DALLAS – Antennas and network signaling in LTE were the highlighted topics as the LTE North America conference got underway this week, underscoring the complexity of the LTE network and its continuing evolution.
Michael Thelander, CEO of Signals Research Group, presented some of his company's data...
DALLAS – The LTE North America conference kicked off this week with a day focused on the role of antennas and network signaling in the function, performance and evolution of LTE networks.
Emil Olbrich, VP of network technologies for Signals Research Group, moderated the latter discussions...
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.
Twenty years ago the world was a very different place: The cold...
Please join ABI Research and Corning for the 2015 Outlook for Indoor Wireless Technologies, which will include highlights of ABI Research’s study: “DAS Rises to the Small Cell Challenge.”
During this webinar, the panelists will discuss the benefits of fiber optics and converged DAS, Wireless...
An estimated one in eight LTE operators have commercially launched TD-LTE networks, changing the landscape of antennas.
"They have 65-degree multiband, multibeam antennas. We see those progressing to higher and higher port count as part of the evolution of antennas on the tower top," Ray Butler,...
•NTT DoCoMo is teaming up with China Mobile to offer customers traveling to China outbound roaming on the TD-LTE China Mobile network. DoCoMo customers will see speeds up to 150 megabits per second on the LTE network. The company also is planning to partner with other...
Today’s DSRC technology will enable self-driving cars
Just when you thought smart cars were a thing of the future, it turns out the future is already here. Cars that communicate with each other, with roadside infrastructure, even with their drivers – this isn’t just the...
With an eye on increasing customer retention, Spanish-based global telecommunications services provider Telefónica Global Technologies announced a deal with Hewlett-Packard to upgrade the company's global telco cloud systems.
The partnership calls for HP to equip the mobile broadband and telecom operator, which operates in Europe, Asia...
Cisco adds HD voice to Wi-Fi access points
Cisco says it's ready to help mobile operators offer voice over Wi-Fi. The network equipment giant is adding HD voice to its popular Wi-Fi access points, and says that now millions of Wi-Fi devices will be able...
Interference from both illegal and unintentional signals is a significant problem for mobile service providers, security services and government regulators. For wireless network operators, various issues such as dropped calls, blocked calls and degraded data throughput often result from interference signals. New ways are...
Machine-to-machine provider Kore Wireless Group, fueled by a majority interest purchase by investment firm Abry Partners, announced an all-cash acquisition of M2M and "Internet of Things" services company Raco Wireless.
Kore focuses on machine-to-machine connectivity using GSM, HSPA, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, LTE and satellite services to industry...
A quick wrap-up of global carrier news.
• SK Telecom has developed and commercialized new technology that makes 2G and 3G services possible through the LTE network. Enhancing the stability of 2G/3G mobile networks, "2G/3G over LTE" uses the LTE network instead of a fixed-line 2G/3G infrastructure. SK Telecom...
Mavenir Systems is looking to secure its position in the LTE network with the purchase of Stoke, a leading provider of LTE security gateways. Stoke's solutions help mobile operators prevent security breaches and mitigate signaling storms, and the company has a strong roster of...
Fans of the Durham, N.C., Bulls Minor League Baseball team can now access fast, free cloud-based Wi-Fi in the park and the surrounding American Tobacco Historic District, according to a Nov. 11 announcement from Frontier Communications.
Frontier recently installed ADTRAN’s ProCloud Wi-Fi, a managed cloud...
In this week's infrastructure news, Cisco blames service providers for its lower forecast, Hewlett-Packard partners with Nokia Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent affirms its commitment to router hardware, even as it launches new edge routing software.
Cisco trims forecast as service providers trim capex
Cisco reported record revenue...
Nokia Networks and Hewlett-Packard this week announced a partnership to provide a telecommunications-focused cloud with network function virtualization designed to help mobile operators become more competitive in the market.
The new initiative is based on a combination of Nokia Network’s virtualized network functions, which allow...
As mobile networks become more heterogeneous in order to support ever-increasing indoor and outdoor capacity needs, testing must take into consideration operators' infrastructure choices. In advanced wireless networks, that can include LTE macro sites, indoor or outdoor small cells, and distributed antenna systems (iDAS...
Wi-Fi is a workhorse for the wireless Internet service providers who deliver broadband Internet to places that cable and telco providers do not choose to serve. Wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) typically mount antennas atop communications towers and use wireless radios instead of fiber...
As mobile networks become more heterogeneous in order to support ever-increasing indoor and outdoor capacity needs, testing must take into consideration operators' infrastructure choices. In advanced wireless networks, that can include LTE macro sites, indoor or outdoor small cells, and distributed antenna systems (iDAS...
Building and maintaining America's wireless networks is an endeavor that continues to create thousands of jobs. Recruiters and hiring managers say that these jobs are best filled by team players who know how to lead as well as follow, respect procedure, and perform well...
AT&T says capital expenditures related to its existing businesses will be roughly $18 billion next year. The projection was included in the carrier's news of a $2.5 billion deal to buy Mexico's Iusacell. Taken together, the two announcements suggest some AT&T capital expenditures shifting...
SQUAN Construction Services LLC ( “Squan”) names Leighton W. Carroll Chief Executive Officer
November 10, 2014 – Englewood, NJ - SQUAN is proud to announce and welcome Leighton Carroll as Chief Executive Officer. Leighton will be responsible for expanding Squan’s geographic presence and portfolio of...
Wi-Fi routers are becoming standard appliances in homes throughout the developed world, but the U.S. does not top the list when it comes to router adoption.
Wi-Fi home router penetration
Wireless continues to be the world's primary gateway to the Internet, with smartphone subscriptions outnumbering fixed...
Orbcomm, a New Jersey-based machine-to-machine network solutions provider announced a public offering designed to raise $72 million toward the company’s planned $130 million acquisition of SkyWave Mobile Communications.
Canada-based SkyWave provides M2M services using the Inmarsat global L-band satellite network; the company has some 250,000...
