Monthly Archives: April, 2015
Reader Forum: 5 reasons to switch from GPS handhelds to BYOD, GPS/GIS apps
You’re running late, you’re lost, you need directions. Today, all you need is your smartphone to get you where you want to go, not...
Reader Forum: Creating a smarter network infrastructure for the connected world
The need to be connected to the “smarter world” is ever increasing with the rise in the number of mobile devices. LTE is now...
EMEA: Digital pioneer Norway sees shrinking mobile competition
Telenor, Teliasonera rapidly expanding LTE networks
The country of Norway likes to be first in the digital world. Together with Sweden, it was the first...
Reader Forum: Unlocking the potential of virtualized base stations
We’re all familiar with the big cell towers we see around town that house the antennae and communications equipment connecting our ever-present wireless devices....
AT&T raises $17.5B in bond offer tied to DirecTV deal
AT&T shrugs off failed Comcast-TWC deal, expects mid-year close
While Comcast’s attempt to consolidate the cable market by purchasing Time Warner Cable is dead, AT&T’s...
Test and Measurement: JDSU’s heirs begin brand establishment
In testing news this week, Viavi and Lumentum, the two companies into which JDSU will split by 3Q of this year, have launched initial...
LIS2015: Early signs of 5G progress
DEL MAR, Calif. – 5G technologies took center stage at the LTE Innovation Summit’s second day, with enticing glimpses of the work that is...
Worst of the Week: Google Project Fi – is status quo innovation?
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...
T-Mobile US CEO dings Sprint in Google MVNO announcement
Google earlier this week unveiled Project Fi, the tech giant’s foray into the operator space in partnership with carriers Sprint and T-Mobile US.
T-Mobile US...
AT&T continues telecom software push
Chris Rice, VP of AT&T Labs, explains carrier's telecom software focus
AT&T has built up a strong reputation as an industry leader in advancing software...
Wireless industry faces changing landscape
PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show preview
As the wireless infrastructure industry converges in Florida for The Wireless Infrastructure Show, vendors are consolidating, tower companies are growing...
Chipmakers report surging revenue
Chipmaker Qualcomm on April 23 reported revenue of $6.9 billion on net income of $1.05 billion, or $1.40 per share, for its fiscal 2015...
Cell Tower News: Death, destruction and obsolescence
Cell towers becoming obsolete?
CNBC spoke with the founder of Parallel Wireless at the Founders Forum Smart Nation Singapore conference, who informed the major media...
Cell tower crime spree hits New England
Thefts include New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island
Spring is in the air. The birds are chirping, the weather is beautiful and apparently cell towers look...
Comcast dropping TWC bid as Charter waits in wings
Regulators frowned on Comcast/TWC deal; will Charter/TWC be different?
Comcast is dropping its bid for Time Warner Cable after the Federal Communications Commission signaled that...
Majority of Facebook traffic now comes from mobile
Facebook reports ad viewership decline offset by increase in ad price
WASHINGTON – Facebook reported its first-quarter earnings this week, and although the financials disappointed...
Carrier group pushes FCC on incentive auction
CCA wants to ensure smaller carriers have access to spectrum resources
WASHINGTON – The Competitive Carriers Association this week called on the Federal Communications Commission...
AllCity Wireless cloud solution to monetize Wi-Fi
ÜberWi supports enterprise Wi-Fi management, customer engagement
With an eye on turning Wi-Fi from an expense to a revenue driver, Annapolis, Md.-based AllCity Wireless on April...
LIS2015: Keeping up with the evolution of LTE
DEL MAR, Calif. – The continued evolution of LTE is providing fertile ground for the testing industry, and features including carrier aggregation and Voice...
Crown Castle shares insight on AT&T, Verizon Wireless
Crown Castle beat analysts' revenue estimates during the first quarter, and raised its outlook for 2015 site rental revenue by roughly $15 million. First...
Verizon, T-Mobile customers prefer Apple smartphones
Sprint subscribers like HTC smartphones, AT&T Mobility customers lean toward Samsung
A new J.D. Power survey found Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US customers express the...
AT&T battles Verizon as Sprint, T-Mobile US maintain pressure
AT&T Q1 results edge Verizon, but both impacted by Sprint, T-Mobile US
AT&T posted first quarter financial results showing a continued diversified approach to its...
Coders: Episode 7 — Arduino Offers Open-Source Microcontrollers
This episode of Coders dives into hardware as well as software by taking a look at the open-source hardware platform known as Arduino.
RCR Wireless...
HetNet Happenings: Episode 11 – On DAS and Wi-Fi
Listen to the HetNet Happenings: Episode 11 podcast:
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney learns how a distributed antenna system (DAS) works...
EMEA: Accenture’s take on IoT for the digital consumer
Earlier this year Accenture released its "Digital Consumer Survey" taking a look at how consumer views are changing in this new connected world. Focusing...
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