Thai villagers to force True Corp. to take down tower
Residents of Khiriwong, a subdistrict of Krabi in Thailand, voted in an April 10 referendum to require True Corp. to remove an area cell tower due to fears of radiation.
A report in the Bangkok Post also notes...
Wi-Fi this week
Wi-Fi is on the minds of airline executives and the people who sell to them. This week at the Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo, in-flight Wi-Fi pioneer Gogo faced competition from multinational corporations including Panasonic and ViaSat.
Panasonic said it now has 46% of...
OSHA seeks public comment on how to reduce accidents at tower sites
Federal safety regulators are seeking public input on how to best protect the men and women who work on telecommunications towers from injury or incident.
Published on April 15, the Occupational Safety and Health...
The rumors about these two companies coming together have been heard around industry conferences and water coolers for years now. It seems there’s a good reason for that. As shared in this morning’s press conference, they aren't rumors any longer, which supports the old...
What does sports livestreaming mean for network operators?
Livestreaming of professional sports games could become either a network nightmare or an opportunity for operators. For fans, it could add a whole new dimension to the stadium experience. But it's clearly making stadium owners and TV...
LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- The inside of CableLabs' new anechoic chamber mimics the views outside, with the spiky blue pyramids calling to mind the Rocky Mountains that provide stellar views from the newly revamped facility.
Of course, your coverage is going to be nil compared to...
The idea of unrestrained data usage sounds ideal for cellphone subscribers, but recently the two largest carriers, Verizon and AT&T, have been trying to distance themselves from unlimited data plans.
Verizon is going even further, making the argument that unlimited data plans are bad for...
Analyst: Combined company better suited to compete against Ericsson, Huawei
Nokia officials confirmed on April 14 that the Finnish company is in “advanced discussions” with Alcatel-Lucent on a potential purchase of the rival networking firm.
Nokia released the statement following numerous media reports that suggested Nokia is...
Barclays projects mobile shopping to increase dramatically
Analysts with Barclays said that consumer spending on smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices will exceed an astonishing $77 billion annually by 2024.
Currently, research suggests consumers are spending a little more than $14 billion each year while shopping on...
Cause of North Carolina 911 outage traced to IP address issue
The cause of a North Carolina 911 outage has been revealed. Iredell County in North Carolina was without 911 service for about 90 minutes on April 7 due to an IP address issue.
According...
An attempt by Verizon Wireless to build a 150-foot cell tower in a residential neighborhood in Bernardsville, N.J., has been shot down by an appellate court.
The decision was a hard fought victory for residents. From May 2010 to December 2011, the New Jersey borough’s...
MVNO FreedomPop unveils app to solve cellular/Wi-Fi handoff challenge
FreedomPop continues to enhance its mobile virtual network operator-based service, this week launching its Premium Voice technology that it claims solves the handoff challenge between cellular and Wi-Fi networks.
The MVNO said the software platform allows for...
Select Sprint Apple models inline for software update to support Wi-Fi calling
Sprint said it plans to rollout Wi-Fi calling to select iPhone devices over the coming weeks through a software update. The move will allow customers to make calls from their current Sprint phone...
AT&T's heterogeneous network upgrades put into place for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in Indianapolis apparently paid off.
College basketball fans at Lucas Oil Stadium put the distributed antenna system network to the test using more than 1.52 terabytes of data, a record for...
Nokia Networks and National Instruments are demonstrating a wireless connection that reportedly reaches speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second over the air using the 73 GHz (millimeter wave) band. As a point of reference, the 4G standard calls for speeds that can...
China Tower asset acquisition equates to $24B gain for three China telcos
Regulators in China are working toward an Aug. 15 goal of transferring some 1 million cell towers to a state-backed joint venture comprising the nation’s three largest carriers: China Mobile, China Telecom and...
In a previous post on RCR Wireless News, we discussed near-far and its “Effect on In-Building DAS Performance.” Near-Far is a term describing performance reduction when a mobile device is operating within a distributed antenna system's coverage area, but is being serviced by a distant macro cell tower.
Near-Far...
Mexico's largest mobile operator has deployed small cells to boost coverage and capacity for its biggest government, education and corporate customers. The operator is using SpiderCloud Wireless' E-RAN system, the same solution that will be used by Verizon Wireless for some small cell deployments...
DragonWave packet radios selected by Saudi Telecom
The largest network operator in Saudi Arabia announced a new supply agreement with DragonWave to drive a planned network expansion in which Saudi Telecom will use DragonWave’s Horizon Compact+ and Harmony Enhanced packet microwave radios.
“Being a customer-centric organization,...
The small town of Chanute, Kan., has hit a bit of a roadblock in its effort to install a 1 Gbps fiber network in the town.
AT&T, the provider of Chanute’s 6 Mbps DSL network, is using a 1947 Kansas law that requires permission from the...
Wi-Fi is in place and DAS in the works for Rust Belt fans
With a deployment just in time for the kick-off of baseball season, Major League Baseball officials completed installation of a free public Wi-Fi network in Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers.
Building...
Reports indicate Google in talks with Hutchison on roaming deal
Google’s plans to enter the domestic wireless telecom space through a mobile virtual network operator model could use international roaming as a hook to attract customers.
Published reports over the weekend indicated that Google was in...
Fiber apparently is a tasty treat for monkeys, squirrels and other critters
As the global explosion of data demand continues to pick up speed, network operators are racing to extend fiber backbone to keep up with customer demand. Large-scale fiber deployments are costly and subject...
Stadiums, cities, companies, colleges, hospitals and hotels are all clamoring for the best possible wireless coverage, creating more demand for investment than the carriers can meet. Carriers have to prioritize their investments, and their first choices are often driven by major public events. Networks...
