June 2015

Potential merger still has to pass muster with foreign regulators WASHINGTON – Following months of speculation and a long and complex process, a merger between Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent is one …

Discord among FCC commissioners; Pai sites Kafka while O’Rielly defends AT&T’s actions The Federal Communications Commission today announced plans to fine AT&T Mobility $100 million for misleading customers about its …

In one of the first public views of how voice over LTE is performing in live networks, P3 Communications released VoLTE benchmarking results, which reflected good performance across all of the …

Microsoft Wi-Fi will include 10M hot spots in 130 countries It looks like Microsoft may have accidentally leaked details of a planned worldwide Wi-Fi network reportedly comprised of some 10 …

Test vendor Keysight Technologies has made a bid to acquire competitor Anite in a transaction valued at about $606 million that could boost Keysight’s software testing capabilities as the telecom …

MUNICH – This week Munich was host to Huawei’s annual Innovation Day event, kicking off two days of packed topics for media, customers and partner attendees. This is the third …

Mobile gaming product launches mark E3 2015; revenue set to soar to $40B annually by 2017 WASHINGTON – Internet traffic has increasingly migrated from computers to mobile devices, so it …

Comcast linked to T-Mobile US; Verizon out on Dish The list of T-Mobile US suitors seems to be growing faster than an episode of “The Bachelor.” The most recent report …

MVNO looks to hit nearly 1M customers by year end Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop said it has scored $30 million in financing in a move to boost growth and …

As high-profile network security breaches continue to make the news, with the most recent breach of the federal Office of Personnel Management, network security firms with defense pedigrees are looking to …

With over 260 live LTE networks today and another 87 expected to go live this year (GSM Association, 2014), LTE will soon become the dominant technology in many countries. As …

Promise of increased spectral efficiency with LTE-U small cell deployments is balanced with potential for Wi-Fi interference WASHINGTON – Earlier this week federal regulators solicited input from telecom stakeholders regarding …

Talk of Liberty Global and Vodafone swapping assets has given both companies’ stocks a boost. On June 5, British telecommunications company Vodafone confirmed that it is in early-stage talks to …

Small cells in transition to opex-based operations As more people use their mobile devices in the workplace, there is an opportunity for the mobile operators to offer cloud and mobile …

Today’s customer-experience landscape is fiercely competitive and quite complex, requiring businesses to address the challenges by investing in a digital-experience strategy. Providing a positive digital experience requires a visually pleasing …

CWA commends T-Mobile US dealings at call centers The Communications Workers of America is claiming victory over T-Mobile US in a recent policy change that CWA said resulted in the …

AT&T jumps on T-Mobile US and its argument about spectrum rules T-Mobile US CEO John Legere’s recent video rant against Verizon Wireless and AT&T drew a condescending response from the …

Patent license deal includes 2G, 3G and 4G technologies LG Electronics is the latest of more than 60 companies to reach a patent license agreement with Nokia concerning 2G, 3G …

IDC estimates 5.8M 4G LTE subscribers in India by year-end 2015 Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm expects to launch commercial 4G LTE services across India by December, Reliance Industries Chairman …

In an effort to reallocate spectrum, many carriers are setting target dates to do away with GSM networks. It appears that 2017 will be the year that GSM will take its place in …

Comverse touts digital messaging platform benefits of $245M deal Comverse announced plans to acquire privately held Acision for approximately $245 million in a move to bolster its digital services business. …

Economic study backed by Vodafone reports Telstra customers paid a $2.4B ‘Telstra tax’ A recent study from the Centre for International Economics commissioned by Vodafone Hutchison Australia, found that Australian …

AT&T is reportedly talking with Telesites to lease Mexico towers AT&T’s push into Mexico is reportedly set to include a tower agreement with rival America Móvil’s recently spun off Telesites …

German company wants to double cloud revenue to more than $2.25B annually by 2018 Deutsche Telekom wants to dominate the cloud-services market in Europe. The German telecom company announced plans …

Deciphering the top trends of any quarter is difficult, and the second quarter of 2015 is no exception. There’s a lot of “reading between the lines” to figure out what’s …