2014

SDN, NFV gaining ground with wireless operators The wireless industry’s move toward virtualization continues to gain steam, if not in actual deployments then at least in hype. Analyst firms following …

A-T Solutions, which focuses on counterterrorism efforts enabled by technology, introduced a new solution for in-field data collection by government agencies aimed at improving operations and faster, more accurate documentation …

Telefónica, Brocade show NFV speed The move toward virtualizing network functions continues to gain momentum as wireless operators look for ways to cut expenses, increase agility in service offerings and …

EE, which has the biggest and arguably the most complained about mobile network in the U.K., just earned top honors in RootMetrics’ latest performance report. The research firm tested more than 920,000 locations …

The U.S. government is looking at a way to raise billions in tax revenue, but it could come at the expense of some tower companies. A tax reform bill drafted …

NAB files petition against FCC The Federal Communications Commission’s plans to auction off spectrum in the 600 MHz spectrum band that is currently held by television broadcasters received a blow …

CTIA recently was among dozens of commenters responding to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s request for input on the big data and privacy report put forth by the …

Internet of Things (IoT) Security Twenty-six billion: that’s the number of devices Gartner predicts will be connected to the “Internet of Things” by 2020. Cisco projects the figure even higher …

Verizon Wireless judged No. 1 in network performance Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility continued to show a clear network advantage over smaller rivals Sprint and T-Mobile US in RootMetrics’ latest …

Telstra preps for SDN, NFV future Australian telecom giant Telstra said it will continue working with vendor Ericsson to supply optical transport equipment and services, as well as packet-optical platforms …

Recently both Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US have said that under certain conditions they will “throttle” some customers who are on unlimited data plans. Verizon’s announcement caught the FCC’s attention …

Zoom Wireless and Volo have partnered to bring high-speed Internet access to Northern Uganda. There’s a lot of innovation going on in this story, although that may surprise you given …

Will Sprint and T-Mobile US invest enough to have a minimally viable network (MVN?) Several newcomers to my columns have pointedly asked me over the past week “What’s your angle? Why …

Verizon’s network proved to be the tipping point last week when Internet traffic reached a level that caused data sets to change and impacted networks around the country. According to …

Two new reports on the implementation of big data analytics pinpoint the potential that telecom operators — and many other verticals — are hoping to benefit from by relying more …

Sprint makes pricing move Sprint is set to re-vamp its “Framily” rate plans in an attempt to generate consumer excitement around the nation’s No. 3 carrier. The move is the …

With voice-over-LTE networks slowly coming to market, focus is now turning to just how those networks perform compared with legacy circuit switched-based voice offerings. And, according to a new report, …

Ericsson, HP, Huawei, OpenCloud and Oracle ranked According to a new report from Infonetics Research, Ericsson was judged the top pick just ahead of Oracle, based on what the research …

Popular topics seem to always include LTE news, government oversight concerns (see the view in Germany) and customer service complaints. So we’ll go with these for today’s commentary. LTE Although …

Intelligent wireless routing ensures that peak demand will be met More than 70% of mobile calls and more than 80% of mobile data usage today occurs indoors. The demand now …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to …

Tower safety update: The industry that is enabling the Internet of Things may benefit from IoT technology itself. Wireless Industry Safety Task Force The Wireless Industry Safety Task Force met in …

The Federal Communications Commission will soon make a critical decision regarding a vital component of the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure: selecting the administrator for local number portability. Portability enables U.S. consumers …