2014

When AT&T executives talk about their network, they are more likely to discuss platforms and APIs than they are to mention servers and routers. Like other Tier I operators, AT&T …

— Anritsu Corp. has received Global Certification Forum approval for three more carrier aggregation band combinations on its ME7873L. The company achieved approval by validating 80% of the Priority 1 radio frquency/radio resource management …

Wireless carriers are a tricky bunch. Sure, they like to promote their transparency, but the small print and “mystery” taxes on every bill reveals their true, evil intentions.

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. …

Understanding Common Sources of Interference in LTE Networks Although many types of interference are common to all radio access technologies, the combination of new frequency allocations and new modulation types …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Police have used data culled from cell towers for a while …

Antenna Evolution – Meeting the Demand for LTE, Small Cell, & DAS Networks Implementations of Small Cell and DAS systems have many challenges; not the least of which is the …

Even as carriers rush to add more LTE coverage and capacity to their networks, the download speeds experienced by the end users are declining. Video is one of the main …

JDSU recorded a net loss of $1.5 million for the quarter, which the company said was due to later-than-expected carrier orders. Revenues, however, were still up about 3% year-over-year to …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. AT&T may be taking a direct approach to video with a plan to purchase DirecTV. The Wall Street Journal reports …

Aruba Networks announced this week that it has a new training program for building and maintaining wireless local area networks, and the curriculum is already being used by three educational institutions. …

Huawei has successfully completed an LTE-A Category 6 connectivity test with download speeds reaching 300 megabits per second. The Chinese infrastructure, device and chip manufacturer worked with Qualcomm, and used …

Being the “Un-carrier” in the eyes of consumers is apparently a successful, if not expensive proposition, as T-Mobile US continues to realize. During the recently completed first quarter, T-Mobile US …

América Móvil finished the first quarter with revenues up 1.3% year-on-year to $14.93 billion, pushed by growth in Brazil. The carrier’s Brazilian unit posted an 8.5% increase in total with wireless revenues rising 5.7% and …

Editor’s Note: Wireless operators are a busy bunch, and as such RCR Wireless News will attempt to gather some of the important announcements that may slip through the cracks from …

Having recently closed on its acquisition of 700 MHz spectrum assets from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US has begun touting the benefits those licenses will provide to consumers. In a blog …

Video now represents almost half of all mobile network traffic, and will soon account for most of the traffic on mobile networks. Mobile video motivates subscribers to buy more data, …

Infrastructure solutions company CommScope (COMM) reported net income of $64 million on sales of $935 million in the first quarter of the year, driven by its wireless offerings and strength …

The Chinese manufacturing giant that makes most of the world’s iPhones is looking for new opportunities in other parts of the mobile ecosystem. Foxconn is reportedly teaming up with HP …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. For many people, a smartphone is the only computer they will ever own or ever want to own – but …

The Federal Communications Commission said a Florida man could be fined up to $48,000 for using a cellphone jammer from his automobile that interfered with first-responder communications. The agency noted …

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Ericsson’s recent restructuring announcement that will see the world’s largest telecom equipment vendor split its networks unit into two groups has at least one analyst predicting the company is set …

LAS VEGAS – The increased adoption of corporate mobile solutions impacts the telecommunications industry as they typically require more bandwidth and network performance improvements. Therefore, communications service providers need to …

In reaching a relatively stable first quarter, France’s leading carrier, Orange, believes that the French telecom price war is finally coming to close. “This quarter is satisfying for us especially as the margin stabilizes,” Orange finance chief …