Monthly Archives: August, 2015

AT&T throws credit at DirecTV, mobile package

AT&T continues DirecTV integration targeting mobile switchers AT&T continues to integrate its recently acquired DirecTV assets into its overall product offerings with a new promotion...

Bharti Airtel launches 4G LTE in 296 towns across India

India will end 2015 with 5.8M LTE subscribers Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in 296 towns and cities across India....

China Mobile partners with Alcatel-Lucent on NFV-based VoLTE, cloud platform

Alcatel-Lucent’s Rapport software central to China Mobile VoLTE plans Alcatel-Lucent said the world’s largest mobile operator, China Mobile, was set to deploy its network functions...

Apple changes sales strategy online (RCR podcast)

Apple is changing the way it sells its products online. The company has taken its online store off its home page. Instead, each Apple...

T-Mobile US testing Wi-Fi access with Bright House

Trial in Orlando and Tampa allows for hot spot access and Wi-Fi to VoLTE handoff T-Mobile US, with partner Bright House Networks, is testing Wi-Fi...

Nokia making moves for mobile return

Last month there was speculation about Nokia getting back into the handset business. Now, there is solid evidence that the company is indeed heading...

Verizon follows T-Mobile, dumps device contracts on new rate plans

New rate plans move to new naming scheme and pricing adjustments Verizon Wireless is set to adjust its more popular shared data plans to a...

AT&T worker contract expires, strike authorized

Bargaining for AT&T Southeast employees continues following Aug. 8 contract expiration Some 28,000 AT&T Southeast union employees, represented by the Communications Workers of America, have...

Ericsson to upgrade Telenor Sweden’s network for VoLTE

Telenor Sweden has tapped Ericsson to upgrade its core network to enable voice over LTE and voice over Wi-Fi. The two services go hand-in-hand...

Kagan: Secret to successful industry analyst briefing

The upcoming CTIA Super Mobility 2015 show reminds me once again of a problem many companies have when dealing with the wireless analyst community....

The path to 5G with Sonus Networks

As the industry looks toward 5G it’s important to not forget that there are still many years of LTE to come and voice over...

Reader Forum: 5G is coming – don’t be distracted by new 4-letter acronyms

The bigger 5G bang will be in the network In the first of our series of articles, “5G is coming: Wireless telecoms is dead, long...

Reader Forum: Apple Watch, meet the enterprise

How to manage mobility in a complex mobile world Out of the gate, the Apple Watch was criticized as not actually doing much other than...

Virtualizing carrier support platforms – NFV/SDN Reality Check Episode 23

ItsOn provides insight into how vendors are using virtualization technologies like SDN and NFV to bolster their carrier support platforms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chkkbLSuvFg Telecom operators are...

M2M, IoT crossover–real or imagined? – IoT Innovation: Episode 10

IoT Innovation is brought to you by Anritsu. Download the free white paper: Understanding 5G. Watch the latest episode of IoT Innovation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYl1Rdn8Lrc This week IoT Innovation host Chris Hare is...

SoftBank ends June with 31.5M subs in Japan

Operator’s overall revenue expands 10% year-on-year in fiscal Q1 Japanese mobile operator SoftBank ended the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 with 31.56 million mobile...

#ILookLikeanEngineer takes on tech stereotypes

Major companies are getting involved in the #ILookLikeanEngineer Twitter campaign aimed at breaking gender stereotypes in science and engineering. Ericsson, Caterpillar, Microsoft and Xerox...

Test and Measurement: PCTel tests carrier networks at airports, reports quarterly results

PCTel recently completed network testing at more than 300 domestic and international airports in order to get a good picture of the wireless operators providing the...

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile US wins again!

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...

Ericsson to support China Mobile LTE expansion

China Mobile LTE expansion set to cover 60% of China's population and 100M 4G LTE subscribers As China Mobile, the largest mobile carrier in the world,...

Cell Tower News: Vertical Bridge increases tower portfolio

Vertical Bridge buys 43 towers Vertical Bridge and one of its subsidiaries announced this week it will be entering into an agreement to purchase 43 towers...

Verizon fiber plans complicate labor negotiations

Verizon Communications has been in deadlocked negotiations with union workers about pension and health care benefits since June 22. One deadline for a deal...

Jeep, Tesla hacks expose automakers’ vulnerability

In July, security researchers demonstrated their ability to remotely access a Jeep Cherokee SUV without permission through the vehicle's on-board entertainment system. Chrysler offers...

Alcatel-Lucent lays submarine cable in Alaska, Caribbean

Alcatel-Lucent’s undersea cabling business completed deployment of an undersea cable linking Florida and Ecuador, as well as entered into an agreement to run undersea...

Deutsche Telekom Q2 revenue up 15.5%

DT touts 7 million LTE subscribers in Germany Deutsche Telekom posted revenue of 17.42 billion euros ($18.94 billion) in the second quarter of 2015, surging...
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