Network Infrastructure

Nokia Networks announces two acquisitions Nokia Networks said today that it will buy Nice Systems’ 3D geolocation business to enhance the planning and optimization of mobile networks. “The evolution of small cells and LTE necessitates more accurate 3-D geolocation capabilities,” …

Deutsche Telekom’s operating companies in Romania and Slovakia have deployed rich communications services branded as Joyn. Cloud company Jibe Mobile developed the white-label services, which are being delivered via Jibe’s IP communication cloud for DT’s Cosmote Romania and Slovak Telekom. …

Peter Nas, senior solutions architect for F5 Networks, spoke with RCR Wireless News on diameter signaling at the LTE World Summit 2014. Nas said that as next-generation networks become a reality, new challenges appear that were not obvious from the …

Verizon Wireless and Ericsson both issued responses Tuesday to an earlier report that claimed Ericsson was in talks with the two largest U.S. carriers about managing their network infrastructure. The Bloomberg news story quoted an Ericsson executive who said that …

Last week I attended the joint shows of LTE World Summit and Connected Cars 2014 and there was a lot to talk about. Hopefully you’ve seen our coverage, but just to highlight a few topics we mentioned in more detail …

Numericable Group to buy Virgin Mobile in France French cable company Numericable has agreed to buy Virgin Mobile in France for roughly $450 million. Numericable, which has a significant fiber footprint, also bought French wireless carrier SFR this year for …

Daniel Dribinski, founder and CTO of Cellwize, spoke with RCR Wireless News on the company’s transition from 2G/3G to more of a focus on machine-to-machine and the “Internet of Things.” Dribinski said that 2G has become a so-called “garbage collector” …

Each time we use our mobile devices we can generate multiple signaling events within the mobile core. As a result, signaling traffic has risen at a faster clip than traditional mobile network traffic. “The volume of signaling traffic is high, …

A new survey by network control company Infoblox concludes that while businesses are eager for the opportunities presented by the “Internet of Things,” networks don’t yet have sufficient capacity for the expected growth in IoT applications. “As it stands today, …

Welcome to this week’s edition of cell tower industry news, created by Jarad Matula and brought to you by Towercrews.net. AT&T infrastructure investment slows, contractor layoffs It’s been a rough week for some tower crews working primarily on AT&T towers this …

What goes up must come down … and may go back up again. That’s the message AT&T wants its contractors to hear as some of them struggle with a sudden drop in AT&T’s wireless infrastructure spending. “Any changes in spending …

As we watch the story unfold related to connected cars and consider how operators will play in this scenario, it’s also interesting to watch the telecom equipment vendor movements in this space. This week I met with Ericsson to better …

Today end users purchase a wireless solution that has separate categories for voice and data usage. And depending on where you are in the world SMS and MMS packages. Avvasi believes the time has come for a separate video usage …

Yes, this is true. A relatively small company named Saguna has the answer to this challenge. First of all what is the problem and why does the industry need a solution? Operators are working very diligently to make 4G a …

Another AT&T contractor has been forced to lay off workers, as the carrier takes a break from some of its wireless infrastructure projects. Velocitel, which does tower site work for AT&T in Oregon, reportedly had to release 25 of its …

It seems as though this is something you would never hear from a car maker, especially a luxury brand like BMW, but this is exactly what they said at the keynote of Connected Cars 2014. Seeing a car maker embrace …

How to ensure fluid indoor 3G/4G LTE data consumption? What are the challenges and how to overcome them with professional indoor coverage measurements? This webinar will provide insight into what are the challenges when measuring indoor coverage of wireless networks. …

Aereo, the New York startup that uses tiny antennas to deliver broadcast TV to mobile devices, may be forced out of business by today’s Supreme Court ruling. The Justices voted 6-3 against Aereo and in favor of the broadcast and …

Fledgling explorations into 5G wireless continue to gain momentum, with the world’s largest mobile operator joining the effort. China Mobile’s research institute has agreed to work with networking testing company Agilent Technologies on 5G wireless network development. Agilent will support …

The following interview was conducted at TM Forum Live. Jeff Edlund, CTO of HP’s Communications and Media Group, explains how his company reconciles the need to be agile in NFV and virtualization, and how standards are also necessary. Jeff Mucci: …