Combines wireless and fiber-based backhaul
WASHINGTON – Cambridge Broadband Networks Limited, headquartered in the U.K., has successfully established its VectaStar licensed point-to-multipoint across 42 countries...
Operator plans LTE-A deployment, $600M investment in Philippines
Philippine operator Globe Telecom expects to more than double its current base of 4G LTE subscribers by...
Deutsche Telekom, Europe's largest carrier by revenue, saw increasing profits in the first quarter of 2015, exceeding expectations. Revenue rose 13.1% to $18.84 billion, and...
Licensed spectrum is worth $500 billion, according to CTIA
WASHINGTON – In a new report, the lobbying group Cellular Telephone Industries Association found that licensed...
Assessment of LAA-LTE market prospects, role of LAA-LTE in mobile networks, coexistence/competition with Wi-Fi, impact on small cells, traffic management across licensed/unlicensed channels (data...
Wi-Fi access points are multiplying like bunnies as enterprises rely on them to keep employees and customers connected, carriers count on them to offload...
Chip news from Altair, Broadcom and MediaTek
AT&T gives LTE-only a boost
Israel's Altair Semiconductor said today that its FourGee-3800/6300 chipset has completed AT&T’s ADAPT chipset...
Carriers need access to more fiber to comply with FCC’s net neutrality decision
Following in chief competitor Verizon Communications' footsteps, AT&T on May 10 announced...
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission’s decision to kill petitions against its open Internet order was met with praise from supporters and silence from...
Analyst reactions are mixed
Verizon Communications is diving deeper into digital content with an agreement to buy AOL for $50/share, or approximately $4.4 billion. The...
The ability to support tuning of radio frequency elements represents the potential for "revolutionary new approaches to mobile system design and operation," according to...
Operator aims to achieve data transmission speeds of 750 Mbps
South Korean mobile operator LG Uplus has carried out the first demonstration of LTE in...
HP NFV System provides a pre-integrated solution for carrier-grade NFV production deployments
As communications service providers (CSPs) look to move network functions virtualization (NFV) from...
A conversation with Puneet Sethi, Director of Product Management, Qualcomm Atheros Inc.
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Qualcomm Technologies was one...
Technology innovation has been a significant disruptor of established markets for quite some time – and the telecom industry is no exception. In fact,...
Licensed spectrum is a $500B resource
WASHINGTON – A senior telecommunications lobbyist, talking about the need for public policy opening up more broadband spectrum, boiled the...
Partners with mobile operator Safaricom to enhance 3G services
Networking equipment and services provider Ericsson has signed a multiyear deal with Safaricom, the largest mobile...
Freestanding cell towers now need to withstand an earthquake and keep working
Los Angeles city leaders last week took steps to ensure that area cell...
AT&T strikes out in Washington, signs interconnect agreement with Level 3
The Federal Communications Commission said it won't reconsider the part of its net neutrality...
Court ruled against NSA’s data collection program; case singles out Verizon
Last week a federal appeals court decided that collection of mobile phone data by...
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A conversation with Mike Schabel, VP of Small Cells, Alcatel-Lucent
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Densification of the network infrastructure...
Incentive spectrum auction is seen as key by smaller carriers
WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission is circulating a proposed draft order for the 2016...
Forget the device, it's about the experience
In the highly competitive wireless provider market, customer loyalty remains a significant challenge. Carriers continue to seek new...
