Wi-Fi vendor Xirrus is boasting a new 802.11ac access point that it says will bring the new Wi-Fi standard to the mainstream with a price point comparable to the fastest 802.11n APs. Increased competition on price may signal a new …
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AUSTIN, Texas – Wearable technology was a major focus at CES 2014, and since then buzz has only continued to grow as multiple panels at South by Southwest 2014 addressed the rising trend. Several of the world’s largest brands, including …
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Son takes his case for T-Mobile US to the airwaves ahead of D.C. presentation
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerAhead of a scheduled presentation in front of the Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., Sprint and Softbank Chairman Masayoshi Son took to U.S. airwaves in claiming his desire to become a more disruptive force in the domestic telecom market, …
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Verizon’s stock woes highlight this week’s capital markets round-up.
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There’s a lot of buzz these days surrounding the “Internet of things.” Unfortunately the term itself is fuzzy, leading to ambiguity and misunderstanding of what it actually means.
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The net neutrality debate is bound to continue to make news for some time to come with Netflix, Comcast and Verizon bringing it to the headlines once again.
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It has been an eventful week in the telecom industry with each change supplementing three broad themes developed in previous columns: a) the critical nature of data value to each wireless segment;
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SDN technology has myriad benefits to offer telco service providers.
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4G Americas: LTE reaches 200 million connections, AT&T launches LTE-A in Chicago
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillWireless trade association 4G Americas said that LTE connections reached 200 million at the end of 2013, with half of those coming from North America. The trade group also said that AT&T Mobility has already deployed LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation in …
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AUSTIN, Texas – Edward Snowden, the famed NSA whistle-blower gave his first public appearance since leaking secret information about the NSA’s massive web of surveillance. No, he wasn’t there in person, but was beamed into a Google Hangout with the …
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AUSTIN, Texas – With mobile advertising projected to hit $18 billion this year, service providers are increasingly eyeing mobile devices as a potential source of “second screen” revenue. Nielsen reports that 85% of Americans watch television with a smartphone or …
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A Sprint executive goes in front of Congress in this week’s policy news round-up.
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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Sprint Corp. recently demonstrated phase two of an over-the-air trial of TD-LTE small cells at the Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The venue was selected for the trial because …
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New research from Gartner stated that tablet sales increased by 68 percent last year.
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Reader Forum: Testing LTE devices for LBS is critical to device OEMs, wireless networks
by Kelly Hillby Kelly HillEditor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this …
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Reader Forum: High-efficiency video coding – delivering ultra-HD video content
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerDisplay technologies are evolving at an unprecedented rate. They have evolved so much that we can now see the minutest picture details on our devices – be it television sets, tablets or smart phones.
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The domestic pricing battle among wireless carriers continues to heat up as just a day after T-Mobile US released adjustments to its plans, AT&T Mobility announced changes of its own. AT&T Mobility said that beginning this weekend, customers will be …
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T-Mobile US bolsters entry-level data buckets, increases cost on unlimited
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerT-Mobile US tightened up the data offerings on its Simple Choice rate plans, offering entry-level and mid-tier users a bit more to play with while charging heavy users a bigger toll. The announcement came late Friday afternoon, a time when …
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With its pending acquisition by AT&T set to close this month, Leap Wireless released what is likely its last report as an independent carrier on its operational performance. And from looking at the results, operations have been running thin for …
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Broadcom announced a new OpenFlow specification for SDN deployments.
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A couple of reports surfaced this week handing out pats-on-the-backs to some wireless operators, and notes of shame to others. Those reports were great in that they named and ranked carriers according to what the surveys founds,
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The white-hot tablet market may have peaked, according to the analysts at IDC. The research firm is lowering its projected growth rate for the global tablet market to 19.4% — still a rate that vendors of other connected devices would …
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Agilent Technologies released a series of 30-second demos based on engineers’ use of its Advanced Design System 2014 software, which is designed to enable electronic design automation for RF and microwave applications. The company said it listened to ADS user …
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Crown Castle on U.S. carrier investment Speaking at the Raymond James 35th Annual Institutional Investors Conference, Crown Castle CEO Ben Moreland was optimistic about the prospects for continued carrier investment in wireless networks. “What’s important in our business, and one …
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RCRTV: Digging into the impact virtualization, SDN and NFV will have on the wireless space
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerNetwork virtualization is creating a growing buzz across the wireless telecommunications space as carriers look for ways to trim network build out costs as well as grasp for ways to rollout services faster to compete against the rising tide of …