Verizon Communications

Verizon said it plans to sell 24 data center locations across the U.S. and Latin America to Equinix for $3.6 billion, which will include 250 Verizon employees. Verizon Communications has moved on plans to unload some of its data centers, …

In a touted industry first, AT&T said it has begun a 5G technology trial using millimeter wave spectrum at Intel offices in Austin, Texas. AT&T’s “5G” technology push took a significant step this week as the carrier said it launched …

Telecom operators again failed to meet television broadcaster demand for 600 MHz spectrum licenses, with the FCC set to begin crucial next stage Dec. 13. The Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to infuse low-band spectrum into the “5G” technology path moves …

Nokia unveiled a “templating system” it said is based on ETSI NFV, TOSCA and OpenStack specs designed to simplify VNF management and orchestration. The exceedingly complicated process of virtual network function lifecycle management could be gaining some help with Nokia …

Verizon’s recent release of 5G standards and protocols highlights the carrier push for next-generation network technologies. There’s a lot of hype around the next “G” generation. In July, Verizon Communications announced a key milestone in the journey to “5G” – …

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and other telecom operators have a new target with stage three of the FCC’s 600 MHz incentive auction set for its forward round. Telecommunication operators are set for their third chance to acquire access to 600 MHz …

Telefónica and Nokia claim symmetrical 10 Gbps speeds from latest PON FTTH platform with expected support for 5G mobile backhaul and traffic aggregation. Telefónica said it completed a successful trial for its planned “5G” network using Nokia’s XGS passive optical …

Cable television giant Comcast joins the open source ON.Lab ONOS and CORD initiatives focused on SDN, NFV and cloud development. The Open Networking Laboratory scored a significant new member as cable telecommunications giant Comcast joined the organization’s Open Network Operating …

DirecTV Now platform to include various channel bundles, with streamed video content not counted against select cellular data plans. AT&T’s long-simmering plans to expand its DirecTV video empire to mobile is set to begin, with the telecom giant announcing the …

Ongoing 5G network trials by the likes of Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint has North America set to lead the world in initial adoption. As one of the world’s largest telecom equipment vendors, it’s probably of little surprise Ericsson is …

One of the bigger challenges facing the continued move towards cloud platforms by telecom operators is security. In the old world of hardware, as long as the door remained physically locked, security was a no-brainer. But, in the new world …

Verizon is set to further its dive into the IoT space with planned network trials later this year and enterprise-focused consulting service launch in early 2017. DALLAS – The “internet of things” may still be a nebulous concept to many, …

ONOS project’s CORD initiative claims mobile platform bolsters 5G plans with programmable RAN, VEPC, mobile edge computing support. The Open Network Operating System project’s central office re-architected as a data center platform released its first open sourced disaggregated and virtualized …

Recent 3GPP meeting showed continued progress toward 5G standards, though a potential rift between Verizon and AT&T in terms of timing With “4G” networks using LTE-Advanced enhancements rolling out rapidly across parts of the developed world, the mobile telecom market …

AT&T plans to acquire media powerhouse Time Warner is causing a reaction by politicians that does not line up with current industry models I’ve seen a lot of handwringing recently over the AT&T and Time Warner merger. This deal has …

The FCC’s third attempt to find a match between television broadcasters and telecom operators for 600 MHz spectrum is set, though will result be the same? The Federal Communications Commission’s third attempt to match television broadcaster financial demands with telecom …

Aggressive pricing moves against rivals T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T dampened consumer spending at Sprint, though recovery appears on track Sprint fleshed out its second fiscal quarter results highlighted by the continued shift in consumer spending tied to device payment plans …

Published reports indicate AT&T has terms in place for an acquisition of Time Warner valued at $85 billion, which could be announced as soon as Sunday Following up on chatter from earlier today, new reports now suggest AT&T has reached …

A number of recent Verizon IoT moves shows considerable confidence in the market by the telecom operator, with execution next on the agenda The “internet of things” is set to greatly impact the telecommunications space due to the predicted billions …

Verizon shrugged off short-term competitive impact from rivals T-Mobile and Sprint, notes 5G trials remain on track for 2017 and IoT continues to grow Verizon Communications released third-quarter financial results this week that show a considerable influence from rivals in …

Verizon Wireless sees steep year-over-year drop in connection growth, which analysts attribute to aggressive moves from T-Mobile and Sprint Verizon Communications’ once metronomic wireless operating performance looks to be skipping some beats with its most recent quarterly results sounding a …

Combination of SDN organizations to keep ONF name and be headed by ON.Lab director; merger set to be completed by end of 2017 Just over a month after losing its executive director, the Open Networking Foundation announced a merger with …

Bidding activity quickly stalled in the forward auction portion of the ongoing FCC 600 MHz incentive auction, which is likely now looking at a 2017 conclusion Well, that was quick. The Federal Communications Commission needed just one round of bidding …

FCC set to kick off the forward auction part of its phase two 600 MHz auction proceedings with the offer of 90 megahertz of cleared spectrum for telecom operators The Federal Communications Commission’s second attempt to match television broadcaster wants …

Comcast to focus on offering cellular services to cable TV and internet customers, while also leveraging access to 15 million Wi-Fi hot spots Comcast: Your wide-area, wireless services provider. On one hand, thinking of Comcast as your wireless network services …