Yearly Archives: 2015

Wheeler says broadband key for success

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...

Nokia and SK Telecom verify new network architecture for 5G

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

Reader Forum: The road to 5G begins in the cloud (RAN)

There is agreement in the telecom industry that the future of wireless networks is “5G.” However, ask anyone in the industry to define 5G...

Reader Forum: 4 ways to reduce business risk, deflect cybersecurity threats with wireless backhaul

What do Spotify, the European Central Bank and Apple have in common? All were the targets of major cybersecurity attacks in 2014, which rose...

NYC DAS, Wi-Fi, Fiber and Colocation – Inside Telecom Careers Episode 2

Exclusive interview with Hugh O'Kane Electric Company CEO, discussing NYC DAS, Wi-Fi, Fiber and Colocation If you are interested in a telecom career installing and...

Coders – Episode 16: Outsourcing Code

In this episode of Coders I'm talking to a freelance developer, Doug McCaughan, about outsourcing development work. Doug has worked both as a contractor...

NFV/SDN Reality Check – Episode 18: OpenStack a boost for Intel-based performance

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with George Drapeau, director of partner solutions and strategy at Red Hat on how OpenStack and...

HetNet Happenings – Episode 20: Backhaul planning

HetNet Happenings is brought to you by CommScope. Stuck in the car or video blocked at work? Check out the HetNet Happenings podcast: This week on...

EMEA: LTE World Summit wraps up

As LTE World Summit comes to a close this week, this is the last go round for this event and location. Next year it’s...

Test and Measurement: Keysight to work with KT on 5G

As the 5G ecosystem starts to take shape, research partnerships continue to be announced among mobile operators, testing companies and research institutions. The latest of...

Worst of the Week: In praise of Sprint

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...

Man claims iPhone 6 overheated, burst into flames

Overheating iPhone 6 reported in India An Indian man claims his iPhone 6 overheated and exploded just two days after he purchased it. The Times of India...

Union blasts Verizon pay increase offer

CWA says Verizon wants to cut pay to employees while top five execs earned $44M last year Verizon Communications' opening contract negotiation gamut of offering...

Alcatel-Lucent rolls out small cells

Thai provider AIS aims to reach 3,000 small cells by end of 2015 with Alcatel-Lucent deal French telecommunications infrastructure provider Alcatel-Lucent is currently working with Thailand’s...

Human analytics: Can data collection go too far?

WASHINGTON – When someone actively uses the Internet, it is a consensual relationship of giving data in exchange for services, but what about the...

FCC Commissioner: Internet is not a right

WASHINGTON – “The Internet is not a human right,” said Michael O’Rielly, Federal Communications Commission commissioner, in an address to the Internet Innovation Alliance panel. O’Rielly made the...

Vivendi boosts stake in Telecom Italia to 14.9%

Vivendi bought out Telefónica stake in Telecom Italia while dropping shares in SFR and Maroc Telecom French media giant Vivendi announced on June 25 plans...

Cell Tower News: Death, theft and the imminent lawsuit

Texas death could result in lawsuit Earlier this year it was reported that Stephanie Gurney fell to her death from a cell tower in San Angelo, Texas,...

LWA: logical wireless alternative?

LTE in unlicensed spectrum has been getting a lot of attention this month, most notably from the Federal Communications Commission. It is clear that...

Ericsson implements 1,700 job cuts

Ericsson has given notice to most of the employees who will lose their jobs as a result of the company's cost-reduction program. The world's...

IoT Innovation – Episode 5: What about IoT apps?

Applications have driven a wide range of uses by consumers on Smartphones, what does the App Development Community look like for IOT and how...

Nokia Webinar: It’s all about ROI – the building and placement of ultra-dense networks

By 2020, networks will need to support 1000 times more capacity, driving the need for ultra-dense networks (UDN). These will be critical to support...

AT&T CEO commits $3B to expand LTE across 100M pops in Mexico

AT&T has $3B investment plan on top of $4.4B spent on acquiring Iusacell, Nextel Mexico AT&T said it plans to invest $3 billion to expand...

FCC sticks with 30 megahertz set aside in blow to T-Mobile US

FCC circulates draft of 600 MHz auction rules counter to T-Mobile US push Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler today said he has circulated a...

Sprint CEO previews next-generation network strategy

Small cells and monopoles planned for Miami, potentially giving peek of larger Sprint network densification push Sprint is looking to up its network and retail...
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