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AT&T, Ericsson and Qualcomm said they plan to test various 5G technologies using millimeter wave spectrum during second half of 2017. AT&T, Ericsson and Qualcomm announced plans to conduct interoperability …

Google Fiber plans in flux; 5G progress and standards challenges; and M&A activity highlight final round of RCR Wireless News top 100 stories of 2016. Editor’s Note: Before we turn …

Facing allegations of ‘abuse of market dominance,’ Qualcomm calls the fine ‘unprecedented and insupportable’ In a Dec. 28 announcement, the Korea Fair Trade Commission, charged with overseeing and regulating competition …

Tests expected to accelerate 5G NR specs in 3GPP Release 15. Qualcomm and Ericsson plan to conduct interoperability testing and over-the-air field trials based on 5G “New Radio” standards with …

As the connected car gains momentum, the telecom industry is responding by stepping up purchases of companies with technology and services in the arena. Here are some of the most …

Mobile security does have a leg up on its desktop counterpart, though greater cooperation is needed. Editor’s Note: With 2017 virtually upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from …

Enterprise IT departments have learned a lot about wireless in recent years, with one of the primary things being technology changes fast. While many corporate technology buyers are evaluating the …

Qualcomm Technologies plans to add support for Google’s new Android Things operating system to its flagship Snapdragon mobile processor. Based on ARM’s low-power cores, Snapdragon processors are the brains inside …

Despite focus on 5G R&D, new standards for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and MulteFire are in the works. WASHINGTON – Communications industry veteran Ed Tiedemann, a SVP of engineering at Qualcomm, reminded …

With the acceleration of the 5G New Radio (NR) standards, the interest in 5G shared spectrum grows. The good news is that 5G NR is designed to operate over a …

Qualcomm Ventures is part of a $5 million funding round for a startup headed by T-Mobile US Wi-Fi veteran Cole Brodman. Brodman, whose team at T-Mobile US launched the Starbucks …

1. Broadcom and Macom are both expected to sell business units that have been trying to compete with Intel in the market for chips that power data center servers. Macom …

Nokia was very busy 1 year ago this week, with the vendor closing on the sale of its Here mapping unit, while shareholders approved its acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia closes …

Qualcomm is staking out an early lead in 802.11ad territory for Wi-Fi in the 60 GHz band, and early testing shows the technology can deliver on its promise for more …

DEL MAR, Calif. – The next generation of wireless technology has moved past the “vision” stage and into the development and standardization phase, with emerging early products and trials coming …

Unlicensed spectrum is playing an increasingly important role in the LTE ecosystem as spectral limitations inhibit capacity, which enterprise customers demand. That’s why MulteFire, a technology that flies largely under …

Sony’s Altair Semiconductor said it has successfully completed a trial with Raspberry Pi to provide LTE connectivity on the system for the first time. Altair makes LTE modems and has …

Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/18 1. Samsung will manufacture Qualcomm’s newest processor, the Snapdragon 835. Samsung says it will be the first chipmaker to enter mass production of 10 …

Connecting everything: news bytes for Nov. 16 1. Japan’s largest telecom operator, NTT DoCoMo, is demonstrating two low-power LTE chipsets at its annual open house in Yokosuka. Sequans is set …

Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/7/16 1. Samsung plans to add voice-activated artificial intelligence to wearables and home appliances. The world’s largest smartphone maker is also a major manufacturer of …

Cat M1 will allow operators to expand cellular-based IoT capabilities Swedish vendor Ericsson and U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm successfully executed network and device testing of data communications on Cat M1 for …

Ruckus Wireless is back in play thanks to another wireless technology merger. Broadcom Limited is looking to acquire Brocade Communications for $5.9 billion, with plans to divest Ruckus, which Brocade …

Linux Foundation-based open source organization OPNFV welcomed China Telecom, Qualcomm and Samsung to NFV-focused group The move towards virtualizing network functions continues to draw interest of telecom operators, with the …

As the internet of things grows, LTE-based technologies will shape 5G Part of the vision for 5G is a single, unified air interface capable of supporting everything from massive numbers …