Network Infrastructure

T-Mobile US’ push to expand LTE coverage and capabilities is set to receive a boost from long-time vendor Ericsson, which announced a deal to supply equipment and services covering 700 MHz spectrum, LTE-Advanced and IP-based voice support. According to Ericsson, …

The adrenaline of heights is something you relish. Hard, physical activity in a job is something you enjoy. You’ve seen the gravity-defying photos of a tower climber perched atop a 100-foot tower and asked yourself, “How do I become a tower …

ABI Research names CommScope, TE Connectivity, Axell, Corning, and SOLiD as the top vendors of distributed antenna systems (DAS) based on implementations. More than half of all DAS deployments to date are in North America, and four of the five …

Jibe Mobile is participating in the GSMA’s 360 Series in North America this week to showcase its cloud-based (RCS/joyn) deployments with Deutsche Telekom and Sprint. I had the opportunity to speak with Amir Sarhangi, Jibe’s CEO, about the differentiation the company’s solution …

The cost of upgrading legacy networks to LTE can be prohibitive for the so-called tier-three operators. Next-generation small cells operating in a distributed network core may offer an alternative. SDN enables networks within networks Software-defined architectures enable network functionality to …

The use of network analytics in Wi-Fi is an area with great potential for network optimization as well as improving customer experience, according to Shahid Ahmed, managing director at Accenture and the lead for its North American Communications Industry practice. …

Verizon considers divesting tower assets Last year we reported on Crown Castle’s huge deal with AT&T; the tower giant bought almost 10,000 towers for $4.85B. Apparently this was food for thought for Verizon Communications’ CFO Fran Shammo. He’s gone on …

Every day there are new announcements related to connected car functionality. This topic continues to be hot. Announcements come from the auto OEMs, aftermarket players working toward late model cars, app developers, mobile operators and on and on. Some topics that have …

Software is becoming an increasingly important part of telecommunication networks and deployments as both wired and wireless carriers look to add functionality to operations while increasing simplicity and reducing costs. RCR Wireless News is keeping an eye on recent developments …

Google’s wireless experts take on Google Fiber Google has promoted a former Qualcomm executive to lead Google Fiber, according to The Wall Street Journal. Dennis Kish will head up Google Fiber and will report to another Qualcomm alum, Dr. Craig …

In infrastructure news this week, Sprint’s spending is in the spotlight, Verizon’s towers may be for sale, Alcatel-Lucent has a major new contract, and Rackspace is going it alone. Infrastructure News Sprint spending outlook Sprint will focus the deployment of …

Verizon Wireless has slowly begun to roll out voice over LTE services, announcing this week its Advanced Calling 1.0 offering. The service comes just days ahead of the launch of Apple’s iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices, both of which …

Explosive mobile traffic growth, largely driven by the proliferation of LTE mobile devices, new broadband technologies and Internet video content, have caused a tremendous increase in network messaging volume that can overwhelm critical LTE network elements and degrade services for …

Ed Kozel, CEO of Range Networks, talked with RCR Wireless about the company’s recent addition of an enterprise focus along with its approach of using open source base station software to bring cellular coverage to underserved rural areas. Kozel took …

The Wi-Fi Alliance has added new services to its Wi-Fi Direct standard for peer-to-peer connectivity between Wi-Fi devices. The new services will make it easier to print documents from smartphones and tablets. “This is sort of one-touch printing, without downloading …

América Móvil is ready to sell its telecom infrastructure along the east coast of Mexico, according to Bloomberg, and AT&T is on the short list of buyers. The Mexican communications conglomerate, controlled by billionaire Carlos Slim, is being forced to divest …

Metaswitch Networks in the NFV ecosystem: Bringing NFV to the IMS core. A conversation with Martin Taylor, CTO, Metaswitch Networks Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report when finalized. At …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. Having spent three days at the recent CTIA event, which was briefly overshadowed by Apple’s …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry share unique insights and experiences. We need to talk. Last week Apple released its iPhone 6 (finally!) with support for …

Mavenir Systems® in the NFV ecosystem: Virtualized VoLTE and RCS functions. A conversation with Ian Maclean, Head of Strategy, Mavenir Systems Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be the first to receive the complete report when finalized. …

Apple said today that pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus broke all previous records, with 4 million ordered in the first 24 hours. The company says it will not be able to meet demand this month, and that …

Tower Family Foundation launched The tower industry has seen more than its fair share of tragedies over the past year. Always we think about how this must affect the loved ones of the fallen, but it seemed like few were doing …