Monthly Archives: January, 2015
How LTE Broadcast could change the Super Bowl experience
With the Super Bowl just around the corner, there is no doubt the demand for data will be huge. The College National Championship game...
AT&T, Verizon, Dish rule FCC spectrum auction
Trio of participants account for 93% of total proceeds
As expected, AT&T and Verizon Wireless were the big spenders in the Federal Communications Commission’s record-setting...
Cell Tower News: 2 injured in tower collapse
Nebraska tower collapse
It almost looked like we were going to get through all of January without a tower incident, but that changed yesterday. A strong...
Test and Measurement: JDSU sees less carrier spending
Test and Measurement News: JDSU revenue impacted in Q2
JDSU reported a net loss of $25 million for its most recent quarter, with its revenue impacted...
Worst of the Week: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile US, Sprint: your days are numbered!
Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
AT&T fined for spectrum usage violations
FCC proposes $640,000 fine tied to PTP backhaul sites
The Federal Communications Commission is prepared to fine AT&T $640,000 for operating point-to-point microwave sites in...
Cablevision sues Verizon Communications (RCR Mobile Minute)
Verizon Communications and Cablevision are neighbors in the Northeast, but their relationship is stormier than the weather this week. Cablevision said yesterday that it's...
What role will wireless play for Google?
Google has its fingers in a lot of telecom pies, and the industry has been abuzz with word that the tech giant has a...
FCC votes to improve indoor location accuracy for 911
Uber’s locating technology cited by FCC commissioner
The Federal Communications Commission this week adopted new rules to help first responders better locate people who dialed...
Fiber backhaul connected to 2,000th PEG site
WOW Business drops more fiber in Chicago
Dallas, Texas-based PEG Bandwidth this week fired up fiber backhaul services to its 2,000th cell site since activating...
Connected car universe 2015 predictions
Defining the industry connected car landscape was challenging.
It started with the very first question for the interview participants: What category would you describe yourself as...
Software: SDN and NFV battle for prominence
A new report from Argus Insights shows that software-defined networking maintained a healthy mindshare lead over network function virtualization during the past two months, citing...
Digging into DAS at Super Bowl XLIX
Some football fans who work for Crown Castle, TE Connectivity, Galtronics, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile US will be watching the Super Bowl carefully...
Amdocs Webinar: Accelerating small cell rollout through process automation
Mobile operators and service providers are deploying thousands of small cells and Wi-Fi access points in an effort to improve network capacity, close coverage...
FCC spectrum auction ends
Auction 97 garners record $44.9B in total winning bids
Well it took more than two months and 340 rounds of bidding, but the Federal Communications...
Global Telecom: Idea Cellular subscriber base growing faster than competition’s
Idea Cellular subscriber base growing faster than competition's
India's Idea Cellular added more subscribers than rivals last quarter, for a 64% profit increase. Idea Cellular...
Vendors shipped 1 billion Android smartphones last year
The latest research on mobile device market share shows Android solidifying its dominant position, despite a fourth-quarter flurry of iPhone purchases. Strategy Analytics said...
Sky strikes MVNO deal with Telefónica UK
Sky set to add mobile to platform beginning in 2016
U.K.-based satellite television provider Sky said it plans to add mobile services to its portfolio...
Earnings roundup – Nokia, Samsung, Qualcomm (RCR Mobile Minute)
Sprint and T-Mobile US helped boost Nokia Networks' financial results last quarter. Nokia said today that its fourth-quarter North American sales increased 95%Â over last...
Reports: IBM job cuts roll across organization
Undisclosed number of cuts reported across various IBM locations
Computing and technology giant IBM is reportedly cutting jobs across the organization, although the exact number...
Feature Report: Connected Car Industry Landscape
Connected car: car-2-car, car-2-infrastructure – How does it all come together?
"Connected car" has become a catch-all term to include aspects related to telematics, vehicle-to-vehicle,...
Net neutrality debate heats up ahead of vote
FCC vote on net neutrality set for Feb. 26
Net neutrality is gaining traction in Washington, D.C., as both a policy and political issue.
Congressmen Fred...
Wi-Fi hot spots cannot be blocked by hotels
FCC enforcement advisory follows $600,000 Marriott fine
Hotel operators cannot block guests from using Wi-Fi hot spots rather than the hotel’s network, according to a strongly...
LatAm: Nextel acquisition and PT sale shake up wireless markets
Two big moves by large carriers within a single week will bring big changes to Latin American wireless markets.
AT&T’s announcement that it will acquire Nextel Mexico showed how the U.S.-based carrier...
EMEA: Roaming charges ‘not’ going away
2015 was supposed to be the year that EU roaming charges went away. It’s been delayed again – say it isn’t so. As a mobile...