Yearly Archives: 2016

Reality Check: Why mobile carriers are failing at digital engagement

Capgemini breaks down why mobile carriers are failing customer expectations in terms of digital engagement, and how they can succeed Consumers want an improved digital...

Reality Check: Using fixed wireless to expand broadband internet

The growing demand for internet access is forcing service providers to look beyond traditional fiber installations and into fixed wireless solutions By 2017, there will...

Sprint joins T-Mobile with free ‘high-speed’ data for Olympic travelers

Countering similar promotions from T-Mobile and AT&T, Sprint customers traveling to Brazil to have unlimited ‘high-speed’ data throughout August Sprint is the latest domestic carrier...

AT&T hit with FCC fine tied to E-rate overcharging

AT&T alleged to have overcharged two Florida school districts E-rate prices ‘magnitudes higher’ than other state customers The Federal Communications Commission hit AT&T with a...

FCC grants Ericsson division Iconectiv final LNPA approval

The FCC recommendation calls for Iconectiv, which is part of Ericsson, to replace Neustar as number portability administrator Ericsson’s Telcordia Technologies division has been recommended...

Verizon’s $2.4B IoT deal

5 things to know today 1. The connected car is much more than a consumer market for Verizon. Today the company announced a major investment...

Verizon's $2.4B IoT deal, T-Mobile's flick tix … 5 things to know today

5 things to know today... 1. The connected car is much more than a consumer market for Verizon Communications. Today the company announced a major...

Former BT CTO: The future is about low-power more than 5G

Peter Cochrane also doesn't think 5G will supplant Wi-Fi In a new piece published by Computing, Peter Cochrane, the former CTO and head of research...

CTIA among handful of trade groups seeking Open Internet rehearing

The FCC’s controversial Open Internet rules remain a judicial target, with CTIA and other trade groups seeking a rehearing on the case A handful of...

Kagan: J.D. Power says AT&T Mobility, Consumer Cellular best

Over the last decade, all of the top-four wireless carriers have dramatically improved their customer satisfaction ratings. Even so, we tend to take our...

IBM opens innovation center in Dubai to target cloud, cognitive tech

IBM operates a similar innovation facility in Abu Dhabi IBM has opened a new industry and innovation center in the United Arab Emirates to offer...

Survey: enterprises brace for network impacts from Olympics

If you're planning to watch the Rio 2016 Olympics at work, fair warning – your employer will likely be keeping a closer eye on your...

Orange to launch smart meter pilot in Tunisia

The French operator will initially install 100 smart meter devices starting next month French telecommunications group Orange will launch what it claims to be Tunisia’s...

Verizon boosts data to counter T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T pressure

A new promotion offers up 2 GB per line of shareable data for Verizon Wireless customers selecting higher-tiered buckets Just weeks after thoroughly revamping its...

What is blockchain and what does it mean for IIoT?

Just about everyone is familiar with Bitcoin, or at least knows of its controversial history. Behind the most popular and polarizing cryptocurrency in existence...

Pokémon Go – A health risk and danger to digital health progress?

Since its release on July 6 Pokémon Go, the highly popular and contagious game, has made headlines in news outlets The Guardian, Fox News, Huffington...

Public access LoRaWAN IoT network launched in Sydney

A public access city-wide LoRaWAN IoT network has been launched in Sydney, enabling anyone to connect a device and obtain sensor data. A public access...

Reader Forum: Are service providers missing out on the Generation C opportunity?

Generation C is the latest target market making waves, but what’s the best way for telecom operators to garner their attention? Millennials, those born between...

Reader Forum: Readjusting to the future virtualized network

The telecom market's movement toward virtualized network technologies will require a new mindset in terms of network monitoring and performance The slew of data and...

Quickly Detect, Identify, and Locate Interference Sources

A service provider eliminates interference from an unauthorized signal booster thanks to Viavi InterferenceAdvisor Mobile repeaters or signal boosters are wireless devices used to enhance...

Is automation the key to unlocking SDN and NFV potential?

This week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check looks at some top headlines, including an AT&T and Amdocs deal, and speaks with Glue Networks on automation For our...

Test and Measurement: Keysight outlines role in 5G initiative

Keysight Technologies has given some insight into how it will carry out its commitment to the new White House initiative on "5G" development, which...

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile may have won the battle, but Sprint is still crazy

WOTW gives its own spin on which carrier ran the table in terms of the latest quarterly results, with T-Mobile and Sprint the two...

Microsoft plans to ax an additional 2,850 employees

Latest round of job cuts builds on 1,850 layoffs Microsoft announced in May Continuing to tighten its belt, Microsoft plans to get rid of some...

Rio Olympics: Inside the Technical Operations Centre

With the Rio Olympics around the corner, information and communications technology infrastructure deployments are in the final stages. The Technology Operations Centre is the...
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