Acquisition brings InSite’s tower portfolio to more than 1,200
InSite Wireless Group on April 1 announced its acquisition of 294 communication tower sites from CTI Towers for an undisclosed price. The purchase includes towers, related tower-site equipment, real estate property interests and attendant carrier usage...
Sales of some small cell units projected to double, triple this year
As carriers move to densify metro networks as well as provide low-cost solutions for rural connectivity, analysts are expecting 2015 to be a big year for small cells.
Research firm Mobile Experts on March...
Standalone cellular small cells had a slower ramp up than the initial industry hype indicated, but the technology is starting to gain momentum that is expected to continue. RCR Wireless News explored the small cell testing arena in a recent special report and webinar, and...
ATLANTA – Focused on enabling network operators to keep up with customer demand for mobile video, Ericsson is emphasizing its various solution platforms including LTE Broadcast and the Media Delivery Network.
The Swedish hardware and software supplier was in Atlanta for the 2015 Competitive Carriers...
ITC to look into Ericsson vs. Apple patent infringement
The Ericsson vs. Apple battle escalated again with the agreement by the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate Ericsson's claims that the iPhone maker infringed on its LTE technology patents.
The companies have been at odds since the...
New Alcatel-Lucent optical transport platforms for deployment in dense metros
In the race to keep up with growing demand for data from enterprises and individuals, Alcatel-Lucent has created new optical transport platforms that it said are optimized for deployment in dense metro networks.
The products were...
Super Wi-Fi runs over unused TV white space
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced Microsoft had installed a novel "super Wi-Fi system" at the popular Seattle Center that is said to provide users with data speeds 5,000-times faster than the previous Wi-Fi system.
This is the latest step...
Ericsson and SK Telecom plan 5G demo at 2018 Winter Olympics
With commercial availability of 5G cellular networks projected for 2020 – the same year analysts expect there will be some 50 billion connected devices – Ericsson is ramping up investment in research and development that looks beyond...
Crowd-sourced data said to provide T-Mobile US with more detailed maps
Perhaps tired of being dinged for inferior network coverage compared to some of its rivals, T-Mobile US rolled out new crowd-sourced coverage maps that it claims provide a more comprehensive look at the reach...
GigaPower expansion overlaps with Google Fiber plans
AT&T is expanding its GigaPower high-speed Internet and television service to the tech-centric market in Cupertino, Calif.
AT&T GigaPower is currently available in Austin (the first deployment), Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Mo.; and Raleigh-Durham and Winston-Salem,...
LTE in China
Alcatel-Lucent said today that China Telecom will deploy its radio access network equipment to bring LTE to 40 cities across 12 Chinese provinces. The French company said it is one of three vendors selected to deploy LTE equipment for China's third-largest carrier...
Central Texas AT&T service outage lasted 1 hour
A severed fiber optic cable is to blame for a major AT&T service outage in Central Texas on Sunday. The outage, which started around noon, left thousands of AT&T customers without cell service for about an hour...
Draft Report and Order looks to unleash up to 150 megahertz of new spectrum for unlicensed, small cell use
The Federal Communications Commission took the next step in freeing up 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band as Chairman Tom Wheeler late last...
Deploy small cell more efficiently using street furniture
ATLANTA – Michael Peeters, CTO for Alcatel-Lucent’s wireless division, highlighted the need for rapid small cell deployments to keep up with the booming growth in demand for mobile network capacity.
Peeters drove this point – and many others...
Wi-Fi shared by AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile US and Verizon
By 2017, Transit Wireless expects to have a robust Wi-Fi network deployed in some 279 New York City subway stations. The company, which heads up the deployments, has already wired more than 100 stations and is...
Big data analytics lets carriers identify and solve network issues
ATLANTA — In the crowded and competitive carrier space, network operators are looking for the best ways to leverage big data analytics to keep up with consumer demand.
According to a 2014 Cisco report, U.S. consumers...
AT&T Wi-Fi—Small Site can be installed by customer
Targeting the consumer expectation of free Wi-Fi, AT&T on March 26 announced its Small Site solution, which is designed to provide easy deployment and cost-effective connectivity to small businesses.
The new product comes in two models: one that...
ATLANTA – Cambridge Broadband Networks unveiled an update to its point-to-multipoint VectaStar wireless backhaul platform that it said now supports hub capacity of 14.4 gigabits per second with a maximum range of up to 12 miles.
The VectaStar 600 product follows up on the initial...
Want to know more about the technical progress of small cells, as well as recommendations and considerations for small cell deployment? RCR Wireless News recently explored these topics in a special report on small cell testing, and has gathered the most useful information and links to...
Tier 1 African operator using Ceragon to build backbone network
New Jersey-based Ceragon Networks is working on a $4 million project to expand the wireless backhaul capabilities of a tier one African mobile network operator in which Ceragon will provide its IP-20 platform for long-haul data...
As customer data demands explode, Verizon looks to scalability
Driven by customer demand for more data capacity, particularly for streaming video, Verizon has partnered with Cisco and Ciena to deploy a 100G metro optical network.
Eyeing plans to turn up live traffic in 2016, Verizon called...
In-building distributed antenna systems (DASs) are used to enhance cellular coverage within buildings, providing wireless customers better coverage and/or capacity while indoors, thereby greatly enhancing the user experience. They can be designed for a single wireless service provider (WSP) or as a Neutral Host...
While almost entirely theoretical at this point, 5G has already captured the telecom industry's imagination. Although the technology isn't expected to make an appearance in networks until around 2020, early 5G research and contemplation has begun, and some experts believe that small cells will...
Sequans announces Verizon-certified LTE modules
Sequans new Colibri LTE chipset, along with two of the French company’s LTE modules, designed for "Internet of Things" and machine-to-machine deployments have been certified as carrier grade by Verizon Wireless.
The new Colibri chipset is rated category four, meaning it...
