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Verizon provides insight into its SDN and NFV deployment plans, including current deployment challenges and potential hurdles ahead Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions virtualization technologies are finding a challenging environment. Traditional vendor support …

The increased focus and adoption of open source software is bolstering telecom operator plans, forcing vendors to rethink strategy SANTA CLARA, California – Open source software continues to gain support from the telecom community as operator and vendors move forward …

Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being commercialized and having a real impact on your life. For …

The deal includes 2G/3G deployments across portions of Thailand Ericsson signed a three-year contract with Thai telecommunications services provider True Move to deploy LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation and 2G/3G networks across portions of Thailand The telco serves approximately 18 million mobile …

Who does T-Mobile US CEO John Legere remind you of? Legere and Donald Trump seem to have been cut from the same cloth. Both are bigger than life. Both attract lots of attention to themselves and their brand with a …

Ahead of next week’s IWCE conference in Las Vegas, Anite and Bittium announced a collaboration around public safety drive testing capabilities. Bittium’s Band 14-capable, ruggedized ToughMobile smartphone has been integrated with Anite’s Nemo Outdoor drive testing solution, with an eye toward …

In a partnership with Arris, the French-based Altice Group is rolling out gigabit Internet services to SFR customers in France, with Suddenlink in the U.S. and Orange-Tricom subscribers in the Dominican Republic. The two companies are deploying the Arris E6000 …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Accedian Networks about network QoS related to SDN, NFV and 5G On today’s show we have an interview …

Network virtualization technologies using SDN and NFV platforms have slowly begun to creep across networks. This report garners insight from telecom operators, industry analysts and vendors to look at where carriers are focusing their initial deployments; which network segments are …

1 year ago this week, T-Mobile targeted the enterprise, while TracFone tapped into Verizon’s 3G network Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire …

On this week’s Carrier Wrap we will look at some of the top carrier news from the past week and talk with Roger Entner from Recon Analytics to unravel recent unlimited data moves from Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint On …

DAS equipment vendors are eager to see the end users of their systems contribute more to the costs of construction and maintenance. Many are working to move away from business models that rely solely on carrier-funded systems and to create …

Looking to help speed the development of 5G technology related to millimeter wave spectrum, NYU Wireless opened up a channel simulator tool based on the group’s research and experiments. NYU Wireless is a Brooklyn, New York,-based research center focused on …

New York City’s transit system is undertaking a major mobile-focused upgrade of its bus transportation system. The Metropolitan Transit Authoriry plans to add more than 2,000 public buses with Wi-Fi and device charging capabilities, with the new MTA buses expected …

In October, AlphaGo beat three-time European Champion Fan Hui. Go, which reportedly emerged in China around 548 B.C., is a strategy game involving two players putting black and white pieces on a partitioned playing surface. According to Google, “Go is a …

AUSTIN, Texas – Following its January debut at the Consumer Electronics Show and a stop last month in Spain for Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm brought its Invisible Museum to South by Southwest Interactive. The splashy exhibit, on the heart of …

The ONOS project’s CORD initiative includes carrier interest from AT&T, Verizon and SK Telecom The Open Network Lab’s Open Network Operating System project this week touted continued progress on its central office re-architected as data center initiative, including ongoing work …

Ericsson and NEC tout their support for NTT DoCoMo’s multivendor NFV deployment Ericsson and NEC both came out as vendor partners for NTT DoCoMo’s network functions virtualization plans, including the telecom giant’s recently announced multivendor NFV platform. Ericsson said its …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with the Open Networking Foundation about telecom benefits from its updated Atrium SDN platform On today’s show we have …

5 things to know today … 1. Sprint has said it will not be a direct bidder in the upcoming 600 MHz spectrum auction, but its parent company might be. SoftBank may set up a company to bid for spectrum …

WOTW looks at how recent comments from Verizon on unlimited data appear limited in scope Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this …

As vendors and their customers face constant pressure on keeping testing costs in line, test companies are always seeking to reduce the amount of time required for testing. Two test and measurement companies have announced efforts to speed up testing in …

Facebook CEO calls addition of Google a ‘strong symbolic move’ SAN JOSE, California – The Open Compute Project, started by Facebook in 2011, has grown to encompass some of the biggest names in tech hardware including Microsoft, Intel, Ericsson, and now …

AT&T AVP says openness is a ‘matter of survival’ SAN JOSE, California – After developing its niche in the hyperscale community, the Open Compute Project is now being embraced by telecom service providers looking to bring new services to market …

SAN JOSE, California – During the Open Compute Project Summit, Peter Winzer of Nokia Bell Labs discussed the research organization’s near 100-year history of open innovation, including a look at how an early telecom experiment set the stage for proof …