BROWSING: LTE

5G to reach 1.2 billion connections globally by 2025, GSMA says

The GSMA estimates that IoT connections will total 25 billion by that year BARCELONA- 5G networks will reach 1.2 billion connections by 2025, accounting for 14% of global mobile connections by that time, according to a recent report by the GSMA. The report also forecasts that...

Riverbed SD-WAN updates focus on securing cloud connectivity

Riverbed announces SteelConnect updates Riverbed recently announced updates to its SD-WAN solution SteelConnect, including private links that enable users to connect to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Other updates include integration between SteelConnect and Riverbed Xirrus Wi-Fi, and the addition of Long Term...

Driving the 5G NR technology roadmap to further expand the 5G ecosystem

There is a rich roadmap of new technologies on the horizon as we drive the evolution and expansion of 5G  NR — the global 5G standard. This technology roadmap will expand the reach of 5G NR to new industries, new deployment and business models, and new...

Cradlepoint extends SD-WAN to first responders with new router

Cradlepoint announces IBR1700 LTE router Cradlepoint unveiled a solution package for its NetCloud service, which includes a new router intended to bring the benefits of software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) to first responders and related fleet-based organizations. First responders rely on 4G LTE technology to communicate...

Qualcomm pushes limits of Gigabit LTE while prepping for 5G

https://youtu.be/D2g-dkkbVsA Serge Willenegger, SVP of 4G/5G and Industrial IoT, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., discusses the role of the X24 and X50 modems in facilitating the continued evolution of LTE networks in advance of commercialization of 5G.

Airspan’s small cells are the answer to global LTE network slowdowns

  According to a recent study from Open Signal, global LTE networks are slowing down. Airspan is delivering the solutions to this problem today. Small Cells with integrated backhaul provide a faster indoor experience and at the same time increase macro network efficiency. By crowd-sourcing small...

LTE exhaust and making the 5G call: winners & losers (Reality Check)

  The most important decision operators need to make in 2018 is how aggressive and in what direction they should take 5G over the next 2-3 years. The challenge is that spend needs to be aligned with value as best as possible. One way to...

Seven-carrier deployment in new Kuala Lumpur metro system blends FDD, TDD MIMO

  Sunwave CrossFire Digital DAS Platform Takes on the Challenging Malaysian Deployment Transit infrastructure, particularly rail systems, are notoriously difficult to connect to cellular networks given the varying mobility conditions, need for underground penetration, as well as the fluctuating capacity demands of both the transport authority...

Nokia net sales decreased in 2017, but CEO is bullish on 5G

Nokia operating profit increased 7% year-over-year to $1.2 billion As demand for LTE equipment continues to decline, infrastructure vendors are eagerly waiting for 5G-related spending cycles to kick in as carriers deploy and commercialize next-generation networks. Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said in a statement the...

Amid sales decline, Ericsson restructures executive team

Ericsson reports 12% decline in Q4 sales; creates new 'emerging business' unit Ericsson today reported a 12% decline in Q4 2017 sales and a 10% full-year sales decline in what company President and CEO Börje Ekholm described as a "challenging 2017." One of the key determinants,...

Editorial Report: Gigabit LTE deployments setting the stage for 5G

Operators and their customers can't wait for 5G to be commercialized and scaled--the capacity crunch is here today, particularly in the era of unlimited data. To solve this problem, operators are using multi-channel carrier aggregation for both licensed and unlicensed spectrum, 4x4 MIMO and 256...

Qualcomm to appeal massive fine levied by European Union

Fine related to Qualcomm agreement with Apple regarding LTE chipsets The European Union Commissioner of Competition Margrethe Vestager this week announced a $1.2 billion fine against chipmaker Qualcomm, alleging the U.S. company influenced consumer choice through an exclusivity arrangement with Apple. Qualcomm has said it...

Collision Communications Achieves 98.8% of What is Theoretically Possible with M-MIMO

  Collision provides a flexible and scalable software-only solution that allows massive performance increases to any vendor's M-MIMO system for LTE and 5G. Similar to the advantages it has demonstrated with its C-RAN technology, Collision Communications has applied its unique signal processing techniques and expertise to...

Challenges in 5G Commercial Deployment

  As 5G networks’ commercial deployment approaches, research in standardization, technologies, services, ecosystem, and deployment modes are increasingly deepening. It has been proven that services, rather than technologies, are the main driving forces of network development. Therefore, the functions and performance required for the implementation...

Qualcomm partners with Jaguar Land Rover vehicle connectivity

In the long-term move towards autonomous vehicles divorced from the typical design paradigm of front-facing seats, steering wheels, pedals, etc...vehicles are becoming increasingly connected. Passengers and drivers can use network-based services to support a range of use cases including vehicular telemetry, personalized infotainment and...

CommScope launches new ultra-wideband 4×4 MIMO antenna

CommScope has launched a new antenna with a particularly broad range of frequency support, that pushes multiple-input-multiple-output technology on the tower to 4x4 at 1400-2700 MHz, with low-band support at 694-960 MHz as well. Upendra Pingle, VP of CommScope's base station antenna and Heliax product...

Top 50 of 2017, Part 3: New leadership at Verizon, nationwide LAA

Editors note: This week we’ll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.  Hans Vestberg on transition to Verizon and the next five years After serving for six years as the CEO of...

3GPP fun facts, Part 3 (Analyst Angle)

Editor's Note: SRG has been participating in 3GPP standardization meetings since September 2015 when the standards body held its first workshop on 5G.  Prior to that initial 5G workshop, SRG closely followed the various standardization efforts since they provide great insight into the future capabilities...

Top 50 of 2017, Part 1: Millimeter wave, LTE call flow, Title II and more

Editors note: This week we'll take a look back at the 50 stories that drew the highest level of engagement from our RCR Wireless News community.  What is millimeter wave and how does it fit into 5G? Millimeter wave spectrum is the band of spectrum between 30 GHz and 300...

For operators, 5G is all about network efficiency

Massive support for IoT, as well as coexistence between LTE and 5G, are key points 5G is synonymous with speed, but there's more to the next generation of mobile networks than that. Massive support for the internet of things (IoT) and mission critical communications are...

FirstNet documents reportedly leaked in Vermont

Vermont has already decided to opt in to AT&T's build-out of a nationwide public safety LTE network, but leaked documents from consultants' assessments of the First Responders Network Authority plans in Vermont have made some state officials fear that they could face a lawsuit...

New Hampshire opts out of FirstNet

Governor Sununu says the state will pursue build-out with Rivada Networks New Hampshire has become the first state to opt out of AT&T's nationwide build-out of a public safety LTE network for the First Responders Network Authority, as the Dec. 28th deadline approaches for all...

#TBT: Cell phones at Blockbuster; Apple tests LTE waters; T-Mo gears up for network expansion … this week in 2012

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 the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Pick up a...

Leveraging LTE for an always-on PC

MAUI, Hawaii--Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 mobile platform is a fundamental part of most smartphones. Now that same technology is coming to personal computers. At the Snapdragon Technology Summit, ASUS and HP announced new PCs billed as always-on--no waiting for the OS to kick-in; open the...