March 2015

The small cell market, depending on how it is defined, covers a wide range of technologies: small cellular sites, distributed antenna systems, and Wi-Fi. That range means a broad set of skills is increasingly being sought, even as companies are …

Standalone cellular small cells had a slower ramp up than the initial industry hype indicated, but the technology is starting to gain momentum that is expected to continue. RCR Wireless News explored the small cell testing arena in a recent special …

U.S. Cellular LTE expansion plans look to cover 98% of customer base Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular said it plans to add more than 600 LTE cell sites this year as it looks to expand coverage to 98% of its …

ATLANTA – Focused on enabling network operators to keep up with customer demand for mobile video, Ericsson is emphasizing its various solution platforms including LTE Broadcast and the Media Delivery Network. The Swedish hardware and software supplier was in Atlanta …

Startup company Twin Prime is seeking to speed up mobile content delivery by addressing the variability in the last mile of mobile networks, between the nearest cell site and the device. The company has been in stealth mode until this …

Ericsson, Duetsche Telekom, China Mobile and others eye the future As carriers continue the research and development that will inform the next generation of 5G mobile networks, Deutsche Telekom recently announced its new innovation lab, the “5G haus.” Germany-based DT …

Class-action lawsuit claimed Sprint and executives falsified synergy claims Sprint has reportedly agreed to pay a $131 million settlement on a class-action lawsuit that claimed the carrier and executives had defrauded investors going back to its $35 billion acquisition of …

ITC to look into Ericsson vs. Apple patent infringement The Ericsson vs. Apple battle escalated again with the agreement by the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate Ericsson’s claims that the iPhone maker infringed on its LTE technology patents. The companies …

New Alcatel-Lucent optical transport platforms for deployment in dense metros In the race to keep up with growing demand for data from enterprises and individuals, Alcatel-Lucent has created new optical transport platforms that it said are optimized for deployment in …

Service providers, enterprises targets of IBM’s SDN, virtualization, automation centers IBM is set to open a pair of “network innovation centers” designed to allow clients to take software-defined networking, virtualization and analytics-driven automation technologies and services for a spin. The …

Verizon chief: Congress needs to ‘re-take responsibility’ for Internet from FCC WASHINGTON – Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam recently pressed federal lawmakers to rein in the Federal Communications Commission, the regulatory influence of which he wrote has reached “absurd new …

Super Wi-Fi runs over unused TV white space Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced Microsoft had installed a novel “super Wi-Fi system” at the popular Seattle Center that is said to provide users with data speeds 5,000-times faster than the previous Wi-Fi …

GfK recently conducted an online study of 5,800 participants in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States on the topic of connected cars. I recently had an opportunity to talk with them about some of the key …

These next two weeks, we’ll recap the first quarter with a quick spin through the top 10 events that will influence telecom earnings calls throughout the year. Thanks to several of you who sent in your own nominations. Top 10 …

Sprint LTE-A deployment part of $45 million investment Sprint is set to add LTE-Advanced technology and more than 300 jobs by the end of next year as part of a $45 million network investment project in Chicago. The program, dubbed …

As more users migrate to LTE networks supported by Internet Media Subsystem underpinnings, mobile operators have to deal with a rise in diameter signaling traffic. Cisco has reported that global mobile data traffic grew by 69% in 2014, and 26% …

Ericsson and SK Telecom plan 5G demo at 2018 Winter Olympics With commercial availability of 5G cellular networks projected for 2020 – the same year analysts expect there will be some 50 billion connected devices – Ericsson is ramping up …

Crowd-sourced data said to provide T-Mobile US with more detailed maps Perhaps tired of being dinged for inferior network coverage compared to some of its rivals, T-Mobile US rolled out new crowd-sourced coverage maps that it claims provide a more …

GigaPower expansion overlaps with Google Fiber plans AT&T is expanding its GigaPower high-speed Internet and television service to the tech-centric market in Cupertino, Calif. AT&T GigaPower is currently available in Austin (the first deployment), Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas …

LTE in China Alcatel-Lucent said today that China Telecom will deploy its radio access network equipment to bring LTE to 40 cities across 12 Chinese provinces. The French company said it is one of three vendors selected to deploy LTE …

Central Texas AT&T service outage lasted 1 hour A severed fiber optic cable is to blame for a major AT&T service outage in Central Texas on Sunday. The outage, which started around noon, left thousands of AT&T customers without cell …

Draft Report and Order looks to unleash up to 150 megahertz of new spectrum for unlicensed, small cell use The Federal Communications Commission took the next step in freeing up 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band as …

Deploy small cell more efficiently using street furniture ATLANTA – Michael Peeters, CTO for Alcatel-Lucent’s wireless division, highlighted the need for rapid small cell deployments to keep up with the booming growth in demand for mobile network capacity. Peeters drove …

ZTE is top 10 global smartphone OEM China’s ZTE saw its net profit soar by 94% in 2014 thanks mainly to growth in its global smartphone business and domestic high-speed network division. The telecom equipment-maker notched profit of $423.4 million …

I recently had the opportunity to meet with Alan Coleman, CEO of Brite:Bill to learn more about the company’s offering and its activities in Europe. Brite:Bill is 5 years old and the leaders believe that billing can be a differentiator for network …