New York has been one of the most proactive cities in the United States when it comes to small cell deployments. It has a well-informed city government and a history of working with the wireless industry, but even with these advantages the process of...
The value of the one-year deal pegged at $1.53B
Nokia and China Mobile signed a one-year agreement designed to allow the Chinese operator to operate a flexible cloud network infrastructure, Nokia said in a statement. The agreement is valued at up to 1.36 billion euros...
Asia ends March with more than 734M LTE subscribers, according to the GSA
LTE technology gained 182 million connections in the first quarter of this year, according to recent figures from the Global mobile Suppliers Association.
GSA revealed that the number of LTE and LTE-Advanced subscriptions...
Internet access is quickly emerging as the core utility of this generation, enabling everything from startup innovation to providing access to job opportunities to underserved populations. Recognizing this trend, service providers both old and new are spending big to expand fiber networks and high-speed...
Imagining the "city of the future" is becoming easier to do thanks to recent examples of smart cities innovation. Common urban challenges like traffic, energy and waste reduction are all targets for technology-based solutions. The "internet of things" is at the center of this...
Stadium DAS has been a big business for years, but now the marquee venues in most "NFL cities" already have a distributed antenna system, and many have already gone through at least one upgrade cycle. Smaller stadiums may not be able to secure carrier...
The Internet of Things depends on three pillars, the silicon (in the device itself), the software (in the application that uses it) and the communication (providing the connectivity that allows it all to work). A look at the used cases across industry verticals reveals...
A recent juggling of roles at Cisco has prompted four product executives, all senior vice president-level employees, to resign effective June 17, according to an internal memo from CEO Chuck Robbins that was obtained by The Wall Street Journal.
Mario Mazzola, Prem Jain, Luca Cafiero and...
Autonomous driving will usher in a new era of road safety as vehicles gain the ability to use "5G" networks to connect to other cars, real-time traffic data, smart infrastructure and everything else, according to a new blog post from Maged Zaki, Qualcomm's director...
Small cells cannot proliferate without baseband processors designed to fit their power and size requirements. In recent years there has been no shortage of vendors eyeing the space. Some have approached outdoor small cells as miniature versions of macro base stations, while others have...
The growth of the "internet of things" as it relates to the emergence and development of smart cities can take one of two directions. It can proceed upon the current fragmented path. Or, it can proceed on a more efficient and beneficial a standardized...
Analysts see limited impact, executives say investment continues
With interest rates expected to rise and the next round of carrier network upgrades not expected for more than a year, some might say this is not the best time to invest in the tower sector. Others...
Fiber provider Zayo Group has been putting substantial resources into investment in mobile infrastructure, particularly dark fiber, as it expands its network. The company’s executives offered a number of insights on the small cell business case from a backhaul provider’s perspective on its most...
DOCSIS 3.1 allows cable operators to extend lifespan of copper physical plant
Continuing to grow its footprint of gigabit internet services, Comcast today began an "advanced trial" of high-speed internet using DOCSIS 3.1 technology in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Philadelphia-based company initially trialled DOCSIS 3.1 modems in...
5G network program to focus on industry pilots including smart cities, IoT, transport and smart agriculture
Italian telecom operator TIM and equipment vendor Ericsson signed an agreement to start the "5G for Italy" program designed to create an open ecosystem for research and implementation of innovative...
Wireless Infrastructure Association President Jonathan Adelstein is on a mission to develop a competent, consistent wireless workforce that will be ready to perform as the industry gears up for the rollout of "5G." In addition to creating jobs with growth potential, developing a credentialed...
From NB-IoT to NFV and SDN, Industrial IoT 5G Insights helps answer the question: 'What is 5G?'
What is 5G? That's a complex question, but to start, "5G" refers to fifth-generation mobile technology. This new technology is set to be considerably faster compared to existing...
With Ericsson and Nokia, AT&T 5G trials focus on millimeter wave, system architecture
As carriers around the world work through "5G" trials ahead of targeted standardization in 2020, AT&T and vendor partners reached a lab milestone in addition to expanding focus to include system architecture...
5G connection forecasted to total 116M by 2022
LTE subscriptions worldwide will reach approximately 1.9 billion by the end of 2016, up from 1.1 billion at the beginning of the year, according to a recent study by Strategy Analytics.
The research firm predicts the number of...
All four nationwide U.S. carriers now offer Wi-Fi calling, but not for all smartphones. AT&T Mobility, for example, only offers Wi-Fi calling on select versions of Apple's iPhone. Verizon Wireless lists 13 devices on its website that support Wi-Fi calling.
Carriers can use authentication, authorization...
The world's largest vendor of wireless networking gear is under scrutiny, as the U.S. Commerce Department tries to make sure Huawei did not resell sensitive American technology to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan or Syria. A government subpoena sent to Huawei's U.S. headquarters in...
Telecom regulator BIPT works with Ericsson to study suitable bands for 5G trials
The Belgian government has instructed the country's telecom authority to open up spectrum to mobile operators seeking to conduct "5G" trials, local press reported.
Alexander De Croo, Belgium’s telecommunications minister, confirmed the government has...
5G coverage and capacity means new infrastructure
With early use cases taking shape as carriers begin trials, RCR Wireless News caught up with IBB Consulting Partner Hillol Roy to get his insight into the likely phased commercialization of "5G" mobile networks.
Roy was on hand in...
Despite all the hype about small cells, digital repeaters are still the easiest, lowest cost, and most reliable solution for improving in-building wireless coverage for all carriers. I am not talking about the broadband signal boosters that are not carrier-authorized, which can potentially interfere...
