Carrier aims to start offering service in Q3 2016 through CAT’s 850 MHz spectrum
Thai mobile operator True Move plans to launch LTE services through spectrum in the 850 MHz band in the third quarter of 2016.
The announcement comes after Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications...
Legere of T-Mobile predicts 'Un-carrier' will continue growth; talks IoT, Binge On, more
T-Mobile US posted big time growth in 2015, with colorful CEO John Legere at the helm of the self-branded "Un-carrier." In a recent blog post, Legere looked ahead to what's in store...
French mobile virtual network enabler Transatel providing 3G/LTE SIM to Microsoft
Tech powerhouse Microsoft, in partnership with Transatel, is bringing 3G and LTE connectivity to Windows 10 devices; customers will be able to purchase cellular data service in-browser with no carrier interaction.
Transatel provides various support...
The Wi-Fi Alliance is breaking new ground with the launch of what it terms a low power Wi-Fi solution called Wi-Fi HaLow. The Alliance says the solution will utilize spectrum frequencies below 900 MHz to enable low power connectivity, which it said will nearly...
Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Sprint have worked together to bring LTE service to all of Chicago’s more than 400,000 daily subway passengers. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Transit Authority said the move makes Chicago the largest public transit in...
New York City has made good on its pledge to begin construction of its free public Wi-Fi network in 2015. Installation began this week on LinkNYC’s first public access points at 15th Street and 3rd Avenue, near Union Square.
LinkNYC access points promise gigabit-per-second speeds,...
Cisco has spent millions of dollars defending patents related to Wi-Fi, and now the company finally ended an eight-year legal battle with a victory. A Federal Circuit panel said this week the company does not have to pay damages to Commil US, the company...
The Taiwanese telco targets 6.4 million '4G' users by the end of 2016
Taiwanese mobile operator Chunghwa Telecom said it will end 2015 with 4.4 million LTE subscribers, local press reported. The telco launched commercial LTE services in May 2014.
Chunghwa Telecom’s LTE customer base currently accounts for...
Service set to be available in 750 cities by June
Idea Cellular, India’s third largest mobile telephony operator, said it commercially launched LTE service in 75 cities in the southern states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
In an initial phase, the service...
Huawei '4.5G' tests with STC, Zain both clear 1 Gbps
Chinese ICT solutions provider Huawei together with Saudi Telecom Company claimed to have successfully demonstrated its so-called "4.5G" technology achieving network throughput speeds in excess of 1.59 gigabits per second.
“This exceptional milestone will have...
Comcast is looking to join Google Fiber and AT&T Gigapower in offering gigabit speed Internet to its customers. The cable provider has already begun trials of its data over cable service interface specification 3.1 modem in Philadelphia and has plans for further expansion.
The DOCSIS...
Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio started the first phase of its "4G" network rollout. Employees of the disruptive telco will be the first to try the new service.
Reliance Comm is looking to shake up the world’s second-largest mobile subscriber market with the launch, taking...
Ericsson and Russian telco MTS have partnered to trial 5G mobile network during global event
Russian mobile network operator Mobile TeleSystems and Swedish vendor Ericsson signed a cooperation agreement on the research and deployment of "5G" networks in Russia. The two companies plan to conduct network...
Each carrier will operate 10 megahertz in the 900 MHz band for provisioning 4G LTE services
Thai mobile operators True Move and Jasmine both won licenses to operate spectrum in the 900 MHz band; and each of the winning telcos obtained a block of 10 megahertz,...
C-RAN is one of the more misunderstood acronyms in wireless as it is used to describe two different, but related architectures. C-RAN can describe cloud RAN or centralized RAN.
RAN stands for radio access network, the equipment that connects to cellular antennas, processes the signal...
Verizon Communication CEO Lowell McAdam recently met with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to stress the importance of opening up high band spectrum for future "5G" networks, according to Verizon.
The meeting was memorialized by this Dec. 18 "ex parte" communication from Verizon VP of...
Beneath the surface of the world’s wireless infrastructure lies a growing tapestry of fiber optic cable interwoven to provide a blanket of coverage for an expanding number of mobile users. A portion of this fiber sits unused, waiting for networks to expand to the...
Regional carrier IWireless, which covers Iowa in a partnership with T-Mobile US, last week launched its LTE network and signed a nationwide LTE roaming agreement with T-Mobile US.
The company said the $35 million LTE network upgrade will initially cover greater Des Moines, Iowa City,...
Some consensus is developing around Wi-Fi coexistence with LTE over unlicensed spectrum and a test regime for ensuring the two technologies interact fairly is in the works, according to Wi-Fi Alliance. The group has taken the lead as the primary forum for industry to...
Boingo is cranking up airport Wi-Fi speeds to 20 Mbps at major transit hubs ahead of holiday rush
Airport Wi-Fi is a regular source of frustration for travelers. Although many major airports have deployed free and tiered Wi-Fi service offerings, sometimes the throughput isn't enough to handle...
Researcher says the entire ecosystem is preparing for this shift to LTE networks
With more than 1 billion potential consumer, India represents a lucrative, yet largely untapped and still maturing, telecommunications market opportunity. As hardware manufacturers bring down smartphone prices, carriers are racing to deploy...
AT&T Mobility, Sprint and an unnamed third wireless carrier will partner with Cox Business and InSite Wireless Group on a new distributed antenna system to beef up wireless connectivity at the Las Vegas Convention Center ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
The companies...
Cell tower site acquisition and ownership can be a complicated and risky endeavor if you don’t fully understand the complex rules and regulations involved. But, with increasing demand for capacity due to the explosion of devices in the market, it can also deliver hefty...
Verizon Wireless, Florida Power and Light and the Federal Communications Commission are currently sorting out the carrier's claim that the utility is overcharging Verizon for small cell deployments on FPL utility poles.
In a nutshell, Verizon is alleging Florida Power and Light is charging it...
