The list of wireless services is long and getting longer – public Wi-Fi services, the "Internet of Things," big data, converged services, smart cities and "5G" to name a few. A new report from Maravedisthe Wireless Broadband Alliance, shows businesses are becoming aware of the increasingly...
The Indian telco has deployed 1,000 mobile sites in Mumbai; looking to go live by year-end
India’s second-largest mobile operator, Vodafone, announced plans to launch LTE services in Mumbai by December.
The telco said it plans to offer services through spectrum in the 1800 MHz...
The complaints about Verizon Communications' failure to deliver on promises to build out its FiOS networks continue to grow; this time Pittsburgh is calling foul.
The city is making similar claims to those made by New York City back in June. Both cities accuse the U.S.’...
Emphasizes the importance of providing customers with time-shifted content
NEW ORLEANS – As cable and telecommunications companies continue to look increasingly alike, Ericsson has plans to capitalize with a new access point unveiled this week at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo.
Let’s look at Time Warner Cable...
Remote radio heads, better antennas, digital DAS and shared baseband resources help operators reduce the cost of ODAS
Outdoor distributed antenna system solutions enable operators to offer coverage and support capacity requirements in places that the macro network cannot reach. In dense urban areas, especially those with...
The massive network deployment under way to bring LTE to New York City's 279 subway stations has turned into a bit of a showpiece project for the carriers involved. As the work approaches a planned 2017 completion, Sprint is touting its lead role in...
Nokia signs LTE-A deal with China Mobile
LTE-Advanced is coming to China as Nokia prepares to roll out the technology it demonstrated this summer in partnership with China Mobile. LTE-A is part of the third phase of the carrier's LTE rollout. Nokia said it will...
Surprising results of network performance study
If you live in southern New York state you probably have a good idea as to the answer to the question in the headline of this article. A RootMetrics study said the Hudson Valley in southern New York state has...
Wi-Fi Alliance sets up task force to study how LTE-U and Wi-Fi can share same spectrum
WASHINGTON – The war may not have a clear winner, but the hostility between Wi-Fi and LTE-Unlicensed may soon be abating. The Wi-Fi Alliance announced it intends to hold...
AT&T Mobility announced the Federal Communications Commission has given it approval to offer Wi-Fi calling to customers on smartphones. This will start with the iPhone 6 and 6s, and I expect it to spread to other devices as well. While I am very happy...
In today's connected world, in-flight Wi-Fi remains a bastion of low throughput and user frustration. Alcatel-Lucent and carrier partner Deutsche Telekom are looking to change that with a new satellite/ground-based LTE hybrid network.
Inmarsat will provide satellite services and what has been dubbed the European...
LTE represents almost 40% of Ooredoo Qatar mobile subs; the Arab telco has deployed over 1,030 4G LTE sites across the country
Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo is one of the key players in the 4G market in the Middle East, having deployed 4G across five...
BYOD evolves to BYON (bring your own network)
With almost 50 million Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide, Wi-Fi has never been more available. Trusted, secure Wi-Fi is less prevalent, and service providers know that they can differentiate themselves by helping enterprises to offer secure Wi-Fi.
But security...
This webinar examines trends in network densification both indoors and outdoors. Key focus areas will include cost control through new network architectures like centralized RAN, intelligent optimization, new business models for small cells and DAS, and ways that equipment vendors can help carriers with...
Partnership stipulates future field trials in Japan
Chinese vendor Huawei has successfully carried out a large-scale field trial of "5G" radio access technologies, which was conducted jointly with Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo.
The trial represents the first large-scale Multi-User MIMO technology test, with a...
The French telco expects its 4G service to reach 99% of the population via network sharing
French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom expects to see growing revenue in the coming years due to the increasing demand for mobile and fixed broadband in the local market.
During the...
The New Zealand government has set a lofty goal of connecting 99% of its population to 50 Mbps broadband or better by 2025 in order to ensure no one misses out on the opportunities of the digital age.
“Our use of, and reliance on, technology...
This report reviews trends in network densification both indoors and outdoors. Key focus areas include cost control through new network architectures and intelligent optimization, small cells as a service, and new business models for small cells and DAS. In addition, report looks at converged...
Business will be divided into mobile networks, fixed networks, applications and analytics, and IP/optical networks
Ahead of finalizing its planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, Nokia on Oct. 7 announced its intended organizational structure, which will be adopted once the $16.5 billion deal is closed.
The two telecom...
Digital DAS is a way to cut costs by eliminating headend equipment
Many wireless deployments seek to minimize attenuation, or loss of signal strength, but for in-building systems operators actually invest in dedicated equipment to attenuate the signal from the macro network so it can...
WASHINGTON – With more than a billion users in the developed world, Facebook is now setting its sights on the next billion users who, while currently unconnected, could now be connected to the Internet via an ambitious satellite-based Internet project.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced...
This week on HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, the managing editor for RCR Wireless News, takes a look at the recent Tower and Small Cell Summit event, co-located in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the CTIA Super Mobility show.
T-Mobile US SVP of Technology Dave Mayo...
The future of Wi-Fi is tied in many ways to the future of "5G." Although there is no clear definition of 5G, one thing is clear: Some of the key trends currently driving developments in the Wi-Fi ecosystem will be fundamental to the creation...
E-commerce giant Amazon.com, which also provides streaming-video services via its Prime Video service and Fire TV device, plans to stop selling competitive products from Google and Apple.
The Google equivalent product is Chromecast, while Apple sells Apple TV. Amazon Prime Video is not offered on...
