The Supreme Court has ruled that municipalities need to provide written explanations in a timely manner when they choose to reject an application to build a new cell tower. The case was originally filed by T-Mobile South, which in 2010 wanted to build a...
Telecom Egypt in $2B deal
Telecom Egypt signed a $2 billion contract to provide infrastructure and calling services to Mobinil and Vodafone. Mobinil's deal is for five years, while Vodafone signed a three-year deal to use Telecom Egypt's infrastructure.
The Egyptian government, which owns 80% of...
As data traffic broke records at the first ever college football playoff championship between the Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, AT&T tested and unveiled a few new products that could lead the way to a more interactive...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.
Let’s cut to the chase and give you the answer: Yes. Now to the explanation.
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Content delivery networks have evolved in order to more efficiently distribute digital content via the Internet. Read on to find out more CDN basics.
What is a CDN?
CDN stands for content delivery network. It is a network designed solely for the storage and distribution of...
As mobile networks migrate to IP architectures, media processing is increasingly critical, but it is not a core competency for most equipment vendors. Radisys marketing director Ray Adensamer says that Nokia Networks chose to outsource media processing in order to keep its own team...
Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and security. Having experience as an operator, software and hardware vendor and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be sharing...
Senate questions legality of 'stingrays'
Two senators are launching an official inquiry into the legality of the FBI and other government agencies' use of "stingrays," also known as fake cell towers or IMSI catchers. If you need a refresher on the topic, look here and...
LAS VEGAS – From airports to military barracks to huge convention centers, big venues keep us moving. Because of this, it is not always easy to stay connected using Wi-Fi.
In traditional Wi-Fi networks, users must oftentimes search for networks, request connection to the access...
LAS VEGAS – Service providers that want to boost coverage and capacity indoors often consider DAS, small cells, signal boosters and/or Wi-Fi offload, or a combination of these approaches. Infrastructure providers are looking at ways to combine more than one of these solutions, and now...
Where Wireless Comes Together
The TESSCO ONE Innovation Showcase, the Premier Summit for Professionals Who Deploy Wireless Systems, to be held February 3-4, 2015
The summit at Dallas AT&T Stadium will feature expert insights and product innovations for building, maintaining and reselling wireless voice, data and video...
LAS VEGAS – With an expected 1000x data demand increase, there is a race to increase efficiency in LTE networks. With that in mind, Qualcomm is testing what could be the next evolution in LTE Advanced technology.
At CES 2015, the company is demonstrating how...
LAS VEGAS – Looking to bring the shipping industry into the 21st century, Ericsson launched its Maritime ICT Cloud platform designed to provide an end-to-end solution targeting connectivity and tracking needs for the maritime industry.
The telecom infrastructure giant claims the platform’s managed cloud solution...
Editor’s Note: With 2015 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
It’s been an incredible year for Wi-Fi. T-Mobile US created a watershed moment for U.S. carriers...
LAS VEGAS – As mobile operators look to Wi-Fi to support voice calls, data offload and even LTE, the makers of Wi-Fi chipsets are racing to deliver more speed and throughput in routers, gateways and end-user devices. Today at CES, Broadcom launched a new portfolio...
LAS VEGAS – As wireless network equipment becomes smaller and less expensive, the Consumer Electronics Show is increasingly important to providers of cellular network infrastructure. Ericsson says CES is a "huge show" for the company, and today the Swedish telecom giant kicked off CES by...
Editor’s Note: With 2015 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
There’s no question about why evolved packet core has lived such a fruitful life: mobile networks...
Editor’s Note: Looking to bring a younger perspective to the mobile space, RCR Wireless News has tapped Jeff Hawn to provide insight into what’s on the minds of the tech-savvy youth of today.
The giants of American wireless, AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile US and...
Asian telco SingTel has partnered with hardware giant Ericsson on a small-cell pilot program meant to bring more robust 3G and LTE coverage to enterprise buildings and public venues in Singapore.
The two companies announced the project on Dec. 29. SingTel has deployed for trial...
In-building DAS deployments to increase
A new report from telecommunications industry analysis firm IGR projects distributed antenna system spending will reach nearly $30 billion by 2018.
A DAS is a type of small cell that is primarily deployed to increase coverage and capacity in large indoor...
Ellipsis Jetpack supports XLTE
To keep up with customer demand for consistent high data speeds, Verizon Wireless' Ellipsis Jetpack mobile hot spot received an upgraded LTE chipset from Sequans Communications that also supports the carrier's XLTE service. That service taps into the 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum...
SK Telecom rolls out tri-band LTE-A service
SK Telecom claims it has commercialized the first tri-band LTE-Advanced service. The company made the announcement Sunday, noting that the service is in an effort to develop so-called "5G" networks.
The tri-band LTE-A service is designed to allow users...
Network operator Windstream has partnered with Cyan, an SDN, NFV and packet-optical solution firm, to upgrade existing metro networks to provide 100-gigabit data capacity. The move toward 100G is seen as critical in powering mobile broadband services.
Windstream reps said the partnership will enhance both...
Mobile giant Vodafone has joined forces with JCDecaux, the largest outdoor advertising company in the world, to increase network connectivity by deploying small cells on billboards, benches and other outdoor installations.
This planned large-scale deployment, announced on Dec. 10, is an expansion of a pilot...
