Monthly Archives: August, 2015
AT&T looks to containers, micro-services in SDN and NFV push
AT&T claims containers and micro-services bolster SDN and NFV efficiency
AT&T continues to be one of the more vocal and proactive telecom operators in terms...
The path to 5G – are you ready?
For all of the hope that "5G" will happen sooner rather than later, there is still a lot of groundwork to do. The move...
Verizon, T-Mobile US oppose Wi-Fi Alliance proposal to stall LTE-U
The debate over LTE-Unlicensed is heating up after the Wi-Fi Alliance asked the Federal Communications Commission to postpone equipment testing that uses unlicensed spectrum...
Google brings self-driving cars to Austin
Technology powerhouse Google will begin to test its fully autonomous self-driving cars outside of its home base in Mountain View, Calif., for the first...
CommScope closes on TE, Apple threatens mobile ads … 5 things to know today
T-Mobile US targets cheaters, CommScope closes on TE, Apple threatens mobile ads
1. T-Mobile US is taking aim at customers that it says cheat the...
T-Mobile US takes aim at data abusers
CEO John Legere says some customers with unlimited data plans are abusing policy related to tethering devices
Apparently some users are actively subverting T-Mobile US’...
Did Verizon turn down $550M from feds?
Union: carrier turned down FCC money for rural broadband
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission recently announced the telecom companies that will receive federal subsidies...
FCC awards $1.5B to 10 carriers
Money is part of Connect America Fund to foster rural broadband
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission announced that 10 communications service providers accepted $1.5 billion from the...
NetCracker scores OSS expansion with Maxcom
OSS expansion deal bolsters Mexican service providers reconciliation, workforce management
Mexican quad-play communications provider Maxcom signed a deal with NEC and its NetCracker subsidiary to...
Kagan: Customer experience wins if done right
Let me share with you some examples of how companies either hit it out of the park or strike out when it comes to...
SK Telecom, Samsung work to verify millimeter wave for 5G
SK Telecom the first carrier in South Korea to install 5G equipment in its building
South Korean mobile telephony operator SK Telecom said it completed...
Reader Forum: Enabling mission-critical HD multimedia services to first responders
You know the saying, “when the going gets tough, the tough get going.” That’s exactly what first responders need to do in emergencies or...
Reader Forum: Digital transformation in the rapidly evolving mobile age requires letting go
While there are many benefits to living and working in our always-on connected world, there is one downside for business: It takes a lot...
Fixed, mobile broadband demand driving routing and switching market
Top routing and switching vendors include Alcatel-Lucent, Brocade, Cisco, Huawei
Growing consumer demand for fixed and mobile broadband services is driving significant growth in the...
5G, Wi-Fi and the IoT – HetNet Happenings: Episode 28
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney is joined by industry experts to discuss the intersections of 5G,...
EXFO Webinar: Impact of Mobile Advanced Voice (VoLTE, VoWiFi) on operator’s network deployment and revenues
Operators are increasingly turning to VoLTE and WiFi Calling (VoWiFi) to protect their lucrative voice business against the ever increasing rise of “free” over...
The urge to merge: consolidation hits wireless infrastructure
Wireless carriers value suppliers who can offer a full suite of solutions and who have deployment expertise. Companies that supply and deploy wireless infrastructure...
Wi-Fi First, Project Salsa and how Carriers are using Wi-Fi – Wi-Fi Now: Episode 4
Is Wi-Fi first the access model of future?
This week on Wi-Fi Now, host Claus Hetting digs into Wi-Fi First with David Morken of Republic...
Real world view on NFV, SDN deployments
Nokia Networks provides some reality into NFV and SDN deployment plans
The world of telecom network virtualization has been active as vendors, operators...
Your router is a software platform with Paradrop – Coders Episode 24
Today's show features the CEO and co-founder of Paradrop.io, a solution for pushing computational power to your router. It's an interesting approach to making...
Test and Measurement: SRG digs into VoWi-Fi performance
Signals Research Group recently took a look at the performance of voice over Wi-Fi as part of its in-depth exploration of all things voice-over-wireless...
Swisscom combines VoLTE, VoWi-Fi in EU first
Swisscom claims it is the first European operator to effectively combine voice-over-LTE and Wi-Fi calling to combat weak mobile signals in heavily insulated buildings.
The...
IIA co-chair: FCC fumbled tech transition order
Copper or fiber, past or future? Is new FCC rule a 'major step back?'
WASHINGTON – Bruce Mehlman, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Tech...
Siri, Sprint and Wi-Fi calling … 5 things to know today
Siri whispers for Apple, Lenovo talks up Motorola ... 5 things to know today
1. Siri appears to be a big part of Apple's upcoming...
APAC leads in Q2 mobile infrastructure spending
The global mobile infrastructure market surpassed $1 billion in revenue in the second quarter, led by the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent report...