Yearly Archives: 2016

Could drones replace tower climbers?

Tower companies and carriers are using unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, to photograph cell towers and even to transport equipment to the...

Sprint counters T-Mobile by slashing unlimited pricing, adds video optimization

On the heels of T-Mobile's Un-carrier 12 announcement, Sprint is cutting prices on its unlimited plans and throwing in unlimited video streaming Sprint jumped all...

Verizon leverages VoLTE for new SMB solution

Verizon Wireless hopes to win more small business customers with a new offer that lets those companies unify mobile and fixed-line service. The carrier...

T-Mobile Un-carrier 12 tackles unlimited with new One plans

As part of its Un-carrier 12 initiative, T-Mobile is set to offer new "One" plans providing "unlimited" services at discounted rates Forgoing its usual pre-event...

Analyst: '5G is the Donald Trump of telecom'

In a new guest blog published by Wi-Fi Now, telecom analyst David Theodore articulates exactly why "5G" is currently all hype with little substance,...

Comcast trials gigabit internet in Chicago using DOCSIS 3.1

Comcast has announced the launch of a Chicago-area trial for a new internet service that delivers speeds up to 1 gigabit per second to customers. ...

Here is what companies are doing to secure the IIoT

IIoT security: critical importance, under-addressed The industrial internet of things presents a cybersecurity concern of a scale we have never before seen. Its premise alone...

Use cases: IIoT deployment transforms the construction site

IIoT at the construction site The industrial internet of things has the potential to disrupt nearly every enterprise domain in existence. While the prospect of...

Telenor to deploy internet of things network in Norway

Oslo will see the first pilot of the internet of things network Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor confirmed plans to develop and launch a dedicated, next-generation...

ZTE and China Unicom to research 5G, IIoT solutions

Both companies will develop cooperative 5G and IIoT projects and carry out research activities Chinese vendor ZTE Corporation and compatriot mobile operator China Unicom have...

600 MHz incentive auction tacks on $1.7B in bids, tops $9.7B

The latest pair of 600 MHz incentive auction bidding rounds continued to show strong demand for spectrum licenses covering larger markets The Federal Communications Commission...

Testing and monitoring in densified networks

A conversation about testing with Todd Cotts, product marketing manager at Ascom Network Testing The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete interview and...

#TBT: Google buys Android; Sprint Nextel exec nets $1M … this week in 2005

Google acquired software developer Android, while the newly formed Sprint Nextel was set to pay its CEO $1M in base salary … 11 years...

AT&T joins Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint in cutting overage fees

In rolling out new plans, AT&T is set to join rivals Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint by cutting network speeds instead of charging overage fees AT&T...

Why T-Mobile and Consumer Cellular are market favorites

What makes T-Mobile and Consumer Cellular the favorites of consumers in the latest customer survey conducted by Market Force Information? The domestic telecom space is a...

AT&T partners with industry leaders for faster 5G deployment

AT&T teams with industry leaders for 5G AT&T announced it will be working with a number of technology companies and operators to expedite the deployment of...

FCC 600 MHz incentive auction draws $8B in opening round ‘winning’ bids

Bidding activity was top-heavy in the opening round of the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, with demand outstripping supply in many markets Despite some pessimism...

Cisco to lay off up to 5,500 workers

Cisco plans to cut as many as 5,500 jobs, the company said today. The world's largest maker of internet routers said it wants to...

Ford looks to deliver fleet of autonomous vehicles by 2021

Autonomous vehicles are poised to ultimately disrupt the automotive and transportation industries with many watchers speculating that car ownership will be eventually give way...

Analyst Angle: RIP Yahoo

With Verizon acquiring the operating business of Yahoo, the final chapter in the life of a past internet superstar as an independent company has...

Analyst Angle: How did Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint do in Q2?

Compass Intelligence takes an in-depth look into the latest quarterly results from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, and calls for more IoT insight Compass Intelligence...

Zain expands mobile pay in Iraq as carrier tackles debt

Iraq Wallet, in partnership with Zain, launches online and mobile pay apps Iraqi mobile commerce firm Iraq Wallet expanded its ZainCash service by introducing an...

Huawei, Oppo dominate smartphone shipments in China

Xiaomi and Apple see decline in Q2 smartphone shipments Chinese vendor Huawei shipped a total of 19.1 million smartphones in the local market during the...

Minimize tower climbs to improve safety, reduce opex

Simplifying tower test and measurement saves time and money while driving safety and industry competitiveness From installation and commissioning to ongoing maintenance activities, cell towers...

Real Talk about the smart city with Ericsson VP of IoT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DviQBe6P0rA A talk about the smart city with Ericsson's Beverly Rider AUSTIN, Texas--In a big-picture talk about the smart city on Monday, Beverly Rider, vice president of...
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