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Merkel confirms Germany is not planning to exclude Huawei from 5G deals  The German government said that excluding the Chinese vendor would represent a challenge for local operators participating in a 5G auction Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel has reiterated that the government is not planning to exclude Chinese vendor Huawei from 5G contracts in the […]

Qualcomm President outlines the future of 5G for consumers5G will create a paradigm wherein every person has a digital twin Speaking with the Wall Street Journal in a recent podcast, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon laid out how he sees 5G enabling a variety of new consumer-facing experiences marked by higher data speeds, reduced latency, 5 […]

Editorial Webinar: 5G beamforming technology key to new network experiencesFor operators, 5G is a massive investment in hardware and software based on the promise it will deliver totally new user experiences that take advantage of significant increases in throughput and decreases in latency. One key aspect of delivering and monetizing these new network experiences involves […]

24 GHz auction surpasses $600 million in bidsAfter 12 rounds, the Federal Communications Commission’s 24 GHz auction has garnered nearly $605 million in bids. Unsurprisingly, the most hotly contested licenses are those covering New York City and Los Angeles, California. The top bids for New York licenses currently sit at $14.4 million, $13 million and […]

Telecoms sector represented 5.5% of China’s GDP in 2018, GSMA says  The industry association said 5G connections in China are expected to 460 million by 2025 China’s mobile ecosystem added CNY5.2 trillion ($750 billion) in value to the country’s economy in 2018, equivalent to 5.5% of China’s GDP last year, according to a new GSMA […]

Vodafone Idea strikes deal with Nokia for network upgrade in India  The European vendor will install several technologies including Single RAN, massive MIMO and small cells Indian carrier Vodafone Idea has inked a partnership Nokia for the deployment of a LTE network across multiple service areas. As part of the agreement, Nokia will deploy Single […]

FCC proposes three-meter vertical accuracy for 80% of indoor 911 callsThe Federal Communications Commission is moving forward with a proposal that mobile network operators must aim to provide the location of wireless 911 callers within three meters of the handset, for 80% of wireless 911 calls in the top 25 markets by April 2021 and […]

Editorial Report: Public safety and LTE: The latest advances in critical communicationsAs mobile network operators put new emphasis on competing for public safety customers, what are the services, devices and capabilities that are being enabled? RCR Wireless News looks at the latest developments and offerings in mission-critical communications, and how they tie into broader use […]

Editorial Webinar: 2019 Public safety, critical communications and First Net ReviewAs mobile network operators put new emphasis on competing for public safety customers, what are the services, devices and capabilities that are being enabled? RCR Wireless News looks at the latest developments and offerings in mission-critical communications, and how they tie into broader use of […]

CBRS ramps toward commercializationA number of new infrastructure products have been announced with support for the Citizens Broadband Radio Service spectrum at 3.5 GHz, as the industry prepares for commercialization of the band and network launches expected early next year. Motorola Solutions launched a new offering for private enterprise networks with push-to-talk and data functionality, […]