Prominent industry leaders Inseego (device/endpoint), Qualcomm (chip) and Cisco (infrastructure) weigh in on the impact of rapidly evolving government policy – including recent actions such as U.S presidential orders tied to foreign telco entity licensing and the call for the “rip and replace” of...
Those testing out the 5G pilot network will do so by playing a virtual reality or online game
Russian mobile operator Beeline has launched what it believes will be its first long-running 5G pilot network in St. Petersburg, Russia with general availability for consumers. Located...
First, congratulations to Qualcomm for clearing their name by winning in the United States Appeals Court on a case brought by regulators. Based on what I have been reading and following over the last several years, I think the US Appeals Court got it...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit) gave a landmark decision in favor of Qualcomm, on Aug 11th 2020, in the long running antitrust case brought about by FTC. This was a highly anticipated outcome in the multi-year saga,...
On this episode of Well, technically... the tech podcast where women do the explaining, former Qualcomm Director of Product Marketing, Mobile Gaming and XR Technologies Leilani DeLeon talks XR and mobile gaming trends, as well as how her new company My Legacy is using the latest technology to build and preserve family histories.
Test equipment company PCTel saw its revenues drop 16% year-over-year, but overall profits were up compared to the same period in 2019, the company reported this week.
Total company revenues for the second quarter were $19.8 million, compared to nearly $23.4 million during the same...
RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change the World? Xiaoxia Zhang, Qualcomm (Ep. 18)
Just as LAA made it possible for many operators to provide gigabit-class LTE, NR-U is poised to open the unlicensed 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands to mobile services in both...
On this episode of Well, technically... the tech podcast where women do the explaining, Qualcomm's CIO Mary Gendron explores three different definitions of digital transformation, how Qualcomm is tackling the "new normal" and what it was like being a woman following in her father's engineering footsteps.
660 5G designs announced or in development
Following the Wednesday announcement of its third quarter earnings and detailing a multi-year agreement with Huawei, Qualcomm stock jumped more than 12% at its height. The San Diego-based company turned in revenue above the midpoint of prior guidance...
Qualcomm Technologies and the San Diego Regional Proving Grounds (SDRPG) announced the launch of a new C-V2X direct communication program for California.
SDRPG and Qualcomm Technologies designed the program to facilitate use case research and testing for vehicle communications in realistic operating conditions. The public...
It seems like yesterday that I first wrote about the five wireless inventions that defined 5G NR. At the time, 5G was not yet deployed. Today, however, we are in the midst of rapidly expanding 5G’s global footprint. To date, over 70 mobile operators...
India’s Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani confirmed that the conglomerate’s mobile Jio Platforms engineers designed and developed a "complete 5G system" from scratch.
The executive said that Jio Platforms’ 5G kit will be ready for trials as soon as spectrum is available, with field deployments...
Claro using Ericsson's Dynamic Spectrum Sharing technology
Brazilian mobile operator Claro, owned by Mexican telecommunications group America Movil, announced it will start offering 5G services in limited areas in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on July 14.
In Sao Paulo, 5G services will be available...
The Snapdragon 865+ boasts a 10% increase in both clock speed and graphic rendering
Qualcomm released an updated to its Snapdragon 865 SoC, the Snapdragon 865+. While the Snapdragon 865 is already powering a number of well-received Android smartphone devices this year, including the Galaxy...
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!
FirstNet opt-ins begin...
Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could delay work on Rel. 17
The first version of the 5G New Radio specifications focused on delivering enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) which operators around the world have run with, building out non-standalone networks using a variety of spectrum types, including millimeter...
A growing number of wireless companies are showing how they are still on target with their rollout and continual advancement of 5G wireless services. Let’s take a look at some of these leading companies in the 5G race and what we can expect moving...
Vodafone U.K. switched-on what it claimed was the first live standalone (SA) 5G deployment in the country, with a new network built for Coventry University, the operator said in a release.
Vodafone noted it would be used to show the “true benefits of 5G” covering...
Qualcomm is working with Maryland-based systems integrator Infinite Computer Solutions to offer a ‘plug-and-play’ smart cities package on a subscription.
The pair claim to have compiled an “end-to-end” IoT solution for sundry players in the smart cities space, including government, healthcare, construction, entertainment, transportation, manufacturing,...
Qualcomm: '5G NR-U represents a brand-new field of spectrum'
5G NR in unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) is being finalized for inclusion in 3GPP Release 16, which, though delayed, is now expected to be ratified next month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Qualcomm, NR-U is “an...
Qualcomm has announced a new top-end robotics platform featuring 5G connectivity and AI processing for high-compute, low-power robots and drones.
The RB5 platform, based on the previous RB3 unit, comprises a set of hardware, software, and development tools for building robots and drones for customers...
It has been almost a decade since Qualcomm Technologies embarked on the journey to realizing its vision for high-performance cellular networking in unlicensed spectrum. Now, just two years since the launch of 5G NR Release 15, 3GPP is set to complete Release 16 in...
The new 6 GHz spectrum opportunity more than doubles the airspace available for Wi-Fi and that is just the beginning. Technology implementation of Wi-Fi 6 in the 6 GHz band (dubbed Wi-Fi 6E) across mobile and networking products are of critical importance to transition...
Canada and the U.K. have changed their minds. They now want to cancel their Huawei agreement to upgrade their 5G wireless networks. As a wireless analyst I closely follow all the players and have for more than 30 years. Over the last decade, Huawei...
