Network Infrastructure

The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Cost cuts and restructuring are paying off for Europe’s major wireless infrastructure vendors, all of whom saw significant margin improvement in the second quarter. Alcatel-Lucent, which has cut costs as part of its …

EMEA in Perspective is a Monday column focused on the identification of regional trends and outcomes of the prior week’s news. Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and Security. Having experience at …

Samsung’s network infrastructure business gets some of the blame for the company’s slide in sales and operating profit during the second quarter. The company cited its domestic market as well as overseas customers for a decrease in LTE investment, which …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. OSHA directive on hoisting In a new step towards safer practices on tower work sites, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration …

Editor’s Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what’s afoot. —Agilent Technologies’ electronic test and …

Alcatel-Lucent (ALU), which announced its “Shift Plan” a year ago, is now looking to shift some of its submarine cable business. When the Paris-based telecom equipment company released its 2014 second quarter results, it announced a planned initial public offering …

Liam Maxwell, VP of products for Oracle Communications, spoke with RCR Wireless about how the transition from single-service providers to bundled offerings has affected customer relationship management, BSS and OSS, and Oracle’s place in the ecosystme. “One of the biggest problems …

Claudia Bacco, Managing Director – EMEA, has spent her entire career in telecom, IT and Security. Having experience at an operator, software and hardware vendors and as a well-known industry analyst, she has many opinions on the market. She’ll be …

Wi-Fi continues its march toward ubiquity, particularly in transit systems. Wireless connectivity is even coming to an international flight near you – if it hasn’t already. Connectivity on transit poses a unique problem for coverage. Commuter rail lines often run …

Nokia Networks has agreed to buy Panasonic’s 3G/LTE base station business, aiming to strengthen its offerings in Japan. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it covers base stations and related wireless equipment for both in terms of fixed assets …

Nokia Networks scored a big LTE win in North America when Sprint tapped the company for its Sprint Spark build, and now Nokia is clearly eager for more. Recognizing that American carriers often choose vendors that can offer network implementation …

Cellular and billboard lease acquisition company Lease Advisors has formed a joint venture for wireless infrastructure with privately-held tower company InSite Wireless Group, which owns and manages about 800 cell tower and distributed antenna system sites in the U.S., Canada, …

Like many other successful companies, American Tower is outgrowing its name. “American” no longer refers just to the United States; towers in other parts of North and South America are now a big part of the company’s portfolio. And that …

Digital advertising network VisionChina Media Inc. announced a partnership with infrastructure vendor Huawei to explore a national mass transit Wi-Fi network in China, expanding the company’s efforts to position itself as a leader in wireless connectivity and big data-supported advertising …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. Couple sues American Tower One couple in West Virginia is mad as hell and not going to to take it anymore. …

Investment in wireless infrastructure is a big part of capital spending for both Verizon and AT&T, and both carriers spent more during the most recent quarter than analysts had expected. Verizon’s total Q2 capital spending was $4.3 billion, and AT&T …

Ulf Ewaldsson, SVP & CTO of Ericsson, spoke with RCR Wireless News recently about the role of standards such as those established by 3GPP, TM Forum and others, and the implications of a changing telecom market for the use of and development of standards. …

The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Crown Castle sees strong carrier spending, adds small cells Tower giant Crown Castle International (CCI) reported second quarter revenues of $916.3 million, up 25% from the year-ago quarter. The company noted continuing …

Juniper (JNPR) says its biggest customers are spending less than expected on routers, and the company is trimming its forecast for third quarter sales and profits. In a call with analysts and investors, Juniper CEO Shaygan Kheradpir cited “market dynamics …

Tower company executives are seeing a shift in public opinion when it comes to new cell towers. Even those who might not want new towers recognize the need for coverage. What’s the best way to protest a proposed cell tower …

Mobile Minute: The Mobile Minute is sponsored by SpiderCloud Wireless. Microsoft launches low-end Lumia Windows may be the language of corporate America, but Microsoft clearly wants to translate it to consumers around the world. The software giant’s newest smartphone offering …