Ronan Dunne highlights experiential side of Verizon 5G fixed wireless offering
Ronan Dunne, Verizon Group EVP and President of Verizon Wireless, has a clear message relative to the carrier's 5G position. "To be really, really clear, I'm not building a PR network. I'm building a...
CommScope's Morgan Kurk, EVP and COO, and Ben Cardwell, SVP of Mobility Solutions, sat down with RCR Wireless News during Mobile World Congress 2018 to share the company's perspective on the development of fixed wireless solutions that tap high capacity millimeter waves, as well...
VP of RAN and Device Design discusses 2018 5G market launches
BARCELONA—“We’ve got 12 cities we’ve committed to this year. My priority in ’18 is to get those 12 markets launched. That is absolutely our number one focus and priority.” That was the message at...
As we enter the early stages of the “5G era,” new technologies are deploying to cover use cases around Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMMB), Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC), and Massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC). These use cases are not served by a single discrete...
Should CBRS rules be designed for carriers or for everyone else?
The 3.5 GHz band is seen globally as a 5G band and, in the U.S., as a key to providing private LTE as well as 5G. As the U.S. Federal Communications Commission considers rules...
One of the biggest challenges for 5G fixed wireless access is bringing millimeter wave signals from the outdoors to the inside. The short wavelengths at those high frequencies mean that mmWave is very susceptible to being blocked or reflected by standard building materials, making...
Telstra to launch commercial 5G services in Australia during 2019
Australian telecommunications company Telstra has opened a 5G innovation centre in the Gold Coast region. Telstra said the main aim of the new 5G center will be to test next-generation technologies to support the early...
Expects AT&T merger with Time Warner to be 'litigated in court'
In a Jan. 31 conference call, AT&T President and CEO Randall Stephenson, highlighting Q4 2017 financial results, provided color on the service provider's plans to deploy FirstNet and millimeter wave spectrum in 2018, and...
Millimeter wave essential to meeting spectrum crunch and data demand
Gigabit LTE is boosting capacity to meet demand today and setting the stage for a smooth roll out of 5G that will enable users to have a consistent network experience as they move from 5G...
Qualcomm highlights RF front end design at CES
In the ongoing discussion around 5G—the standard release, network infrastructure readiness, support for sub-6 GHz and millimeter wave frequencies—device compatibility is a major issue and challenge. With the 3GPP working toward a standalone 5G New Radio specification...
The companies said they have successfully tested pre-standard 5G for the first time in the U.K.
Vodafone U.K. and Ericsson announced they have successfully tested standalone pre-standard 5G
using a prototype device in a central London 3.5 GHz spectrum field trial.
The two companies said the 5G...
Partnership with the popular Magnolia lifestyle brand will provide insights into 5G for the enterprise
Two weathered, 210-foot silos preside over the home of Magnolia in Waco, Tex., giving the site its name and a distinctive identity. Now Magnolia Market at the Silos -- the...
The trial, which took place in Yokohama, paves the way for applications and deployment of 5G millimeter wave, according to Huawei
Chinese vendor Huawei and Japanese telco NTT DoCoMo have completed a joint field trial for 5G mobile communications over a long distance with 39...
The telco has activated a 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Turin
Italian telecommunications firm TIM, owned by Telecom Italia, announced it has activated what it claims to be the first 5G antenna with millimeter wave support in Italy. The trial, which took place...
The goal of Project AirGig is provide 1 Gbps-plus broadband using electrical utility infrastructure
AT&T has been gestating Project AirGig for some time and, today, announced a milestone with trials beginning at an international location and in Georgia in conjunction with utility Georgia Power. The...
Operator is adding 5G base stations ahead of commercial launch in 2020
China Telecom has announced the deployed a new 5G base station in Lanzhou, in China’s Gansu province, expanding its pilot project for 5G networks to six cities. The telco previously deployed 5G base stations...
MAUI, Hawaii--In the very near future, access to robust cellular connectivity will be an expectation. Just like with electricity, there will be a pervasive assumption that everything is connected. "We won’t talk about use cases anymore," Qualcomm EVP Cristiano Amon said during the Snapdragon...
SK Telecom and partners looking to extend the range of 5G wireless links
Korean telco SK Telecom announced that it has developed new relay technologies for 5G networks after its six-month-long collaboration with local partners. The telco said this collaboration is a big step towardsthe...
5G test focus includes high-speed mobility, dual connectivity and inter-cell handovers had
Korean telecom operator LG U+ has signed a partnership with Chinese vendor Huawei to complete a large-scale 5G network test in a pre-commercial environment in Gangnam District, Seoul. The vendor said this network...
Working with municipal stakeholders cuts costs, increases speed of rural deployments
Of the more than 30 million people in the United States without access to the internet, some 6 million of them are students, Skyler Dithfield, CEO of service provider Geolinks, told RCR Wireless News...
In Argentina Movistar tests 5G in 28 GHz band
Continuing to work with global operators to test 5G networking technologies, Ericsson is working with Argentinian operator Movistar to understand 5G propagation characteristics in the 28 GHz millimeter wave frequency band.
Based on a test conducted in...
Underlying 5G tech including network slicing, virtualized RAN and end-to-end network slicing including included in TIP working groups
Founded in 2016 by Facebook, the Telecom Infra Project consortium convened its annual summit this week in Santa Clara, Calif., and announced several new working groups that,...
Charter SVP: Small cells go ‘hand-in-glove’ with cable company network assets; have important role to play in 5G
DENVER--As carriers and neutral host providers look to create ultra-dense networks using small cells, cable companies will have increasing opportunities in the wireless market based on the...
Planning 5G-NR field trials using 28 GHz and 39 GHz bands in 2018
HONG KONG--Verizon, Qualcomm Technologies and Novatel Wireless are working together on 5G New Radio (NR) millimeter wave over-the air field trials based on the as-yet unfinished 5G NR spec, which is set...
