May 2015

In this week’s Coders I touch on independent IT consultants, and what they learned at the first ACES Conference in New Orleans. Also, I’ll tell you what I learned from …

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On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Thomas Vasen, subscriber experience evangelist at Procera Networks, and Gerry Donohoe, director of solutions engineering at Openet, about the impact network …

Fluke Networks launched its first cloud-based app-monitoring software this week for cloud-based implementations, part of its strategy to address what it calls the “borderless enterprise.” The shift reflects a growing …

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 this column is a chance for …

I recently sat down with the GSMA to discuss connected women, or the lack thereof, in emerging markets. The statistics were more challenging than I expected. This is the first …

The “Internet of Things” is suddenly everywhere and investors are taking notice. Gartner forecasts that 4.9 billion connected things will be in use in 2015 – up 30% from 2014 …

Chipmaker’s Drive PX computer being used by manufacturers like Aston Martin, Rolls Royce Nvidia previewed its self-driving vehicle platform, Drive PX, at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year and …

Recently, Sprint CFO Joe Euteneuer had strong words about the company’s need for future spectrum. At the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, Euteneuer said the major carrier …

Crull replaces Hallock as CMO, tasked with overseeing Sprint marketing efforts Sprint continued its management shakeup, announcing this week the appointment of Kevin Crull as CMO effective May 31. Crull is …

CANCUN, Mexico – Big data analytics has been a frequent topic in several discussions about trends in the telecommunications business. While vendors make an effort to sell their latest solutions, …

The Colombian agencies for spectrum and communications regulation, the ANE and CRC, have posted a draft to auction spectrum in the 900 MHz, 1.9 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 700 MHz bands. …

Bear climbs tower for eggs We’re all doomed. The large hairy killing machines known as bears are now bringing their endless appetites off the ground and into the skies. O.F. Mossberg & …

Roughly one of every five Americans lives in a rural community, according to the latest census data. Many of those 59 million people are served by regional mobile operators, but …

DT CEO said it’s a company ‘duty’ to seek partner for T-Mobile US T-Mobile US parent company Deutsche Telekom continues to look for outside investors in the U.S. carrier, with …

The ability to avoid collisions is certainly a key component of the connected car. Autonomous driving aims to reduce vehicle crashes to zero, but what are the implications to the mobile networks supporting …

Operator speeds up the process to implement its GiGatopia strategy with 5G South Korean telecom provider KT and France’s Alcatel-Lucent have signed a memorandum of understanding  under which the companies will …

Wade Sarver, a prominent blogger who writes about the wireless industry, had some strong words for tower climbers who have not filled out the OSHA RFI safety survey. Sarver posted …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Network functions virtualization may be a new technology for telecom operators, but NFV has a successful history in the data center world, which Hewlett-Packard said should calm …

The term “contract” appears to be becoming a dirty word for carriers, at least when it comes to services. Reports indicate that come June 1, AT&T Mobility will begin transitioning away …

ORLANDO, Fla. – Verizon Communications has generated considerable experience in migrating from legacy copper-based infrastructure to more powerful fiber-based connections, which it shared this week during a keynote address at …

Partners deploying IoT, M2M trial network using T-Mobile base stations Mobile operator T-Mobile, along with Blue Cell Network and Sigfox, are conducting a three-month pilot project that will build out an …

 Three-year investment aims to increase connections and speed while cutting service costs China’s State Council this week announced plans to boost Internet speeds nationwide, while also cutting costs, in a …

Call it the fourth utility: wireless Internet is becoming as essential to building owners and occupants as water, gas and electricity. But unlike the other utilities, wireless Internet does not …

The “Internet of Things,” connected car, big data and data analytics are all popular topics of the day. Although many companies talk about the capability of their existing analytics tools …