Are Comcast’s eyes bigger than its stomach? A few years ago they acquired some wireless spectrum and thought they were going to be the next big wireless success story. They …
July 2016
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The smart city market is set for explosive growth, but ongoing smart city deployments may be missing the mark. Despite a rapid increase in smart city deployments around the globe, …
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Nokia looks at the continuing evolution of public safety networks in light of the growing focus on smart city initiatives The concept of the smart city is not particularly new. …
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Baidu provides 3 tips for operators looking to support a surge in data connected with the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil With spectators streaming the events worldwide, athletes …
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Gartner’s estimate of 21 billion connected things in use by 2020 has developers switching their focus to become a part of the growing internet of things. 42% of IoT developers …
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This week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check looks at top headlines from AT&T and Verizon, and we speak with OPNFV on latest NFV trends On this week’s show we have a featured …
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The T-Mobile Workers United employee union, a local organization under the Communications Workers of America umbrella, said it plans to open its first field office on Monday. The office in …
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Digital Bridge, the communications infrastructure company founded by tower investor Marc Ganzi, has bought a Texas company that owns and operates data centers. DataBank, formerly owned by a private equity …
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Gartner’s estimate of 21 billion connected things in use by 2020 has developers switching their focus to become a part of the growing internet of things. 42% of IoT developers …
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Kuwaiti telco Zain recently expressed interest in local 4G license China Telecom and Saudi Telecom have shown interest in acquiring a “4G” license to start operations in Egypt, international press …
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Why be an IoT app developer? IoT app developers will be in high demand if the estimates for the number of devices connected through the “internet of things” comes close …
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Vodafone selects Ericsson for network upgrade in the Czech Republic Vodafone selected Swedish vendor Ericsson to upgrade its network infrastructure in the Czech Republic. The upgrade is said to allow …
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Qualcomm this week reported strong quarterly earnings, and CEO Steve Mollenkopf said the chipmaker is poised to be a leader in “5G.” During an earnings presentation, executives explained that revenue …
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Qualcomm this week reported strong quarterly earnings, and CEO Steve Mollenkopf said the chipmaker is poised to be a leader in “5G.” During an earnings presentation, executives explained that revenue …
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1. Verizon Communications could announce a deal to buy Yahoo as soon as next week. The carrier is expected to pay around $5 billion for Yahoo’s core internet business, but …
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Why be an IoT app developer? IoT app developers will be in high demand if the estimates for the number of devices connected through the “internet of things” comes close …
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Comcast said it plans to sell its Xfinity prepaid broadband internet and TV service through Boost Mobile retail locations As part of broader plans to launch a prepaid broadband internet …
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AT&T reported muted Q2 wireless segment results, with slowing overall growth, flat income and record EBITA margins AT&T reported a sharp year-over-year decline in mobile growth, with only its prepaid …
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The FCC paused its 180-day review of the proposed $1.8B deal between Verizon and XO, which includes access to 28 GHz spectrum licenses Verizon Communication’s planned $1.8 billion acquisition of …
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Verizon claims NG-PON2 technology is targeted at FiOS-based enterprise and consumer service with speed in excess of 10 Gb per fiber Verizon Communications said it’s continuing to make progress on …
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Amid sweeping changes to its data plan pricing and usage policies, Verizon Wireless is now reportedly going to target users with unlimited data plans who consume an “extraordinary” amount of …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk lays out his “master plan, part deux” Tech visionary Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Space X, has big plans for growing the electric car manufacturer. …
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Small cells will benefit many companies, but some winners are easier to predict than others Small cell deployments in dense urban environments have progressed more slowly than many carriers and …
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Swedish operations accounted for 44% of Telia business Swiss telecom operator Telia – formerly TeliaSonera – posted a net profit of 1.43 billion kronor ($166.4 million) in the second quarter of …
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The deal will allow Aeris to expand IoT business to India and Europe Japanese telecom operator SoftBank and U.S-based internet of things (IoT) firm Aeris have agreed to form a …