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Small cell and distributed antenna system networks have become important and fast growing complements to deploying new spectrum and adding additional macro towers as U.S. mobile operators are focused on …

At the next football game at your local high school, look around at the students sitting in the stands. They’re all unique in their own way, but one thing is …

Will BlackBerry become the next Qualcomm or the next Motorola? The choice is in their hands if they make the right moves going forward. The future of BlackBerry seems to …

Once upon a time, not that long ago, there lived a young girl in a land not too far from here. In its own way the land was an amazing …

The first generation of telecom management, often called cost management, was focused on telecom carrier cost. Manual invoice-to-contract compliance audits were performed to identify billing errors so that overcharges could …

Network function performance in a virtualized world Over the course of the last 15 years, both enterprises and service providers have come to embrace the benefits of server virtualization. The …

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Turning data into more money: How far can the carriers go? Outside of the purchase and deployment of new spectrum and networks, there is nothing more important in 2016 to …

As a technology that can deliver automated provisioning, network virtualization and network programmability to data center and enterprise networks, software-defined networking has grown to be viewed as a key driver …

The problem with Yahoo is they lost forward momentum and that means they lost growth. Everyone seemed to be asking the same question … what’s the future for Yahoo? That, …

The emerging mobile edge computing ecosystem and value chain are complex with diverse technologies and a mounting number of companies – large and small – entering the MEC arena seemingly …

It is common wisdom these days to say that there is a “spectrum crunch.” That is, that we, the consuming public, are consuming more and more wireless data, and that …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

How data center vendors and operators can maximize their facilities’ performance Power usage effectiveness has been an important metric in the data center world for some time now. Companies running …

Recently I have been getting invitations to speak at industry conferences and company meetings. What’s really interesting is many of these are not even in the wireless industry. It seems …

It’s become rather apparent that microwave backhaul networks are becoming exhausted. This is largely due to not only a dramatic increase in mobile subscribers, but also a rapid increase in …

The promise of a smart cars connected to smart cities is certainly exciting – traffic lights that respond to real-time fluctuations in road congestion, streamlined navigation, time and cost savings, …

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for …

We all love Wi-Fi networks, but security on Wi-Fi is a serious issue. Their open nature makes them targets of abuse. According to a recent roundup of “23 Disturbing Statistics …

Tying together IoT and predictive analytics The public’s desire – indeed demand – to be connected at all times and in all aspects of work and play means that “off” …

Congratulations, Sprint. In 2015 you are the most-improved network provider in quality, speed and reach in a growing number of areas from coast to coast. While there is still quite …

This has turned out to be a banner year for wireless charging. If you doubt that claim, peer into any one of 200 Starbucks coffee shops in San Francisco and …

The importance of service assurance for NFV deployments So far, 2015 has been a big year for network functions virtualization. A recent report from IHS suggests this sector is set …

Wireless and telecom bills have historically been large and confusing. So much so that it created an entire cottage industry of bill auditors. However, over the last few years we …

Is Sprint device leasing arrangement a competitive advantage? Last Friday, Sprint announced a new leasing structure, which could provide the company with a global competitive advantage. Here’re the highlights of …