Monthly Archives: April, 2015

Ericsson and Intel Security team up on security solutions

A secure solution from Ericsson and Intel Security The explosion of connectivity over the last few years has brought value to all sorts of new...

GCI, Ericsson expand LTE service across Alaska’s oil region

GCI, Ericsson deal said to provide fixed, mobile LTE speeds of 30 Mbps Alaska-based General Communications announced a deal with Ericsson to launch LTE services...

Generation Wireless: EU Google charges trumped up

The recent move by the European Commissioner for Competition against Google was, quite frankly, stunning from my viewpoint. The objections the EU centered around the...

Sponsored: Tarpon Gets Hooked

BRADENTON, FL – Tarpon Towers II, LLC, a wireless communications tower company, today announced it has secured over $100 million of new capital to...

Manufacturers resist push to enable FM on smartphones

FM chip on smartphone is usually not active but could be valuable in an emergency Remember FM radio? The National Association of Broadcasters certainly does...

EMEA: OpenCloud virtualizes VoLTE

OpenCloud touts "the power of open." Being open is an important concept, but is not necessarily a new topic. Consider the context in which...

Reality Check: Verizon and AT&T – 2 different approaches to value creation

Verizon and AT&T tackle video for value creation When I was a manager in the engineering and operations workforce in Sprint’s local division (later to...

Reality Check: How will Wi-Fi growth drive monetization models?

A closer look at Wi-Fi’s evolving technology and services Once viewed as a threat to mobile operators' valuable 3G and 4G services, Wi-Fi (family of...

EMEA: The connected car battle for the dashboard

Booz Allen Hamilton recently published its views on the increasing battle for the dashboard in the connected car. I had the opportunity to learn more...

ESPN not happy with new Verizon FiOS TV package

ESPN is raising concerns about Verizon's proposed FiOS TV plans, which allows customers to break up traditional TV bundles. The new Verizon Communications offering is...

Wal-Mart boosts LTE data for T-Mobile US-powered Family Mobile plans

500 MB boost bolsters T-Mobile US-powered Wal-Mart plans in face of increased competition Wal-Mart’s Family Mobile service received a boost over the weekend as the...

Google Wallet gets federal insurance

In a first-of-its-kind move, FDIC will back Google Wallet WASHINGTON – In a landmark announcement, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. will now insure money held...

Nokia reportedly set to re-enter handset market

The company that once dominated the mobile phone industry may be plotting a comeback. Less than a week after Nokia announced plans to buy...

AT&T battles Oregon church over cell tower

Cell tower would be 75-feet tall, disguised as evergreen tree AT&T wants to build a 75-foot-tall cellphone tower adjacent to a Eugene, Ore., church, but local...

Apple vs. Android battle gets bloody

Many have been passionately choosing sides on the Apple vs. Android front for years. Two men in Tulsa, Okla., took the argument to a whole...

NA enterprises set for live LAN SDN deployments by end of 2017

Infonetics report found 72% of NA-based enterprises plan LAN SDN networks A vast majority of North America-based enterprises plan to deploy live campus local area...

Small cell drives big investment from carriers

The telecom industry has buzzed about small cell technology for years, but as the race toward 5G and ultra-dense metros speeds up, small cell...

Comcast takes on Google, AT&T on Internet speed

Comcast rolls out Gigabit Pro in California; faster than Google Fiber, AT&T GigaPower In a move to keep up with competitors Google and AT&T, Comcast...

Reader Forum: Mobile testing consultants – a look from the outside

Launching a new application in the market is always a risky business. The app should respond to user needs, and be innovative and easy to...

Reader Forum: Question authority – especially your prospective UC provider

Last week, a post on GetVoIP discussed an important trend in the hosted telecom carrier arena: The unified communications sector is more directly targeting...

FCC clears new spectrum for mobile broadband

Mobile operators are set to gain access to spectrum in the 3.5 GHz band. The Federal Communications Commission is making 150 megahertz of contiguous spectrum...

Analyst Angle: XCellAir solution to manage Wi-Fi and LTE unlicensed traffic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTHc-KbqTBU A conversation with Narayan Menon, CTO and EVP of Engineering, XCellAir discussing a shared solution to manage Wi-Fi and LTE unlicensed traffic. Download a transcript...

Coders: Episode 6 – Telecom API review

This week's episode of Coders features Greg Brail, Chief Architect for Apigee. Brail talked about the importance of API's for developers looking to take...

Test and measurement: Advancing MIMO OTA testing

Anritsu and Emite said they have achieved successful, repeatable MIMO over-the-air testing for carrier aggregation that utilized a reverberation chamber and tested 2x2 MIMO...

Thoma Bravo closes $1.065B fund, eyes software companies

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed a $1.065 billion fund – dubbed Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund II – with plans to invest in companies at the...
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