Monthly Archives: March, 2015

MTN Group to invest $123M in Ghana

MTN Group looks to support growing demand driven by mobile banking WASHINGTON – In an effort to support skyrocketing demand, South African telecom player MTN...

Reality Check: T-Mobile US means business

T-Mobile US' 'Un-carrier 9.0' set to disrupt enterprise market Throughout the course of telecommunications history, the pricing alchemy between business and consumer plans has been...

Reality Check: The VoLTE stress test – new approaches to infrastructure monitoring

Mobile operators expanding their voice over LTE services in 2015 want to make sure it’s not a replay of the massive LTE data outages...

ETSI, Small Cell Forum to align on NFV plans

NFV collaboration targeting small cell layer The European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s NFV Industry Specification Group signed a collaboration agreement with the Small Cell Forum to...

CiG Wireless agrees to sell its tower portfolio to Vertical Bridge

Vertical Bridge gains over 200 tower sites Independent wireless infrastructure company CiG Wireless announced it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by an...

CeBit15: Automotive IT Kongress highlights

Hannover, Germany – On the last day of CeBit15, the Automotive IT Kongress also took place in the city. Presenters included a combination of...

Top 5 considerations for the small cells business case

The Small Cell Forum recently released numbers showing that more than 10 million small cells have shipped to date. Analyst Stefan Pongratz of Dell'Oro...

Companies facing increased competition from data-enabled startups

Data pools are growing every day and, with that growth, companies are facing increased pressure to jump in head-first. Many startups are using data to...

Nokia to expand LTE in Russia with MegaFon deal

Nokia radio access equipment covered by 7-year agreement Russian carrier MegaFon will expand its LTE footprint through a 7-year deal with Nokia Networks, which will...

Verizon Wireless No. 1, T-Mobile US No. 2 in airport-based cellular data performance

Verizon Wireless scored most victories in RootMetrics’ latest airport rankings The nation’s airports have become a significant testbed for evaluating the strength of mobile networks...

Fastback Networks merges with Sub10 Systems

The market for wireless backhaul solutions is growing as operators explore LTE and small cell deployments in areas that are not served by fiber....

Reader Forum: How to ensure your business phone systems are secure

Hackers have been featured on the news recently as credit cards and passwords have been obtained in breaches, leaving millions to worry about whether...

Ericsson to cut more jobs, this time in Ireland

2,200 positions cut in Sweden, now 71 cuts in Ireland After announcing plans to cut 2,200 jobs in Sweden earlier this month, networking/software company Ericsson...

Telecom Italia returns to profit for first time in three years

Telecom Italia modernizing network Telecom Italia has returned to profit for the first time in three years, reports the Financial Times. Net income climbed to $1.5...

CeBit15: Spies, lies and the death of trust for technology

HANNOVER, Germany – I had the opportunity to attend a live interview at CeBit15 with Glen Greenwald (in person) and Edward Snowden (via video...

China Mobile 2014 profit down 10%

TD-LTE network build contributes in part to China Mobile profit loss China Mobile’s 2014 profit fell 10%, slightly below market expectations and marking the company’s...

#SXSW: The device that can turn any car into a connected car

AUSTIN, Texas – The makers of Vinli gave out free rides at South by Southwest 2015 to show off their new device that is...

T-Mobile US found to ‘chill’ employee rights

NLRB ruling does not find direct T-Mobile US infringement, but carrier dinged for broad interpretation T-Mobile US had its labor practices dinged by the National...

CCA Global Expo 2015: Auctions, policy and plans for a new focus

The Competitive Carriers Association’s upcoming Global Expo event, like many of CCA’s past events, will surely not lack for topics. Since CCA’s last event in...

Test and Measurement: Anite to work with China on advanced MIMO OTA testing

Anite signed an agreement to develop advanced multiple-input/multiple-output over-the-air testing approaches with China Telecommunication Technology Labs-Terminals, which is overseen by the China Academy of Telecommunication...

Amazon gets nod to test drone delivery outdoors

FAA gives online retailer Amazon experimental license E-commerce giant Amazon’s ambitions to provide delivery via drone gained some traction on March 19 with federal regulators...

South Wireless Summit: The state of wireless infrastructure

Wireless infrastructure expected to continue growth track CEO of Digital Bridge Marc Ganzi, gave a state of the union of sorts for the wireless infrastructure industry in his...

IWCE 2015: Lessons learned from FirstNet early builders

LAS VEGAS – The early pioneers in public safety LTE broadband shared some of their experiences in a panel discussion at IWCE 2015, and...

Cell Tower News: South Wireless Summit talks tower market opportunity

South Wireless Summit discusses carrier activity, market opportunity The fourth annual South Wireless Summit took place this week in Nashville, Tenn. The event, hosted by the...

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile US ‘Un-carrier’ ranked 2.0

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...
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