BROWSING: Analyst Angle

The SON industry is set to grow with simplification of Wi-Fi connectivity, small cell SON technology, and by offering flexibility and reliability in 5G systems With the rate of growth of the cellular network and increase in data usage, planning and maintenance of these networks...

Mobile device management started innocently to manage those pesky new mobile devices, but the need for MDM quickly grew into a gigantic problem When mobile devices such as laptops first came on the scene, they represented a new challenge to enterprise network management now that...

Higher education campuses are prime opportunities for cellular operators to grow coverage and expand services A seismic shift has occurred within the wireless industry: wireless operators are funding fewer in-building wireless projects. This trend informs that – among other things – the large venue market...

Recently, Ericsson has made two major announcements regarding workforce reductions. One was related to the closing down of manufacturing in Sweden for wireless telecom equipment, which would result in lost jobs for 3,000 people. The latest is just an overall restructuring with another 900...

Mobile edge computing looks set to be part of 5G and IoT, with the recent MEC Congress showing considerable progress in the technology I recently attended the Mobile Edge Computing Congress in Munich, Germany. (I actually chaired the first day of the event.) For those...

The recent Samsung Note 7 battery and the SpaceX explosions show things go wrong in spite of our best planning It was shocking to see the recent photos and videos of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploding during a routine preflight test as well as...

Densification is more than small cells. Or DAS. Or Wi-Fi. The demand to carry more traffic, to more device types, with more reliability and lower latency creates the need for networks that not only have a higher density of RAN access points, but that...

A conversation about densification with Ken Sandfeld, president of SOLiD America The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can build them.” Most of large venues have indoor infrastructure. The...

A conversation about densification and small cells with Nivi Thadasina, senior director of 5G and 4G engineering at Samsung Electronics America The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can...

Connected to the Yahoo hack, can users protect themselves from future attacks and will it affect the sale to Verizon/AOL? I think you’d have to have been living in a cave if you didn’t see any online news stories or live TV news broadcasts about...

A conversation about interference with Tom Elliott, Sr. Product Manager, Anritsu The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can build them.” Interference identification and management in dense, multilayer networks...

A conversation about densification with Ozgun Y. Bursalioglu, senior researcher at DOCOMO Innovations The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can build them.” Densification changes the intercell site dynamics. We...

A conversation about densification with Andy Sutton, principal network architect at BT The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can build them.” them.” Andy Sutton, principal network architect at BT,...

Software again reigns supreme as Apple iWork real-time collaboration is the start of something very important for the enterprise There certainly was a lot of interesting news from the recent Apple product launch. While the hardware seems to always get the headlines, it’s most often...

How does a densified network change the way carriers test their networks? We discussed this topic with Jeremy Cline, North America Product Manager, and Rob Wattenburg, North America SwissQual Business Director. The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified...

5G, smart cities and IoT were significant themes at the recent CTIA Super Mobility 2016 event and collocated Tower and Small Cell Summit At CTIA Super Mobility 2016, the entire expo floor was transformed into a fully connected smart city with the entire wireless...

A conversation about densification with a Director of Network Architecture and Strategy at a US-based global manufacturing and retail corporation The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we can...

Densified networks are necessary to support increasing traffic loads with the current spectrum allowances. The webinar will assess multiple densification strategies: indoor vs. outdoor; public spaces vs. enterprise; small cells vs. DAS; contribution of carrier Wi-Fi of LTE unlicensed and LWA; neutral-host and infrastructure-sharing...

Traditional TV broadcast generates the most viewers, but video streaming to mobile devices is growing fast The recently held Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were certainly very exciting with out-of-this-world performances by Michael Phelps, Katie Ladecky, Simone Biles and Usain Bolt just to name...

Innovation in cellular and other supporting technologies as well as in applications will sustain the rate of smartphone improvements Press and industry analyst response to the recent announcement of the iPhone 7 has been lukewarm. For example, The Economist notes the “main novelty” is it...

Cities across the world face significant challenges stemming from urbanization, demographic change, changing lifestyles and climate change. These challenges, which have ushered in a focus on smart cities and enabling technologies, are illustrated in the UN-Habitat’s World Cities Report for 2016: Urbanization: The urban...

Recent unlimited data moves from T-Mobile US and Sprint garnered headlines, but don’t expect them to impact churn The wireless industry in the U.S. recently got all excited – again – about a new range of unlimited plans from T-Mobile US and Sprint. Just as...

The automotive industry is working hard to integrate technology to make the self-driving experience safer and more enjoyable Earlier this year I wrote about the coming full autonomous vehicle that could be summoned as needed and drive us without a steering wheel was, perhaps, a...

A conversation about DAS and Wi-Fi with James Hammond, Director of Information Technology, Carolina Panthers, and Kevin Schmonsees, CTO, Beam Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and the full report “Massively densified networks. Why we need them and how we...