Yearly Archives: 2016

5G standards process: ITU and 3GPP lay groundwork

5G: The next generation of mobile The goal is for next generation mobile standards related to "5G" technology to be ready by 2020. That's the...

AT&T, Cricket and MetroPCS further fuel prepaid battle

AT&T, Cricket and MetroPCS all launched new prepaid-focused offers, highlighting the continued battle among no-contract services Competition among prepaid services continues to ratchet up as...

5G standards process: ITU and 3GPP lay groundwork

5G: The next generation of mobile The goal is for next generation mobile standards related to "5G" technology to be ready by 2020. That's the...

Nokia, MTS deploy FDD-TDD carrier aggregation tech

The two firms aim to launch FDD-LTE three-component carrier aggregation in Moscow Nokia and Russian mobile operator MTS said they have deployed FDD-TDD carrier aggregation...

NTT DoCoMo tests Gemalto M2M module for IoT

Gemalto said there will be 1 billion IoT devices in the Japanese market by 2020 Dutch provider of digital security solutions Gemalto confirmed that its...

KDDI selects Gemalto solution for connected cars and IoT

Connected car solutions said ti allow drivers access to real-time information about traffic, navigation and emergency services Japanese telecom operator KDDI in boosting its IoT...

Son rise for the internet of things

SoftBank’s acquisition of ARM to help accelerate much-needed internet of things standardization The "internet of things" looks to have received a massive vote of confidence...

Ericsson promises more cost cuts as sales slide

Operating income falls 22% A tough year is getting tougher for Ericsson, according to CEO Hans Vestberg. Today, Vestberg told investors the negative trends that...

Reality Check: 7 myth-busting mobile video trends

Growing consumer demand for mobile video continues to drive traffic across mobile networks, with no slow down in sight In the not so distant past,...

Reality Check: How modern PTT technologies can transform airlines

Modern PTT technologies can play a role in airlines becoming more efficient in operation and competitive against rivals The global aviation industry is growing rapidly....

Verizon prepaid gains ‘Safety Mode’-like feature

Verizon prepaid customers blowing through data buckets can now continue to access lower speed data services at no charge At least one feature from Verizon...

Carriers connect the RNC

AT&T is the Republican National Convention's official communications, video and technology provider, and the carrier claims its investment in Cleveland has been significant. But...

Ericsson stock loses 5% after accusations of revenue inflation

After Swedish media outlet Svenska Dagbladet reported accusations that Ericsson was inflating revenue figures by recording income before billing clients, the telecom equipment vendor's stock...

SoftBank set to buy ARM, Yahoo bids due … 5 things to know today

1. Sprint parent SoftBank is set to buy the intellectual property behind the processors inside most of the world's smartphones. The Japanese company is...

AT&T enterprise SDN push hits 76 markets with latest service launch

AT&T enterprise SDN efforts expand with launch of Network Functions on Demand offer targeting enterprise customers across 5 regions AT&T is continuing to target enterprises...

KDDI selects Gemalto solution for connected cars and IoT

Connected car solutions said ti allow drivers access to real-time information about traffic, navigation and emergency services Japanese telecom operator KDDI in boosting its IoT...

SoftBank set to buy ARM, Yahoo bids due … 5 things to know today

1. Sprint parent SoftBank is set to buy the intellectual property behind the processors inside most of the world's smartphones. The Japanese company is...

Black & Decker teams with Cisco for IoT manufacturing

Powertool manufacturer Black & Decker turned to Cisco to provide an internet of things (IoT) solution that increases visibility and decreases complexity in one of...

Black & Decker teams with Cisco for IoT manufacturing

Powertool manufacturer Black & Decker turned to Cisco to provide an "internet of things" solution that increases visibility and decreases complexity in one of the largest...

Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T among 62 qualified for 600 MHz forward auction

FCC releases list of eligible bidders, which includes Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T, with the forward-auction process set to kick off Aug. 16 The Federal Communications...

Vodafone: IoT investment is 24% of average IT budget

U.K.-based telecom group Vodafone said 89% of companies investing in the internet of things (IoT) have increased their budgets over the last 12...

Kagan: Judging at CTIA Super Mobility 2016

Thank you to CTIA for inviting me once again to be a judge at the 2016 CTIA E-Tech Awards at the upcoming CTIA Super...

Reader Forum: Small cell regulations – Section 6409(a) and the MOBILE NOW Act

Small cell regulations review Section 6409(a) application contents and processing Under the Section 6409(a) Rules, localities that process eligible facility request applications may not require applicants to...

Reader Forum: Telecom service decommissioning with robotic process automation

Alsbridge looks at the decommissioning of telecom services through the use of robotic process automation Entropy can be defined as the “lack of order or...

Reader Forum: With Wi-Fi, operators must mind the gaps

Telecom operators looking to integrate Wi-Fi into their connectivity options need to make sure they are prepared to deal with the details In 2015, mobile...
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