Telefónica Spanish business showing signs of recovery
Spanish telecom giant Telefónica reported revenue of 11.87 billion euro ($13.14 billion) in the second quarter of 2015, climbing 12.4% vs. the year-ago quarter. The company's net profits for the period reached 1.89 million euro, an increase of...
With merger pending, analysts see Nokia turning up the heat on Ericsson
Nokia on July 30 reported impressive gains in net sales, gross profit and other key performance indicators ahead of a planned merger with Alcatel-Lucent, which is steadily clearing regulatory hurdles.
Nokia grew net sales...
Deadline for strike is Aug. 1
Midnight on Aug. 1 is the deadline for Verizon Communications and 38,000 of its union workers in New England to come to terms on a new contract or face a strike. So far, there has been no major progress in...
Still no details of Sprint’s 'Next Generation Network' initiative, which is expected to favor small cells
Speaking this week at the Converge Tech Conference in Hong Kong, SoftBank President Nikesh Arora said the Japanese service provider is committed to making Sprint, its U.S. subsidiary, a...
Amdocs' stock hit a new 52-week-high on July 30 after the company reported fiscal third-quarter financial results that topped Wall Street expectations.
The software and services provider saw shares climb to $61.46 on July 30 before closing up 3.1 percent at $58.22. Overall, shares are...
TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs
What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci, as they discuss and view a recent interview with Jonathan Adelstein, CEO for PCIA - The Wireless Infrastructure Association.
While details...
SBA Communications recently surprised some investors with news that it will sell its stake in ExteNet Systems, and today the company shed some light on the decision during its second-quarter earnings call. SBA Communications CEO Jeffrey Stoops said that it had doubled its initial...
The telco’s LTE trial currently reaches 28% of local population
Telekom Austria’s Bulgarian subsidiary Mobiltel has acquired fixed-line operator Blizoo Bulgaria.
Blizoo Bulgaria is the second-largest fixed-line operator in the country with an 8% share in the fixed broadband market and an 11% share in the...
Wi-Fi Sense automatically shares encrypted Wi-Fi passwords to various contact lists
A new default feature of Microsoft Windows 10, called Wi-Fi Sense, automatically shares an encrypted version of your Wi-Fi password with contacts stored in Outlook, Hotmail or Skype.
As expected, network security commentators were quick...
Sri Lanka is looking to take advantage of Google’s initiative to outfit the world with Internet access. The remote Asian country of about 20 million people has signed a deal with Google to take part in Project Loon.
Officials said Google's Project Loon will outfit the country...
WASHINGTON – A recent undercover report by a CBS affiliate in Denver exposed what appears to be blatant abuse of the government’s Universal Service Fund Lifeline program, the federal initiative that provides free-of-charge cellphones to low-income Americans.
The Lifeline program has become a partisan issue in...
American Tower said today that it already has more than 900 lease applications in the pipeline for the tower portfolio it recently acquired from Verizon. The nation's largest wireless carrier recently sold its towers to American Tower for $5.0 billion.
American Tower shared an update...
Super Bowl, usage growth prompt Verizon rollout of small cells in San Francisco; carrier uses C-RAN architecture
Verizon Wireless said it negotiated the right to place small cells on 400 San Francisco light poles and utility poles by moving "the brains of the network" to...
Aiming for 100% coverage with super-fast broadband by next general election in 2020
Authorities in the United Kingdom are looking to deliver broadband access to what it calls the final 5% of the population who live in areas so remote or rural they do not...
NTT DoCoMo Premium 4G service reaches 292 cities across Japan
Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo’s Premium 4G service is currently available in 292 cities and 41 prefectures across Japan, according to a company presentation. The service, which was launched in March, offers download speeds of...
The Middleprise market ripens for in-building wireless technology adoption
As market education efforts have started to stick, venue owners are becoming acutely aware of the need for robust indoor cellular coverage to satisfy tenant and guest connectivity requirements not to mention the looming First Net...
Samsung has set the date for its next product launch. The world's leading smartphone maker will unveil its new products on August 13 -- in plenty of time to get out ahead of Apple's next launch, which is expected this fall. Samsung has not...
Carriers look to small cells to densify network coverage, particularly in metro areas
With small cells emerging as the go-to technology for carriers looking to densify mobile networks, Verizon Wireless is making moves this week by adding a dozen small cells to Grant Park in...
Taiwanese government aims to award six new blocks of spectrum year-end
Taiwanese telecom regulator NCC has set the floor price for the second auction of 4G spectrum at NT$14.4 billion ($460.4 million). The watchdog said it expects to complete the whole auction process by the...
Huawei has demonstrated a small cell running Wi-Fi and LTE in unlicensed spectrum. The demonstration, conducted with NTT DoCoMo, showed Wi-Fi and licensed-assisted access both operating in the 5 GHz band. Listen-before-talk was used for LTE.
Listen-before-talk is a protocol usually associated with Wi-Fi that...
Corporate blog post suggests return to device market with come via brand-licensing model
With building speculation, a Nokia spokesman addressed rumors about the Finnish networking gear – and former device – powerhouse returning to the lucrative smartphone market.
Last year Nokia sold its smartphone market for...
This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney discusses the research and development being done by Ericsson that's driving 5G toward an international standard.
Hakan Andersson, head of 5G strategy for Ericsson's radio business unit, talks about a recent 5G mobile...
Trial was carried out in association with Ericsson and Qualcomm
Vodafone Portugal said it reached speeds of 600 megabits per second on its mobile network, using the new functions offered by the evolution of LTE-Advanced technology.
The telco said the technological innovation will provide improved user...
Verizon Wireless and ExteNet Systems are preparing to deploy more than 400 small cells in SF
Hundreds of San Francisco residents are getting a lesson in small cells this summer, as Verizon Wireless and ExteNet Systems prepare to deploy more than 400 nodes on poles...
