Monthly Archives: March, 2015
Top 4 skill areas for small cell jobs
The small cell market, depending on how it is defined, covers a wide range of technologies: small cellular sites, distributed antenna systems, and Wi-Fi....
Top 5 small cell market trends
Standalone cellular small cells had a slower ramp up than the initial industry hype indicated, but the technology is starting to gain momentum that is...
U.S. Cellular to add 600 LTE cell sites in 2015
U.S. Cellular LTE expansion plans look to cover 98% of customer base
Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular said it plans to add more than 600...
Ericsson continues to push TV, media solutions
ATLANTA – Focused on enabling network operators to keep up with customer demand for mobile video, Ericsson is emphasizing its various solution platforms including...
Startup Twin Prime tackles the last mile of mobile content delivery
Startup company Twin Prime is seeking to speed up mobile content delivery by addressing the variability in the last mile of mobile networks, between...
Deutsche Telekom eyes future with 5G research ‘haus’
Ericsson, Duetsche Telekom, China Mobile and others eye the future
As carriers continue the research and development that will inform the next generation of 5G...
Sprint pays $131M to settle fraud lawsuit tied to Nextel acquisition
Class-action lawsuit claimed Sprint and executives falsified synergy claims
Sprint has reportedly agreed to pay a $131 million settlement on a class-action lawsuit that claimed...
Ericsson, Apple suit prompts international probe
ITC to look into Ericsson vs. Apple patent infringement
The Ericsson vs. Apple battle escalated again with the agreement by the U.S. International Trade Commission...
Alcatel-Lucent optimizes for metro networks
New Alcatel-Lucent optical transport platforms for deployment in dense metros
In the race to keep up with growing demand for data from enterprises and individuals,...
IBM SDN, virtualization, automation centers set for Dallas, Nice
Service providers, enterprises targets of IBM’s SDN, virtualization, automation centers
IBM is set to open a pair of “network innovation centers” designed to allow clients...
Verizon CEO blasts FCC in new letter
Verizon chief: Congress needs to 're-take responsibility’ for Internet from FCC
WASHINGTON – Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam recently pressed federal lawmakers to rein in...
Super Wi-Fi from Microsoft coming to Seattle
Super Wi-Fi runs over unused TV white space
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced Microsoft had installed a novel "super Wi-Fi system" at the popular Seattle Center...
EMEA: GfK talks connected cars
GfK recently conducted an online study of 5,800 participants in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States on the topic...
Reality Check: Top 10 events of Q1 (Pt. 1)
These next two weeks, we’ll recap the first quarter with a quick spin through the top 10 events that will influence telecom earnings calls...
Chicago tapped as first Sprint LTE-A market, to add 300 jobs in city
Sprint LTE-A deployment part of $45 million investment
Sprint is set to add LTE-Advanced technology and more than 300 jobs by the end of next...
Stress-testing diameter signaling
As more users migrate to LTE networks supported by Internet Media Subsystem underpinnings, mobile operators have to deal with a rise in diameter signaling...
Ericsson invests in 5G research units
Ericsson and SK Telecom plan 5G demo at 2018 Winter Olympics
With commercial availability of 5G cellular networks projected for 2020 – the same year...
T-Mobile US coverage map taps crowd-sourced data
Crowd-sourced data said to provide T-Mobile US with more detailed maps
Perhaps tired of being dinged for inferior network coverage compared to some of its...
AT&T expands GigaPower to Cupertino and beyond
GigaPower expansion overlaps with Google Fiber plans
AT&T is expanding its GigaPower high-speed Internet and television service to the tech-centric market in Cupertino, Calif.
AT&T GigaPower...
Alcatel-Lucent wins China Telecom contract
LTE in China
Alcatel-Lucent said today that China Telecom will deploy its radio access network equipment to bring LTE to 40 cities across 12 Chinese...
Cause of AT&T outage in major metro revealed
Central Texas AT&T service outage lasted 1 hour
A severed fiber optic cable is to blame for a major AT&T service outage in Central Texas...
FCC circulates R&O tied to 3.5 GHz spectrum for Wi-Fi, small cell use
Draft Report and Order looks to unleash up to 150 megahertz of new spectrum for unlicensed, small cell use
The Federal Communications Commission took the...
Alcatel-Lucent CTO: Small cell is central to 5G
Deploy small cell more efficiently using street furniture
ATLANTA – Michael Peeters, CTO for Alcatel-Lucent’s wireless division, highlighted the need for rapid small cell deployments...
Chinese smartphone-maker ZTE nearly doubles profit in 2014
ZTE is top 10 global smartphone OEM
China’s ZTE saw its net profit soar by 94% in 2014 thanks mainly to growth in its global...
EMEA CEOs: Brite:Bill helps mobile operators differentiate through billing
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Alan Coleman, CEO of Brite:Bill to learn more about the company’s offering and its activities in...