2014

Broadcom announced a new OpenFlow specification for SDN deployments.

A couple of reports surfaced this week handing out pats-on-the-backs to some wireless operators, and notes of shame to others. Those reports were great in that they named and ranked carriers according to what the surveys founds,

Agilent Technologies released a series of 30-second demos based on engineers’ use of its Advanced Design System 2014 software, which is designed to enable electronic design automation for RF and …

Network virtualization is creating a growing buzz across the wireless telecommunications space as carriers look for ways to trim network build out costs as well as grasp for ways to …

Sprint’s operational transformation has taken a few scalps as a couple of key network executives ere leaving the carrier. Bob Azzi, SVP of networks at Sprint, and president of network …

GL, SwitchRay, Qosmos and BT unveiled new telecommunications software. 

Ixia said it has completed a review of its finances after the resignation of former CEO Victor Alston due to falsified credentials. The company said it found that despite the …

Huawei recently announced its latest development in carrier-grade SDN.

SAP, FiberLight, RWA, Frontier and Champion ONE welcomed new talent this week. 

Vodafone is adding Huawei to its roster of primary vendors for Project Spring, its $11 billion network upgrade. Huawei joins Ericsson and NSN in supplying Vodafone, which is upgrading its …

Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son is reportedly set to take his case for a Sprint acquisition of T-Mobile US to U.S. regulators next week, according to published reports. Son, who’s Softbank …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, brought to you by Towercrews.net. Last week two of the biggest events in the world of telecom happened simultaneously: Mobile World …

NII Holdings, which operates in Latin America under the Nextel brand, posted a rough 2013, with the company reporting losses in both subscribers and revenue. “We are clearly disappointed with …

Other top stories: Verizon, AT&T dominate Root Metrics survey Verizon took first place, but both Verizon an AT&T were far ahead of the Sprint and T-Mobile US. Read More NATE …

Sprint faces charges alleging it overcharged the government for years.

RadioShack plans to close up to 1,100 stores due to financial results. 

A new report from cloud-services enabler Parallels predicts explosive growth of cloud adoption by small-to-medium businesses, amid a global market that it says is expanding at a compound annual growth …