Real estate is said to be about three things: location, location and location. The same is true of radio access networks. Spectrum and heterogeneous networks are all about location.
Small Cells
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Wi-Fi – unifying hetnets >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Radisys’ results affected by delayed order >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Infrastructure software vendor Radisys Corp. continued to lose money during the third quarter, but the company attributed much of its missed performance to a delayed Media Resource Function order from …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Spectrum auctions: looking to the UK to tackle the US conundrum >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
With the Federal Communications Commission set to tackle as many as three spectrum auctions over the next 12 to 18 months, there is considerable debate as to how rules should …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Goodman Networks Webinar: Thinking Big by Thinking Small – Keys to Successful Small Cell Deployments >by Kyle Welchby Kyle Welch
The wireless industry is in the midst of a major transition from Macro to Small Cell and Wi-Fi architectures to address the surging data growth and demand for additional capacity. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HetNet News: Dual-mode small cells from SpiderCloud; InfoVista aquires Aexio >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
SpiderCloud Wireless has launched an enterprise small cell that simultaneously offers both UMTS and LTE service. One of the limitations on small cells thus far has been that most offerings …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Report: Small cell backhaul market expected to take off in 2014 >by Sara Zaskeby Sara Zaske
Over the next four years, carriers and other businesses will spend $6 billion globally on outdoor small cell backhaul equipment, according to a new report from Infonetics Research. While there …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Futurecom 2013: TIM’s goals for 2014 include small cells, 3G and LTE expansion >
RIO DE JANEIRO — Although there are some concerns regarding TIM’s future in Brazil, following negotiations between Telefónica and TIM’s parent company Telecom Italia, TIM president Rodrigo Abreu outlined some of the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Futurecom 2013: Alcatel-Lucent secures five small cell contracts in LatAm >
RIO DE JANEIRO — Alcatel-Lucent is betting on the growth of small cells across the Caribbean and Latin American region. In a meeting with members of the press at the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Telecom Software Weekly Wrap-Up: U.S. Cellular fixes billing glitch; Skype costs operators $100M per day >by Jarad Matulaby Jarad Matula
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Telecom Software weekly wrap-up where we gather top telecom software news stories for the week: U.S. Cellular is working with its billing company …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PCIA 2013: Adelstein talks FCC, challenges, opportunities, first year on the job >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – PCIA CEO Jonathan Adelstein has had what could be deemed a “dream” first year as head of the wireless trade association, with seeming unbridled support from government …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PCIA 2013: Tower execs bullish on growth, differ on details >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – To the surprise of few, leaders from the nation’s largest tower owners remain upbeat regarding the future of their market, citing the continued need for wireless carriers …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">PCIA 2013: Small cells, spectrum, software key for next-gen networks >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – In comments kicking off this week’s PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show, keynote speakers from Sprint and AT&T both noted the importance of small cells, spectrum and software in …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Grasping the last piece of air in mobile coverage >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The question we should be asking is what will happen if smart watches, devices like Google Glass and other wearable devices don’t have a strong enough mobile signal to work indoors?
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ericsson makes a splash in small cells >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Ericsson has entered the small cell battle, launching its Radio Dot System that is expected to be available late next year and garnering early interest in the product from Verizon Wireless. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Test & Measurement: Fluke Networks launches spectrum analyzer for DAS and small cells >by Kelly Hillby Kelly Hill
Fluke Networks is aiming to shake up the test and measurement space with a new, very small in-building wireless test solution designed to make spectrum analyzers more widely available and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Editorial Webinar: LTE Field Testing featuring Frost & Sullivan >by Jarad Matulaby Jarad Matula
LTE Field Testing – New Challenges with Noise-Limited LTE Macro and Small Cell Networks What makes LTE networks unique in terms of design, deployment and acceptance of networks? How have …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Feature Report: LTE Field Testing >by Jarad Matulaby Jarad Matula
LTE Field Testing: New Challenges with Noise-Limited LTE Macro and Small Cell Networks: What makes LTE networks unique in terms of design, deployment and acceptance of networks? How have carriers and …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Wi-Fi Alliance pushes forward with WiGig certification program >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
The Wi-Fi Alliance has moved forward with plans to set up a certification process for the 60 GHz-based WiGig technology beginning with a certification brand and corresponding certification process signifying …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Wi-Fi uses DSL to turn cellular saturation into customer satisfaction >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Cellular networks are buckling from the overwhelming demand of mobile devices. Mobile data traffic is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 66% from 2012 to 2017, according to
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Building high-speed optical RF networks >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Large wireless deployments at stadiums and in other dense areas demand high capacity and high performance, but it’s not always easy to provide these when a venue may need 18 to 20 sectors of capacity and
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Tower Technology Review >by Jarad Matulaby Jarad Matula
Wireless networks are being asked to handle an increasing amount of traffic both from the growth in overall wireless services as well as growing consumer appetite for mobile data services. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">TIA handicaps spectrum initiatives >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Spectrum is a source the wireless industry cannot get enough of. With consumer demand for wireless services on an ever-increasing track, wireless carriers and equipment providers are constantly on the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Small cells in focus: chip designers concentrate on power efficiency >
Wireless service providers will soon be adding capacity to their networks with small cells powered by 28 nanometer chips that can connect more users than an entire base station once …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reality Check: Faux G – the reality of today’s ‘4G’ >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
LTE and 4G are two terms firmly rooted in every wireless subscriber’s vocabulary. The networks themselves, however, have a comparatively marginal grip on the global marketplace.
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Reader Forum: Utilizing TV white space, unlicensed spectrum in an M2M world >by Dan Meyerby Dan Meyer
Recently, the wireless industry has found that the use of unlicensed spectrum and TV white space are promising areas of research. It’s becoming widely talked about and experts have begun to focus on