Monthly Archives: February, 2016
How the industry is addressing small cell deployment challenges
Issues of site acquisition, backhaul and power have been significant small cell deployment challenges, but the industry is starting to get a better handle...
Telefónica pushes for e-SIM; LatAm countries collaborate on international roaming
Telefónica pushes support for e-SIM standard, and other LatAm news from MWC
BARCELONA, Spain – Telefónica's German unit is set to be the first carrier...
Sprint retail program gets boost from Dixons Carphone JV
500 Sprint retail stores follow last year’s pilot program, set to roll out across ‘multiple’ markets
Sprint and Dixons Carphone announced a joint venture to...
Visa works to leverage mobile payment for connected cars, wearables
Credit card payment giant Visa targets evolving mobile payments market
BARCELONA, Spain – The mobile payment market is quickly evolving around the globe and credit...
Nokia bullish on 5G; enables VR, IoT, massive scale
Nokia Networks executives stressed during Mobile World Congress last week that "5G" isn't just marketing hype, but rather that innovative new use cases and...
Sprint brings back 2-year contract option for devices
Sprint customers can again select a subsidized price on a new device, though a dinged for higher access charges
Just months after ditching the practice,...
Alabama municipal fiber build attracts Google service
Public-private partnership model for fiber networks gaining traction
The growing trend of municipalities moving to control their own high-speed broadband destiny is exemplified in what's...
Nokia, EE demo MEC technology supporting live video
Firms explain the MEC demo taps edge video orchestration to support streaming content
Nokia Networks and U.K.-based operator EE demonstrated a pair of mobile edge...
Zain invests in UAE smart city advisory firm
The move to allow Zain to create smart city business unit
Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain Group announced a strategic investment in smart city advisory and...
ZTE, China Mobile unveil 5G high-frequency prototype
Both companies look to boost 5G cooperation this year
BARCELONA, Spain – Chinese vendor ZTE, together with compatriot telecom operator China Mobile, announced a "5G"...
Telefónica Q4 revenues flat year-over-year
Net loss of 1.83 billion euro in Q4 due to extraordinary factors
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica recorded 11.88 billion euro ($12.98 billion) in fourth quarter...
Reader Forum: A pragmatic approach to VoLTE service parity
OpenCloud provides an avenue for carriers looking to tackle VoLTE service parity
In a world of contracting margins for core voice services, the transition to...
6 predictions for the small cell market
The small cell market has seen its share of ups and downs in the past few years, with initial hype for the technology not...
Celistics sees ‘enormous’ growth for Latin America
Celistics sees strong growth opportunities across Latin America
BARCELONA, Spain – Despite an economic crisis countries in Latin America are facing, the telecommunications sector has...
Lack of awareness drives growth of malware attacks on smartphones
BARCELONA, Spain – Smartphones users haven’t realized yet the importance of protecting their mobile devices from hacker attacks, viruses and malware. In a video...
Survey finds telcos lag behind in digital transformation
An IDC survey commissioned by Amdocs finds telecom providers lagging in digital transformation
BARCELONA, Spain – Service providers are not transforming fast enough to meet...
Test and Measurement: Network testing market to reach $25 billion by 2025
Frost & Sullivan came out with a new report this week claiming the emergence of "5G" technologies will "ignite the global test and measurement...
Cell Tower News: NATE Unite focuses on safety, looks to future
Safety and skill diversification the focus of this year's conference
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The National Association of Tower Erectors' NATE Unite 2016 conference wrapped up this...
Apple FBI update, Sprint class-action filing … 5 things to know today
Apple 'hacking department,' Sprint worker complaints ... 5 things to know today
1. Apple told a court it has a "compelling interest in not creating"...
OpenDaylight releases Beryllium SDN open source platform
Beryllium is the fourth platform release from OpenDaylight targeting open source SDN
In keeping with its periodic table-inspired naming architecture, the OpenDaylight Project recently rolled...
Worst of the Week: Apple, it’s time to one-up Samsung
WOTW gives full props to Samsung for taking lucky No. 7, but really hopes it draws a snarky response from Apple
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DT Q4 revenues surge 5% boosted by international operations
DT reports international operations represented more than 64% of overall revenues
German telco Deutsche Telekom posted 17.85 billion euro ($19.68 billion) in fourth quarter revenues...
Telenor India set to launch LTE in up to 8 cities in 6 months
Telenor said it was currently in negotiation with vendors on LTE rollout plans
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor is currently holding negotiations with an undisclosed company...
NextGen Global Resources to Broaden Talent Offerings to Cover Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Evolution Capabilities (sponsored content)
CHICAGO, ILÂ -- Today, NextGen Global Resources will announce that it's broadening its offerings to include capabilities for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless...
MWC analytics focus is on security, monetization, and connected car
Big data and analytics continues to be an area of high interest for the industry, and the news coming out of Mobile World Congress...