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IBM unveils 7-nanometer node chips A partnership with Samsung, GlobalFoundries and the state of New York has helped IBM achieve a major advance in semiconductor technology. Today the company said that it has produced working chips using a 7-nanometer node …

WASHINGTON – Amid labor negotiations with some 38,000 union employees, Verizon Communications is prepping for a potential work stoppage by training more than 15,000 nonunion employees to take over in the event of a strike. Verizon is working on a …

Airline partners with ViaSat to harness satellite-based Wi-Fi rather than ground-based connectivity Airline Virgin America, owned by billionaire Richard Branson, this week announced a partnership with ViaSat that promises to bring in-plane Wi-Fi with enough throughput to support streaming-video applications …

It’s been less than a year since SAC Wireless became part of Nokia, and the company has already executed its plan to expand its network services footprint with Nokia behind it. Illinois-based SAC now serves carrier customers on both coasts …

Boost Mobile, Amp’d founder now heads action-camera startup The domestic market’s infatuation with mobile virtual network operators looks to be on an upswing as mobile carriers look to partner with new brands in order to reach niche market segments and …

Singapore regulators are poised to do what the Federal Communications Commission is reluctant to do in the U.S. In order to entice a fourth mobile operator to enter the market, Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority is proposing to lower the reserve …

AT&T working on PoC for software-defined storage using SDN, NFV and cloud AT&T is looking to take advantage of its push into network virtualization using software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud to bolster storage opportunities. The telecom giant said …

New report from Juniper Research predicts 55% increase in adult video consumption by 2020 Adult video content is set to explode across the mobile space, with a new report suggesting each smartphone user that accesses such content will watch nearly …

WiredWest trying to fund $79M build-out that would bring fiber to 32 towns As entrenched cable companies, as well as disruptive new entrants, work to rollout fiber-to-the-home connections, 22 Massachusetts towns are taking control of their own destinies. WiredWest is …

Sierra Wireless announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MobiquiThings in a move to expand its presence in the European market. The acquisition is expected to be completed by August. Although Sierra Wireless is a well-known name …

Continuing RCR Wireless News’ examination of some of the publicly available testing results for the co-existence of LTE over unlicensed spectrum, we look at testing done by the LTE-U Forum and CableLabs. For more information on the LTE-U testing performed …

Brazil was chosen by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi as the company’s first market outside Asia to hold operations and manufacturing locally, which will be handled by Foxconn. Xiaomi begins its operations betting on direct sales —at least for now, the …

Jibe Mobile today announced its partnership with SFR to offer native RCS devices providing applications via the cloud. SFR said it will be providing rich communications suite-based native messaging for Samsung and Sony Mobile smartphones supported by Jibe’s communications cloud. …

The Indian telco currently offers 3G in almost 10,000 towns and cities; 4G LTE also expanding Indian telecommunications operator Bharti Airtel plans to invest $1 billion during fiscal year 2015, ending March 2016, to expand its 3G network infrastructure and …

Pay phones are being replaced by Wi-Fi access points in LinkNYC project An ambitious project to bring super high-speed public Wi-Fi to all five boroughs of New York City envisions replacing some 10,000 antiquated phone booths with so-called Links. The …

It’s finally done. As of 2 a.m. the EU has brokered a deal to ban all EU roaming charges by 2017. The deal is part of the Europe 2020 initiative and belongs to an effort entitled Connected Continent. The Latvians …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX suffered a setback this weekend when its Falcon 9 rocket burst into flames just two minutes after takeoff. The cargo craft had no astronauts on board and no one was hurt by the explosion. “There was an …

Huawei launches 9 NFV and SDN platforms; Masergy goes live; and OpenDaylight unveils Lithium Network infrastructure provider Huawei continued its push into the virtualized world, announcing nine software-defined networking and network functions virtualization platforms at the recent Open Networking Summit …

Lack of fiber availability brings radio and microwave solutions to the forefront Densification in metro networks becomes increasingly challenging largely due to limited real estate and fiber access. This trend has forced the evolution of radio backhaul technology as evidenced …

As the 5G ecosystem starts to take shape, research partnerships continue to be announced among mobile operators, testing companies and research institutions. The latest of those is Keysight Technologies‘ news this week that it has a memorandum of understanding with Korean …

Overheating iPhone 6 reported in India An Indian man claims his iPhone 6 overheated and exploded just two days after he purchased it. The Times of India reports restaurant owner, Kishan Yadav, who lives in Gurgoan, India, said he was making …

LTE in unlicensed spectrum has been getting a lot of attention this month, most notably from the Federal Communications Commission. It is clear that some Wi-Fi equipmentmakers will not welcome cellular networks in the 5 GHz band. An alternative may …

Nokia is getting ready to re-enter the smartphone race. This is going to be a very interesting story to watch. Will it succeed? Nokia and BlackBerry once led the wireless handset and smartphone space. Then Apple iPhone and Google Android jumped …

Broadband spectrum auction rules to be posted on July 17 Mexico is getting ready to auction 700 MHz spectrum bands. Local media outlet El Financiero reported that the Ministry of Communications and Transport plans to publish the preliminary bidding conditions for the …

U.S. mobile operators have had something of a love-hate relationship with Wi-Fi in recent years. AT&T Mobility, Sprint and T-Mobile US were all owners of public Wi-Fi hot spots at one time, but today only AT&T operates a significant Wi-Fi …