U.S. government said ZTE violated export controls on Iran
The U.S. Commerce Department said it plans to implement export restrictions on Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE for alleged violations of U.S. export controls on Iran.
According to Reuters, the export restrictions will take effect March 8.
The...
Small cells could signal a 'new neutral'
Neutral host providers like ExteNet Systems and Mobilitie foresee a shift in their business models as network architectures become more distributed. The term "neutral host" means these companies host different carriers on shared infrastructure, just as tower owners...
The Google concept of providing rural cellular connectivity from specially designed balloons, dubbed Project Loon, could be tested on the vast Indian subcontinent, according to reports.
According to The Economic Times, Google is having discussions with multiple service providers in India, including BSNL, about piloting...
DigiCell and Huawei plan to launch 4G LTE by year end
Belize is set to soon be covered by a LTE network being deployed by DigiCell, a subsidiary of Belize Telemedia Limited. Both are owned and controlled by the government of Belize, with privately-owned Smart...
Advanced '5G' use cases will require global interoperability and scalability; International Telecommunication Union is working away on ultimate standard
The tactile Internet, autonomous vehicles and smart cities; all these things are expected to hit new levels of penetration and utility once "5G" mobile networks move...
On this episode of HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes you inside Mobile World Congress 2016 to dissect the big themes of "5G" and the "Internet of Things."
Clips feature conversations with Ericsson CEO Hans Vestburg, AT&T Mobility President Glenn Lurie,...
AT&T supports Apple, tower stocks under pressure ... 5 things to know today
1. Analysts are starting to downgrade some of the biggest names in wireless as the U.S. stock market continues to trend downward, This week Wells Fargo downgraded the tower stocks, saying...
Vivendi media group now controls 24% of the Italian telco
French media group Vivendi increased its stake in Telecom Italia by one percentage point to 24%, further strengthening its position as the main shareholder in the Italian telecom operator.
According to a regulatory filing, the French group...
Baicells, using Radisys software, is testing LTE-LAA small cell with China Mobile
Chinese tech company Baicells has been making moves in the small cells space as of late, most recently with the launch of an LTE license assisted access small cell using Intel processors.
Baicells is...
Open Compute Project becoming ‘de facto’ data center standard
Ericsson is partnering with data center players Quanta and Amazon Web Services to extend the reach of its HDS8000 product; the telecom equipment vendor also joined the Open Compute Project, which provides a collaborative framework for...
Ericsson CEO: Goal is to drive growth, innovation, speed
Nearly four months into a hyped partnership, Ericsson and Cisco executives report a “huge amount of progress in a very short amount of time,” as Cisco chief strategy officer Hilton Romanski put it.
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg...
Lurie talked 5G and IoT with Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg during Mobile World Congress 2016
AT&T Mobility CEO Glenn Lurie told Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg the really exciting thing, to him, about "5G" technology "is what it does for ."
Lurie made the comment at the...
Boingo transforming from infrastructure provider to managed services provider
Mobile World Congress was decidedly a "5G"-oriented show, but Boingo Wireless CTO Derek Peterson was on hand to emphasize the long-term importance of Wi-Fi to the telecom ecosystem.
In an exclusive interview with RCR Wireless News, Peterson...
Looking back, cell tower power used to be treated a lot like the electrical grid: essential, reliable, taken for granted, a tad dull. But today, cell tower power is a different story. It is an exciting source of technical and business innovation running at...
RCR Wireless News editors recap the highlights of Mobile World Congress 2016
Mobile World Congress 2016 was a jam-packed show with a huge emphasis on the future of "5G" and the "Internet of Things." 5G is moving into the trial phase, which will help inform...
Promise of 5G will become apparent in LTE evolution
In a wide-ranging conversation with RCR Wireless News during Mobile World Congress 2016, AT&T SVP of wireless network architecture and design Tom Keathley looked at the long-term vision of "5G," as well as the incremental advancements...
Xirrus wants to make Wi-Fi as secure and reliable as LTE
Most of us have seen headlines that say Americans value Wi-Fi more than food, friends and sex, at least in the short term. But if you read beyond the headlines, people actually value a...
ZTE will initially supply more than 200 LTE base stations for Rome project
Italian Internet services provider Linkem selected ZTE to supply equipment for launch of a fixed wireless broadband network in Rome. The service is said to use LTE technology and spectrum in the...
ZTE said pre 5G tests will take three to four months
BARCELONA, Spain – ZTE signed a memorandum of understanding with mobile operator Hutchison Drei Austria to deploy what it's calling the first “pre-5G” trial site in Europe.
In 2010, the Austrian telco selected ZTE as...
Senza Fili Consulting President Monica Paolini breaks down LTE-U, LAA and other issues from Mobile World Congress 2016
After her well-received presentation during the Small Cell Summit event, colocated with Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, RCR Wireless News caught up with Monica Paolini, president of...
Issues of site acquisition, backhaul and power have been significant small cell deployment challenges, but the industry is starting to get a better handle on how to address them – and as a result, small cell deployments began to ramp up in 2015, with...
Nokia Networks executives stressed during Mobile World Congress last week that "5G" isn't just marketing hype, but rather that innovative new use cases and commercialization may be here sooner than the industry thinks.
Although still prestandardized, 5G trials and partnerships are developing in earnest. RCR...
Public-private partnership model for fiber networks gaining traction
The growing trend of municipalities moving to control their own high-speed broadband destiny is exemplified in what's happening in Huntsville, Alabama.
Local electricity, gas and water provider Huntsville Utilities is constructing a publicly-owned fiber optic network. The move...
Both companies look to boost 5G cooperation this year
BARCELONA, Spain – Chinese vendor ZTE, together with compatriot telecom operator China Mobile, announced a "5G" high-frequency prototype.
“The ZTE-developed prototype operates on a 15-gigahertz carrier with a bandwidth of 500 megabits and boasts a hardware structure...
