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As existing TDM mobile networks give way to next generation networks of LTE, carriers are pushing IP, MPLS, CDN and traffic grooming functionality to the edges of the network. The RCR Wireless News team will review mobile operators and their partners, including cable companies...

Nokia Siemens | July 22, 2011 | Press Release Nokia Siemens Networks’ IP Multimedia Subsystem platform to offer new services M-net Telekommunikations GmbH, a leading operator in Bavaria, Germany, is swapping its existing softswitch with a solution from Nokia Siemens Networks. The operator has selected Nokia...

Just when European fixed operators thought they had seen off the threat of fixed-to-mobile broadband substitution, some, mainly in Nordic markets, are encountering new mobile services that are genuinely substitutive again. 3G mobile broadband has looked increasingly unviable as a mainstream competitor to fixed...

RADCOM | February 22, 2011 | Press Release RADCOM Continues Success in Brazil TEL AVIV, Israel -  RADCOM Ltd. (NASDAQ: RDCM) a leading Service Assurance provider, today announced that a Tier-1 operator in Brazil has selected RADCOM’s Service Assurance Solution to monitor their NGN network (Next Generation Network). This deal...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.For those that have been around the Wireless industry for some time, think back to...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.As I was driving to daycare this morning, listening to CNBC on Sirius, a few...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.With my background working for a major wireless original equipment manufacturer and spending most of...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Wireless infrastructure OEMs such as the likes of Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, etc.,...

The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Forum and the Next Generation Networks (NGN) Forum announced plans to merge their respective activities in an effort to better target "multimedia, mobility and fixed services over broadband cable, wireless, wireline and fiber networks," according to the group."This partnership...

The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--China: Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese flagship company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and Datang...

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a three-year extension to an OEM deal with Tekelec that will allow the infrastructure provider to continue deploying its 8000 Media Gateway as part of its Mobile Next Generation Network solution. The pair explained that the Tekelec 8000 is a converged...

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a three-year extension to an OEM agreement with Tekelec that will allow the infrastructure provider to continue deploying its 8000 Media Gateway as part of its Mobile Next Generation Network solution. The pair explained that the Tekelec 8000 is a converged...

CHINAAlcatel Corp. deployed its Mobile Next Generation Network in China for Zhejiang Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile. Alcatel said its Mobile NGN was implemented by its Chinese company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and will help Zhejiang Mobile improve quality of service and reduce network...

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. announced the deployment of its Mobile Next Generation Network in China for Zhejiang Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile. Alcatel said its Mobile NGN was implemented by its Chinese company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and will help Zhejiang Mobile improve quality of service...

PARIS-Alcatel Corp. signed a multi-million dollar contract with Malaysian mobile operator Celcom to expand Celcom's GSM network and upgrade it with a mobile next-generation network solution, which will increase the company's ability to provide its 5.79 million subscribers with new multimedia services at optimized...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Capital expenditures by wireless carriers on infrastructure will begin to slow next year, decreasing from 47 percent of total operator capex to 33 percent by 2009, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. "The rapid growth of non-infrastructure spending is due to...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass-Capital expenditures by wireless carriers on infrastructure will begin to slow next year, decreasing from 47 percent of total operator capex to 33 percent by 2009, according to a new report from Pyramid Research."The rapid growth of non-infrastructure spending is due to the...

PARIS-French telecommunications vendor Alcatel SA's net income tumbled from $359 million last year to $160 million in the first quarter, news that sent the company's stock falling almost 10 percent to around $10.63 per share."During the first quarter, the operating margin was impacted by...

HERNDON, Va.-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions sent representatives from its member companies to meet with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute TISPAN Committee last week in Herndon, Va., to discuss standardization activities and future plans for next-generation networks. The meeting participants agreed to pursue...

HERNDON, Va.-The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions sent representatives from its member companies to meet with the European Telecommunication Standards Institute TISPAN Committee last week in Herndon, Va., to discuss standardization activities and future plans for next-generation networks. The meeting participants agreed to pursue...

BEIJING-ZTE Corp. said it has opened what it describes as a flagship factory and research and development center in India.The center, which is located in Manesar near Gurgaon, covers more than 4,000 square meters. The company intends to make CDMA, GSM, DSL and NGN...

DALLAS-Alcatel Corp. said it signed a $133 million contract with Thai carrier TA Orange to upgrade the operator's GSM/GPRS network with EDGE and UMTS technology. The carrier plans to deploy UMTS service in 2005 and 2006, Alcatel said.Alcatel will also deploy a mobile Next-Generation...

BEIJING-Alcatel Corp said it has won a major contract with China Netcom and launched a center for Next Generation Network in China.The wireless vendor described the contract as the largest NGN network ever deployed by China Netcom. No dollar amount was disclosed.The deployment, which...

BEIJING-Chinese telecom supplier ZTE Corp. said it was chosen by the International Telecommunication Union to draft two international standards aimed at shaping the world