Monthly Archives: May, 2015

T-Mobile US now tied with Sprint in LTE coverage

Both carriers cover 280M with LTE; Verizon, AT&T report coverage for more than 300 M Speaking this week at a media and communications conference, T-Mobile US CTO...

Carriers may block ads to save bandwidth, fight Google

Apps and websites ping mobile phone antennas up to 50 times per minute, according to an Israeli startup that makes ad-blocking software. Shine is...

Conservative tech firm launches app store

Lincoln Labs betting that political clout is a function of tech savvy WASHINGTON – Lincoln Labs, a self-proclaimed conservative technology group created in 2013, operates...

Amazon wants a bigger share of mobile ad market

Mobile advertising spending could catch up to TV ad spends in 5 years WASHINGTON – Amazon has unveiled a new advertising platform for mobile app developers...

Kagan: As wireless industry evolves, so must carriers

Carriers must reinvent to keep competitive edge We all focus on the details about growing our business, stomping on our competition and winning going forward. However,...

EMEA: TU Auto Berlin roundup part two

Building on yesterday’s highlights from TU Auto’s event in Berlin this week, there are even more highlights and observations to share. There was a battle...

Cell Tower News: Stalker towers; OSHA Safety Stand-Down

Cell towers that stalk? Anyone who reads this weekly segment with regularity knows how contentious an issue tower placement is. This week Verizon is back at...

‘Broadcast storm’ causes network outage in Washington

NoaNet works to restore service to residents and public agencies A network outage in Washington state earlier this week derailed student standardized testing, crippled municipal...

Cisco reports $12.1B in quarterly revenue

New CEO named, will take over top spot on July 26 Networking giant Cisco on May 13 reported $12.1 billion in third-quarter earnings, which represents...

Crown Castle sells 1,800 towers to focus on small cells

Crown Castle said today that it has agreed to sell its 1,800 Australian towers to a consortium of investors led by Macquarie Infrastructure and...

Canadian spectrum auction hits $630M

Use it or lose it approach to spectrum licenses to discourage speculation WASHINGTON – Canada concluded its spectrum auction of 20-megahertz and 25-megahertz blocks in...

AT&T wants FCC to tightly control next spectrum auction

Carrier wants feds to limit spectrum auction bidding credit for designated entities WASHINGTON – Carrier AT&T has asked the Federal Communications Commission to impose strict...

AT&T and Hulu partner on streaming video

Hulu has exclusive rights to "Seinfeld": What’s the deal with carriers aggressively moving into media and content delivery? In the continued convergence of telecom and...

Sprint network upgrade expected to favor small cells

Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure may be getting a lesson in small cells. Claure said goodbye to his wife and newborn baby after Mother's Day...

Brazilian investment in IT reaches $60B

The Brazilian IT industry invested $60 billion in 2104, according to an IDC survey commissioned by the Brazilian software company association ABES. Brazil is the seventh-largest...

Sponsored: JMA Wireless enables the connected campus

From the classroom to the football stadium, JMA Wireless has your college covered College campuses and universities present a unique set of challenges for network...

LatAm: Oi, NII Holdings post losses for Q1 2015

Brazilian carriers Oi and NII Holdings posted losses for the first quarter of 2015. During a conference call about the results, Oi President Bayard Gontijo asked analysts and...

EMEA: TU Auto Berlin roundup part one

This week Berlin played host to TU Auto’s latest event to discuss key topics in the connected car space – big data, autonomous driving, car...

Facebook hires former FCC chairman

The most prominent Kevin Martins on Facebook right now are a musician, a basketball player and a cake designer, but that's likely to change...

[video update] InSite Wireless acquires Capital Tower, names new COO

Private wireless infrastructure firm charges COO with small cell, DAS https://youtu.be/M5Z5iLYTUE4 Privately held wireless infrastructure firm InSite Wireless Group on May 12 announced its acquisition for...

Ericsson and Telstra partner on media delivery network

Australian operator is first to deploy new Ericsson platform Continuing its push into content delivery network services, Ericsson this week announced a deal with Telstra,...

Verizon and Sprint fined total of $158M for bill cramming

Verizon Wireless will pay $90 million and Sprint will pay $68 million to settle investigations of bill cramming. The Federal Communications Commission said that...

Google self-driving cars cover 1.7M miles, 11 accidents

Blog: “Not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident” After six years and 1.7 million miles covered, Google’s director of the self-driving...

Nokia reportedly plans more job cuts

Nokia followed up its 150th anniversary with news that it will cut more jobs, according to Reuters, which reported that Nokia Technologies is expected...

Reality Check: Sprint’s long, long road to recovery

 Greetings from Chicago (INTX show), Philadelphia and Albany (the back of the NY State Capitol shown).  This has been a busy earnings week, with...
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