June 2015

Pai and Wheeler split on how to pay for expanding broadband into underserved America WASHINGTON – From a podium in Omaha, Neb., FCC Republican Commissioner Ajit Pai, announced his vision …

Sprint said it will appeal the ruling A court has ruled that Sprint must pay $30 million to patent firm, Prism Technologies, for violating two U.S. patents that Sprint allegedly used …

For a successful startup, finding out that Google is the newest competitor in the space could be a little bit like learning that the “Jurassic World” Indominus rex is out of …

Sprint changes raise price on iPhone promotion, hints at broader price increases for unlimited Sprint is looking to simplify its “All-In” rate plans, announcing a new $80 per month offer …

Latin American mobile network operators spending big on 4G LTE rollouts In support of the expansion of 4G LTE in Latin America, U.S.-based Ceragon Networks is working with a tier …

AOL to manage Microsoft digital advertising inventory across 9 markets AOL, which was recently acquired by Verizon Communications for $4.4 billion, scored a deal to assume management and sales responsibility …

The Indian telco currently offers 3G in almost 10,000 towns and cities; 4G LTE also expanding Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel plans to invest $1 billion during fiscal year 2015, …

AT&T plans for $48.5B acquisition of DirecTV remains in front of regulators AT&T filed another extension on its planned $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV as the pending deal remains in …

Pay phones are being replaced by Wi-Fi access points in LinkNYC project An ambitious project to bring super high-speed public Wi-Fi to all five boroughs of New York City envisions …

It’s finally done. As of 2 a.m. the EU has brokered a deal to ban all EU roaming charges by 2017. The deal is part of the Europe 2020 initiative …

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto last Thursday and announced that the company would be investing approximately $3 billion to bring the new AT&T network …

To the average person on the street, it may appear that mobile carriers are thriving. It’s hard to use the Web or flip on the TV without seeing flashy ads …

Update: This story has been updated to include the name of the previously unidentified man in this accident. Pilot killed when homemade airplane struck cell tower Tragedy struck in Corona, …

If recent lithium-ion research is correct, Samsung may have found the solution to doubling the capacity of smartphone batteries. The innovation involves adding silicon to the traditional lithium-ion layer of the …

Carrier deployments, like those by Vodafone Netherlands, picking up steam With carriers betting big on small cell and the Federal Communications Commission examining the potential of LTE-Unlicensed, an industry analyst firm projects …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffered a setback this weekend when its Falcon 9 rocket burst into flames just two minutes after takeoff. The cargo craft had no astronauts on board and …

17,000 employees agree to deal that includes wage increase, hike in health care contributions AT&T on Friday announced that unionized wireline employees represented by the Communication Workers of America ratified …

Huawei launches 9 NFV and SDN platforms; Masergy goes live; and OpenDaylight unveils Lithium Network infrastructure provider Huawei continued its push into the virtualized world, announcing nine software-defined networking and …

Verizon CEO lowest paid It has been a good year to be the top man at the No. 3 carrier in the U.S. In fewer than eight months on the job, …

Lack of fiber availability brings radio and microwave solutions to the forefront Densification in metro networks becomes increasingly challenging largely due to limited real estate and fiber access. This trend …

The Serbian government has launched an initiative to privatize state-controlled telecommunications company Telekom Srbija. According to local reports, the government asked the Ministry of Economy and the Privatization Agency to …

Name checks Uber: ‘The largest taxi company in the country doesn’t own any vehicles …’ WASHINGTON – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler late last week delivered an address to the …

Nokia continues to focus on 5G research with a new network architecture developed in partnership with SK Telecom. The companies have separated the user plane from the control plane. SK …

There is agreement in the telecom industry that the future of wireless networks is “5G.” However, ask anyone in the industry to define 5G and you’ll get many different answers. …

What do Spotify, the European Central Bank and Apple have in common? All were the targets of major cybersecurity attacks in 2014, which rose a whopping 48% from 2013 to …