The physical network required to store and transmit information from point A to point B. This includes the physical wireline and wireless networks and equipment , the site acquisition, construction and engineering companies that deploy networks as well as servers required for “Cloud” computing and storage. Companies include: Ericsson, Oracle, Sun, Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, LTE, Bechtel, General Dynamics, Crown Castle, SBA, Towerco ,American Tower, BCI Communications, Goodman Networks, and steel suppliers like Valmont.
March 19 2010 - 11:35 am ET | Tracy Ford
A small company based in Reno, Nev., is hoping to revolutionize antenna technology with the first commercially viable Compound PxM Loop antenna, which is designed to increase radiation efficiency, intensity, gain and radiated ... Read More »
March 19 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Dan Meyer
I was planning on using this week’s WOTW column to poke fun at certain aspects of the upcoming CTIA event in Las Vegas. But, as I was swishing around those ideas in my head I came to realize there is actually not that much ... Read More »
March 18 2010 - 12:05 pm ET | Tracy Ford
T-Mobile USA Inc. is attacking the machine-to-machine space with four SIM form factors to enable companies that want m2M solutions to use the one that best fits their needs, said John Horn, national director of M2M at the carrier. ... Read More »
March 18 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Aptilo Networks
Wireless guest Internet access is ushering in a new paradigm shift in the hospitality industry. There’s a tremendous demand for wireless access – for overnight guests, corporate use, and for conferences and trade ... Read More »
March 18 2010 - 10:43 am ET | Kristen Beckman
A new consortium funded by the European Commission has been formed to work toward increasing mobile broadband infrastructure capacity density. The Beyond Next-Generation Mobile Broadband consortium is organized under the ... Read More »
March 18 2010 - 12:04 pm ET | Dan Meyer
T-Mobile USA Inc. looks to be hunting for spectrum, and according to comments by its CEO, is not afraid to find a partner to fill that need. ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 12:14 pm ET | Kristen Beckman
InterDigital Inc. updated its financial guidance for the first quarter to reflect a new contract and an audit resolution, which will add between $37.5 million and $38.5 million to its revenues. The company previously ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Derek Kerton, The Kerton Group
As I review the new crop of phones being launched, one thing strikes me about the different flagship phones being promoted by the various handset makers – “these phones are all the same!” ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Larry Swasey and Andy Fuertes, Visant Strategies
During the recent capacity crisis suffered by AT&T Wireless it was expected the carrier would upgrade, as it was announced, in tough capacity urban markets such as New York and Los Angeles. ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 12:54 pm ET | Tracy Ford
Wireless carriers and equipment companies should benefit from the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan while smaller local exchange carriers and TV broadcasters may be vulnerable, according to ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 12:48 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Though the calendar may say mid-March, the bounty of new mobile devices hitting the market recently would seem to indicate late December is just around the corner. ... Read More »
March 17 2010 - 12:09 pm ET | Dan Meyer
The continued evolution of mobile networks in Asia is expected to help propel the adoption of smartphones in the region, according to IMS Research. ... Read More »
March 16 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Jim Patterson, founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry
Each of us who works in the telecom industry is a manager of assets – whether networks, systems, circuits, or handsets. These assets provide the basis for the customer relationships used to create cash to pay back the ... Read More »
March 16 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Kevin Mitchell, Director Solutions Marketing, Acme Packet
Each year the mobile industry starts with a bang as attendees flock to the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) and International CTIA Wireless conferences and vendors introduce new ... Read More »
March 16 2010 - 12:11 pm ET | Tracy Ford
The National Broadband Plan delivered to Congress today calls for another 500 megahertz of spectrum to be freed up for wireless use by 2020, as well as an auction of D-Block spectrum and greater use of unlicensed spectrum. ... Read More »
March 15 2010 - 6:00 am ET | Shridhar Kulkarni, Product Manager Access Network Solutions, Aurora Networks
Wireless service providers looking for greater sources of backhaul bandwidth can get help from an unlikely – yet uniquely qualified – fiber-rich source: cable system operators. ... Read More »
March 15 2010 - 9:15 am ET | Professor Simon Saunders, Chairman of the Femto Forum
