Yearly Archives: 2015

17,500 AT&T employees could strike today

Update 2, 5:12 p.m. CST: The Communication Workers of America posted this update on its website: "Some progress is being made in negotiations for...

Telus expected to dominate Canada’s 2.5 GHz spectrum auction

Canada’s 2.5 GHz spectrum auction latest attempt to increase competition Canada’s quest for deeper mobile competition continues today as the country’s telecom regulator begins what...

IBM, Apple to save lives with big data

Pushing its new Watson Health business unit, IBM on April 13 announced that its cloud-computing platform will store health data using iOS apps like...

AT&T open source XACML 3.0 code moved to Apache Incubator status

AT&T looks to gain full Apache Project status for automated policy code AT&T continues to push its software focus, announcing this week that it has...

Verizon, AT&T-backed trade group sues feds

US Telecom Association challenging FCC’s net neutrality rules WASHINGTON – In a move that surprised nobody, trade group US Telecom Association, which represents carriers Verizon...

Nokia confirms possible Alcatel-Lucent merger

Analyst: Combined company better suited to compete against Ericsson, Huawei Nokia officials confirmed on April 14 that the Finnish company is in “advanced discussions” with Alcatel-Lucent...

Reality Check: Open, virtualized VoLTE gives carriers the freedom to innovate

Is virtualized VoLTE the answer to fighting OTT challengers? It’s quite clear that mobile telecommunication operators are being redefined by LTE and the transition to all-IP...

Reality Check: Top 10 events of Q1 (Pt. 2)

Top 10 events of the first quarter: recap of Pt. 1 We started the first quarter review before the Easter/Passover holidays with five events. 1. Sling...

Watch Apple wow Wall Street again

Will the Apple Watch wow Wall Street? Analysts are not in agreement, with some expecting the watch to give the stock an iPhone-like boost...

Residents oppose Crown Castle DAS deployment

Massapequa Park may be unable to combat DAS install The mayor of Massapequa Park, N.J., said that despite opposition from residents and municipal staff, there...

Trump calls T-Mobile terrible, CEO fires back

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere is not one to back down from a feud. Neither is Donald Trump. The two businessmen are currently wrapped...

Qualcomm reportedly urged to reorganize

Activist investor Jana Partners is reportedly urging Qualcomm to consider separating its chip business from its patent-licensing business. The California company holds a number...

Verizon invests $100M in Detroit recovery

Small cell, DAS and other network improvements from Verizon Following its historic municipal bankruptcy, the city of Detroit has undertaken large-scale economic development projects; for...

Mobile spending projected at $77B annually by 2024

Barclays projects mobile shopping to increase dramatically Analysts with Barclays said that consumer spending on smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices will exceed an astonishing $77...

Sprint combats churn with Direct 2 You service

Sprint plans for 5,000 vehicles targeting home delivery service Sprint is looking to bring its wireless experience closer to customers, launching a program that it...

Cause of North Carolina 911 outage revealed

Cause of North Carolina 911 outage traced to IP address issue The cause of a North Carolina 911 outage has been revealed. Iredell County in...

Sprint fined $15.5M for overcharging on wiretaps

Sprint fined for law enforcement requests between 2007 and 2010 Sprint has been docked $15.5 million by the federal government for overcharging law enforcement agencies...

Intel to invest $24M in Chinese accelerator

Intel also spends $16M on IoT and $13M on angel fund WASHINGTON – At the Intel Developer Forum last week, the company announced plans to...

The connected car ‘as-a-service’

In the next five years we will see many new developments in services for the connected car. But what about the connected car as-a-service? While...

Reader Forum: Are you dropping the call with your mobile consumers?

We are in the midst of the mobile age, a time in which consumers are continually connected through a series of mobile phones, tablets, smart watches...

Reader Forum: Direct carrier billing – new wine in a new bottle?

For communication service providers searching for new revenue streams, direct carrier billing opens the door of opportunity as it enables them to directly participate...

Sprint looks to quash roaming rants

Sprint expanded its recently introduced international roaming plan, providing access in additional markets and to higher speed data bundles. The move should put a...

Twitch.tv Angry Dad Gamer: ATX live broadcast : Sponsored by TelecomCareers

Special Guest: C.K. Sample III, EVP of Technology for Chaotic Moon Studios UPDATE: C.K. Sample III, EVP of Technology for Chaotic Moon Studios, will be joining Victor at...

Test and Measurement: METIS group finalizes work on proposed 5G channel models

Test company Anite has been leading a task group with the Mobile and Wireless Communications Enablers for 2020 Information Society to put together early models for 5G...

Apple Watch sells out

What a difference one night can make. After a week of mixed reviews and an intense ad campaign, the Apple Watch finally became available...
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