Cubic Telecom is recruiting for 60 new positions as connected car projects expand
Irish global connectivity platform provider Cubic Telecom is seeking to recruit additional staff for its Dublin office as the company increases its focus on connected car projects.
“As a result of our...
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 to demonstrate its LTE Category M1 Monarch chipset in live communication with a Rohde &...
GSM-R, an aging railway standard
In 2000, the railway companies of Europe sat down to finish up the creation of a cost-efficient and interoperable standard for communication between trains. The aim was to replace all analog systems then in use. They laid down the requirements...
Some 238,000 homes and businesses will be connected to fiber
U.K. broadband provider Virgin Media announced an investment program to deploy fiber-to the-premise in Scotland.
Under the program, Virgin Media committed to connect at least two-thirds of the 360,000 additional homes and businesses being added to...
A LoRaWAN test town for Hungary
Szada is a small town on the outskirts of Budapest, Hungary, with a population of around 5,000. Its economy has relied on agriculture for centuries, with a recent trend towards vine growing. Thanks to its proximity to Budapest, Szada...
OTT rivals continue to hound the mobile telecom space, but NetScout notes SDN and NFV platforms can help even out the playing field.
On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we speak with Vikram Saksena, office of the CTO for virtualization at NetScout, on how telecom...
Rohde and Schwarz says it has developed the first tester for measuring over-the-air transmit power in millimeter wave frequencies, with support for development of both cellular "5G" and the frequencies planned for use in 802.11ad and 802.11ay.
The NRPM OTA power measurement test solution has...
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 of businesses that support the carriers are seeing new opportunities.
Dark fiber providers
Wireless carriers...
As business and consumer demand for mobile data connectivity continues to grow, venues around the world are working to provide in-building wireless service. In a retail setting, shoppers consider strong cellular connectivity a plus, while it enables shop owners to run a more effective...
World's most intelligent smart building
Twenty-eight thousand sensors. That is how many it takes to create the world's smartest, most environmentally friendly building: The Edge. An office building in Amsterdam whose main tenant is consulting firm Deloitte, has been rated the most environmentally sustainable smart...
Sprint and SoftBank filed moves to consolidate Clearwire 2.5 GHz spectrum, and T-Mobile moved on MetroPCS acquisition … 4 years ago this week.
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the...
Spectrum is set to be core for the mobile telecom space as it moves towards the 5G world, with spectrum sharing seen as one way to tackle the challenge.
The push towards “5G” networks includes a laundry list of technological advances that look set...
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, but the costs associated with site acquisition and fiber remain relatively high from the...
This year’s Small Cells Americas Conference focused around talks on "5G," in-building infrastructure and the "internet of things." If there is one concept that filled the expo hall and session rooms as much as any other, it was network densification.
What is network densification?
There...
Smart city report IDs three routes: anchor, platform and beta
In a new report commissioned by Nokia and conducted by Machina Research, researchers attempted to hone in on best practices that have resulted in successful smart city deployments by taking a look at 22 municipal strategies...
Best practices help operators reduce opex and assure quality of experience
Tremendous cost pressure and an incredibly competitive carrier marketplace have created a dynamic in the telecom industry marked by a pressing need to combat churn by ensuring quality of experience while maximizing network investments...
Defining SLA and examples of its coverage
A service level agreement is a contract between the provider of a service and its internal or external end-user or customer that defines what services the provider will offer and the level of performance it must meet as...
As the internet of things grows, LTE-based technologies will shape 5G
Part of the vision for 5G is a single, unified air interface capable of supporting everything from massive numbers of internet of things devices and sensors requiring low levels of throughput to mission critical...
Streamline troubleshooting to maximize RF investments and cut opex
RF interference, whether it’s PIM, electrical or out-of-band emissions, wreaks havoc on mobile networks. Interference hunting and troubleshooting take up valuable and costly man hours while generating dropped calls and poor data throughput, which can translate...
DALLAS – Randall Schwartz, founder and consultant at broadband wireless consulting firm Wireless 20/20, gave a number of recommendations for breaking the dam holding back in-building deployment in a workshop titled "In-building wireless – how to create a win-win-win business model" at the recent...
DALLAS – The Small Cell Forum published its latest technical guide detailing best practices for operators planning to deploy network functions virtualization. Small cell virtualization is expected to be a key enabler of "5G" technology, heterogeneous networks, enterprise services and the "internet of things"...
Apparently Sprint's and T-Mobile US' growth are having an impact on Verizon Wireless. Why do I say that? Just take a look at what’s happening in the advertising world. Verizon Wireless has hired Jamie Foxx and two Jamie Foxx doubles to play Sprint and...
Level 3 provides insight into the working relationship with partners on the deployment of SDN platforms in support of service agility
For most companies, the deployment of virtualized platforms using software-defined networking, network functions virtualization or cloud technologies requires working with other parties on the...
Teledyne LeCroy this week announced it is forming a new automotive-focused testing group and opening an Automotive Technology Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
The company said its new Automotive Solutions Group will have testing tools and equipment, a comprehensive library covering both automotive and mobile...
