The Beatles may have given us the best advice to bringing more mid-band spectrum to deploy 5G services in their chart-topping song, “We Can Work It Out.” With enhanced focus on deploying next-generation technologies as soon as possible, it is absolutely critical for policymakers to find ways to free-up as much spectrum as possible for
Lessons learned from testing STIR/SHAKEN
As carriers move to implement a new framework to provide more information to end users on incoming calls, they are learning more about both how
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Chinese cities Guangzhou, Shanghai acclerate 5G deployments
The authorities of Chinese city Guangzhou announced plans to reach full coverage with 5G technology by 2021 with the deployment of 65,000 5G base stations,
T-Mobile US partnered with Qualcomm, Ericsson on test Last month T-Mobile US tapped its millimeter wave spectrum holdings to turn up 5G services in parts of
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Test and Measurement: EXFO reports sales up, profit for the quarter
EXFO reported sales were up 1.9% year-over-year to $73.6 million, with sales for the nine months of the fiscal year so far up 8.2% over
Multi-carrier small cell network supports private LTE and MNOs Dense Air, a subsidiary of network infrastructure vendor Airspan, recently worked with the Dublin City Council to
At an FCC summit on robocalls, major service providers discussed their progress on testing and implementation of the SHAKEN/STIR specifications aimed at combatting robocalls and
All four Tier 1 U.S. carriers are offering a mobile 5G service in parts of select markets. Of those four, AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon
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China Unicom selects Nokia to support 5G deployment in Beijing
Nokia announced that China Unicom has selected the Nokia optical fronthaul solution to power its 4G and 5G networks in China’s capital Beijing, supporting the operator’s
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Carriers will spend $20B on rural cell sites globally this year, ABI says
Network operators will spend more than $20 billion this year on rural cell sites on a global basis, up 1.2% from 2018, according to a
As carriers bring 5G to market, delivering a consistent, monetizable service is largely dependent on network densification–beyond upgrades at the macro level, this ongoing investment
ZTE considers that the co-evolution of 4G and 5G networks is a key issue as these two technologies will be sharing many resources and will
Every enterprise mobility infrastructure investment made today will be expected to migrate to 5G. Infrastructure with a future-ready posture will minimize the surprises in that
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
Cisco is buying out of one of its optical equipment suppliers in a $2.6 billion deal. Acacia Communications will become part of Cisco’s Optical Systems