In HetNet news this week, Ericsson shares its outlook for small cells, Devicescape partners with Open Mobile, and underground data use surges in London. HetNet News 11/4/14 Ericsson stays the …
After increasing its mobile data offerings over the weekend, AT&T said today that it will give new customers a $150 bill credit when they activate a new line of service …
Cisco readies the IT workforce for wireless, Oi finds a bidder from the cable space and IHS raises billions for African towers. RCR Mobile Minute 11/3/14 Cisco creates new certifications …
AUSTIN, Texas – High-speed broadband takes on a whole new meaning in the world of Formula 1 racing, where data delivered a second too late can mean the difference between …
Crown Castle Crown Castle said that third quarter revenue rose 24% to $930 million, while operating profit (EBITDA) increased 21% to $533 million. The company continues to invest in new …
The Federal Communications Commission is looking at a new net neutrality plan that would assign common carrier status to broadband providers in some circumstances, according to The Wall Street Journal. …
Like San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, the wireless network at San Francisco’s AT&T park put in some major-league overtime during the World Series. The carrier said its customers used …
American Tower said that third-quarter revenue increased 28% to $1.0 billion, and operating profit rose 26% to $666 million. The company ended the quarter with 69,519 total towers, only 28,394 …
AT&T is hoping that as baby boomers age they will be able to forego many of the assistive devices that their parents needed. The company is finding new opportunities to …
Alcatel-Lucent wins new router customers Alcatel-Lucent is winning share in the core router market, which has historically been dominated by Cisco, Juniper and Huawei. CenturyLink has chosen Alcatel-Lucent as its …
Insatiable demand for mobile data has prompted wireless carriers to invest heavily in distributed antenna systems (DAS) to add in-building capacity to their networks. DAS equipment vendors say they see …
Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is the largest science museum in the Western hemisphere, with more than 35,000 artifacts. It is the only building that remains from the 1893 …
Retailers are reportedly pushing back against Apple Pay, the iPhone’s new mobile payment app enabled by near field communication. Bloomberg reports that two major pharmacies, CVS and Rite Aid, are …
Infrastructure giants Ericsson and Nokia both said that sales of LTE equipment in China were major contributors to revenue and earnings in the most recent quarter. Ericsson’s sales rose 9% …
Alcatel-Lucent said it is “moving the goal posts” by using a new technology called G.fast to extend high-speed broadband to buildings without taking fiber all the way to the end …
Verizon Communications told investors this week that 2015 capital expenditures probably won’t be “materially changed” from this year’s $17 billion. The suggestion that capex will be flat is in line with …
Smart buildings, smart assets was a smart name for the first panel on Day One of last week’s HetNet Expo in Chicago. Panelists explained the enterprise view of in-building cellular …
Consolidation in the wireless infrastructure services space continued this week with MasTec’s purchase of WesTower Communications. Florida-based MasTec said it paid $199 million in cash, or about .45-times projected 2014 …
Today’s mobile workers are often more than willing to use personal devices to get work done, and that can mean significant savings for their employers. Not only can IT spending …
The HetNet Expo is the successor to DAS in Action, and the show stays close to its roots by focusing on distributed antenna systems more than on other heterogeneous network …
3G subscribers still outnumber LTE subscribers worldwide and today Nokia Networks said it has developed a software solution that it says can significantly boost smartphone performance on 3G networks. High …
CHICAGO – AT&T’s Paula Doublin was one of the most memorable speakers at this year’s HetNet Expo. The company’s AVP for antenna solutions, DAS and small cells did not shy …
Today the Federal Communications Commission adopted an order that has been described as the “Super Bowl of regulatory proceedings for those in the wireless infrastructure industry.” The specific provisions of …
Sprint’s lawsuit against its former cable partner appears to have backfired, and now the carrier will have to pay Comcast $7.5 million for patent infringement. A Delaware jury made the …
CHICAGO – Mobile subscribers usually don’t know whether they’re connected to a macro site, a distributed antenna system or even a Wi-Fi network. They just want to stay connected, everywhere …
