Monthly Archives: February, 2014

HetNet News: ABI projects rapid growth for in-building wireless

 ABI Research projects a 14% compound annual growth rate for the in-building wireless market in the next few years, increasing from a forecast $4.4...

Motorola Mobility CEO steps down

Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside told employees last week that he will leave the company March 31 to take a position as chief operating...

Aerohive Networks files for IPO

Aerohive Networks, which provides controller-less, cloud-based Wi-Fi, has filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The proposed number of shares...

Google buys smartphone-based security solution

The move to make your smartphone the key to all your other connected devices continues with Google's purchase of a security solution that allows...

T-Mobile US set to speed up JUMP upgrades, add tablets to the mix

T-Mobile US is set to counter recent rate plan moves by rivals through an update of its JUMP device payment plan, according to published...

Reader Forum: Paving the road to seamless, secure global Wi-Fi

In less than a decade, cloud-based services and mobile devices have dramatically changed the enterprise landscape and how business travelers work.

Reader Forum: How network sharing can help mobile operators address the backhaul burden

Cooperation with a competitor – even going so far as to share network resources – is not a scenario that typically would be used to describe the hotly competitive mobile network operator world.

OSHA warns tower industry on safety after recent deaths

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sent a stern warning to telecom employers in the wake of three recent tower-related deaths, and...

Auction 96 pushes past $1.4B as bidders remain active

Following yet another weather delay, bidding in the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 96 continued the momentum shown earlier in the week, pushing auction totals...

Huawei to expand OSS platform with reported Fastwire purchase

Huawei looks set to expand its software portfolio, with reports indicating the Chinese-based telecom equipment giant is in the process of acquiring Australia-based Fastwire,...

Mobile Minute: Android apps may come to Windows phones

Top stories: Lenovo says it can turn Motorola Mobility around China's Lenovo Group is confident that it can make Motorola Mobility into a money-maker within a...

FCC extends deadline for signal booster compliance

Manufacturers of consumer-grade signal boosters will have a little more time to meet the federal government's specifications as the FCC announced that the deadline for compliance has been been delayed.

Equipment Round-Up: New gear from Aruba, Cambium

A number of new network-related equipment announcements have been made lately, so here's a quick round-up of the new gear and solutions available. Aruba Networks...

Lenovo: We can turn Motorola Mobility around

Motorola Mobility's red ink will soon be history, according to China's Lenovo Group, which recently agreed to buy the struggling smartphone maker from Google...

Worst of the Week: Sprint, Verizon Wireless and Valentine’s Day

Two big events rocked the domestic wireless space this week as first Sprint announced mind-blowing fourth quarter results and then Verizon Wireless unveiled ground-shaking rate plan changes.

Infrastructure news: NSN, Ciena and Ericsson

NSN base station supports 300 Mbps LTE-A speeds Using NSN's Flexi Multiradio 10 base station in combination with Broadcom Category 6 LTE-A user equipment, Finnish...

Report: Verizon Wireless to close 5 call centers, consolidate 7 locations

Published reports indicate Verizon Wireless is planning to close five call centers and consolidating seven other facilities across the country. The moves are expected...

Test & Measurement: Anite boosts LTE-A testing, Anritsu gets GCF nod

It was a busy week in test and measurement, with a number of new products and upgrades, as well as technological advances. --Anite has had...

Mobile Minute: BBM adds free voice calling

Top stories: Verizon Wireless counters price war ... in its own way Verizon Wireless finally responded to recent pricing changes from rivals, though the changes will...

Urgency of SDN solutions differs for enterprises, telecom operators

While enterprises may be able to put off their SDN investments, telecoms need to start taking steps toward deployment now.

Comcast looks to dominate cable space with TWC bid

Following months of rumors, cable television giant Comcast announced plans to acquire fellow cable provider Time Warner Cable for more than $45 billion. The...

Wi-Fi set to get a boost from cable lobby

The proposed $45 billion merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable is not the only news these two cable giants have this week. According...

VMware, F5 work to enhance virtualization, software-defined enterprise networks

VMware recently announced a partnership with F5 to boost end-user products for desktop virtualization infrastructure. VMware's End-User Computing technologies, in combination with F5's Software Defined Application Services, can be leveraged for safer, more accessible applications.

Verizon Wireless counters price war … in its own way

Verizon Wireless finally responded to recent pricing changes from rivals by introducing its More Everything plan, though the changes will likely not put quite...

Winners and losers in the connected devices market

Smartphones and tablets will not lead the connected devices market in growth this year, although both are expected to enjoy healthy increases in production...
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