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As telco equipment becomes more compact, operators are finding room in central offices for wireless equipment like centralized head-ends that can support DAS and small cells.

Voice over LTE (VoLTE) offers a more efficient use of existing network resources, lower operational costs and, in the long run, an improved customer experience. However the transition from a traditional circuit-switched voice network to one that requires new applications …

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On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, RCR Wireless News takes a look back at the recent TM Forum Live event held in Nice, France. Network functions virtualization, software-defined networking, cloud, big data and smart cities were major themes at the …

Ben Wood – Chief of Research at CCS Insight the UK based consulting and analysis team explores the type of companies now interested in IoT (among other areas), some of the current and future most interesting technology trends and also …

Shawn Hakl, Head of Network Platforms and Managed Services at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, explained the telecom operators reason and strategy for moving towards NFV and SDN technology across its operations.

Khurram Shiekh, President of SiBeam, discusses his company’s approach to the current problems with Wi-Fi technology. With their solutions, SiBeam wants to eliminate the need for wires (such as HDMI) and allow people to seamlessly stream video.

Verizon Wireless recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of the launch of its LTE in Rural America program, which is partnership between the nationwide operator and rural carriers designed to expand the reach of LTE services. Philip Junker, Executive Director for …

SiBEAM aims to provide fiber quality performance without the wires. Khurram Shiekh, President, describes the company’s approach to provide wireless gigabit everywhere through a combination of market strategies.

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On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, RCR Wireless News spoke with Neela Jacques, executive director of the OpenDaylight Project on the continued evolution of NFV and SDN, and the impact open source collaborations have had on that evolution. Jacques provided …

In this episode of Coders I dig into the tools and techniques used to bring video app Pheebo to life. Pheebo is a video aggregation app for iOS that provides a slick user interface to quickly find and watch video …

IoT requires complex connected hardware – many companies are underestimating topics like antenna design Join Chris Hare and guests Dr Gerry Hayes President/Founder and Larry Steffann GM of the Wireless Research Center of NC, a non-profit research, development, test and …

An introduction to IOT Innovation series, exploring the background to the Internet of Things, what makes it complicated, how it promises to deliver huge value and which companies are successfully navigating the landscape.

Network functions virtualization may be a new technology for telecom operators, but NFV has a successful history in the data center world, which Hewlett-Packard said should calm the nerves of telecom operators looking to deploy the technology. Werner Schaefer, VP …

Sampath, SVP for Transformation at Verizon Communications provided insight into the telecom giants thought process and actions connected with its move to upgrade its copper-based infrastructure with fiber. Sampath gave the presentation at the Genband Perspectives 15 event in Orlando, …

HetNet Happenings is brought to you by CommScope. Watch episode 16 of HetNet Happenings with Sean Kinney. Longtime telecom analyst and the newest edition to the RCR Wireless News editorial team Jeff Kagan discusses carrier trends and telecom convergence.

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Mike Heffner, senior director of technical product marketing at Overture Networks, about recently released results of a collaborative effort showing robust performance of NFV service chaining. Overture said the testing, which …

Yesterday’s Google IO keynote gives us plenty to talk about, with updates on Project Loon, Android Wear, and the introduction of cloud testing, an IoT solution for developers, Android M, Google Photos and more. Android M is particularly notable for …

A conversation with Jim Miller, director radio standards, InterDigital Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. With its focus on enhancing wireless technologies and expanding wireless access and usage, InterDigital has had a keen interest in …