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Verizon Wireless is in the process of deploying 400 small cells in San Francisco before the Super Bowl next year, which will be hosted in the bay front metro. In a recent interview with a local ABC affiliate, Verizon Wireless …

Starting Dec. 18, T-Mobile US will begin its final offer of the holiday season. The “Un-carrier” plans to offer customers $100 off the Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, Edge+ or Note5 smartphones, as well as a full year of Netflix …

Global fiber optic connectors market expected to reach $4.9 billion by 2020 Fiber is the vein that keeps data pumping through the heart of our communications systems. As infrastructure continues to expand to keep up with the growing number of …

Cloud providers Amazon.com, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are driving demand for white box servers The explosion in demand for streaming video content – to both homes and mobile devices – has set the stage for cloud-based content delivery, supported by …

LTE networks to reach 75% of the population in 2021 Mobile subscriptions in Southeast Asia and Oceania will exceed 1 billion by the end of this year, representing approximately 14% of global mobile subscriptions, according to a recent report published …

It is the season of giving and that’s apparently not wasted on Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure who has sent gift baskets to T-Mobile US stores around the country. Pictures of the baskets started popping up online Dec. 15. Containing candy, …

Numerous media reports are speculating Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei may bring its spin-off Honor brand smartphones to the U.S. market. More specifically, the speculation has focused in on a domestic release for the Honor 5X, which went on sale …

Frontier Communications will spend $160 million to settle a dispute with the state of West Virginia regarding allegations of false advertising and poor broadband performance. In a document produced by the attorney general of West Virginia, styled as an assurance …

Saudi operator currently controls 26% of the Kuwaiti mobile firm; deal will give Saudi Telecom a 100% stake Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority approved Saudi Telecom Company’s plan to acquire all the shares of its Kuwaiti mobile telephony operator Viva. Saudi Telecom …

The problem with Yahoo is they lost forward momentum and that means they lost growth. Everyone seemed to be asking the same question … what’s the future for Yahoo? That, in fact, is the same question that was asked several …

Verizon Wireless is hopping on the free data train, confirming it will launch a “sponsored data” pilot program in the next few days that will allow customers to access certain online services without it counting against their data caps. The …

AT&T’s “Internet of Things” initiatives in 2016 are set to include a focus on sensing and tracking, wearables, connected health and smarter cities. Igal Elbaz, VP of ecosystem and innovation for AT&T Services, discussed AT&T Internet of Things outlook for …

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere continues aggressive marketing against rival carriers T-Mobile US, led by colorful CEO John Legere, has pulled no punches in calling out rival carriers as part of its well-received (by customers) “un-carrier” ad campaign. The latest …

French telco reportedly eyeing KPN and Proximus French telecommunications group Orange is eyeing potential acquisitions in the European market with Dutch telecom services provider KPN and Belgium telco Proximus Group among the targeted firms, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources …

A forward looking report on tech trends from Ericsson ConsumerLabs found survey respondents think artificial intelligence will replace smartphones – and do so in just five years. The Ericsson Consumer Insight Summary Report, compiled by the Swedish telecom equipment vendors …

New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, is now involved in a dispute between T-Mobile US and a group of consumer organizations who claim the company’s no contract ads are deceptive and its “abusive pattern of debt collection practices.” Consumer and …

In response to rampant industry speculation, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo this week addressed reports that Verizon could be interested in buying Yahoo’s Internet businesses. Speaking on Monday, Shammo said, “If Yahoo is right,” Verizon could be interested in a potential …

AT&T will soon be the primary mobile provider for the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The carrier signed a three year agreement to provide a broad range of devices and services, which include smart phones, tablets, voice and data services, …

ViaSat’s Mark Dankberg discusses the role of satellites in the wireless ecosystem SAN DIEGO–Connecting all through communication. That’s the theme of the 2015 Globecom event, hosted by the IEEE Communications Society. Event General Chair Ed Tiedemann said the theme “evokes …

Recently I have been getting invitations to speak at industry conferences and company meetings. What’s really interesting is many of these are not even in the wireless industry. It seems other industries and companies are starting to realize wireless is …

iGR report projects that five year 2016 U.S. DAS capex will exceed $19 billion while U.S. DAS capex and opex spending will exceed $23 billion (Video) Iain Gillott, founder and president of iGR Research, shares his recently released 2016 U.S. …

Market research firm IDC says that 2015 will be the first full year of single-digit growth in the global smartphone market. According to the company, worldwide smartphone shipments will grow 9.8% in 2015 to a total of 1.43 billion units. The …

Facebook is giving a small group of iPhone users a chance to try its new live video sharing tool, which previously was only available to public figures and celebrities. The streaming video tool is Facebook’s response to similar apps such …

The Indian telco will transfer the assets to two US investment groups Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications has reached an agreement to sell its stake in telecom tower company Reliance Infratel and its fiber assets to two private equity firms, …

Telecom solutions powerhouse Nokia completed the sale of its Here mapping and services unit to a group of German automakers comprised of Audi, BMW and Daimler-Benz for more than $3 billion. According to the company, “Nokia received net proceeds from …