Facebook enters the fray, China Telecom faces investment concerns and telecoms lean on acquisitions to build out their offerings in this week’s capital markets news round-up.
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The steady clank–clank of metal Y-lanyards clips being fastened to a telecom tower punctuate each few steps as Brian Bourquin climbs. He reaches a point two-thirds of the way up, anchors …
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Samsung finally unpacked its long-awaited Galaxy S5 yesterday, launching a flagship that is perhaps the inverse of Apple’s iPhone 5S in more ways than one. While Apple has stubbornly refused …
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While the focus is on virtualization, the reality is that software has become an important component of next-generation wireless networks. Dozens of software announcements targeting software-defined networks and network functions …
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Two leading makers of radio frequency solutions announced plans to merge operations in a deal expected to create a $2 billion powerhouse in the device RF space. RF Micro Devices …
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The connectivity burden for frequent travelers is set for some relief as public Wi-Fi services provider Boingo Wireless announced the launch of Hotspot 2.0 networks at 21 airports across the …
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Urban small cell initiatives have been challenged by concerns about backhaul and site acquisition, but now more and more deployments are seeing the light of day. Small cells are moving …
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T-Mobile US quest for customer growth looks to be taking a toll financially as the nation’s scrappiest carrier saw its net losses widen year-over-year during the fourth quarter. The carrier …
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Verizon received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a converged health management software platform.
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The giants of the personal computer world are a force to be reckoned with at this week’s MWC 2014 event, and their agendas are strikingly similar. Intel, Dell and Hewlett-Packard …
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Reality Check: Why Latin American mobile growth relies on spectrum license renewals
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerMobile is booming in Latin America. The region now accounts for 10% of the global mobile market in terms of revenues and is the second fastest growing region globally. With 500 million
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FCC’s H-Block auction continues to slow, only 22 new bids across 12 rounds
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerThe Federal Communications Commission’s H-Block spectrum auction has slowed to a painful crawl as the number of new bids Monday hit an all-time low. A total of 22 new bids …
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An industry safety task force is kicking off an education campaign this week aimed at increasing the safety of tower climbers by urging them to tie-off 100% of the time. …
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Telecom Software Press Releases AT&T introduces user-defined network cloud Alcatel-Lucent partners with Intel for cloud solutions Telefonica to use Alcatel-Lucent’s CloubBand NFV platform Ericsson also partners with Telefonica for NFV …
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Editor’s note: This is a compilation of Mobile World Congress 2014 news in the HetNet space, including small cells, Wi-Fi and distributed antenna systems (DAS). This list will be updated daily. …
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Barcelona, Spain. Alcatel-Lucent clearly sees software as the key to its comeback, and has made that clear with a slew of announcements at Mobile World Congress. The company is partnering …
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Editor’s note: This is a compilation of Mobile World Congress 2014 news in the test and measurement space, from network and equipment testing to application testing. This list will be …
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Nokia Solutions and Networks kicked off Mobile World Congress with the introduction of new small cell solutions in its Flexi Zone line. Its newest small cell models support TDD-LTE and …
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Verizon Wireless expected to boost Verizon margins; Walden to head new development arm
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerWith its $130 billion purchase of Vodafone’s 45% stake in Verizon Wireless now complete, Verizon Communications not surprisingly said it expects to expand margins and grow revenues in 2014. Verizon’s …
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AT&T broadened its international LTE roaming to 13 countries, building on an initiative it began late last year. The carrier said it now offers LTE roaming services across 15 countries. …
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Reality Check (MWC Edition): What’s hot at MWC – WebRTC, VoLTE, OTT and 2FA
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerAs the mobile industry gears up for one of the biggest events of the year, the industry is buzzing about what new technologies and innovations are going to surface at this year’s Mobile World Congress.
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Reader Forum: An alternative approach to real-time big data analytics (Pt. 1)
by Dan Meyerby Dan MeyerIn its simplest form, big data analytics can be broken down into two parts that differentiate it from business intelligence or data warehousing and mining:
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Software is expected to be big news at this year’s Mobile World Congress event as the wireless industry looks to glean greater efficiency from mobile networks. Leading up to the …
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Suppliers of small cells and the components that differentiate them are heading into Mobile World Congress with confidence, as their solutions finally start to gain traction in the market. AT&T …
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Berg Insight reported that alarm systems and vehicle tracking applications have helped spur the market for wireless M2M modules in European nations.