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Dish and Cisco partner with Duke University to trial CBRS neutral-host network

Dish Wireless and Cisco, in partnership with Internet2, have launched a Neutral Host Network (NHN) pilot at Duke University using Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) shared spectrum. Stephen Bye, chief commercial officer at Dish Wireless, explained that it can be challenging to provide consistently reliable connectivity...

General Motors deploys Cisco wireless backhaul technology for vehicle testing

The Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul for vehicle-to-trackside connectivity enables General Motors engineers to capture data from vehicle sensors in real time General Motors is the first auto manufacturer to deploy Cisco wireless backhaul technology for real-time, high-speed performance testing of pre-production vehicles. Deployed at...

Cisco, Telenor Group tackle digital transformation with extended agreement

The Cisco and Telenor partnership addresses the digital divide and enhances enterprise services and security solutions Cisco and Telenor have signed the fourth iteration of a Joint Purpose Agreement (JPA) — first established in 2018 —  to support digital transformation by addressing the digital...

Helium rebranded Nova Labs, raises $200m in Series D – from a16z, DT, Goodyear, Nokia

Helium, the company in charge of the crowd-sourced Helium non-cellular IoT and cellular 5G networks, has rebranded as Nova Labs, and announced $200 million of Series D funding from New York-based investment company Tiger Global and Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Besides...

Verizon, Cisco demo LTE, MEC for millisecond C-V2X communications

Cisco Transportation Solutions Architect: 'In any vehicle, seconds matter for passenger and pedestrian safety. In connected vehicles, milliseconds matter more' Cisco and Verizon took to Las Vegas to demonstrate how cellular and mobile edge compute (MEC) technology can enable low-latency autonomous driving solutions without using...

Shrunk-down and shrink-wrapped – Cisco’s private 5G service play and channel strategy

Cisco took time out with Enterprise IoT Insights at MWC a couple of weeks back to discuss its late entry into the private 5G market, plus its channel strategy around system design and network support, and partner strategy around radio access network (RAN) components....

#TBT: T-Mo intros video messaging; China limits CDMA; Cisco buys Linksys … this week in 2003

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 the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! T-Mobile US launches...

Hughes secures contract to deploy private 5G Standalone network for DoD

The private 5G Standalone network will utilize spectrum from DISH Wireless Hughes Network Systems announced the award of an $18 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to deploy a Standalone 5G network at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state. The deal was...

Private LTE/5G nets to hit 13,500 in ’26, 5G to lead from ’24, 5G IoT devices to flow from ’23

The total number of private LTE and 5G networks will increase to 13,500 installations globally by 2026, according to analyst group Berg Insight; this is a 10-fold increase, roughly, from a figure today of “more than” 1,000 private LTE deployments and 200–300 private 5G...

Telefónica Vivo works with Cisco, NEC to build automated transport network

The IP transport network deployment is part of the Telefónica Vivo Fusion Network Project, which leverages automation to incorporate services into a single network infrastructure Telefónica Vivo is deploying what it says is a simplified and automated, 5G-ready IP transport network for its converged...

HPE intros private 5G with home-made core and third-party RAN (Airspan to start)

Following Cisco’s soft-launch at the start of the month – and also leapfrogging it with an immediate commercial release – rival IT vendor Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced a new private LTE and 5G system for serious-minded enterprise usage, including in the prized...

Cisco reports higher earnings on enterprise and webscale business growth

Cisco says that secure, seamless connectivity, hybrid cloud and hybrid work, and edge computing will drive its future growth.

The power of 5G – and the power it will use. A Q&A with Cisco’s Service Provider segment

What is the reality of 5G's power needs? RCR Wireless reached out to Ian Campbell, CTO of cable and mobility at Cisco’s Service Provider segment, for his thoughts on the matter. This Q&A was conducted via email and has been lightly edited for length...

‘Rivals are going the wrong way’ – Cisco teases Wi-Fi-friendly private 5G bundle

Cisco is readying a Wi-Fi-style pay-as-you-go private LTE and 5G offer for enterprises, and particularly for industrial enterprises, which comprises Cisco-led pre-sale network-design consultancy and post-sale network management support. Details about the in-between build-phase, in terms of sale-side network parts and ownership, are less...

‘Hybrid work doesn’t work without the network’: Cisco announces new Wi-Fi 6E, 5G solutions

Cisco released Wi-Fi 6E access points and a private 5G managed service designed specifically for the hybrid work environment Cisco clearly believes that work from home is here to stay, at least to a certain extent. The company has introduced Wi-Fi 6E and private 5G...

IoT platform market is innovating, expanding, about to boom – with $31bn of sales in 2026

The IoT platform market is innovating and expanding, and about to boom. So says ABI Research, which has counted 62 companies offering connectivity management platforms for enterprises to keep track of their varied IoT estates, and calculated $31 billion will be spent on them...

‘Buildings have to be programmable,’ says Cisco’s smart building lead

'Cisco has added elements of smart buildings to everything it's doing,' the exec says According to Bob Cicero, Cisco's smart building lead for the Americas, technology and connectivity have become the fourth utility, after water, gas and electricity. As a result, Cisco has been focused...

LoRaWAN gets a lift with Helium – with new roaming in Canada, to go with US, Europe

Helium has followed roaming deals with LoRaWAN operator Senet in the US and LoRaWAN platform provider Actility in Europe with a new roaming tie-up with LoRaWAN provider X-TELIA in Canada. San Francisco-based Helium uses a blockchain model to crowd-source LoRaWAN coverage, where LoRaWAN hotspots,...

SD-WAN sales jump 45% in third quarter, buoyed by enterprise infrastructure spending: Report

With enterprise network upgrade spending on the rise, SD-WAN sales rose 45% year over year during the third calendar quarter of 2021.

Nearly all of Cisco’s customers are looking to deploy Wi-Fi 6, says exec

Chandan Mehndiratta, senior director of Cisco's Enterprise Wireless and Volume Business, shared with RCR Wireless News what the company is most excited about when it comes to Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E and how its working with customers to navigate this technology upgrade. ...

Verizon Network as a Service expands with Cisco SD-WAN solutions

Verizon Business has added Cisco SD-WAN solutions to its Network as a Service (NaaS) digitization strategy.

Deutsche Telekom, Cisco redesign network in Europe to improve internet reach, speed

Cisco exec: 'We have seen the world transform over the last year and a half, and the internet had to transform with it' Deutsche Telekom (DT) and Cisco have been working together on what they refer to as a shared vision “to connect more people...

Cisco provides ‘5G-like’ private network for first driverless car race at Indy Speedway

Cisco is to provide car-to-trackside wireless connectivity at the first autonomous car race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next month. The firm has signed as a sponsor of the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC) on October 23, a new competition with teams from 21 universities...

Keysight Technologies partners with Cisco, Xilinx for 5G O-RAN migration

Keysight Technologies joined forces with Xilinx and Cisco to showcase fronthaul solutions that support a smooth migration from traditional 4G LTE networks to 5G open radio access networks (O-RAN). Keysight Technologies noted that multi-vendor Radio Access Network (RAN) deployments based on open standard interfaces defined...