Monthly Archives: May, 2015
Ford’s Smart Mobility plan gains momentum
Earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show, Ford announced its Smart Mobility plan consisting of 25 global experiments to change the way the world...
Top takeaways from NIST’s roadmap for public safety LBS
A newly published road map from the Public Safety Communications Research group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology looks at the potential rewards...
Qualcomm, Huawei, China Mobile verify three-component carrier aggregation
Qualcomm is helping two of China's biggest companies meet the demand for LTE. Huawei, China Mobile and Qualcomm said they have completed a commercial...
Fring Alliance looks to stem carrier OTT losses
WebRTC-based white-label voice, video, messaging platform core to Fring Alliance plans
ORLANDO, Fla. – One of the biggest challenges facing telecom operators are over-the-top services...
Google Fi can’t keep up with demand
Google's highly anticipated wireless service has generated more interest than it can handle right now. The company is telling would-be customers that they will...
EMEA: Germany starts Europe’s first 700 MHz auction
Germany’s telecom regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, this week began the bidding process for spectrum licenses in the 700 MHz band, becoming the first European country to open...
Analyst Angle: Spectrum efficiency and business case with Wi-Fi and LTE unlicensed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvCjAUo-FLo
A conversation with Ziemowit Neyman, RAN Assistant Director, and Seppo Hämäläinen, RAN and SON Tools Assistant Director, Ooredoo
Download a transcript of the complete interview...
App for stealing Wi-Fi login info raises $50M
Wi-Fi Master Key connects users to any China Mobile hot spot
Wi-Fi Master Key, a mobile app developed in China that provides users with usernames...
Free public Wi-Fi, smart city initiatives in Delhi
Plan to cap Wi-Fi use at 50 megabytes per day
The government of Delhi, India, plans to deploy free public Wi-Fi in the city, as...
Telekom Malaysia partners for APAC submarine cables
The network infrastructure is expected to be operational by the end of 2016
Telekom Malaysia has signed an agreement with Thailand-based Symphony Communication and Cambodian broadband...
Analyst Angle: Cracking the sales code in the connected home market
The connected home market is witnessing growth that is targeting the mass market. Security and alarm monitoring are the solutions that historically drove demand...
HP snaps up ConteXtream, bolsters SDN, NFV plans
HP said ConteXtream’s SDN controller will boost NFV plans
Hewlett-Packard continues to bolster its network functions virtualization focus, today announcing plans to acquire ConteXtream, which...
AT&T looks to bolster sub-1 GHz spectrum holdings across portions of Illinois
AT&T filed to acquire spectrum and network assets from Cellular Properties
AT&T is looking to expand its spectrum holdings across a pair of cellular market...
T-Mobile US touts workforce gains, draws CWA ire
T-Mobile US touted the expansion of a call center, while the CWA asks for action
T-Mobile US continues to court controversy with its labor practices...
Reality Check: How to stand out in your company’s strategic planning session
As promised, this week we draw some conclusions from the results of our mobile first poll, which resulted in three ways to be an innovative leader...
Survey says telecom has a customer service problem
Telecom industry needs to up its game
One of the biggest issues many people have with the government is that it doesn't listen to what the people...
Charter going for $55B buy of Time Warner Cable
Update, 9:24 a.m. CST, May 26: Charter Communications today confirmed reports it is making a play to purchase Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable...
Telefónica putting $200M toward big data, IoT innovation
CSP partnering with VC firm to eventually invest $1 billion with other telcos to advance digital transformation
Mardrid, Spain-based telecom provider Telefónica has partnered with...
Ericsson, Volvo partner on smart public transit
Real-time traffic and passenger information management systems in development for LatAm market
Networking giant Ericsson is partnering with Volvo’s Latin American business unit that sells...
EMEA: TM Forum talks the digital business landscape
I recently had an opportunity to speak with Nik Willetts, chief digital officer for the TM Forum organization about its vision for the digital business...
Reality Check: Just who exactly is using Skype for Business?
No Jitter’s recent research sheds some light on Skype’s initiative into the business communication arena, known as Skype for Business, previously Microsoft Lync. The...
Reality Check: RF spectrum as an innovative element in Paraguay
RF spectrum paramount for continued LTE expansion across Latin America
LTE has been fast to arrive in Latin America if compared to the time from...
Reader Forum: So you’ve launched an enterprise app – now what?
Best practices for using data to support app deployment and user adoption
Businesses are launching more enterprise applications than ever before. In fact,...
Reader Forum: SDN – taking the right path
Virtualizing server and storage resources to run private and hybrid clouds is an increasingly entrenched practice among Asia-Pacific businesses and government agencies. To empower...
BlackBerry to cut workforce
BlackBerry is preparing for a new round of layoffs as it seeks to reallocate resources. The Canadian company says partnerships and a fresh focus...