Chip news for 12/19/16 1. SIMCom Wireless said it will use Sequans’ LTE chip technology for a series of modules. The maker of “internet of things” and machine-to-machine modules said …
Enterprise IT departments have learned a lot about wireless in recent years, with one of the primary things being technology changes fast. While many corporate technology buyers are evaluating the …
Qualcomm Technologies plans to add support for Google’s new Android Things operating system to its flagship Snapdragon mobile processor. Based on ARM’s low-power cores, Snapdragon processors are the brains inside …
The flags of Mexico and the United States fly side by side above Lopez & Sons Tire Shop, a bright yellow building on an otherwise dreary street in Houston’s East …
Cisco, Ruckus target hospitality and education with new switches; Broadcom supplies chipsets. Hospitality and education are two of the more important markets for companies that make Ethernet switches and routers, …
Qualcomm Ventures is part of a $5 million funding round for a startup headed by T-Mobile US Wi-Fi veteran Cole Brodman. Brodman, whose team at T-Mobile US launched the Starbucks …
The White House blocked the sale of a California maker of gallium nitride technology to a company partly controlled by the Chinese government. Gallium nitride is a power-efficient alternative to …
1. Broadcom and Macom are both expected to sell business units that have been trying to compete with Intel in the market for chips that power data center servers. Macom …
Intel is hiring ARM’s EVP of strategy, Tom Lantzsch, to head up “internet of things” initiatives for the world’s largest chipmaker. ARM and Intel are bitter rivals when it comes …
Sony’s Altair Semiconductor said it has successfully completed a trial with Raspberry Pi to provide LTE connectivity on the system for the first time. Altair makes LTE modems and has …
CloudAir manages spectrum, power and channels in the cloud. Huawei is developing a new technology it says will allow different air interfaces to operate in a single spectrum band. The …
Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/18 1. Samsung will manufacture Qualcomm’s newest processor, the Snapdragon 835. Samsung says it will be the first chipmaker to enter mass production of 10 …
When wireless networks go down, the speed with which operators can respond is critical. The first step is identifying the problem, which can mean piecing together data from disparate service …
Connecting everything: news bytes for Nov. 16 1. Japan’s largest telecom operator, NTT DoCoMo, is demonstrating two low-power LTE chipsets at its annual open house in Yokosuka. Sequans is set …
The clock is ticking for wireless carriers as they race to secure urban locations for small cells. Carriers need to add outdoor small cells to handle the exponential growth in …
Mobile network operators know customers pay attention to network quality rankings, so it stands to reason carriers want to maintain control of their wireless networks. In Europe, several operators have …
The companies that build and operate wireless networks are not the only businesses poised to profit as carriers densify their networks with small cells. As network nodes multiply, a number …
AT&T explained a method for evaluating potential small cell deployment sites on a recent RCR Wireless News webinar. Paula Doublin, the carrier’s well-known assistant VP for antenna solutions, said the …
Cost and time to market are the two major hurdles mobile network operators face as they work to densify their networks with outdoor small cells. Equipment costs have come down, …
Connecting everything: news bytes for 11/7/16 1. Samsung plans to add voice-activated artificial intelligence to wearables and home appliances. The world’s largest smartphone maker is also a major manufacturer of …
5 things to know today … 1. Google said Sprint will be the first carrier to launch enhanced text messaging for Android phones. Sprint will use GSMA’s universal rich communication …
The U.S. Justice Department picked a day when baseball was on many people’s minds to sue AT&T for allegedly depriving TV viewers of access to games by colluding with competitors. …
Ruckus Wireless is back in play thanks to another wireless technology merger. Broadcom Limited is looking to acquire Brocade Communications for $5.9 billion, with plans to divest Ruckus, which Brocade …
5 things to know today … 1. Crown Castle is making another fiber acquisition. The Houston company plans to pay $1.5 billion for FiberNet Holdings as well as certain other …
Cities want more time to develop rules With all four nationwide carriers working to deploy small cells in U.S. cities, the wireless industry is losing patience with municipalities that it …