Over the past 12 months any doubt over operator commitment to femtocells has been silenced. There are currently 10 deployments around the world and analyst firm Informa recently found operator commitment to femtocells has ... Read More »
March 12 2010 - 11:45 am ET | Tracy Ford
DENVER--LTE and WiMAX buildouts, as well as an increased attention on distributed antenna systems, should keep equipment manufacturers, site acquisition companies and others in the tower-siting business busy in the next few years, ... Read More »
March 11 2010 - 12:53 pm ET | Dan Meyer
T-Mobile USA Inc. continued its 3G push today unveiling the first HSPA+ device to be offered by a nationwide U.S. carrier that it plans to offer to consumers beginning March 14. ... Read More »
March 11 2010 - 10:50 am ET | Kristen Beckman
Aruba Networks said it was chosen by Tulsa Public Schools in Oklahoma to deploy an adaptive wireless network across its schools with the goal of using fewer access points and achieving better capacity than competing ... Read More »
March 10 2010 - 1:08 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Over the past 10 years the wireless industry has witnessed dozens of mergers or acquisitions that has whittled down a number of industry segments and opened up others. ... Read More »
March 10 2010 - 10:39 am ET | Kristen Beckman
FiberTower Corp. reported revenues of $16.7 million for the fourth quarter, up from revenues of $14.3 million for the same period in 2008. Net loss for the quarter was $27.8 million, or $1.53 per share, compared with net ... Read More »
March 9 2010 - 9:56 am ET | Jim Patterson, founder and CEO, Mobile Symmetry
After a column a few weeks back where I took the industry to task on its poor asset management discipline, a colleague came into my office and proclaimed “So – there is nothing new under the sun?” That got me to ... Read More »
March 9 2010 - 1:10 pm ET | Tracy Ford
Reply comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s notice of proposed rulemaking on cellphone signal boosters produced some finger-pointing between carriers and equipment manufacturers as well as renewed calls on ... Read More »
March 9 2010 - 1:05 pm ET | Kristen Beckman
Exalt Communications said the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection deployed microwave backhaul systems from Exalt to support video surveillance in its unsupervised lookout towers in El Dorado County. ... Read More »
March 8 2010 - 11:53 am ET | Dan Meyer
Verizon Wireless continued to hype its soon-to-launch LTE network today, noting trials in Boston and Seattle have produced download speeds of up to 50 megabits per second and upload speeds up to 25 Mbps. ... Read More »
March 8 2010 - 11:19 am ET | Christopher Cherry, director, communications vertical strategy, Pitney Bowes Business Insight
More than a third of United States residents do not subscribe to broadband service and in many communities, particularly in rural areas, broadband access does not exist, limiting the flow of information and restricting commerce. ... Read More »
March 4 2010 - 10:54 am ET | Kristen Beckman
Novatel Wireless said it completed a technology transfer with Qualcomm Inc. consisting of two of Qualcomm’s Wearable Mobile Device module designs. Novatel said it will use the designs to expand its portfolio ... Read More »
March 4 2010 - 12:54 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Sprint Nextel Corp., which posted improved, though still troubled fourth quarter results, is looking to more closely tie company performance with executive compensation. ... Read More »
March 4 2010 - 12:04 pm ET | Tracy Ford
The Port of Los Angeles is using Reality Mobile's real-time mobile video technology to enable its police department to monitor more than 350 fixed cameras on site. ... Read More »
March 3 2010 - 10:32 am ET | Kristen Beckman
Airvana Inc. reported fourth-quarter revenues of $47.7 million, down from revenues of $63.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income for the quarter was $13.1 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with net ... Read More »
March 3 2010 - 6:29 pm ET | By: Steve Largent, president & CEO, CTIA-The Wireless Association
The wireless industry continues to evolve and innovate at a rapid pace and 2009 was no exception. Smart phones were the “it” device with nearly 41 million operating on carriers' networks last year. The reason for ... Read More »
March 3 2010 - 10:36 am ET | Dan Hays, Director, Telecom, PRTM
As we await the release of the FCC's National Broadband Plan on March 17th, PRTM is hopeful that the forthcoming recommendations will effectively serve their intended purpose to help reinvigorate the United States' leadership in ... Read More »
March 3 2010 - 11:45 am ET | Dan Meyer
Sprint Nextel Corp.’s bevy of prepaid offerings is gaining some clarity as the carrier is looking to phase out a legacy postpaid service and increase the appeal of its prepaid data plans. ... Read More »
March 3 2010 - 1:00 pm ET | Dan Meyer
Nokia Corp. finally found a domestic taker for its Ovi application platform announcing today that T-Mobile USA Inc. would begin offering the Nokia 5230 Nuron in the coming weeks. ... Read More »
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