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ExteNet Systems planning indoor and outdoor CBRS testing

Integration of shared CBRS spectrum into neutral host model opens up new use cases Based on a recent filing with the U.S. Federal Communications Systems, neutral host provider ExteNet Systems is looking to incorporate CBRS technology into its distributed network approach. Integration of spectrum support...

Tyntec proposes new framework for global messaging ecosystem

Tyntec announces way to bridge P2P and A2P messaging over short codes Tyntec, a global cloud communications company, announced today a new proposal to build a framework in North America that bridges the gap between person-to-person messaging (P2P) and application-to-person (A2P) messaging over short codes. The...

DENT and Aquto partner to push decentralized data exchange

The goal is to make mobile data exchanges more transparent DENT Wireless Limited, a blockchain mobile data exchange based in Hong Kong, and Aquto, a specialist in sponsored data and data rewards based in Boston, announced they are partnering to discover innovative ways operators can...

Nokia changes financial reporting structure

Nokia's new Android smartphone and a cross-licensing deal with Xiaomi are not the only big changes underway at the company. Today the wireless equipment maker said it has changed the way it reports its financial results in order to better reflect changes to its...

Kagan: Will Xfinity Mobile succeed?

Let’s take a closer look at Comcast Xfinity Mobile. Now that Comcast and Charter are re-entering wireless, what can we expect? How successful will they be? These questions are being asked by customers, investors and competitors. Wireless has been growing and changing over the...

Analysts weigh-in on Corning acquisition of SpiderCloud

We don't know the details of the deal, but it is official that Corning has acquired SpiderCloud Wireless, significantly bolstering its reach into the enterprise in-building wireless market, and adding a major complement to its fiber-fed distributed antenna system offerings. By way of a quick...

Small cell market consolidation continues as Corning buys SpiderCloud

Analysts highlight how acquisition allows Corning to better target the enterprise, and how the deal puts a 'target' on remaining standalone small cell outfits Corning Wednesday made official its rumored acquisition of enterprise small cell vendor SpiderCloud Wireless, a move initially reported by RCR Wireless...

Fiber is king: Crown Castle to buy Lightower for $7.1 billion

With the pending acquisition, Crown Castle will own or have access to 60,000 route miles of fiber Shared network infrastructure provider Crown Castle announced plans to nearly double its fiber optic holdings with the acquisition of Lightower for $7.1 billion. Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown said...

As managed services struggle, Ericsson touts small-cell-as-a-service win

Small-cell-as-a-service offering embraced by Chelsea Football Club This week Ericsson announced decreasing sales across all business units including its managed services division, but Patrik Jakobson, head of network-as-a-service, a subset of the managed services unit, expects small-cell-as-a-service (ScaaS) to gain momentum in not only the...

Ericsson sales slump expected to continue

Ericsson CEO said operating income could fall more than $360 million in next 12 months Swedish infrastructure giant Ericsson reported across the board sales losses in a Tuesday Q2 financial report with CEO Borje Ekholm projecting a continued decline in operating income between $362 million...

Mushroom Networks offers automated SD-WAN platform for partners

New SD-WAN service by Mushroom Networks allows partners to customize WANs Mushroom Networks, a privately held company based in San Diego, Calif., delivered a new spin on software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) on Tuesday, which enables service providers to tailor WANs to fit each customers'...

Telus and Nuage Networks launch new SD-WAN platform

Telus and Nuage Networks form camaraderie with new SD-WAN Telus, a Canadian telecommunications company, announced it is teaming up with Nuage Networks, a Nokia venture, to initiate Telus Network as a Service (NaaS), software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) platform. SD-WAN is an emerging network architecture that...

IBM debuts universal encryption mainframe to combat hackers

IBM Corp. debuted Monday the encryption capabilities of its new z14 mainframe, otherwise known as IBM Z, which is focused on combating the growing threat of data breaches. The number of data breaches within the U.S. is on the rise. IBM purports universal encryption --...

Kagan: AT&T Prepaid is re-branding of GoPhone

AT&T is updating the brand name for their wireless pre-paid service from AT&T GoPhone to AT&T Prepaid. I spoke with Bob Bickerstaff, Vice President of Wireless Voice and Prepaid Products about the change and he share the thinking and plan for AT&T Mobility moving...

Juniper names top 5 operators working on 5G

Report: 5G service provider revenues will hit $269 billion by 2025 In a new report from Juniper Research, focused on the outlook for 5G development and commercialization, suggests operators in the Asia Pacific region are ahead of the curve when it comes to developing next-generation...

Sprint stock spikes after SoftBank CEO meets with Warren Buffett

According to reports, the SoftBank CEO met with Buffett and John Malone of Liberty Media at Sun Valley conference First it was a potential Sprint/T-Mobile U.S. tie-up, then MVNO talks with Comcast and Charter, and now published reports suggest Sprint is courting investment from Warren...

Kagan: Sprint Flex is the next step in Forever program

Three years ago, Sprint launched their leasing program which revolutionized the way they market with iPhone Forever and Galaxy Forever. This has been successful, so now Sprint is taking it to the next level with Sprint Flex. This has many advantages for customers to...

Verizon partner accidentally leaks customer data

A Nice Systems employee accidentally exposed online the names, phone numbers and PIN codes for as many as 14 million Verizon customers for an unknown amount of time in June. Nice Systems is a Verizon partner that facilitates customer service calls. The leak was spurred...

Tech community rallies on net neutrality day of action

In May the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines to start the process of rescinding the “net neutrality” rules that treat broadband providers as telecommunications operators under the regulatory authority of the FCC. Republican FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, appointed by President Donald Trump to...

China Unicom and Cavium to test 5G technology

Cavium, Inc. and China Unicom announced they are launching a program to test 5G technology that leverages Cavium's silicon-based white box hardware in M-CORD racks. Cavium, Inc. is a semiconductor company based in San Jose, Calif., and China Unicom is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications operator....

What is the Telecom Infra Project?

The Telecom Infra Project is rethinking today's telecom infrastructure The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is a consortium led by Facebook centered on rethinking how telecom network infrastructure is designed and deployed. TIP is an offshoot of similar initiative, known as the Open Compute Project (OCP), focused...

Board chairman of ‘more focused’ Ericsson won’t seek re-election

Swedish network infrastructure vendor Ericsson is going through a period of transition. On July 25 last year then-CEO of seven years Hans Vestberg stepped down after telling investors that 2016 Q2 operating income fell 22% year-over-year to $326 million. Vestberg was ultimately replaced by...

Charter alleges Verizon is slowing down broadband build in New York

In a complaint filed with the State of New York Public Service Commission, which regulates telecom companies and considers alleged violations of attendant laws, Charter alleges that Verizon is slowing down expansion of its broadband network by being slow to respond to requests from...

Ericsson begins business divestitures

With a new CEO at the helm, Ericsson is divesting assets that are not part of its core businesses, as it works to return to sustainable growth. Today the company said it will sell its power modules unit to Flex for an undisclosed amount....