IoT security spending is set to increase by nearly 30% this year. Cybersecurity startups to benefit from surge in investment as funding is expected to soar.
"Internet of Things" security spending is currently a relatively small market, but analyst firm Gartner estimates worldwide spending on...
Emerging technologies, the capital markets, workforce issues, public safety, changing business relationships and merger activity will all be on the agenda next week at PCIA’s Wireless Infrastructure Show. Ahead of the wireless infrastructure industry’s annual spring show, RCR Wireless News takes a brief look...
5G is 'the next frontier' in innovation
In a new report comparing company innovation, Thomson Reuters named the top 10 telecom innovators of 2015, with Samsung earning the top spot. Other members of the most innovative list included Huawei, LG, State Grid China, ZTE, Qualcomm, Ericsson,...
Smart cities need good examples: a new report ranked Singapore as the top smart city in the world. But, four other cities in Europe and the U.S. are also doing a great job at deploying smart infrastructure.
Juniper Research’s 2016 global ranking of smart cities ranked Singapore...
Small cell and DAS options said to require flexibility in terms of deployment models, financing on all sides in order to meet end goals
LAS VEGAS – Flexibility was a key term bandied about by panel members at this week’s DAS & Small Cell Congress...
Virtual networks optimized by use case is goal of 5G network slicing
The mobile industry consensus is there will be a new "5G" radio access standard by 2020. However, 5G networks will be much more than just radio access as these future networks are expected...
Ready, firefighter one?
Ohio's FirstNet program has developed a first-person video game to showcase the potential of the First Responders Network Authority's LTE network-to-be, and the value increased access to data and connectivity can have for situational awareness. The game lets players navigate a firefighter training...
In the ongoing fiber-to-the-home battle being waged by major telecom and cable players throughout the country, AT&T launched its GigaPower offering in the Bay Area this week.
AT&T said GigaPower provides throughput up to 1 gigabit per second, and is now available in parts of...
Nokia said it achieved symmetric uplink and downlink speeds of 10 gigabits per second using hybrid fiber coaxial cable. The tests used a prototype technology called XG-Cable, based on applications developed by Bell Labs, which Nokia acquired through its $16.5 billion purchase of Alcatel-Lucent...
U.S. firm aims to complete the data center transactions in 2016
U.S.-based Digital Reality, which provides data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, entered into a definitive agreement with Equinix to acquire a portfolio of eight carrier-neutral data centers across Europe. Five of the data center...
U.K. regulator looks to create two additional 80-megahertz channels in the 5 GHz band for Wi-Fi
U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom has proposed opening up additional unlicensed spectrum in the 5 GHz band to support Wi-Fi services in a move to create two additional 80-megahertz channels for...
Wi-Fi has become a ubiquitous part of many peoples' lives and looks to do more than supplement cellular. Because of costly data plans, many smartphone users look to Wi-Fi as a replacement rather than an alternative.
To support demand for Wi-Fi, Ericsson and cable giant...
A conversation about voice quality with Al Balasco, Senior Director of Product Management, Radisys
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In our conversation with Al Balasco, Senior...
1. ExteNet Systems is buying indoor infrastructure specialist Telecommunication Properties for an undisclosed amount. Telecommunication Properties focuses on fiber-fed distributed antenna systems and small cells for stadiums and class A office buildings. The company operates the DAS in several high-profile venues, including AT&T Stadium...
LONDON – For a company that only sprang to life less than four years ago, New Hampshire-based startup Parallel Wireless has been blazing a trail across the small cell industry, and a company officials says self-optimizing networks is key. While the company’s heterogeneous network gateway...
If the maturing mobile industry is young in relative terms, then the small cells market is in its teenage years and facing those troublesome growing pains. But, if it’s possible to be a veteran of such a young industry, then Ip.access and its CTO...
LONDON – When two giants of the industry merge – although in this case the merger was a takeover – it can often take a while for the dust to settle and for the new company to begin to realize the benefits. Sometimes the...
Sprint says it plans to defer most of its network densification spending into its 2017 fiscal year. Overall, the carrier projects roughly $3 billion in capital spending this fiscal year, down 36% from last year.
"Their huge cut to network spending suggests that they are...
A conversation with Terry McCabe, CTO, Mobile Division, Mitel
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With VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling, the role and reach of voice is changing...
LONDON – In previous years, a speaker on the stage at Small Cells World Summit who claimed: "The 5G network looks a lot like a small cell network,” would almost certainly have been an equipment vendor.
The vendors in this market, and industry body Small...
Nokia said lower mobile network sales hit business, but highlighted the positive integration with Alcatel-Lucent
Nokia recorded 5.6 billion euros ($6.38 billion) in net sales for the first quarter of 2016, down from 6.1 billion euros in the same quarter last year. In the first quarter, Nokia’s...
HetNet densification requires robust fiber infrastructure
LONDON – At the Small Cells World Summit, Telefonica O2 CTO Brendan O’Reilly risked offending delegates when he claimed the technology “isn’t that important.” But, O’Reilly was addressing the topic of commercializing the heterogeneous network from the consumer standpoint.
It...
Small cell market to grow to $6 billion by 2020 with enterprise growth leading the way
LONDON – The "World Summit" of the small cell industry kicked off in gloomy and grey weather in London’s Docklands – but the mood inside was anything but downbeat.
Kicking...
DAS makes sense for the enterprise even if carriers won't pay for it
Distributed antenna systems and in-building small cells have traditionally been used by carriers to keep enterprise customers happy, and now those customers are starting to purchase mobile infrastructure on their own. The...
