2013

Verizon Enterprise Solutions is using F5 Networks’ solutions for network traffic and security management in its new Verizon Cloud. F5’s Big-IP product suite has been embedded in Verizon Cloud Compute, …

AT&T subscribers traveling in Canada can now take their LTE service with them. The carrier says it has a roaming agreement with Canada’s Rogers Communications. AT&T says the Rogers LTE …

Verizon is deepening its commitment to mobile and online content delivery with the purchase of EdgeCast Networks, a content delivery network provider that specializes in e-commerce, media and entertainment. EdgeCast …

In today’s mobile marketplace, attrition is the main enemy of customer lifetime value. Roughly 75% of the 17 million to 20 million subscribers who sign up with a new wireless carrier every year come

The Federal Communications Commission has officially pushed plans to auction off 600 MHz spectrum licenses for use by wireless carriers until the middle of 2015, relieving pressure to meet a …

AT&T Mobility’s latest move to expand its Mobile Share offering with a no-contract option would seem to be hitting back at the success seen by smaller rival T-Mobile US with …

Ercom said it recently sold its Mobipass network emulation solution to a major Korean player, with Mobipass deployed in the Korean customer’s labs for LTE. The Korean customer was unnamed, …

As the calendar has now turned over to December (do people even have “turnable” calendars any more), thoughts begin to turn towards what the hell just happened over the past 12 months?

Canada’s plan to increase competition across its wireless market through the upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum assets appears to be sputtering as a handful of potential bidders have dropped …

AT&T launches mHealth device Carriers often think of the M2M market in terms of network traffic, but AT&T is taking a different approach with its EverThere mobile device for seniors …

Welcome to the weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of cell tower companies. We cover top-level industry stories, DAS, and regional/local news. This collection of news spans last week’s …

Telecom software is increasingly being used by mobile operators to manage the customer experience. The need for more advanced platforms has been caused by the growing use of various networks …

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The Small Cell Forum has made public its “release two” for technical documents, market drivers and advice on deployment of small cell networks for the enterprise. Gordon Mansfield, chairman of …

Apple and China Mobile may finally have a deal to offer the iPhone to the carrier’s 700 million-plus subscribers, but most of those people are unlikely to be able to …

AT&T Mobility is set to tweak its Mobile Share plans, tacking on the “value” label to differentiate the new plans that are set to launch Dec. 8. The tweaking will …

With Sprint and T-Mobile US accelerating their LTE rollouts while AT&T and Verizon complete theirs, demand for cell tower climbers and technicians has never been greater. “Smaller markets with 100,000 …

Verizon Communications moved one step closer in picking up full control of Verizon Wireless as the Federal Communications Commission approved the telecom giant’s $130 billion purchase of Vodafone Group’s 45% …