Qualcomm highlighted the role of the modem in LTE chipsets at its recent 4G Mobile Experience event in San Francisco, emphasizing that the performance...
"5G" is the catchall title for what scientists, inventors, software developers, universities and a host of companies involved in developing and operating telecom networks...
LTE services are growing across Latin America. Following launches in other countries, Movistar Peru announced it will commercially launch its LTE services on Jan....
On Oct. 22, Apple announced that it has sold 170 million iPads since the launch of the tablet in 2010. The unprecedented use of tablets at a mass-market level in Western countries has many implications
Small cells may be one of the hottest topics in the wireless infrastructure space today, but their impact has yet to show in the United States and many are beginning to question their relevancy:
Regional wireless operator U.S. Cellular announced that online retail giant Amazon.com would begin carrying prepaid devices compatible with the carrier’s network. The move comes...
China Mobile and Huawei have chosen software tools from U.K.-based Ranplan for designing and simulating in-building wireless.
Ranplan's iBuildNet will be used in Huawei's R&D...
Aruba Networks, Inc. had record revenue of $160.9 million for the most recent quarter, up 11% year-over-year -- however, the company's losses increased as...
HiSilicon has successfully verified 3GPP Release 10 protocols in its LTE-A chipset. The company says its Balong720 chipset is the world’s first LTE category...
Recently installed Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler continued to round out his staff this week, announcing a handful of new senior appointments.
Shannon Gilson...
Verizon breaks new ground, ZTE enters the smartwatch race, and HTC goes for the gold (again.)
Verizon breaks new ground
Verizon's Ellipsis tablet represents several "firsts"...
Before we begin our two-part discussion of several important trends that will impact the telecommunications landscape over the next year, I want to respond to several questions posed
Smartphones are set to become smarter than their users by 2017, according to analysts speaking at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, held earlier this month in Barcelona, Spain. Accumulated apps and contextual information
China’s Shanghai Daily is reporting that China Mobile will launch “4G” services on Dec. 18, bringing the latest wireless technology to the world’s largest...
A recent Deloitte survey of mobile users around the world turned up both surprising and unsurprising reflections of the market.
Surprising? That app downloads have...
Carriers and tower companies are expected to invest $34-$35 billion per year in wireless infrastructure through 2017, and that investment will create alomst 1.5...
All around the world, communications service providers are facing growing challenges with declining revenues and shrinking margins from traditional telecom services. However, the good news is
Wireless operators are struggling to handle explosive growth in data traffic on their networks. Tools and processes for managing spectrum, deciding where and when to add or remove capacity,
Welcome to the weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of cell tower companies. We cover top-level industry stories, DAS, and regional/local news. In...
More than three quarters for mobile operators say they want multimode capability when deploying small cells. Multimode does not just mean 3G/LTE; operators also...
Three of the nation’s four largest wireless operators have agreed to stop charging customers for text messages sent by un-authorized third-parties, also known as...
