Yearly Archives: 2015

Regional president: Ericsson transforming the Middle East

Revenue from the region accounted for more than 10% of Ericsson’s global business in Q2 Ericsson is seeing increased opportunities for both LTE and 3G projects in...

Rohde & Schwarz Webinar: Remote Radio Heads (RRH) in Today’s Evolving RAN Environment

Radio Access Networks (RAN) have evolved considerable from the traditional “macro” access networks of the past. Today, the ability to cost-efficiently address network issues...

Verizon Telematics launches Hum connected car platform

Hum replaces Vehicle as telecom operator’s commercial push into connected car space Verizon Communication’s Verizon Telematics division has moved forward with the telecom giant’s push...

Kathrein supports the network densification integral to 5G (sponsored content)

Kathrein antennas for small cells and outdoor distributed antenna systems provide on-demand capacity in an easily concealed solution Network densification, marked by increasing deployments of...

Twitter kills program to save politicians’ tweets

Blocks API in use since 2010 based on violation of developer policy WASHINGTON – Popular social media platform Twitter has effectively put an end to...

GL Communications – LTE, VoLTE and the path to 5G

One of the hottest topics around the mobile industry is “5G.” When it will happen; how it will be monetized; who’s going to lead the...

Analyst Angle: Field trials prove the benefits of CoMP

Every now and then a debate emerges in industry circles that raises passions and polarizes the community. Coordinated multipoint is emerging as one such...

Analyst Angle: Consequences of EC abolishing roaming charges – who pays?

The European Commission recently announced that roaming charges and poor mobile Internet connections for European Union customers are set to become a thing of...

RCRtv Weekly Recap-Kontron, the Iron Yard and Ericsson

August 19 was the inaugural episode of Cell Tower News with host Joey Jackson, editor and production manager for RCR Wireless News. On this episode, site...

RF MEMS maker raises $36M

Cavendish Kinetics, maker of tunable radio frequency micro-eletromechanical systems, has closed on $36 million in funding that it expects to use for advancing its...

Gogo gets OK to speed up in-flight Wi-Fi

Traveling can be a burdensome process even when everything goes right. And chief among frequent flyer complaints is the lack of Wi-Fi access, or,...

SoftBank partners with Netflix, plus 4 more things to know today

SoftBank has teamed up with Netflix; could a Sprint/Netflix deal be next? 1. Sprint's parent company SoftBank will offer Netflix to customers who visit its...

Apple stock claws back after CEO comments

At its lowest point, Apple’s stock price dropped 13% during Monday's mass stock market selloff caused by concerns over China’s economic woes. Apple's CEO, Tim...

Guy in Queens somehow disrupts Sprint network

Interference prompts citation from FCC; alleged offender could face $16,000 fine per day The Federal Communications Commission on Aug. 19 issued a citation to Jian Chang for...

Saudi Arabia extends deadline for MVNO license

The new MVNO will launch mobile service through Zain’s network infrastructure Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission has extended the deadline for bids for...

OpenStack company Mirantis scores $100M in funding, Intel collaboration

Mirantis, Intel plan to bolster OpenStack enterprise-focused cloud initiative OpenStack cloud software continues to garner deployment and investment interest as Mirantis announced a $100 million...

FCC Commissioner pushes next-gen 911

Federal regulators have fined operators $40M for outages in last four months WASHINGTON – Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is not happy...

AT&T continues prepaid fight against T-Mobile, rivals with Cricket expansion

Cricket Wireless now offers calling plans to Latin, South America; Canada roaming AT&T Mobility further bolstered the international reach of its Cricket Wireless prepaid brand,...

Making sense of the big 4 carriers’ quarterlies

Competition among the big 4 carriers is fiercer than ever. Taking a look at their most recent quarterly results gives some insight into just how...

Verizon labor dispute drags on, no end in sight

Union says Verizon’s ‘greed knows no bounds’ WASHINGTON – Some 38,000 Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union employees have been...

Kagan: Congrats AT&T, Sprint and wireless industry

The most recent studies were just released by both J.D. Power and RootMetrics, and they both say the entire wireless community looks better and...

EMEA: First international VoLTE calls with BICS

BICS today announced the first end-to-end voice-over-LTE call between Asia and Europe. Working together with SK Telecom's SK Telink – international carrier services division...

Reality Check: AT&T – let’s get fibered up

AT&T pushes fiber future, Samsung overwhelmed with iPhone users AT&T recently held an analyst day to present a revised view of the company as a...

Brocade Webinar: The Evolution of Network Visibility Architectures

Service Providers are increasingly leveraging analytics tools to monitor their networks, improve customer experience and identify opportunities for revenue growth. As traffic volumes surge...

Wireless companies hit by Wall Street selloff

A sharp selloff on Wall Street hit wireless companies on Monday morning. Verizon Communications, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile US all saw their stock prices...
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