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Playing it even more conservative than rival Verizon, Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati said the carrier sees mobile 5G within the next 5 years. Similar to plans by larger rivals, Sprint …

Verizon said it’s more cautious on deployment of mobile 5G services than rivals coming out of MWC, though does expect technology to be a game changer. Verizon Communications is seen …

The SD-WAN space has received considerable attention from telecommunication operators, but what industry segment is set to lead the market going forward? Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality Check …

The FCC is set to begin the final phase of its 600 MHz incentive auction process, with the assignment portion starting on March 6. Winning bidders that picked up spectrum …

Was the strong showing at the recent MWC event by Sprint a sign of maturation or more cynically an attempt to attract attention? Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, …

Verizon buys S.F. spectrum from MetroPCS, Sprint launches EV-DO modem and Qualcomm puts the brakes on EV-DV … 12 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all …

T-Mobile US attracts the most customers in 2016, while Verizon excelled in retail churn. Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to …

ETSI Open Source MANO initiative swells to 60 organizations with arrival of Verizon, Atos and CableLabs as new members. Verizon Communications is one of the latest telecommunication operators to join …

Canonical expands on the impact and potential for telecommunication operators that have embraced OpenStack as part of their virtualization plans. On this week’s “NFV/SDN Reality Check” we speak with Mark …

Unlimited data is back, with Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile all going ape over the new marketing opportunity, to the benefit of consumers. Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, …

On the heels of FCC device certification, T-Mobile US said it would use 20 megahertz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band for LTE-U deployment. T-Mobile US is getting a …

Verizon Wireless again came out on top in RootMetrics latest nationwide network testing regime, scoring top marks across all five categories. Verizon Wireless continued to dominate RootMetrics network performance testing, …

Many operators are seeing fixed wireless access as the likely first phase of “5G” deployments as the technology can help solve the last mile problem with fiber-to-the-home and fiber-to-the-premise deployments, …

While some futuristic IoT applications will take years of R&D before being commercialized, many other IoT applications are creating business value today. Let’s take a look at how carriers are …

AT&T and Nokia said the 5G network trial showed the viability of the 39 GHz band to support low latency, high throughput services. The “5G” race continues at full boil …

Verizon 5G plans to focus on fixed wireless internet, VoIP services using millimeter wave spectrum and routing through a virtualized core. Verizon Communications is looking to begin fixed wireless “5G” …

The latest LTE network testing numbers from OpenSignal showed South Korea remained world’s fastest, with the U.S. wallowing at one-third the speed. South Korea again came out on top in …

Verizon Enterprise Solutions to use Ericsson platforms for support of virtualized global Managed Network Services platform, SD-WAN services. Verizon Communications’ Enterprise Solutions division deepened its network virtualization partnership with Ericsson, …

The communication industry is already benefiting from the use of drones. Tower climbing is seen as one of the most dangerous jobs and telecommunication operators can avoid risks through the …

There has been increasing chatter about mergers and acquisitions in the mobile space in recent weeks. SoftBank has again floated its desire for Sprint to acquire T-Mobile US, or to …

ONF and ON.Lab claim the OIP initiative to bolster open source SDN, NFV and cloud efforts being hampered by open source-based proprietary work. Tapping into an ongoing merger arrangement with …

When it comes to smart cities, it’s all about ‘leveraging municipality relationships.’ “Smart cities,” a term that covers a range of cyberphysical technology deployments dependent on various types of network …

Reports indicate SoftBank and Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son willing to sell stake to DT but maintain minority control in emboldened T-Mobile. Published reports late last week indicated a long-simmering merger …

A conversation on edge computing with Matt Montgomery, Director, Wireless Business Group, Verizon Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and access the complete report “Power …

A fragmented ecosystem and sheer complexity are major challenges to IoT In a wide ranging discussion with RCR Wireless News, Verizon VP of IoT Connected Solutions Mark Bartolomeo shared the …