The NB-IoT-based smart parking and water monitoring solutions were jointly launched with China Mobile Zhejiang Branch
ZTE said it carried out a demonstration of its smart parking and smart water monitoring services based on narrow-band "internet of things" technology at the World Internet Conference in...
The new data center is set to help Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company to process massive volume of industrial data
Huawei and the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, a producer of oil and gas from the offshore areas of the United Arab Emirates capital, officially...
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
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines...
SÃO PAULO – America Movil's wireless unit in Brazil, Claro, held a "5G" technology demonstration at Futurecom 2016 with vendor partner Ericsson and using the 15 GHz frequency band. In a video interview with RCR Wireless News, Claro's engineering director André Sarcinelli explained the...
The initiative includes Dutch knowledge centers and Silicon Valley-based firms
The Netherlands has signed an agreement with the government of California for the development of smart cities initiatives, which have been priorities for the respective country and state leaders since 2013.
The S4C project set up...
Nokia and Optus will carry out a 5G trial in Australia using the 4.5 GHz band
Australian telecommunications firm Optus has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Finnish vendor Nokia to collaborate on the development of 5G technologies.
Under the terms of the agreement, both companies...
The cloud deal aims to connect over 3,500 sites across 37 markets
British Telecom signed a contract with global human resources services provider Randstad Group to deploy a new global information technology infrastructure providing cloud connectivity to more than 3,500 sites across 37 countries in Europe, North...
New services will include smart metering and fleet management, among others
European telecoms operator VimpelCom selected Cisco Japser to enter the Internet of Things (IoT) business.
The Amsterdam-based telco will deploy the vendor’s Control Center platform, which allows enterprises to implement, manage and monetize M2M/IoT services.
VimpelCom...
The two Korean firms developed a millimeter wave 5G system in August 2015
Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom, together with Samsung Electronics, has successfully tested handover between 5G base stations at 28 GHz in the outdoor environment.
SK Telecom and Samsung claimed to be the world’s...
InterDigital, ZTE, KPN join Ericsson and Qualcomm in group called Avanci to license standard-essential, patented tech to IoT companies
The idea behind Avanci, comprised of telecom companies with vast (and essential) patent holdings, is to create a one-stop marketplace where a single license buys access...
SoftBank will initially offer Massive MIMO technology in 43 cities across Japan
Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank officially launched its “5G Project”, local press reported, and will initially launch commercial Massive MIMO technology to enhance network capacity.
SoftBank said that it will launch commercial services through 100 base...
ZTE has specific plans to expand its presence in the UK, France, Italy and Turkey
Chinese vendor ZTE expects sales of mobile devices in the European market to reach approximately 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in three years, Yijing Fan, ZTE Spain’s terminals director, told reporters during...
Telefonica said that it will initially use the 5G technology to offer IoT services
MADRID – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica expects to launch commercial trials of 5G technology in 2019 or 2020, the company’s global CTO, Enrique Blanco, told reporters.
The executive said massive deployments of 5G...
The Chinese city is collaborating with local vendor ZTE in a number of smart city initiatives
The city of Yinchuan, in China, is known to be the most advanced city in the Asian nation in terms of the development and implementation of smart city initiatives.
In...
Telefónica also plans to expand 4G coverage in Spain and Latin American markets
MADRID – Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica expects its fiber-to-the-home network to reach 2.4 million new homes in the Spanish market this year, the company’s global CTO Enrique Blanco told RCR Wireless News in...
Network infrastructure partner ZTE said business with Telefonica generated revenue of $446 million in 2015
MADRID – Chinese telecommunications services provider ZTE Corporation expects 5G technical trial with Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica to start within the next few months, ZTE General Director for the Telefonica Global...
ZTE will help the Belgian operator upgrade to 3G, 4G and "4G+" technologies
Belgium’s largest cable TV and broadband provider Telenet signed a long-term strategic partnership with ZTE to modernize its nationwide network.
Telenet acquired mobile operator BASE from KPN for 1.325 billion euros ($1.47 billion)...
ZTE plans to deploy hundreds of LTE base stations for Spanish operator, as well as fiber
MADRID – The Spanish subsidiary of Chinese vendor ZTE expects to deploy between 400 and 600 LTE base stations in Spain’s Basque region, according to Mariano Almagro, head of...
ZTE is currently working with local municipalities to identify potential smart city initiatives
MADRID – Carrier business accounted for approximately 87% of ZTE Spain revenues last year, the firm's GM Jia Yunpeng told reporters during a press conference. The executive said its main customers for infrastructure...
As part of China’s official 5G testing, ZTE has completed tests of a number of key 5G wireless technologies.
While a 5G standard has yet to be fully specified, a number of key 5G wireless technologies have already been identified and tests are multiplying as...
The new ZTE strategy takes into account trends including virtuality, openness, intelligence, cloudification and IoT
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has unveiled its M-ICT 2.0 strategy that will guide the company for the next five years. According to the company, the M "encompasses multiple dimensions, capturing...
The new ZTE strategy takes into account trends including virtuality, openness, intelligence, cloudification and IoT
Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation has unveiled its M-ICT 2.0 strategy that will guide the company for the next five years. According to the company, the M "encompasses multiple dimensions, capturing...
Chinese market accounted for more than 58% of ZTE total revenue in the period
Chinese vendor ZTE recorded operating revenue of 47.76 billion yuan ($7.17 billion) in the first half of 2016, climbing 4.05% over the same period the previous year.
ZTE reported a domestic operating revenue...
5 things to know today ...
1. Samsung looks set to continue its winning streak with today's launch of the Galaxy Note 7. The 5.7-inch phone is winning rave reviews on the heels of the company's popular Galaxy S7.
The Galaxy Note 7 will be available...
