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Bringing gigabit speed internet connectivity to rural areas helps smaller communities become economically competitive with their metropolitan counterparts. A robust broadband network can support sustainable economic activity for communities. Better connections with fiber remove the challenge of spotty cellphone coverage in sparsely populated areas,...
Most of us are using our mobile devices more than we did a year or two ago, and certainly more than we did 5-10 years ago. As we look around we see others doing exactly the same thing. The places we see this the...
Mobile data usage is on the rise – subscribers all over the world churn through gigabytes of streaming video, music, and social networking every month. Mobile network owners are scrambling to stay ahead of data demand by densifying their radio access networks with small...
Network functions virtualization (NFV) has made remarkable progress on many fronts. This includes market acceptance, architecture definition and supporting specifications. As a result, the industry will very soon move into the commercialization phase, leveraging the many business and technical lessons learned in proof-of-concept (PoC)...
Azimuth Systems Introduced VNE, the Industry’s First—and Only—HetNet Environment Emulation Capability
Consumers demand ubiquitous high-speed access to feed their bandwidth- and data-hungry applications. LTE-A uses network densification/HetNet (a network of cells of different sizes) to meet this demand. The shift to LTE-A is creating a...
Angelina Beck, CEO of BRIUS Telecom Solutions, announced today that the company has achieved Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification through Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
Angelina stated, “WBE certification creates opportunities for women-owned businesses to compete for public and private sector projects. We are...
Anite enables geo-located call trace analysis of WCDMA and LTE networks with its Nemo WindCatcher desktop analytics solution
The new module processes call trace data from major infrastructure OEMs in native OSS format. It allows the analysis of coverage and quality KPIs and poor...
Operators are increasingly turning to VoLTE and WiFi Calling (VoWiFi) to protect their lucrative voice business against the ever increasing rise of “free” over the top (OTT) applications. The challenges they are facing relate to various deployment phases, including network rollout, beta trials leading...
Preferred Communication Systems, Inc. and North Sight Communications, Inc., have agreed to team up to optimize their spectrum deployment in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The two companies together hold 9.15 MHz of ESMR cellular spectrum on the Islands.
According to Barclay Knapp, Chief...
Radio Access Networks (RAN) have evolved considerable from the traditional “macro” access networks of the past. Today, the ability to cost-efficiently address network issues around capacity, coverage and quality has become a reality with the successful implementation of small cells, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)...
Kathrein antennas for small cells and outdoor distributed antenna systems provide on-demand capacity in an easily concealed solution
Network densification, marked by increasing deployments of small cells and distributed antenna systems, is a key component of an ultimate 5G standard. As carriers race to not...
Service Providers are increasingly leveraging analytics tools to monitor their networks, improve customer experience and identify opportunities for revenue growth. As traffic volumes surge to unprecedented levels, service providers are faced with significant financial and operational challenges in scaling their analytics infrastructure.
The Network Packet...
It’s no surprise that long-term evolution (LTE) networks are quickly becoming the global norm for wireless communications. With significantly higher data speed than 3G, LTE unlocks the power of our mobile devices that are an increasingly important part of our lives, both at work...
Are you developing products with wireless internet connectivity? You cannot afford to miss this Anritsu webinar!
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a catch-all term that brings together device connectivity, service provision and data analytics. In this webinar we will focus on device connectivity....
Field Dailies was recently awarded patent protection for its software system that supports submission of daily field reports and closeout documentation for the tower climbing industry.
Field Dailies, the pioneer and global leader in enabling cloud software solutions for telecommunication carriers, OEMs, and turfing vendors,...
LTE networks are like thoroughbred race horses compared to their workhorse 3G predecessors. LTE is much faster and more powerful, but easily spooked by noise and interference.
“LTE is very sensitive to interference because of higher orders of modulation,” explained CommScope’s Ray Butler, vice president...
Site360 delivers 3-D map of tower sites, compounds and equipment to reduce opex and drive efficiency
Since its founding in 2000, B+T Group has evolved from a structural engineering firm into a one-stop wireless engineering shop that offers a full suite of wireless infrastructure managed...
H2O Wireless Announces Unlimited Data & More Features for Every Monthly Plan
H2O® Wireless (“H2O”), a leading provider and pioneer of no-contract prepaid wireless services provided by Locus Telecommunications, Inc. (“Locus”), recently announced all new upgrades for H2O Monthly Unlimited Plans, including more plan options,...
The Middleprise market ripens for in-building wireless technology adoption
As market education efforts have started to stick, venue owners are becoming acutely aware of the need for robust indoor cellular coverage to satisfy tenant and guest connectivity requirements not to mention the looming First Net...
Next generation of network visibility and analytics tools drives innovation, revenue and customer experience
The mobile landscape is rapidly changing. With mobile adoption projected to continue its rise to global ubiquity, existing networks need to evolve to support cloud-based applications, social media and video streaming...
Brocade provides end-to-end analytics solutions that enables real-time network insights
The telecommunications industry generates a higher volume of diverse data points than any other sector. Rapid evolution and fierce competition make it essential for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to not only capture and store these...
Small cells, ranging from femtocells in consumer applications, through pico, metro and micro cells in enterprise, and urban applications, are revolutionizing the coverage, capacity and availability of wireless data services. The insatiable demand for more and faster data is driving increasingly rapid deployment of...
The use of the 60-GHz (V-Band) goes back to 2001, when the US regulator (FCC) adopted rules for unlicensed operations in the 57 to 64GHz band for commercial and public use. This very wide frequency band, with over a 7-GHz of continuous spectrum, makes...
The Internet of Things (IoT) holds a great deal of promise for the future on many levels. With projections for anywhere from 20 billion to 100 billion connected things by the year 2020, there is a great deal of revenue at stake over the...
