2017

The advent of hyper-connected endpoints via heterogeneous, unconventional means and the rise of cloud-based virtualization economies demand a digital business model capable of combatting increasingly-sophisticated cyberattacks, and navigating a complex, rapidly-evolving threat landscape. Today’s network security products — which are …

Industry leaders predict a shift in how carriers approach the internet of things. The booming “internet of things” will continue to be a major focal point for the entire telecommunications industry in 2017. The body of evidence proving how IoT can …

Straight Path to pay up to $100M in penalties tied to falsifying build out claims for 28 GHz and 39 GHz millimeter wave spectrum core to 5G plans. Straight Path Communications is looking to restart its business as a holder …

Learn how to ensure service quality, reliability, availability and resilience in 911, E-911 and NG-911 networks Access to emergency services like police, fire and ambulance are the backbone of a civilized society. In the U.S., first responders are reached through …

The world of mobile pay or electronic payments has been exploding with growth in recent years. PayPal has been the leader in this space for the longest time and that has not changed. Year after year they continue to face …

Firms to work together on security and identity management tools for IoT. Hortonworks announced an open source technology collaboration with Neustar, a provider of real-time information services, to create security and identity management tools for “internet of things” devices. Hortonworks …

The new center to be located in Hyderabad and support the firm’s IoT business in India and globally. Sensus, a U.S.-based supplier of utility grade communications systems and smart meters, opened its first global support center in Hyderabad, India, local …

In 2014, the government of Singapore launched its Smart Nation vision in which the authorities of the Asian nation stipulated the implementation of a number of smart city initiatives as a response to growing urban challenges including urban density and …

Consolidation continues to shape the test and measurement industry. Over the past three years, a number of major telecom test and measurement companies have acquired, sold, spun off or otherwise fundamentally changed their business operations. Since the last iteration of …

SD-WAN platforms will be required to power the IoT dreams of the market and will see greater enterprise adoption. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space on what …

Telecom operators are set to take advantage of NFV, SDN and cloud to increase agility and better compete against OTT players. Editor’s Note: With 2017 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from across the mobile telecommunications space …

AT&T Wireless began sifting through multibillion dollar bids, while Sprint offered up third-party billing … 13 years ago this week. Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines …

Samsung’s semiconductor business is a bright spot for the world’s largest smartphone maker, and continues to grow despite the company’s on-again off-again relationship with major customer Apple. Samsung Electronics’ most recent quarterly report showed its chip unit delivering more than …

MVNO provider Ultra Mobile uses diverse brand offerings as it competes against established players like T-Mobile and Sprint. On this week’s Carrier Wrap, we speak with Ultra Mobile on its position in the mobile virtual network operator space and how …

Active DAS covers very large areas, but this is often at high cost and installation complexity. Because of the combined  cost and lengthy installation times, many organizations decide not to proceed with their active DAS installations. Of the lost jobs, …

Industry leaders predict a shift in how carriers approach the internet of things. The booming “internet of things” will continue to be a major focal point for the entire telecommunications industry in 2017. The body of evidence proving how IoT can …

Telco demonstrated download speeds of 1 Gbps in live LTE network with Ericsson. Singapore telecommunications operator Singtel announced the nationwide deployment of LTE-Advanced services capable of supporting network speeds up to 450 megabits per second. The telco said the service is …

Verizon bolstered its SD-WAN platform for greater enterprise visibility, and claimed a successful cross-vendor test of NG-PON2 technology. Verizon Communications may not make as much noise as rival AT&T in terms of its work on virtualization technologies like software-defined networking …

The new deal is set to extend the MVNO operation until 2021. British Telecommunications and Virgin Media signed a new five-year mobile virtual network operator agreement that will see BT Group’s EE mobile unit provide wholesale mobile network services to …

The U.S. firm said the integrated platform will enable the provision of interoperable IoT solutions U.S. provider of micro electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) sensor platform solutions InvenSense, has integrated its SensorStudio tool into the Samsung ARTIK 710 internet of things …

The 5G Automotive Association was formed last year by German carmakers, telecom vendors and chipmakers. ZTE joined the 5G Automotive Association, which was established last September by German carmakers Audi, BMW and Daimler, as well as telecommunication vendors Ericsson, Huawei and …

Nokia’s Nuage Networks division to see its SDN Virtualized Services Platform used to support 2,000 public cloud servers for China Mobile. Nokia’s Nuage Networks division snagged a deal with China Mobile to deploy the vendor’s Virtualized Services Platform as part …

Hardware makers are racing to connect almost every kind of industrial machine to the internet, and they know the value of connectivity increases exponentially when those machines can talk to one another. Interoperability is one of the biggest challenges foreseen …

Are LTE smartphones not moving as fast as the networks they support? Editor’s Note: In the Analyst Angle section, we’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. …

More precise antenna tuning can help a smartphone take advantage of new technologies and new spectrum resources. Editor’s Note: In the Analyst Angle section, we’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot …