Telecoms operators have historically proven they are adept at protecting their networks. As security risks increase in scope and complexity over time, the telecommunications industry
Much ado was made about Wi-Fi Passpoint technologies and the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s Next Generation Hotspot initiative during 2013, starting with a panel about
It was a busy day for the Federal Communications Commission's auction 96, with the H-Block bids now totaling more than $456 million after the three rounds of bidding held Monday.
At this point, 117 licenses have received bids, with 59 remaining FCC-held.
The license for the...
Service Providers are looking to use network functions virtualization (NFV) to build dynamic, virtualized networks with application and content awareness so they can deliver new and innovative services to subscribers, who are changing how they use connectivity services.
F5 technologies deliver the necessary application-layer intelligence,...
Crown Castle International Corp. (CCI) saw its fourth quarter revenues jump nearly 20% year-over-year and it anticipates continued strong growth.
Total revenues were up 18% to $798 million, and site rental revenue increased 14% year-over-year to $651 million. However, the company did record a net loss...
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Auction 96: $400 million and growing
Through three days and nine rounds, 111 licenses had picked up bids totaling $401.3 million,...
Ericsson (ERIC) has ended a major patent dispute with Samsung in an agreement that the company hopes will set a precedent for the wireless industry. "We feel that this is a very important agreement to be viewed as a precedent for other companies, to...
Ruckus Wireless, Inc. is providing Wi-Fi products to the Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. USA facility in Lincoln, Neb. that includes the use of hundreds of mobile phones and iPads. The facility produces recreational and utility vehicles and includes more than 2 million square feet of...
Squeezing the maximum battery life out of a mobile phone is a complex challenge, and most of the technical efforts to date have centered on the hardware and operation of the handsets themselves.
Transformation is a regular, on-going activity in any telecom's life. And by the way, when I say “transformation” I’m not just talking about those "big bang" transformations that impact
Bidders looking to snare H-Block spectrum hit the weekend having put up more than $400 million in potential winning bids as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96.
Through three days and nine rounds, 111 licenses had picked up bids totaling $401.3 million, adding...
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of telecom software news. It's been a week of big deals and big reports in the telecom space. Verizon Communications acquired Intel Media, VMware bought AirWatch, Subex landed $10 million worth of contracts and Redknee signed a $5...
Leap Wireless may be in the midst of some organizational changes, but the carrier is looking to keep its Cricket brand moving forward announcing a pair of new limited-time initiatives.
Leap said that beginning Jan. 26, customers would be able to sign up five lines...
Looking back, 2013 was a year of transformation in which several major transactions enabled the carriers to reshape and reinforce themselves for a “Final Four” competition for leadership in the U.S. market.
Agilent Technologies has launched its new E7515A UXM wireless test set, for functional and RF design for Category 6 chipsets and devices that can enable speeds of up to 300 Mbps downlink.
Joe DePond, general manager of Agilent's mobile broadband operation, called the UXM "a...
A new report from JDSU examines data use across more than 150 devices as well as generational technologies, and has found that "use of mobile data and consumer behavior is becoming more extreme."
“For the past three years we’ve seen explosive growth in mobile data...
Samsung remains the world's leading smartphone maker, but growth is slowing for the Korean industrial giant as its mobile unit finds itself pressured by Apple on the high end and by Chinese rivals on the lower end of the market. Sales at the company's...
Regardless of one’s view on the competitiveness of the domestic wireless space, few would argue that the nation’s four largest operators are going through drastic changes in an attempt to grow,
Netflix gave investors plenty to celebrate last week, but for mobile operators the soaring popularity of on-demand video is a double-edged sword. Over-the-top video motivates subscribers to buy more data and upgrade their devices, but it can also bring the network to its knees.
Late...
When Instagram added video 7 months ago it was a wake-up call for many service providers, who immediately found their networks faced with exploding demand for mobile video. Now operators face the threat of much larger video downloads, as millions of Netflix customers migrate...
Day two of the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96, also known as the H-Block, witnessed $85 million more in potential winning bids, driving up the total amount to just over $306 million. Each day of the auction at this point includes three rounds of...
Welcome to our weekly collection of all the top cell tower news stories, where we cover global, national, regional, local and distributed antenna system news. Crown Castle continues to make headlines with tower purchases, this time from CPS Energy. CPS Energy's tower sale is...
Sprint is looking to cut more jobs in an attempt to shore up its bottom line at a time when the carrier’s competitive position has come under attack.
The carrier noted in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that the “workforce reduction plan” is designed...
The wide range of benefits that could result from implementing SDN solutions should not be underestimated. As network resources become increasingly strained, organizational leaders will likely need this technology to alleviate disruptive bottlenecks.
