Yearly Archives: 2016

Optimizing deployment time for FTTA Cell Sites

As service providers continue to grow their RF network footprints, they are under tremendous pressure to reduce deployment time to meet constant network demands...

Should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians?

Regulators and self-driving car manufacturers are facing a moral dilemma: should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians when they crash? A new study reveals...

Reality Check: Providing stable quality is a ‘rabbit hole’ in streaming media

As consumers continue to flock toward OTT streaming-media content providers, the industry needs to figure out how it will support the move There is a...

Reality Check: 50B IoT devices connected by 2020 – beyond the hype and into reality

How far is the hype surrounding claims of up to 50B IoT and machine-to-machine devices by 2020 away from reality? For half a decade, the...

Verizon partners with Korea Telecom for 5G trials

Verizon 5G efforts could leverage KT's millimeter wave technology Verizon Wireless plans to work closely with Korea Telecom as part of its effort to lead...

LTE-U coexistence test plan pushed back to September

The Wi-Fi Alliance-led test plan to ensure fair coexistence between Wi-Fi and LTE-U at five gigahertz is now expected to be delivered in September, about a month...

AT&T adds fiber markets, Sprint weighs in on small cells … 5 things to know today

1. AT&T is promising business customers download and upload speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second. The company said today that it has...

OPNFV survey shows nearly all telecom operators on board with NFV

The Linux Foundation’s OPNFV Project claims 94% of telecom operators have NFV plans, although security, MANO and OSS/BSS remain top concerns A recent survey released...

Former SoftBank No. 2 talks sudden resignation

SoftBank investment into Sprint 'not producing cash flow at the moment' Last week Nikesh Arora, a former Google honcho and up until last week the...

Ericsson, GE Ventures continue IoT startup investment

IoT startup Resin.io focuses on devops for the industrial internet of things Seattle-based Resin.io, an IoT startup focused on devops management, raised $9 million in...

Verizon, T-Mobile tout network moves for Democratic and Republican conventions

Story updated with previously announced Sprint network plans Verizon, T-Mobile note fiber, DAS, small cell and COW deployments in support of Democratic and Republican conventions in...

Kagan: Is BlackBerry at the end of its lifespan?

Remember the early days of the smartphone revolution when BlackBerry led the pack? Back then it was a battle between BlackBerry and Palm. Ah,...

Report: Google planning to enter the smartphone market

According to The Telegraph, Google is in talks with mobile network operators Technology giant Google is considering a move into the highly competitive smartphone market...

Indian government sets reserve for new spectrum auction

The authorities plans to raise $83B through the spectrum auction tender The government of India has approved the reserve prices for spectrum blocks in seven...

Reader Forum: 5 common mobile security vulnerabilities

Kony lays out the 5 most common mobile security vulnerabilities and ways mobile application developers can surmount those issues With the increasing adoption of mobile...

Reader Forum: 7 tips for rural carriers in battling Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint

Rural carriers do not need to be at a disadvantage when competing against the likes of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint, with Fortegra laying...

Is concurrency being left behind in NFV deployment plans?

As telecom operators continue to transform their networks with NFV and SDN technology, F5 says concurrency needs must be included in the process On this...

Senate report calls out TWC, Charter for over billing

Investigation into pay-TV providers TWC, Charter, Dish Network, DirecTV, Comcast and Cox examines billing practices A U.S. Senate hearing this week focused on billing practices...

Test and Measurement: Fluke Networks integrates Brother printing for installers

Fluke Networks and Brother Mobile Solutions are integrating their technologies to help installers make labeling and tracking of cable simpler with on-site printing of...

Worst of the Week: Verizon Auto-Tunes Sprint, AT&T attack

WOTW may not be a fan of Auto-Tuning, but is a fan of Verizon going after Sprint and AT&T, even if that attack is...

Industrial internet of things ushers in equipment-as-a-service

Predictive maintenance is a key industrial 'internet of things' use case, according to analyst As the industrial internet of things brings automation to an array...

Industrial internet of things ushers in equipment-as-a-service

Predictive maintenance (PdM) is a key industrial internet of things use case, according to analyst As the industrial internet of things brings automation to an...

UK carrier shares plunge, Oi files for bankruptcy … 5 things to know today

Oi bankruptcy will leave three primary operators in Brazil 1. The Brexit vote has wiped out billions of dollars of market value for British companies,...

Tele2 Russia to expand LTE-450 network to St. Petersburg, Moscow

Tele2 already operates limited LTE-450 network in 2 regions Russian mobile operator Tele2 Russia announced the launch of a new LTE-450 network to provide services in St Petersburg. The...

Global VoLTE users to reach 1B by 2020

IHS expects VoLTE subs to reach 310M by the end of 2016 The number of Voice-over LTE users worldwide is expected to reach 1 billion...
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