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Nokia, Frontier Complete Trial of 25G PON Broadband Technology in U.S.

December 16, 2021

Via: The Fast Mode

Nokia and Frontier Communications this week announced they have completed the U.S.’s first-ever trial of 25G PON broadband technology. PON, or Passive Optical Network is the technology used to provide blazing-fast broadband to customers over fiber-optic cables. The two companies […]


News

FCC revokes China Telecom America’s authorization to operate in U.S.

October 28, 2021

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order which effectively ends China Telecom Americas’ ability to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the U.S. In a release, the FCC noted that its order directs China Telecom Americas to […]


Security

FCC names names: Five Chinese equipment vendors singled out as ‘unacceptable risk’

March 15, 2021

Via: RCR Wireless News

The Federal Communications Commission has released its first official list of equipment vendors which it says pose “unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons.” The five vendors named on the list are: Huawei, ZTE, […]


Wireless

Samsung to accelerate US 5G focus with TeleWorld Solutions acquisition

January 13, 2020

Via: RCR Wireless News

Samsung has acquired network services provider TeleWorld Solutions (TWS) to address the need for end-to-end support in delivering network solutions that address the network upgrade cycle in the U.S. As part of the agreement, TWS, headquartered in Chantilly, VA, will […]


Hardware, Monitoring&Analysis, Security

Hijacked Nest devices highlight the insecurity of the IoT

February 4, 2019

Via: CSO

People who purchase Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as Nest thermostats and security cameras, likely don’t realize the potential problems that can arise if the services go down, like they did recently with Nest thermostats — making it impossible […]


Monitoring&Analysis

SoftBank telecom business moving toward $21 billion IPO

November 12, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

With approval from Japanese financial regulators in hand, SoftBank is working toward a $21.04 billion initial public offering of its telecom business. SoftBank plans to keep around two-thirds of shares in the company and list the remainder on the Tokyo […]


Monitoring&Analysis

Analyst Angle: Capital expenditures for buildout of 5G wireless technology driving M&A activity in the US telecommunications sector

October 26, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

Merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector will be robust at least well into 2019, driven by several factors, indicating higher M&A valuation for companies in this sector. Merger and acquisition activity in the […]


Monitoring&Analysis

Harris, L3 to merge into defense, critical comms giant

October 15, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

Critical communications and aerospace/defense company Harris and aerospace and defense company L3 Technologies plan to merge their businesses and create a new company that will be the sixth-largest aerospace, defense and critical communications contractor in the world. The transaction is […]


Monitoring&Analysis, Security

Pentagon’s new weapon systems are easy to hack, GAO report finds

October 10, 2018

Via: CSO

Well, this is terrifying and something you don’t ever want to hear, but according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, “From 2012 to 2017, DoD testers routinely found mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities in nearly all weapon systems that […]


Wireless

Verizon will be ‘extremely aggressive’ with 5G roll-out

October 2, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

Having made its initial launch of a millimeter-wave-based 5G fixed wireless access service in four U.S. cities, Verizon will be “extremely aggressive” in its deployment plans for the technology, according to VP of Network Engineering Mike Haberman. “You’re going to […]


Monitoring&Analysis

Update: FCC votes today on changes to small cell deployment rules

September 26, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission meets later today to, among other things, vote on a proposal that will streamline small cell deployment rules and, if adopted, make it easier for carriers to build out small cell sites needed to deliver […]


Monitoring&Analysis, Security

Sophisticated mobile spyware Pegasus found in the US and 44 other countries

September 18, 2018

Via: CSO

In a new report, Citizen Lab researchers warned that sophisticated mobile spyware, dubbed Pegasus — made and sold by the Israeli company NSO Group — has been found not only on Androids and iPhones in countries with questionable human rights […]


Wireless

Nokia execs talk the state of 5G in the US

September 13, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

LOS ANGELES–A fragmented approach to spectrum availability, coupled with rigid albeit changing siting regulations for wireless infrastructure, are impediments to the deployment of 5G in the U.S., according to Rick Corker, Nokia’s president of North America. And aside from the […]


Wireless

GSMA forecasts 200 million 5G connections in North America by 2025

September 13, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

Almost half of all mobile connections in North America are forecast to be running on 5G networks by 2025, according to a new report by the GSMA. The GSMA forecasts a total of 200 million 5G mobile connections in the […]


Monitoring&Analysis

FCC to invest $1.5 billion over 10 years in expansion of rural broadband

August 29, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

With the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s Connect America Fund auction on the books, some 103 service providers will receive $1.488 billion over the next decade to build out rural broadband infrastructure to a projected 713,176 homes and businesses in 45 […]


Monitoring&Analysis, Security

In the cloud era, government can only be as secure as its supply chain

August 20, 2018

Via: CSO

n the past year, we’ve seen the U.S. federal government taking a leadership role in adopting new cyber security standards in several key areas. These gains are the direct result of several mandates issued in the past two to three […]


Monitoring&Analysis, Security

Alleged cryptocurrency theft prompts lawsuit against AT&T

August 17, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

In a lawsuit filed Aug. 15 in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, cryptocurrency investor Michael Terpin accuses AT&T of fraud, negligence and other actions that allegedly allowed thieves to access Terpin’s device and, subsequently, cryptocurrency reportedly valued at […]


Monitoring&Analysis, Wireless

Ericsson focused on 5G in the US, its biggest market

August 10, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

When Ericsson reported its Q2 financials last month, company executives detailed a 1% year-over-year decrease in total sales, although the networks segment saw a 2% increase year-over-year with North American (U.S.) operators investments in 5G  driving that growth.. President and CEO Börje […]


Monitoring&Analysis, Wireless

Where does the U.S. stack up in global 5G readiness?

July 13, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

China and Korea are more prepared to deploy 5G than the U.S. is, according to a report conducted by Analysys Mason and Recon Analytics and commissioned by trade association CTIA. Report authors developed a “5G Readiness Index” based on how […]


Wireless

AT&T, Ericsson, Intel to deliver 5G for US Open

May 17, 2018

Via: RCR Wireless News

5G goes to the seventh hole of U.S. Open in a collaboration among FOX Sports, AT&T, Ericsson and Intel. Two FOX Sports cameras will transmit 4K HDR images over a 5G network from the seventh hole at the U.S. Open […]