based “4G” networks...

Spectrum sharing benefits and challenges on road to 5G

Spectrum is set to be core for the mobile telecom space as it moves towards the 5G world, with spectrum sharing seen as one way to tackle the challenge. The push towards “5G” networks includes a laundry list of technological advances that look set...

Public safety applicatons evolve to include push-to-video for group communications

Looking to capture a share of the public safety market while offering products designed to take advantage of LTE capabilities, Nokia launched its public safety specific Nokia Group Communications portfolio. Building on push-to-talk, which allows for near real-time communications between a large group, the biggest...

#TBT: T-Mobile joins 4G frenzy; Sprint snubs Chinese vendors … this week in 2010

T-Mobile joined rivals in touting 4G network capabilities, while Sprint was forced to snub Chinese vendors for network plans … 6 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines...

5G and LTE-A set to power mobile backhaul market out of current doldrums

A new report from IHS Markit notes the current mobile backhaul market is trending down slightly, but 5G and LTE-A plans are set to propel growth Ongoing network evolutions centered on LTE-Advanced and “5G” technologies is expected to power long-term growth in the macrocell mobile...

Ericsson appoints new CEO, faces uphill battle to right ship

The Ericsson board of directors has appointed Börje Ekholm to be president and CEO of the company effective Jan. 16, 2017. Ekholm will also remain a member of the board. "I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Börje Ekholm,” said Leif Johansson, chairman...

Ericsson appoints new CEO, faces uphill battle to right ship

The Ericsson board of directors has appointed Börje Ekholm to be president and CEO of the company effective Jan. 16, 2017. Ekholm will also remain a member of the board. "I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Börje Ekholm,” said Leif Johansson, chairman...

FirstNet delays contract award for national public safety network

A nationwide LTE network for public safety is facing another delay on its road to reality, with an acknowledgement from the First Responders Network Authority that the roughly $6.5 billion network contract will not be awarded on Nov. 1 as had been hoped. In a...