Frontier Communications announced plans to offer up to $6.6 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes in a private transaction.
The Norwalk, Conn.-based company said it intends to use the proceeds from the offering toward its previously announced acquisition of a number of Verizon Communication...
LAS VEGAS – LTE-Unlicensed, cellular running over the same unlicensed spectrum as Wi-Fi, could greatly improve a cellular customer’s network experience. Or it could interfere with another person’s Wi-Fi use. It all depends on whom you’re talking to.
Neville Meijers, SVP of business development for...
As mobile operators try to meet the demand for data in the most crowded environments, equipment vendors are eager to supply them with small cells, distributed antenna systems and Wi-Fi offload solutions. But carriers are learning to look at the specific problems they want...
LAS VEGAS, Nevada—Tower Cloud, a broadband infrastructure service provider, will expand its dark fiber network by 1,300 miles in Florida. At the CTIA Super Mobility 2015 Tower & Small Cell Summit, the company announced it has signed a new contract with one of the...
LAS VEGAS--Verizon Wireless surprised the telecom industry this week by announcing it would trial 5G in 2016, which is two years before other planned trials. Network densification, along with accessing new, higher-band spectrum, is considered a key part of an ultimate 5G standard, and...
The state-run telco will offer the services through the 2.5 GHz band
Indian state-owned operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited expects to launch 4G LTE services by March 2016, The Economic Times reported.
Anupam Shrivastava , the operator’s managing director, said the telco will launch LTE services...
As the battle rages between proponents of LTE in unlicensed spectrum and Wi-Fi-first advocates, equipment makers need to design for a number of possible scenarios. Nokia Networks has included three RF module slots on its newest small cell, meaning that operators can use it...
Three large North American mobile operators are expanding their 4G networks using a new IP-20 wireless backhaul platform developed by Ceragon Networks to efficiently transition existing networks to 4G in order to expand coverage and increase capacity.
Ceragon Networks believes the platform’s backward compatibility capabilities,...
LAS VEGAS – With the near-ubiquity of mobile devices, it's important for venue owners to provide robust cellular indoors. Small cells and distributed antenna systems work wonders, but, before spending big bucks on network infrastructure, a data-driven look at where connectivity is (and isn't)...
When it comes to small cells, mobile operators are learning that they can't always get what they want. Nokia Networks wants to help operators get what they need.
"You can find a site, which can be very cheap in terms of power and backhaul...
LAS VEGAS —Theft and vandalism to cell towers is a growing strain on our mobile networks. At CTIA Super Mobility 2015, 3M and Sprint are debuting a quick, cost-effective fix they created after a vandal caused 300 Sprint customers to lose service in Little...
The UK operator also plans to launch VoLTE in the short term
U.K. telecom operator EE plans to start offering 4G LTE services through spectrum in the 800 MHz band by the end of this year, according to reports.
The telco acquired 2×5 megahertz of paired...
Verizon expects faster speeds, lower latency, support for IoT in 5G plans
Verizon Wireless is moving aggressively into the “5G” space, announcing plans for field trials of the still un-defined network standard beginning next year with a number of key vendor partners.
Verizon Wireless said it...
Small cells are expected to be a central part of Ultra-Dense Networks and support more capacity, coverage and speed - but this can only come to fruition if they are financially viable for large-scale deployment. This requires a two-pronged approach: a new paradigm of...
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Bringing gigabit speed internet connectivity to rural areas helps smaller communities become economically competitive with their metropolitan counterparts. A robust broadband network can support sustainable economic activity for communities. Better connections with fiber remove the challenge of spotty cellphone coverage in sparsely populated areas,...
Most of us are using our mobile devices more than we did a year or two ago, and certainly more than we did 5-10 years ago. As we look around we see others doing exactly the same thing. The places we see this the...
The number of U.S. tower climber deaths this year is down sharply from last year. Two climber deaths have been reported in Texas, one from a communications tower and one from a water tower. That compares to 10 climber deaths last year and 14...
This week we look at an alternative to LTE-U: It’s called LTE/Wi-Fi Link Aggregation or LWA. Qualcomm’s Gerardo Giaretta explains how LWA brings Wi-Fi and LTE together into a single data stream to serve consumers better. LWA is anchored in LTE but lets carriers...
Telcos seeking European Commission’s approval to merge Danish operations
Scandinavian mobile operators TeliaSonera and Telenor have offered to sell up to 40% of TT-Netvaerket, their joint network infrastructure company, to a new company in a bid to secure the approval of European Commission antitrust regulators...
Less than two weeks after completing its purchase of TE Connectivity's wireless business, CommScope has announced an agreement to buy small cell vendor Airvana for an undisclosed amount. Airvana makes 3G and LTE small cells and has shipped more than 1.5 million small cells...
Mobile data usage is on the rise – subscribers all over the world churn through gigabytes of streaming video, music, and social networking every month. Mobile network owners are scrambling to stay ahead of data demand by densifying their radio access networks with small...
Rate Counsel, a New Jersey-based consumer advocacy group, is fighting to halt Verizon Communications' push to move away from copper wireline phone services. They want the telecom giant to stop disconnecting customers from the service until regulators can finish an investigation into the practice.
In...
New wave of location-accuracy standards based on an FCC mandate
WASHINGTON – In accordance with the Federal Communications Commission's rules issued in January, the wireless industry is developing comprehensive standards for next generation 911 location accuracy reporting.
The company 911 Location Technologies Test Bed is an independent entity...
Urging users to text, not call, and let the crowds thin before posting pics to social media
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis is set to arrive in Washington, D.C., for his inaugural visit to the United States on Sept. 22, and cellular carriers are bracing for...
