2015

AT&T reportedly plans to announce a major smart cities initiative at CES 2016. The company is expected to use the huge consumer electronics trade show to share the names of the cities it is working with and to promote its …

Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Sprint have worked together to bring LTE service to all of Chicago’s more than 400,000 daily subway passengers. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Transit Authority said the move makes Chicago the …

FCC broadband report claims cable, fiber offer faster broadband options, DSL lags Cable and fiber connections continue to outpace advertised broadband speeds provided by digital subscriber line services, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC …

New York City has made good on its pledge to begin construction of its free public Wi-Fi network in 2015. Installation began this week on LinkNYC’s first public access points at 15th Street and 3rd Avenue, near Union Square. LinkNYC …

Apple is in trouble in Italy for allegedly failing to pay taxes in the country to the tune of $347 million. According to multiple news outlets, the issue stems from a disparity in revenue reported between 2008 and 2013. It …

AT&T VoLTE service available to 295M pops, supporting more than 27M AT&T Mobility claims its voice-over-LTE service was now available across nearly its entire LTE network, with the IP-based voice service supporting more than 27 million “active users,” which it …

Cisco has spent millions of dollars defending patents related to Wi-Fi, and now the company finally ended an eight-year legal battle with a victory. A Federal Circuit panel said this week the company does not have to pay damages to …

The Indian manufacturer plans to set up three new factories in 2016 Indian smartphone maker Micromax expects to manufacture all of its mobile phones in India by 2018 due to increasing local demand and higher labor costs in China, local …

The Taiwanese telco targets 6.4 million ‘4G’ users by the end of 2016 Taiwanese mobile operator Chunghwa Telecom said it will end 2015 with 4.4 million LTE subscribers, local press reported. The telco launched commercial LTE services in May 2014. Chunghwa Telecom’s …

Many individuals and governments consider Internet access an imperative for economic development. More than half of the world doesn’t have reliable access to the Internet. Initiatives like Internet.org are attempting to change that, but not without backlash. Internet.org is a …

Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015 Last week, we highlighted the following top five events (in no particular order): 1. FCC approves the Open Internet Order 2. Verizon buys AOL and launches …

Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2015 across the mobile space. Since it would be …

18th FCC mobile competition report cites broad choices in not drawing conclusion Despite its stated goal of ensuring a competitive domestic mobile telecom market, the Federal Communications Commission’s latest annual report on the subject did not provide any definitive conclusion …

Service set to be available in 750 cities by June Idea Cellular, India’s third largest mobile telephony operator, said it commercially launched LTE service in 75 cities in the southern states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. …

The Christmas holiday was a productive one for Apple. From Dec. 19 through Dec. 25, Apple iOS devices accounted for 49% of all device activations, according to data from an analytics firm. But its not all good news for Apple. …

Huawei ‘4.5G’ tests with STC, Zain both clear 1 Gbps Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei together with Saudi Telecom Company claimed to have successfully demonstrated its so-called “4.5G” technology achieving network throughput speeds in excess of 1.59 gigabits per second. …

TBR survey finds NFV and SDN PoCs will increase in 2016, with greater adoption in 2017 Network functions virtualization and software-defined networking platforms are expected to see continued proof-of-concept testing by telecom operators in 2016, with greater adoption not expected …

Half of all smartphone owners believe internal sensors will update us on our well-being within 3 years, according to Ericsson’s Consumer Trends Report. But until now, those health sensors have not been able to process the information they collect from …

When it comes to security, mobile devices pose a unique set of challenges. With the number of connected devices growing exponentially, the battle to protect information becomes more complex than ever. As capabilities of smart devices increase, so too does …

Jim Patterson looks at his top 10 events across the telecom space in 2015 To aid in brevity, we have split the top 10 list into two groups of five (the second part will be published tomorrow). They are in …

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ 802.11 Standard, better known to most end users as Wi-Fi brand name, is a remarkable technology for two basic reasons. First, as it turns 25-years-old, the standard’s original use case has given way …

Before we turn the page on 2015, we thought we would take a look back at the past 12 months by highlighting what we felt were the top 100 stories of 2015 across the mobile space. Since it would be …

Comcast is looking to join Google Fiber and AT&T Gigapower in offering gigabit speed Internet to its customers. The cable provider has already begun trials of its data over cable service interface specification 3.1 modem in Philadelphia and has plans …

Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics and IEEE agree; engineers will see zero to no growth in employment opportunities In a recently published job outlook, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistic predicts electrical engineers and electronics engineers will see “little to …

1. Fujitsu is spinning off its mobile device unit into a new company, Fujitsu Connected Technologies Ltd. The Japanese maker of chips, devices and servers is also spinning off its personal computer unit. Fujitsu said it decided to spin off …