NATE hosts live safety webinar
NATE (the National Association of Tower Erectors) has announced a new webinar on its website. The title of the webinar is "Achieving Zero Injuries - Best Practices in Workplace Safety." It will take place on Dec. 9, 2014, at 11:00...
Cellular base station installations are changing from the traditional ground or cabinet based radio installations to remote radio head, fiber to the antenna and small cell installations where the radios are installed close to the antennas or the antennas are integral to the radios...
California's Department of Motor Vehicles knew that cellular coverage was inadequate at its Sacramento headquarters. The 500,000-square-foot facility needed to support not only its own workforce but also the hundreds of people who use cellphones while waiting in line each day, many of whom...
Nokia Networks and Saudi Arabia-based Mobily on Nov. 5 announced a continuation of their partnership, which includes managed services and expansion of the telecom operator’s 2G, 3G and LTE mobile networks.
Nokia and Mobily have been in business together for the past three years and,...
Sweden-based Bahnhof AB, an Internet service provider, is taking advantage of the climate and population density in Stockholm to turn ventilated data center heat into usable energy.
Bahnhof CEO John Karlung recently showed RCR Wireless News around its data center in Sweden’s capital and explained the...
Some providers of wireless infrastructure services could see higher costs in 2015 due to new regulations. The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) is reminding members that as of Jan. 1, many companies will have to start reporting work-related injuries and illnesses to the...
Boca Raton, Fla.-based SBA Communications (SBAC) announced third fiscal quarter total revenue of $393.3 million, beating the tower company’s estimate of $385.6 million.
That growth was driven by the 2012 purchase of 2,300 tower sites in the United States and Central America, along with acquisition...
Patrik Jakobson, Ericsson's head of Network Sharing, joined Jeff Mucci, RCR Wireless News editorial director, to discuss Ericsson's recently announced contract with Ozone Networks to provide small cell as a service across India. Ozone Networks is one of India's leading public neutral Wi-Fi providers,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgiBvjDYJ2c
Today's announcement...
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The summer of 2014 could be labeled as the “Summer of voice over Wi-Fi” since the service seemed...
Diameter Signaling Controllers (DSC) are specialized network appliances designed to provide network security and handle large volumes of Diameter signals for LTE networks. A key function of the DSC is to simplify operations by providing a central point to monitor and control the network....
French telecom equipment provider Alcatel-Lucent announced a four-year deal with Thailand's True Corporation to provide an IP transport network integrating True’s mobile, cable and Internet services and allowing for expansion of LTE services.
True claims to be the only carrier in Thailand to offer LTE...
Telefónica has chosen Comsearch, a CommScope company that focuses on spectrum planning and analysis, for optimizing its microwave backhaul link systems.
Telefónica will use Comsearch's iQlink XG spectrum planning tool for microwave backhaul, expanding the standing relationship between the two companies by adding Comsearch's software...
In HetNet news this week, Ericsson shares its outlook for small cells, Devicescape partners with Open Mobile, and underground data use surges in London.
HetNet News 11/4/14
Ericsson stays the course on small cells
Small cells have not gained traction with mobile operators as quickly as many...
Updated with T-Mobile US comments.
Voice over LTE services are set to receive a significant boost as a pair of unlikely partners announced plans to enable VoLTE interoperability beginning in 2015.
Today, Verizon Communications and AT&T announced plans to allow their respective customers to conduct VoLTE...
Level 3 has completed its $5.7 billion purchase of TW Telecom. The move combines TW Telecom's metro-fiber assets with Level 3's international fiber connectivity that reaches 60 countries, while doubling Level 3's sales force in North America.
Both companies serve the mobile market for backhaul and...
AUSTIN, Texas – Mehul Kapadia, managing director of Formula 1 business for Tata Communications, oversees the telecommunications infrastructure that enables fans around the world to share, in real time, his passion for F1 racing.
Kapadia told RCR Wireless News that F1 exists “at the pinnacle...
Cable MSOs can deploy small cell networks as an extension of their wholesale transport business with mobile network operators.
A survey by Real Wireless earlier this year showed significant opportunity in the small-cell arena for cable multiple-system operators (MSOs). Among network providers willing to consider partners on...
AUSTIN, Texas – High-speed broadband takes on a whole new meaning in the world of Formula 1 racing, where data delivered a second too late can mean the difference between life and death, or between winning and losing. When driver Sebastian Vettel experienced a...
The industry has set extremely high goals for next-generation LTE (5G) networks – a zero latency gigabit experience and
extensibility into 2030 – all while significantly reducing power requirements, seamlessly handling multiple device types and
improving reliability.
These elevated requirements were needed to handle the unprecedented traffic...
American Tower said that third-quarter revenue increased 28% to $1.0 billion, and operating profit rose 26% to $666 million. The company ended the quarter with 69,519 total towers, only 28,394 of which are in the United States.
American Tower has been building and buying towers...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Sprint Nextel rolls...
Alcatel-Lucent wins new router customers
Alcatel-Lucent is winning share in the core router market, which has historically been dominated by Cisco, Juniper and Huawei. CenturyLink has chosen Alcatel-Lucent as its core router vendor, and China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom will all deploy Alcatel-Lucent's...
The four largest wireless operators in the U.S. continue to pour billions of dollars every quarter into mobile network investment. Here is a brief summary on carrier network spending, from their third quarter 2014 reports unless otherwise noted:
-- AT&T said its combined capital expenditures for wireless...
The mobile industry still may be in the process of rolling out true 4G services, but that has not stopped those tasked with developing new technology from looking ahead.
While no official word is expected on what will constitute the so-called “5G” standard for at...
