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Puloli taps Qualcomm to expand private standalone NB-IoT offer for critical industry

US-based private NB-IoT network operator Puloli is offering IoT modules based on Qualcomm’s multi-mode 9205 LTE modem to critical industries, as part of its as-a-service industrial networking offer. Last July, San Francisco-based startup Puloli secured a minor 1 MHz paired chunk (2 MHz in total,...

Qualcomm releases new Snapdragon 768G 5G processor

The Snapdragon 768G will deliver superior gaming performance, 5G connectivity and intelligent multi-camera capabilities Qualcomm released its Snapdragon 768G Mobile Platform designed specifically for mobile gaming. As a subsequent release to the Snapdragon 765G — used in the Nokia 8.3 5G handset — the latest...

Qualcomm excited about Wi-Fi 6E, has device silicon ready

Qualcomm has more than 70 Wi-Fi 6-enabled devices and more than 200 AP and gateway designs Last month, the FCC opened up the 6 GHz frequency band for use by Wi-Fi 6 technology, a decision that is receiving substantial industry praise. Qualcomm is no different,...

Private 5G and edge AI will unlock ‘boundless XR’ for industry, says Qualcomm

Qualcomm has introduced the idea of extended reality (XR), combining and going beyond the disciplines of augmented (AR), virtual (VR), and even mixed (MR) reality technology. More than this, it is talking about 'boundless XR', which leverages industrial 5G and distributed AI, when powerful...

Online is the new normal and connectivity is king (Reader Forum)

COVID-19 has fundamentally shifted the ways in which we live and do business, and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future having accelerated a transition into a new way of life almost overnight.  For enterprises, this has been highly disruptive. The coronavirus...

What’s the global outlook for mmWave 5G in 2020?

Beyond the U.S., mmWave 5G auctions coming up in key mobile markets While U.S. operators AT&T and Verizon went to market with millimeter wave-based mobile and fixed 5G services, most other operators used mid-band spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz range, providing an...

Handset demand down in Q2 but Qualcomm still bullish on 5G in 2020

Expect more traction around mmWave 5G with upcoming auctions, activations Qualcomm was within its second quarter 2020 revenue guidance despite a significant downturn in handset demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated business closures and quarantine regulations. While the company sees this softening continuing...

#TBT: Bell Atlantic buys Nynex; PCS competition lowers prices; Wall Street gets paging jitters … this week in 1997

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! Verizon history: Bell...

Will 5G Change the World? Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist, Qualcomm (Ep. 4)

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist, Qualcomm (Ep.4) Making roads safer with 5G V2X Qualcomm's Dean Brenner, SVP of Spectrum Strategy and Technology Policy, and VP of Government Affairs Alice Tornquist explore safety opportunities associated with cellular V2X...

“From acceptable to poor” – the trouble with AR headsets for industry

Note, this article is taken from an editorial report on industrial AR, called Industrial AR – and the rise of the workers. The report is available to download here.  AR hardware has a reputation for being expensive and cumbersome. How is the experience, actually? Not...

How fast, how near, how private? The role of 5G and AI in industrial AR

Note, this article is taken from an editorial report on industrial AR, called Industrial AR – and the rise of the workers. The report is available to download here.  Let us start with the scenario the main article finishes (see report) with: a connected...

Everguard.ai joins Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program

  Everguard.ai, a developer of AI-based worker safety solutions, announced that it has joined the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program from Qualcomm Technologies. The Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program is designed to connect cities, municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises with an ecosystem of providers to help...

New industrial IoT capabilities in 5G pave the way for Industry 4.0

5G smart factories get additional support as a host of new IIoT capabilities emerge As part of Qualcomm’s efforts to further support industry IoT applications, the company provided live over-the-air demonstrations of upcoming 5G industrial IoT capabilities such as Time Sensitive Networking (TSN), enhanced...

Qualcomm confirms Q2 release of ‘world-beating’ Cat NB2 module for ‘new era’ of IoT

Qualcomm has confirmed the releases of a new single-mode LTE-based Cat NB2 chipset for cellular narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) communications, which offers world-beating power efficiency, according to the San Diego firm. NB2 is standardized in the 3GPP Release 14 as an enhanced version of NB-IoT, and...

Mitigating COVID-19-related k-12 school disruptions with federal funding

For the past four months, COVID-19 has disrupted almost every aspect of human activity around the globe. One of the hardest-hit facets of life in the U.S. has been K-12 education. In particular, the underprivileged students who seriously lack the necessary resources are finding...

5G C-V2X poised to make roads safer

  Regulators and automotive OEMs embracing C-V2X for vehicular connectivity We’re all familiar with the futuristic vision of highways filled with vehicles driving themselves while passengers, fully confident in the technological abilities of connected vehicular systems, catch up on emails or finish watching their favorite television...

Will 5G Change the World? Steve Douglas, Spirent (Ep. 2)

RCR Wireless News · Will 5G Change The World? Steve Douglas, Spirent (Ep. 2) 5G as a driver of industrial efficiency, sustainability Steve Douglas, head of 5G strategy for Spirent, answers questions from Marcel Proust's famous questionnaire; differentiates between delivering network capabilities and network experiences; and...

Kagan: State of wireless 5G economy through COVID-19

Wireless has been on a fast-rising upgrade cycle as the industry rapidly moves to 5G. Today, COVID-19 has suddenly impacted the general economy of the United States and in fact most countries around the world. Let’s take a closer look at how coronavirus is...

Kagan: Wireless growth, innovation to accelerate with COVID-19

Wireless is a critically important industry to our economy and society. And it is becoming even stronger and more important thanks to COVID-19. Certain industries will take a while to recover. Other industries are key during this crisis and going forward. Let’s take a...

Elisa and Qualcomm install private 5G for new Finnish IoT centre

A new IoT innovation centre in Finland has been rigged up with private 5G from Elisa and IoT devices from Qualcomm. The facility will be opened shortly by new Finnish tech firm UROS, alongside US chip maker Qualcomm, as a “next generation” IoT showroom...

COVID-19 makes homework gap an ’emergency,’ policy pros say

Qualcomm's Dean Brenner and Alice Tornquist discuss funding connectivity and devices for students The developing COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the global economy and upended day-to-day life as we all become accustomed to the new normal--widespread working from home, business closures, social...

Enhancing mobile mmWave technology for expanded capabilities, better efficiencies

Infrastructure buildout costs and device power saving among key KPIs for operators With the 3GPP Release 16 Stage 3 freeze scheduled for June 2020, Qualcomm took to its test networks and system simulations to highlight some of the key 5G mmWave technology enhancements and features...

Kagan: Qualcomm preparing for life after COVID-19

Qualcomm is one of the United States most outstanding companies. It is also one of the wireless industries most important leaders. And just like every other country, they too have been hit by the stay-at-home mandate. CEO Steve Mollenkopf shared his thoughts with the...

The path forward for sub-7 GHz wide-area 5G technology

Wide-area 5G enhancements coming as signal processing and full-duplex technologies evolve More than 100 operators on six continents have deployed 5G networks, according to data compiled by Ookla. And, with 5G here now and already making an impact on consumers and businesses, the next step...