Monthly Archives: August, 2014

EMEA: EE ranks No. 1 in U.K. for performance, complaints

EE, which has the biggest and arguably the most complained about mobile network in the U.K., just earned top honors in RootMetrics' latest performance report. The research...

Tower companies and taxes

The U.S. government is looking at a way to raise billions in tax revenue, but it could come at the expense of some tower...

Policy: NAB claims FCC changed rules in crafting 600 MHz spectrum auction plans

NAB files petition against FCC The Federal Communications Commission’s plans to auction off spectrum in the 600 MHz spectrum band that is currently held by...

CTIA's comments on big data and privacy

CTIA recently was among dozens of commenters responding to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)’s request for input on the big data and...

Reality Check: Think the 'Internet of Things' (IoT) is insecure? Call AAA

Internet of Things (IoT) Security Twenty-six billion: that’s the number of devices Gartner predicts will be connected to the “Internet of Things” by 2020. Cisco...

Verizon Wireless again tops in RootMetrics network rankings

Verizon Wireless judged No. 1 in network performance Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility continued to show a clear network advantage over smaller rivals Sprint and...

Telstra taps Ericsson, Ciena for optical, SDN, NFV

Telstra preps for SDN, NFV future Australian telecom giant Telstra said it will continue working with vendor Ericsson to supply optical transport equipment and services,...

Is throttling necessary?

Recently both Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile US have said that under certain conditions they will "throttle" some customers who are on unlimited data plans....

EMEA: Zooming faster Internet to Uganda

Zoom Wireless and Volo have partnered to bring high-speed Internet access to Northern Uganda. There’s a lot of innovation going on in this story,...

Reality Check: Defining the minimally viable network

Will Sprint and T-Mobile US invest enough to have a minimally viable network (MVN?) Several newcomers to my columns have pointedly asked me over the past...

Verizon triggers 512K incident

Verizon's network proved to be the tipping point last week when Internet traffic reached a level that caused data sets to change and impacted...

'Exponential ROI,' retail revenue expected from big data analytics

Two new reports on the implementation of big data analytics pinpoint the potential that telecom operators — and many other verticals — are hoping...

Carrier Wrap: Sprint updates ‘Framily’ plan; Verizon Wireless alters single-line pricing

Sprint makes pricing move Sprint is set to re-vamp its “Framily” rate plans in an attempt to generate consumer excitement around the nation’s No. 3...

China's top smartphone vendor (RCR Mobile Minute)

Mobile Minute: Researchers are not in agreement on who is dominating the world's largest smartphone market - they just know it isn't Samsung. IDC says...

VoLTE shows its mettle in initial commercial tests

With voice-over-LTE networks slowly coming to market, focus is now turning to just how those networks perform compared with legacy circuit switched-based voice offerings....

Which software delivery platform vendor is No. 1?

Ericsson, HP, Huawei, OpenCloud and Oracle ranked According to a new report from Infonetics Research, Ericsson was judged the top pick just ahead of Oracle,...

EMEA in Perspective: 18 August

Popular topics seem to always include LTE news, government oversight concerns (see the view in Germany) and customer service complaints. So we’ll go with...

Reader Forum: Using intelligent wireless routing to end in-building over-provisioning

Intelligent wireless routing ensures that peak demand will be met More than 70% of mobile calls and more than 80% of mobile data usage today...

Reader Forum: The '5th C' impact on two-way radios

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum...

Infrastructure news: Smart equipment for climbers, tower sales in Africa

Tower safety update: The industry that is enabling the Internet of Things may benefit from IoT technology itself. Wireless Industry Safety Task Force The Wireless Industry Safety...

Reality Check: Telecom stakeholders – when the FCC gambles on number portability, consumers stand to lose

The Federal Communications Commission will soon make a critical decision regarding a vital component of the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure: selecting the administrator for local...

Software jobs in the mobile core network

Networking pays, especially if you're looking for a job as a software engineer. Job sites for makers of core network gear show increase in software...

Major 2014 test and measurement acquisitions

The network test and measurement space is one where significant consolidation has been occurring over the years, or where major international companies such as...

J.D. Power: Customers more satisfied when devices are demo'd

A new survey on wireless customer satisfaction from J.D. Power shows that customers are happier with their devices when they receive in-store demonstrations of...

Sprint cost cuts not expected to hit network

Sprint is expected to cut operating costs, but to continue investing in infrastructure... Sprint Spark investment expected to continue per plan Cost cuts and lower service...
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