Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati told an investor conference the carrier will “find more capex next year,” while denigrating 600 MHz spectrum as yesterday’s news. Sprint’s slashing of capital expenses could …
Amazon Web Services set to include AT&T NetBond product in a move designed to increase security for SaaS providers Infor and Pegasystems. AT&T deepened its work with Amazon Web Services …
Cable television giant Comcast joins the open source ON.Lab ONOS and CORD initiatives focused on SDN, NFV and cloud development. The Open Networking Laboratory scored a significant new member as …
The FCC said it expects to wrap up phase three reverse bidding in 600 MHz incentive auction by Dec. 1, with forward auction bids set to begin next week. The …
DirecTV Now platform to include various channel bundles, with streamed video content not counted against select cellular data plans. AT&T’s long-simmering plans to expand its DirecTV video empire to mobile …
CtW Investment Group filed a complaint with the SEC asking for an investigation into T-Mobile and parent company DT accounting practices. An investment group claiming to represent union pension funds …
Computing giant Microsoft joins open source software focused group The Linux Foundation as ‘Platinum’ member, with board representation. The Linux Foundation recently scored a significant new member in Microsoft, which …
Ongoing 5G network trials by the likes of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint has North America set to lead the world in initial adoption. As one of the world’s largest …
Newly rebranded Canadian wireless carrier Freedom Mobile using 64 QAM MIMO for LTE-A, though larger rivals have 5G on the horizon. Canada’s mobile telecom market is set to gain a …
Cloud security plans require telecom operators and enterprises to think about total protection processes and take into account software platforms. Telecommunication operators are increasingly turning towards virtualized platforms in order …
Fixed wireless broadband and the 28 GHz spectrum band are driving initial 5G moves, though technology and propagation challenge the business model. Momentum is definitely on the side of “5G” …
Cloud access security brokers are seen as one way telecom operators can ensure robust protection as they venture into the cloud. With telecom operators increasing their reach into cloud environments, …
Advances in network technology and applications are expected to support a surge in the global connected workforce, according to Strategy Analytics. Wireless communications continues to infiltrate and empower the enterprise …
Bluegrass LTE-A plans with Verizon push the rural carrier deeper into 4G market with 5G plans for segment on the horizon. Networks advances may be common across the domestic market’s …
Cloud security challenges are only expected to be exacerbated by forecast growth in the internet of things. A growing security threat in the telecom and cloud space is around the …
Integration, orchestration and security noted by Radware as key challenges facing ongoing SDN, NFV and cloud deployment models. On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Frank Yue, director …
DT management said it was not in the “mood” to alter its current ownership stake in T-Mobile US as the unit continues to show strength. T-Mobile US parent company Deutsche …
One of the bigger challenges facing the continued move towards cloud platforms by telecom operators is security. In the old world of hardware, as long as the door remained physically …
Verizon is set to further its dive into the IoT space with planned network trials later this year and enterprise-focused consulting service launch in early 2017. DALLAS – The “internet …
Google predicts 5G technology deployments will receive a boost from the CBRS band, with spectrum sharing proposal set to reshape traditional spectrum ownership. DALLAS – Google’s quest to shake up …
The FCC dropped plans to tackle a trio of controversial telecom topics at its November open meeting as transition begins, including USF, BDS and VoLTE roaming. In the wake of …
The need to tap millimeter wave spectrum bands in support of 5G technology is altering traditional cellular deployment methods. DALLAS – Spectrum remains one of the messy, yet essential, components …
IoT network support seen behind push for tighter integration into current LTE work, with 5G integration pushed until Release 16. DALLAS – “5G” and the “internet of things” are often …
Representatives from AT&T and Verizon continued to see fixed wireless broadband services as initial 5G deployment models. DALLAS – The mobile telecom’s space push into “5G” technology was on center …
Representatives from CommScope and Kathrein note 5G is still in early days, though industry is prepping for new technology models. DALLAS – With the first official “5G” standards still not …
