Yearly Archives: 2015

Kagan: Secret to successful industry analyst briefing

The upcoming CTIA Super Mobility 2015 show reminds me once again of a problem many companies have when dealing with the wireless analyst community....

The path to 5G with Sonus Networks

As the industry looks toward 5G it’s important to not forget that there are still many years of LTE to come and voice over...

Reader Forum: 5G is coming – don’t be distracted by new 4-letter acronyms

The bigger 5G bang will be in the network In the first of our series of articles, “5G is coming: Wireless telecoms is dead, long...

Reader Forum: Apple Watch, meet the enterprise

How to manage mobility in a complex mobile world Out of the gate, the Apple Watch was criticized as not actually doing much other than...

Virtualizing carrier support platforms – NFV/SDN Reality Check Episode 23

ItsOn provides insight into how vendors are using virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV to bolster their carrier support platforms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chkkbLSuvFg Telecom operators are...

M2M, IoT crossover–real or imagined? – IoT Innovation: Episode 10

IoT Innovation is brought to you by Anritsu. Download the free white paper: Understanding 5G. Watch the latest episode of IoT Innovation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYl1Rdn8Lrc This week IoT Innovation host Chris Hare is...

SoftBank ends June with 31.5M subs in Japan

Operator’s overall revenue expands 10% year-on-year in fiscal Q1 Japanese mobile operator SoftBank ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 with 31.56 million mobile...

#ILookLikeanEngineer takes on tech stereotypes

Major companies are getting involved in the #ILookLikeanEngineer Twitter campaign aimed at breaking gender stereotypes in science and engineering. Ericsson, Caterpillar, Microsoft and Xerox...

Test and Measurement: PCTel tests carrier networks at airports, reports quarterly results

PCTel recently completed network testing at more than 300 domestic and international airports in order to get a good picture of the wireless operators providing the...

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile US wins again!

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...

Ericsson to support China Mobile LTE expansion

China Mobile LTE expansion set to cover 60% of China's population and 100M 4G LTE subscribers As China Mobile, the largest mobile carrier in the world,...

Cell Tower News: Vertical Bridge increases tower portfolio

Vertical Bridge buys 43 towers Vertical Bridge and one of its subsidiaries announced this week it will be entering into an agreement to purchase 43 towers...

Verizon fiber plans complicate labor negotiations

Verizon Communications has been in deadlocked negotiations with union workers about pension and health care benefits since June 22. One deadline for a deal...

Jeep, Tesla hacks expose automakers’ vulnerability

In July, security researchers demonstrated their ability to remotely access a Jeep Cherokee SUV without permission through the vehicle's on-board entertainment system. Chrysler offers...

Alcatel-Lucent lays submarine cable in Alaska, Caribbean

Alcatel-Lucent’s undersea cabling business completed deployment of an undersea cable linking Florida and Ecuador, as well as entered into an agreement to run undersea...

Deutsche Telekom Q2 revenue up 15.5%

DT touts 7 million LTE subscribers in Germany Deutsche Telekom posted revenue of 17.42 billion euros ($18.94 billion) in the second quarter of 2015, surging...

FCC opens 600 MHz white spaces for unlicensed use

FCC move could bolster Wi-Fi services The 600 MHz spectrum band is set to garner some unlicensed neighbors as the Federal Communications Commission adopted rules...

FCC releases 600 MHz auction rules, stomps T-Mobile increased reserve request

FCC sets aside 30 megahertz for auction set to begin March 29, 2016 The Federal Communications Commission released its highly anticipated bidding rules for the...

NWSA tower climber assessment and certification – Inside Telecom Careers Episode 7

Communications Workers of America continue working without new Verizon agreement; National Wireless Safety Association announces board of governors and roadmap for tower climber assessment...

NIWeek: NI partnerships with Samsung, Nokia bearing 5G fruit

AUSTIN, Texas – Steady gains are being made on the road to 5G, with partnerships between major players key to the development process. At this...

Windstream gets $175M for rural broadband

Expansion to 400,000 unserved locations funded by federal Connect America project Communications service provider Windstream this week announced receipt of $175 million from the Connect...

Dish Network surveying spectrum options; T-Mobile US plans hang in balance

FCC plan to revoke $3B bidding credit has Dish Network looking at options Dish Network is leaving all options on the table in regard to...

Is the IoT dependent on 5G?

IoT, 5G, spectrum and Wi-Fi all covered by expert panel during NIWeek 2015 AUSTIN, Texas – Will 5G supplant Wi-Fi? Is full realization of the...

French regulator OKs refarming the 1800 MHz band for LTE

Orange and SFR encouraged to cede part of the spectrum to rival operator Free Mobile France’s telecom regulator Arcep authorized mobile operators Orange and SFR...

SDN potential lures robust carrier interest

A new survey from IHS found 82% of carriers have SDN already deployed or planned this year A vast majority of the world’s largest mobile operators...
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