Network Infrastructure

A conversation with Javier Lorca Hernando, Project Manager for the RAN, Telefonica R&D Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. The operators’ view on C-RAN – Telefonica, …

Sites for small cell, Wi-Fi, towers Melody Wireless Infrastructure on Jan. 26 announced the acquisition of 908 locations. The relatively new independent wireless infrastructure player controls more than 2,000 locations nationwide. Greenwich, Conn.-based Melody Wireless, part of financing firm Melody …

A conversation with Renuka Bhalerao, Senior Product Line Manager, Radisys Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Radisys brings its expertise in developing application software and high-performance …

Chinese manufacturers are six of top 10 In 2014,  smartphone sales totaled some 1.167 billion, an increase of 25.9% from 2013, according to a new report from market research and analysis firm TrendForce. TrendForce’s Global Smartphone Analyst Avril Wu points …

Glendale-area stadium, hotels, convention centers get new hardware for big game In the run-up to the biggest football game of the year, international telco AT&T has upgraded the distributed antenna system at the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Ariz., …

SK Telecom and Nokia aim to build 5G technologies SK Telecom and Nokia announced they will work together to develop fifth-generation mobile network technologies. The two companies will research and develop core 5G network technologies such as cloud-based virtualized base …

AOptix uses lasers for wireless communications Michael Klayko, former CEO of Brocade Communications Systems, was tapped as new CEO of California-based AOptix Technologies. AOptix uses laser radio technology to support high-capacity wireless data transport. “AOptix’s highly differentiated product offerings have …

A conversation with Hiroshi Kawai, director, technology development department and wireless technology department technology division, SoftBank Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report when finalized. As part of our upcoming report “Charting …

Cloud computing, OTT video drive data demand Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong are the latest locales in which Verizon Communications has deployed a 100G fiber network, adding some 11,681 miles of cable to the carrier’s global high-speed backhaul footprint. Verizon already …

Long before the Internet and Wi-Fi were mainstream, prestigious hotels provided complimentary Wi-Fi service in public areas, such as the hotel lobby, and wired Internet connections in guest rooms. As the Internet and Wi-Fi became part of everyday life, existing …

AT&T DAS networks supported more than 100 terabytes of mobile data used in the 2014 season AT&T distributed antenna systems provide cellular coverage at dozens of college football venues. And with the college National Championship in the rearview mirror and …

3-D printing drives R&D velocity The AT&T IoT Foundry in Plano, Texas, which specializes in “fast-paced” research and development of “Internet of Things” connected devices, relies on 3-D printing to bring concept to reality without typical slowdowns associated with third-party …

End-users expect to be able to access their desired content – fully personalized social media such as Facebook, YouTube videos or Netflix – on whatever device they happen to be using, wherever they are, whenever they want. Increasingly, those devices are smartphones …

Network security is big business for Cisco, and each year the company provides updates on potential new threats and the evolution of existing security loopholes. Cisco’s annual security report this year highlights three trends, and also offers insight on the …

The operators’ view on C-RAN – A conversation with Alberto Bonaventura, Technical Consultant, Oi Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Oi has been active in trialing C-RAN solutions …

Wi-Fi/LTE integration, security, cloud set to impact mobility in 2015 Subscribers are using 4G LTE networks and consuming wireless data 14-times more than on non-4G networks, according to a recent Cisco Systems study. Today, a multitude of applications and devices …

New Yorkers, rejoice! According to an article in Crain’s New York Business, about 90% of commercial buildings are not wired with enterprise-class broadband, and “a technology known as fixed wireless broadband” is coming to their speedy-connectivity-deprived rescue. Reading this piece brought …

New modulation scheme ups throughput MagnaCom, an Israeli digital communications firm, is looking to replace the long-standing quadrature amplitude modulation with its own wave amplitude modulation, designed to increase data throughput while decreasing power consumption. WAM is an all-digital modulation …

Virgin Galactic, Qualcomm, Elon Musk in the mix In the past week, OneWeb, with support from the Virgin Group and chipmaker Qualcomm, and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk have announced plans to launch constellations capable of bringing high-speed satellite Internet connectivity …

AT&T late last week filed an 8-K form with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it will take a one-time $10 billion charge when it reports earnings on Jan. 27. Most of that charge is related to the company’s …

This month, RCR Wireless examines the trends that are shaping content delivery on both wired and wireless networks. As consumer demand access to their content on smartphones and tablets, drive up network traffic by accessing video, and look to over-the-top players …

Using big data to monetize free Wi-Fi With its recent announcement of a $5 million investment, United Kingdom-based Purple Wi-Fi is poised to expand its workforce and international heterogeneous network presence. Purple provides software designed to enable a user to …

Looking for in-depth information on content delivery networks? RCR Wireless News looked at some of the available research and reports on CDNs, and selected these CDN PDFs as those most worth your time to read. They cover a broad range …

Multiuser MIMO powers connected home A new generation of routers, many unveiled last week at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, promise to deliver connection speeds in excess of 1 gigabit per second using an as yet unadopted 802.11ac – or …