Monthly Archives: May, 2015

Coders: Episode 11 – ACES Conference, WWDC and Apple Watch

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...

HetNet Happenings – Episode 15: DAS, small cell, colo

HetNet Happenings is brought to you by CommScope. Video blocked at the office or need something to listen to on your commute? Check out the...

NFV/SDN Reality Check – Episode 13: Combining network functions to meet carrier-grade needs

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...

Test and Measurement: Fluke Networks adds monitoring software-as-a-service

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...

Worst of the Week: DT driving T-Mobile US CEO Legere crazy

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...

Bridging the gender gap in mobile phones with the GSMA

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

IoT companies attracting attention of VCs

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...

Nvidia ships drive computer that teaches cars to see

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...

Sprint CEO weighs in on spectrum need

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...

Sprint names former Bell Media, AT&T exec Crull CMO

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...

Big data is no longer hype, CSPs are embracing analytics

CANCUN, Mexico – Big data analytics has been a frequent topic in several discussions about trends in the telecommunications business. While vendors make an...

LatAm: Colombia plans 700 MHz spectrum auction

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,...

Cell Tower News: Tower bear and the sting of indifference

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...

LTE for those who need it most

Roughly one of every five Americans lives in a rural community, according to the latest census data. Many of those 59 million people are...

DT continues open stance toward potential T-Mobile US sale

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...

EMEA: Will connected cars crash mobile data networks in the future?

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...

KT and Alcatel-Lucent collaborate on 5G

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 ...

Tower blogger calls out tower climbers

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

HP stresses roadmap for NFV deployments

ORLANDO, Fla. – Network functions virtualization may be a new technology for telecom operators, but NFV has a successful history in the data center...

AT&T Mobility may move away from two-year contracts

The term “contract” appears to be becoming a dirty word for carriers, at least when it comes to services. Reports indicate that come June...

Verizon tackles copper-to-fiber transformation

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...

T-Mobile taps Sigfox for IoT pilot in Prague

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...

China to spend $182B on broadband, fiber, LTE

 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...

One network, two standards: Cellular and Wi-Fi come together indoors

Call it the fourth utility: wireless Internet is becoming as essential to building owners and occupants as water, gas and electricity. But unlike the...

EMEA: Parstream drives analytics built for IoT

The "Internet of Things," connected car, big data and data analytics are all popular topics of the day. Although many companies talk about the...
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