DAS and small cells are garnering more attention, but macro sites are still the main deployment method for carriers.
Macro sites are still a vital piece of the growing wireless network ecosystem in a time when some attention has shifted to distributed...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sprint and SoftBank filed moves to consolidate Clearwire 2.5 GHz spectrum, and T-Mobile moved on MetroPCS acquisition … 4 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 from the...
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...
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
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Will three be the lucky number for the FCC as its once again attempts to open up low-band spectrum in support of 5G services?
The Federal Communications Commission this week began stage three of its now protracted 600 MHz incentive auction proceedings, with a new...
The FCC’s third attempt to find a match between television broadcasters and telecom operators for 600 MHz spectrum is set, though will result be the same?
The Federal Communications Commission’s third attempt to match television broadcaster financial demands with telecom industry willingness to pay for...
The move allows Sprint to generate $3.5 billion in funding, with another $3.5 billion possible; garners investment-grade ratings from agencies
Sprint moved on its plans to raise $3.5 billion in funding through the initial offering of debt backed by a portion of its spectrum holdings.
The...
Consumers are using more and increasingly complex data than ever before. This creates the need for regulators to open up more spectrum for LTE services, operators to deploy in new spectrum as it comes available and vendors to support these efforts.
In Europe and the...
Collision Communications is launching its new C-RAN Receiver Solution that uses advanced signal processing to achieve 500% performance gain in dense network environments ahead of 5G
Advanced signal processing pioneer Collision Communications is launching its C-RAN Receiver Solution, designed to dramatically improve spectral efficiency in...
SÃO PAULO – According to Vivo CEO Amos Genish, "5G" won't happen in Brazil before 2022, and is not a priority for the Brazilian telecom operator – and Telefonica subsidiary – at the moment.
“Globally, 5G is still under standard definition and it won’t be...
Sprint dings iDEN for postpaid losses, while Comcast included wireless in content distribution plans … 10 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 from the past. Fire up...
Bidding activity quickly stalled in the forward auction portion of the ongoing FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, which is likely now looking at a 2017 conclusion
Well, that was quick.
The Federal Communications Commission needed just one round of bidding in the second stage of forward...
FCC set to kick off the forward auction part of its phase two 600 MHz auction proceedings with the offer of 90 megahertz of cleared spectrum for telecom operators
The Federal Communications Commission’s second attempt to match television broadcaster wants with wireless telecommunication operator needs...
In connection with the presale of the LG V20 smartphone, the T-Mobile LTE network is getting a capacity infusion from its AWS-3 spectrum licenses
As part of kicking off the presale of the LG V20 smartphone, T-Mobile US is touting itself as the first domestic...
Telecom operators seeking 600 MHz spectrum licenses, like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, will have to generate north of $54B in total bids for 90 megahertz
The value of wireless spectrum is often a difficult number to nail down but, at least for television broadcasters, 12...
Dean Brenner, Senior VP of Government Affairs at Qualcomm Incorporated discusses the company's comprehensive approach to 5G spectrum with RCR Wireless News' Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer.
This approach includes the following:
• Designing a system that support low, mid and high band spectrum
• Using every paradigm of...
Moving on previous comments, U.S. Cellular said it completed a fixed wireless trial of 5G technology with Nokia, resulting in speeds up to 5 Gbps
Network trials of “5G” technologies continue to permeate throughout the domestic mobile space, with regional carrier U.S. Cellular the latest...
Sprint spectrum plan could push total raised to $7 billion backed by 1.9 GHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings valued at $16.4 billion
Sprint continued its unique funding measures, announcing plans to raise $3.5 billion in debt backed by 14% of its total spectrum holdings...
With channel bands of several hundred megahertz expected to support 5G deployments, government regulators will need to be creative in providing resources
Spectrum remains one of the more challenging aspects on the road to “5G” deployments. With expectations of channel widths of hundreds of megahertz,...
With channel bands of several hundred megahertz expected to support 5G deployments, government regulators will need to be creative in providing resources
Spectrum remains one of the more challenging aspects on the road to “5G” deployments. With expectations of channel widths of hundreds of megahertz,...
