November 2014

Today is the first day of Slush 2014.  As the event kicks off, it’s worth sharing some quick facts about this event and the startup community in the Nordics. Slush brings …

Effective Nov. 3, Keysight began trading as an independent company on the NYSE. Officially a new company with a 75-year legacy, Keysight was founded in 1939 as Hewlett-Packard and then Agilent’s …

Round 12 of the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 of AWS-3 spectrum closed with $10.5 billion in bids, already topping the minimum bid amount set by the FCC. Yesterday’s bidding …

An estimated one in eight LTE operators have commercially launched TD-LTE networks, changing the landscape of antennas. “They have 65-degree multiband, multibeam antennas. We see those progressing to higher and higher …

•NTT DoCoMo is teaming up with China Mobile to offer customers traveling to China outbound roaming on the TD-LTE China Mobile network. DoCoMo customers will see speeds up to 150 …

What began four years ago as an idea for regional mobile operator C Spire to find ways to make smarter decisions about customer retention efforts has resulted in an award-winning marketing …

RCR Mobile Minute Verizon job cuts reported About 1,000 Verizon Communications employees will get buyout offers for the holidays, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report cites an unnamed …

As the “Internet of Things” (IoT) — devices automatically communicating with each other using wireless networks — gains momentum, enterprise efficiencies are already being realized, according to Brian Modoff, director …

Some new numbers make two important points about social media giant Facebook: Facebook apps are driving user engagement, and mobile is driving Facebook. A new report from telecom analytics firm …

Professor Jeff Andrews discussed the telecommunications industry’s push toward a 5G LTE network that will accommodate an increasing number of devices and the associated demand for mobile data capacity at …

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We …

Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this Reader Forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We …

Last week I had the opportunity to spend some time with Airbiquity at Telematics Munich to better understand its connected user experience. Not just a car or a connected car, but …

The Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 is already more than halfway to the agency’s minimum goal of $10.5 billion in total auction proceeds. At the end of today’s first round, …

AINMT Holdings, which operates as Ice.net and Net1 deploys LTE networks in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. •The company has hired Alcatel-Lucent to start the process by first completing a mobile broadband access network. …

Today’s DSRC technology will enable self-driving cars Just when you thought smart cars were a thing of the future, it turns out the future is already here. Cars that communicate …

The diameter signaling controller (DSC) is like a traffic cop for data messages within the IP network. Overview of diameter signaling Diameter signaling is a protocol that enables communication among Internet …

With an eye on increasing customer retention, Spanish-based global telecommunications services provider Telefónica Global Technologies announced a deal with Hewlett-Packard to upgrade the company’s global telco cloud systems. The partnership …

We’re all familiar with the one- or two-step verification processes associated with online or mobile transactions; it slows down a user but provides security for potentially sensitive information. But now, …

Test and measurement companies are expanding their support for specs coming from the MIPI Alliance, which establishes standards for mobile device hardware and software interfaces. Tektronix said it has the …

After just four rounds of bidding, the Federal Communications Commission’s Auction 97 has surpassed $2.8 billion, or just over one quarter of the auction’s total reserve price. At the end of …

With big data analytics becoming a more integral part of verticals from telecom to transportation, big data platform company Cloudera is seeing “tremendous demand” for its BDA certifications as tech …

I had the opportunity to spend time with Visteon this week at both the Telematics Munich and Electronica events. They were showcasing a wide range of visionary solutions for the …