2014

Verizon Wireless has again altered its rate plan structure in a move that could indicate the carrier is indeed beginning to feel pressure from its aggressive rivals. As reported by …

AT&T said it plans to hire more than 3,000 retail sales and sales management employees over the next several months in an attempt to meet “increased customer demand” across its …

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Broadcom launched a new chipset series this week with software-defined networking and network functions virtualization in mind. According to the company, the XLP500 series has a “quad-issue, quad-threaded superscalar architecture with …

Cisco is opening up its IP Cameras platform for safety and security applications in order to allow customers to create their own applications that integrate the company’s security cameras and …

BlackBerry’s long-standing relationship with T-Mobile US looks set to come to an end as the Canadian smartphone maker announced it would not extend a license for the U.S.-based carrier to …

Spanish telecom giant Telefónica will provide wireless Internet connections for the high-end electric car the Tesla S in Europe ― and reportedly its getting paid millions to do it. While …

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Nuage, Cyan, VMware and Juniper are among the top SDN vendors today. 

It’s generally accepted that by the beginning of the next decade the machine-to-machine market, or, if you prefer, the larger-scope “Internet of things,” will have more connected devices

Apple is opening its iAd Workbench to anyone with an Apple ID, and plans to allow users who create mobile ads to start including video. These video ads are expected …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Apple is reportedly ordering displays for the iPhone 6, expected to launch this fall with a 4.7-inch screen. That would …

T-Mobile US looks to have re-gained some of its LTE network reputation, with a new report from OpenSignal finding the market’s smallest nationwide operator providing the highest network speeds during …

Capital markets news: The Oi-Portugal Telecom merger moves forward.

Aricent is taking advantage of an Intel reference design in rolling out software-defined network and network functions virtualization software that runs on the chip maker’s Open Network Platform Switch Reference …

Sequans wins contracts for LTE-only modems LTE-only modems are gaining traction on both sides of the Pacific, with China Telecom announcing today that its upcoming LTE launch will include devices …

Normally, we take the end of the quarter to evaluate key long-term trends and see how they might change as a result of events. We are trying a new end of quarter theme

AT&T and Verizon recently invested in Texas’s telecom infrastructure. 

New data center opening highlights SDN and virtualization benefits.

Wireless Telecom Group reported that its net sales were up 16% year-over-year, driven by strong growth in its network solutions segment. The company designs and manufactures radio frequency and microwave-based …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Jury selection is underway in the latest court battle between Apple and Samsung. This time the two leading smartphone makers …

Unlicensed wireless services, including Wi-Fi, is set to receive a spectrum boost as the Federal Communications Commission has moved forward with plans to free up 100 megahertz of spectrum in …

To the cheers and jeers of an industry, the Federal Communications Commission announced licensing rules for its highly anticipated AWS-3 spectrum auction that appears to cater to concerns of smaller …

Policy news: Verizon makes a major investment in Texas infrastructure.