network infrastructure

While your coworkers complain about their NCAA basketball tournament brackets ahead of finals set for April 2-4 in Houston, AT&T has been busy upgrading its network in the area to …

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure is traveling around the U.S. on a listening tour, talking with customers trying to get a good understanding of Sprint’s position in the marketplace from their …

Facebook VP of infrastructure discusses Open Compute Project adoption by telecommunications industry SAN JOSE, California – Jason Taylor, Facebook VP of infrastructure and Open Compute Project Foundation chairman and and …

Advanced ‘5G’ use cases will require global interoperability and scalability; International Telecommunication Union is working away on ultimate standard The tactile Internet, autonomous vehicles and smart cities; all these things …

ZTE said pre 5G tests will take three to four months BARCELONA, Spain – ZTE signed a memorandum of understanding with mobile operator Hutchison Drei Austria to deploy what it’s …

Public-private partnership model for fiber networks gaining traction The growing trend of municipalities moving to control their own high-speed broadband destiny is exemplified in what’s happening in Huntsville, Alabama. Local …

‘Temporary network interruption’ repaired by 1:22 p.m. EST Monday, Comcast said Complaints about a major Comcast network outage impacting diverse geographies began hitting social media before noon; by 1:22 p.m., …

Telxius will initially manage 15,000 towers Spanish telecom operator Telefonica has created a new company called Telxius, which will manage certain infrastructure assets of the group. The establishment of the …

The telco ended 2015 with 34.8 million LTE subs in 20 markets British telecom group Vodafone recorded revenues of £10.3 billion ($14.91 billion) in its fiscal third quarter, ended Dec. …

The full duplex relay trial was carried out in the city of Turin Italian mobile operator TIM carried out what it claims to be the world’s first test of the …

Facebook data centers said to be 100% powered by renewable energy In a Jan. 24 blog post, Facebook announced it will build its second European data center in the small …

LTE represents almost 38% of China Mobile overall base China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator, ended 2015 with 312.2 million LTE subscribers, according to the operator’s latest available figures. …

Swedish firms plan to deploy 5G in Stockholm and Tallinn in 2018 Swedish companies TeliaSonera and Ericsson signed a strategic partnership through which mobile subscribers in Sweden and Estonia will …

Spanish operator aims to complete the process this year Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica is working on the spinoff of its domestic infrastructure unit, Reuters reported. The European telco may decide …

The “Internet of Things” revolution, particularly in the industrial IoT space, promises to bring connectivity to everything from manufacturing and shipping to more environmentally challenging industries like mining, oil and …

Anyone who has traveled in a subway train has had the frustrating experience of losing their cellular and Wi-Fi connection. As the number of urban dwellers continues to rise along …

The transaction is expected to be completed in Q1 2016 Shareholders of Finnish telecom equipment manufacturer Nokia approved the proposed $16.5 billion acquisition of French-based supplier Alcatel-Lucent. Nokia has obtained all …

As communication service providers continue to expand the reach of crucial fiber optic networks, player Birch Communications recently completed connection of 80,000 new buildings in 22 states to its metro …

Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications is set to announce the sale of its stake in telecom tower company Reliance Infratel to a private equity firm. According to local press reports, the …

Telecom Italia plans to keep up to 20% of the infrastructure firm Telecom Italia is looking to sell a part of its Inwit holdings, with CEO Marco Patuano noting “we are ready to …

The deal stipulates deployment of LTE infrastructure in 12 Chinese provinces China Telecom awarded a contract to Alcatel-Lucent to expand the deployment of LTE infrastructure across 12 provinces of China. …

Agreement includes joint evaluation and research activities Chinese information and communications technology provider Huawei and Spanish telecommunications firm Telefónica have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to focus on the …

Look inside the Small Cells Americas show hosted by Small Cell Forum Small cells broke out in 2015, Small Cell Forum Chairman Alan Law told RCR Wireless News during an …

Net income declined, according to American Tower Q3 financial report In a recent earnings call, American Tower executives reported a year-over-year decline in net income, but is betting on a …

David Cameron announces ‘universal service obligation’ to push broadband access As the world becomes increasingly connected, broadband access has evolved from being something that’s nice to have to something’s that’s …