Network Infrastructure

Investing $4.6B to hook up 4 million new sites to superfast broadband Dubbed Project Lightning, Virgin Media has announced plans to spend more than $4.6 billion to bring 152 Mbps broadband Internet to some 4 million homes and businesses in …

Equipped with a hefty research grant, a professor in the U.K. is taking a novel approach to bringing Wi-Fi coverage to rural Wales: sheep outfitted with collars that transmit an Internet signal. Professor Gordon Blair from Lancaster University was awarded …

As mobile data usage skyrockets and data ARPU continues to decline, mobile operators are looking to increase their network capacity and coverage while minimizing their deployment and operational costs. Small Cells and HetNets offer a cost-effective way to expand mobile …

Accedian Networks’ revenue climbs 38% in 2014 Accedian Networks saw its revenue grow 38% in 2014, thanks in large part to global Long Term Evolution mobile network expansion. The Montreal-based company also cited North American small cell deployments and increased demand …

Enterprise demand for Cisco’s networking gear is more than offsetting any weakness in the service-provider segment. The company said yesterday that revenue for the most recent quarter was up 7% year-on-year, while net income shot up 67%. Cisco sold $11.9 …

Deploying network in Arizona for governmental entities Cergon Networks on Feb. 11 announced it was awarded a $4.6 million contract to set up a high-capacity wireless network in Arizona designed for intergovernmental communications. Ceragon, based in Paramus, N.J., will provide …

Sigfox investment from industry and telcos Sigfox, which specializes in “Internet of Things” and machine to machine networking, this week announced a round of funding that brought in $115 million. The company plans to use the new financing to deploy …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for less than a month, but is already setting an ambitious telecom policy agenda. In a speech to the American Enterprise …

As carriers around the world work to commercially deploy voice over LTE on a large scale, ZTE on Feb. 9 announced successful completion of VoLTE testing for industry giant China Mobile. ZTE, which provides telecom equipment and network solutions, used …

The rapid spread of smartphones and many new Cloud services in the last decade has led to explosive growth in mobile data traffic. Simultaneously, the new LTE and LTE-Advanced mobile technologies with faster data throughput are driving dramatic increases in mobile data …

C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets Senza Fili’s new report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” discusses the market trends, operator requirements and technology opportunities driving the transition to a virtualized RAN, through the deployment of C-RAN and fronthaul, and …

Join Monica Paolini, President of Senza Fili Consulting as she discusses the market trends, operator requirements, and technology opportunities driving the transition to a virtualized RAN, through the deployment of C-RAN and fronthaul, and running in parallel to the densification …

iBwave certification is becoming table stakes for RF engineers and technicians who want to work on in-building networks. The software was first developed as a way to integrate the various tools used to design and manage distributed antenna systems. Now …

Verizon Wireless, SK Telecom and T-Mobile US visit labs Ericsson and Qualcomm are testing carrier-grade LTE-U technology that aggregates licensed and unlicensed spectrum to provide a data-speed boost for small cell. Representatives from major international carriers Verizon Wireless, SK Telecom and …

Testing Wi-Fi offers a set of unique challenges in the indoor environment. Azimuth Systems has been working with a large chipset manufacturer on testing new technology that uses Wi-Fi, rather than the Global Positioning System, for locating an end user …

Alcatel-Lucent is adding to its LTE small cell portfolio with a new line of outdoor metro cells that feature both Long Term Evolution and Wi-Fi options. The Compact Metro Cell Outdoor product is already in trials with “a number of operators” …

T-Mobile and Sprint make marked improvements Nationwide mobile networks are being improved by carriers and resulting in improved customer experience, according to test and measurement firm Rootmetrics, which picks Verizon as the best carrier in the United States. Rootmetrics released …

Download the complete report featuring Fujitsu, ASOCS, SOLiD, Telefonica, Airvana, Radisys, SoftBank, Oi and Orange. Senza Fili’s new report “Charting the path to RAN virtualization: C-RAN, fronthaul and HetNets” discusses the market trends, operator requirements and technology opportunities driving the transition …

Local utilities want more autonomy on network development WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a statement issued Feb. 2, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler positioned himself as a defender of both small business and government regulation. The issue being considered by …

Designed for mobile network operators Canadian test and measurement company EXFO is giving mobile operators more control when a network issue pops up with analytics-driven troubleshooting. EXFO director of the wireless business unit Alvin Francis explained to RCR Wireless News …

Outdoor small cells can deliver the capacity that communities crave, but those communities often don’t want to see the small cells. While base station vendors like Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent work to create more and more powerful cells, equipment vendors are …

The TESSCO ONE Innovation Showcase and Conference brought wireless networking industry leaders from around the world to AT&T Stadium near Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 3 and 4 for the annual infrastructure-focused trade show. The impressive stadium, known colloquially as Jerry …

Nokia using small cells to increase capacity in dense areas Network infrastructure giant Nokia Networks has partnered with carrier Bharti Airtel to expand FDD-LTE 4G mobile broadband in six new markets in India. The 4G deployment will operate on the …

Shares of wireless infrastructure giant Alcatel-Lucent are trading higher on the heels of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. Revenue declined, but net income rose as the company reported fixed cost savings of $34 million for the quarter. Fourth-quarter revenue was …

DAS will improve data, cellular by 2016 The city of Santa Clara, Calif., is looking to enhance cellular and Wi-Fi services by installing an outdoor distributed antenna system in busy parts of town. Projected for completion early in 2016, the …