Network Infrastructure

Wireless infrastructure services providers see distributed antenna systems (DAS) as logical extensions of their businesses. Like a cell tower, a DAS can be designed to support one carrier’s spectrum, or …

Carrier service revenue is not keeping pace with customer data usage, and that could mean that operators will not continue current levels of infrastructure spending. In addition, the two biggest …

T-Mobile US said it has tapped network partner Nokia Networks to expand the reach and capabilities of its LTE network, including the deployment of LTE-Advanced equipment, greater spectrum support for …

Wireless and cable operators have deployed about five million Wi-Fi hot spots as of last year, and that number is expected to double in the next few years. Data traffic …

Alcatel-Lucent, currently ranked as the leading vendor of small cell equipment, has a new partnership that will put more small cells on urban “street furniture,” such as bus stops, benches …

Vladimir Putin wants to take Russia off the global Internet in case of an emergency, like war or anti-government protests, according to recent reports — reports which, of course, the Kremlin denies. …

For PCIA President Jonathan Adelstein, this year’s State of the Union address was something of an epiphany. The former FCC commissioner realized that the White House was hard at work …

The University of Phoenix Stadium, which will host the 2015 Super Bowl, is getting ready for February with an upgrade to its distributed antenna system (DAS). Most of the largest …

LTE has been quietly growing in the Middle East. The lack of big announcements and headlines does not mean there’s been a lack of deployments — at least in the …

RF engineers are learning that experience with DAS can open doors when it comes to finding a new position. Twenty-seven percent of the RF engineering jobs posted on telecomcareers.net include …

Editor’s Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless looks weekly at network testing news and trends …

OSHA fatalities, safety report available on web Big changes in OSHA’s transparency and reporting are underway. For a variety of reasons, people want access to all of the reported job …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA for RCR Wireless News, has spent her entire career the telecom, IT and security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and …

Voice-over-Wi-Fi has strong support from Apple, T-Mobile US and Sprint, and that’s been good news already for several wireless infrastructure companies. Taqua was one of the first to react, buying …

As mobile operators focus on the need for network densification, the companies that supply and service the carriers are exploring the business models and technologies that can enable successful DAS …

Verizon Communications has hired the same investment bank that helped AT&T and T-Mobile US sell their towers to Crown Castle, according to Bloomberg. New York’s TAP Advisors is an investment …

DENVER – Even though no cable operators have emerged over the years as mobile operators in the sense of building out licensed-spectrum wireless networks, the desire for a mobility play …

DENVER — Cisco’s booth was one of the busiest on the floor at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo this week. In addition to set-top boxes with integrated Wi-Fi that it has been …

In infrastructure news this week, Alcatel-Lucent boosts small cell backhaul and NATE issues a warning to tower climbers. Infrastructure News Alcatel-Lucent adds wireless backhaul solutions for LTE small cells Alcatel-Lucent …

Sprint and Dish Network’s “interesting” relationship got a bit closer today as the two companies announced Dish would offer LTE-based wireless broadband services in Corpus Christi, Texas, using Sprint’s network …

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 …

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 …

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 …