Sunsight Instruments announced a new firmware release for its AntennAlign Alignment Tool, which ensures that antennas are installed properly to meet performance expectations. The new features include a simpler graphical user interface that allows operations to be conducted faster, and …
Video, a Sprint executive said recently, is the killer app for mobile. But that killer app is killing operators, he added, by straining their networks and proving difficult to monetize. “In order to remain competitive, CSPs are not only seeking …
Cobham plc has completed its acquisition of leading Distributed Antenna System company Axell Wireless for up to 85 million pounds, or about $130 million. The initial purchase price was about $91.3 million, with an addition cash consideration of up to …
Range Networks, which makes open-source cellular systems, announced that its equipment now integrates with operators’ SS7-MAP core networks and supports 4G. The company, which targets rural and developing markets and private industrial networks with low-cost network equipment, has been collaborating …
Worldwide LTE network connections will pass 100 million this week, according to estimates by 4G Americas and Informa Telecoms and Media, with about 57 million of those coming from the United States and Canada. 4G Americas reported that there are …
The Global Certification Forum and the CDMA Certification Forum announced that they are working together to offer a single certification process for mobile devices that incorporate any combination of 3GPP and 3GPP2 wireless technologies. CCF is the official authority for …
Agilent Technologies (A) reported flat net revenues and a 35% year-over-year drop in net income for its second fiscal quarter ending April 30, and announced a restructuring program that will result in 450 eliminated positions. That figure reflects a cut …
A competitive assessment by ABI Research ranked Nokia Siemens Networks first in macro base station vendors, with high scores in ABI’s innovation and implementation categories. Ericsson came in second, but had the best score in the implementation category, with the …
Sonus Networks is targeting both service providers and enterprises with two new session border controllers that are designed to simplify network design and add advanced communications features in unified communications environments. In March, the company was noted in an Infonetics Research report …
Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless announced agreements to become the first international Wi-Fi provider at three major Chinese airports: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA). Boingo says it now provides Wi-Fi at four …
Ixia announced new products for validating and testing the resiliency of enterprise networks, including the ability to simulate a data center rack of virtualized servers. The company’s new RackSim is an industry first, according to Ixia, and simulates all the …
According to a new report from ABI Research, the evolution toward “4G” networks with flat, distributed architectures has significant market implications as wireless operators seek to improve performance by changing the foundation of how their networks are designed. Traditionally, the …
Cell site solutions provider PCTel saw its revenues grow substantially during the first quarter of 2013, with $25.1 million in revenue – an increase of 46% year-over-year. The company said that its TelWorx acquisition accounted for 25% of the growth, …
Aruba Networks, Inc. said that that it expects its revenues for the quarter ended April 30 to fall below its guidance, citing delays in customer orders. “In April, we saw a push out in customer orders across the Americas, Europe …
Wi-Fi company Ruckus Wireless’ revenues jumped 27% year-over-year to $57.2 million, but the company had expected even more and cited delayed deployments for not meeting its guidance for the first quarter of 2013. Net income on a GAAP-basis was $300,000, …
A major milestone for the new Hotspot 2.0-era for seamless roaming between Wi-Fi and cellular networks: the new Galaxy S4 smartphone from Samsung ships with enabled Passpoint, which is the Wi-Fi Alliance’s designation for devices that support the Hotspot 2.0 …
Rohde & Schwarz has launched a new flagship test product, the R&S SMW200A high-end vector signal generator. The box combines a baseband generator, RF generator and MIMO fading simulator, with the options of hooking up an additional RF path for …
National Technical Systems, which provides testing and engineering services to the telecom industry among others, had a record quarter of growth. Revenues were up almost 19% to $184.5 million for its fiscal 2013. Revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter jumped …
American Tower had a strong first quarter, driven by LTE rollouts and continued network investment from the four major U.S. carriers. The company’s total revenue grew 15% year-over-year to $802.7 million for the quarter. Jim Taiclet, American Tower’s CEO, said …
Cisco has been boosting its portfolio in the heterogeneous networks arena with a series of recent acquisitions, aiming to become a star player in the small cell space. The company has purchased Intucell for self-organizing network software that reduces interference …
Wi-Fi provider Netgear reported a weak first quarter, with net revenue down 10% year-over-year. Patrick Lo, chairman and CEO of NetGear, said that its performance for the quarter was due to difficulties in transitioning its product line to the new …
Time Warner Cable is expanding a free Wi-Fi network for its customers in Austin, Tex., and plans to add hundreds of additional hotspots this year, the company said. The city-wide TWC Wi-Fi network is already available in some areas, the …
As part of quarterly results, we’re getting a few different takes on the market this week. Texas Instruments’ results came in at the high end of its guidance, with first quarter revenue of $2.89 billion and net income of $362 …
It’s a busy world in DAS right now – this week marked the HetNet Forum’s DAS in Action conference, and next week is the DAS & Small Cells Congress in Las Vegas. Iain Gillot of research firm iGR offered perhaps …
Juniper Networks’ revenues were up 3% year-over-year and down 7% sequentially, the company reported in preliminary results for the first quarter of 2013. Juniper had revenues of $1.06 million, and its operating margin for the quarter increased to 8.2% year-over-year …
