New York and Boston are likely beneficiaries of Verizon Wireless' plan to add capacity to its network using outdoor small cells. The carrier said there are a handful of areas in which it had hoped to increase its spectrum holdings, but will instead use...
Tecore Networks brings core capabilities to the edge of the network
4G LTE, VoLTE, and virtualized networks are on the roadmaps of rural and non-traditional network operators thanks to Tecore Networks' Core on the Edge solutions. The company's Network-in-a-Box provides complete LTE network service for remote...
Self-organizing network capabilities for hetnet deployments
In order to provide multivendor coordination, AirHop Communications unveiled its eSON software, which brings self-organizing network capability to heterogeneous network deployments.
The new architecture is designed to allow for real-time management of radio resources along with interference management across multiple...
Spain and South Korea top Open Signal report
In a new report, crowd-sourced network performance analytics firm Open Signal broke down global LTE download speeds and overall network performance, by asking users equipped with their application to report network metrics, which were then compiled into its...
AT&T drops cells on wheels to double capacity at SxSW
AUSTIN, Texas – AT&T has deployed a super cell on wheels equipped with a Luneburg Lens, which is designed to provide 10 times the capacity of the more common single-beam antenna, to keep those attending...
An update on the small cell market as it is shaping up in 2015, and what technical issues in testing are emerging as deployments take shape, with a particular focus on interference testing, indoor and outdoor optimization and management considerations. RCR also explores what...
An update on the small cell market as it is shaping up in 2015, and what technical issues in testing are emerging as deployments take shape, with a particular focus on interference testing, indoor and outdoor optimization and management considerations. RCR also explores what...
Cloud computing is when IT applications, programs and storage are delivered via the Internet. It allows users to access servers, application services, databases and storage on an as-needed basis from the comfort of their own desktop or laptop.
Few trends in technology are growing faster...
DAS solution uses Radisys software, Benetel hardware
As venue owners race to deploy robust in-building cellular and Wi-Fi coverage, Hillsboro, Ore.-based Radisys has partnered with Benetel to roll out a new distributed antenna system platform.
Radisys brings to the table its TotalENodeB LTE small cell software...
Boingo Wi-Fi hot spots to connect 40 million handsets
Wi-Fi and distributed antenna systems provider Boingo signed a deal with a "tier one" American carrier that includes shipment of 40 million handsets enabled with Wi-Fi offload onto Boingo’s network of hot spots.
Boingo apprised investors of...
Ericsson said today that 2,200 jobs in Sweden are subject to notice. The Swedish wireless equipment giant currently employs roughly 115,000 professionals worldwide, with 17,580 employees in Sweden. Today's announcement means that one of every eight Ericsson jobs in Sweden is subject to being cut.
The company...
In the rapidly evolving telecommunications space, spectrum is a valuable—and limited—resource. As spectrum sharing becomes increasingly necessary and actionable, experts from the public sector, academia and the industry will convene for ISART 2015 to discuss the cutting edge of technology.
The International Symposium on Advanced...
BARCELONA, Spain – Alcatel-Lucent continues to focus on being a leading provider of high-speed mobile broadband services using small cell technologies across Latin America. In a meeting with journalists at this week’s Mobile World Congress, Osvaldo di Campli, president of the Caribbean and Latin America...
MediaTek revealed plans for a $300 million venture fund for investing in startups.
The Taiwanese chipset maker simultaneously launched a new investment arm known as MediaTek Ventures as a vehicle for the fund, which will target the "Internet of Things," Internet infrastructure and services and...
Kumu Networks in business with Telefonica, SK Telecom on path to 5G
BARCELONA, Spain – Kumu Networks, a Bay Area-based company that started as a doctoral project by Stanford University students, announced major carrier deals with players Telefonica and SK Telecom.
Kumu specializes in self-interference cancellation,...
Shares of Vodafone dropped 2.7% last week after analysts warned the company may make a bid for Liberty Global.
With the telecom industry consolidating, Vodafone “needs to own more fixed line infrastructure” and Liberty “would be an obvious fit,” analysts at Bank of America were quoted...
Changing channels: small cell vendors find new path to market
Small cell vendors continue to tailor their solutions for carrier partners, but at the same time these companies are finding a new path to market through makers of Wi-Fi access equipment. This week both Alcatel-Lucent...
Ericsson Internet of everything plans focus on public safety, transport and utilities
BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson executives laid out a grand vision for a connected future at Mobile World Congress 2015 with an emphasis on adding network intelligence to the public safety, transportation and utilities spaces.
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Vodafone Netherlands will be the first operator to deploy Ericsson's RBS 6402 launched last year at the Consumer Electronics Show. The RBS 6402 targets venues that are too small to need Ericsson's Radio Dot small cell solution. Vodafone Netherlands will deploy this solution in...
It is shaping up to be a very interesting 2015 in the world of wireless infrastructure. As operators and investors evaluate how to play their cards this year and beyond, there are several key areas that need to be factored in to business management, expansion and...
Ericsson integrates legacy system with open cloud stack; focus on security, governance
BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson debuted its HDS 8000 cloud platform designed for data center and telecom deployment at Mobile World Congress 2015.
Jason Hoffman, head of cloud technologies for Ericsson's Product Area Cloud, said...
Heterogeneous networks have been brewing for a few years now, but 2015 will be the year they become mainstream as several core components reach maturity. The starting point came with mobile network operators offloading data to Wi-Fi in order to avoid a capacity crunch...
Hewlett-Packard is buying Wi-Fi access point vendor Aruba Networks for $2.7 billion. The network-equipment giant said the shift to mobile is taxing its enterprise network infrastructure and that the Aruba purchase will help it offer integrated and secure networking solutions to transition legacy systems...
Alcatel-Lucent is demonstrating software at Mobile World Congress that it says can combine standalone cellular and Wi-Fi networks into one unified wireless network. The company calls the solution Wi-Fi boost and is demonstrating it on Qualcomm handsets with specialized operating system software. Qualcomm and...
