Monthly Archives: August, 2015

MTS has deployed 9,160-plus base stations, so far, in 2015

LTE stations accounted for over 50% of deployments Russian mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems said it has deployed more than 9,160 base stations across the country,...

Tower companies take the lead in DAS investment

Tower companies appear to be outspending carriers U.S. carriers have been selling their tower portfolios to raise cash for spectrum purchases and deployment, and the...

Verizon scores Wi-Fi victory in battle with Cablevision

Court rules Cablevision must stop ads questioning Verizon’s Wi-Fi superiority Verizon Communications claimed victory in an advertising battle with Cablevision over competing claims of Wi-Fi...

Post-JDSU split, Viavi’s CEO steps down

Viavi Solutions has only been operating as an independent entity since Aug. 1, but the company, which inherited JDSU's network services operations, is seeking a new...

JMA Wireless DAS gets carrier-grade certification

Teko centralized DAS earns NEBS Level 3 compliance certification JMA Wireless, based in Liverpool, N.Y., announced its Teko distributed antenna system platform was accredited for...

B+T Group takes tower and site analysis to the next level (Sponsored Content)

Site360 delivers 3-D map of tower sites, compounds and equipment to reduce opex and drive efficiency Since its founding in 2000, B+T Group has evolved...

Verizon expands cellular and Wi-Fi in NYC subways

Part of four-carrier plan to connect all 279 Metropolitan Transit Authority underground stations Verizon Wireless will continue to expand its underground network in phases four...

4G Americas: Spectrum is an important component in 5G push

5G deployments set to require broad swath of spectrum support The race toward “5G” is propelling headlines and technology advances, but the need for sufficient...

Analyst Angle: The impact of Sprint’s network funding options

Much has been written in the past year about Sprint's need to upgrade its network, including by iGR. Sprint management has been very public...

SouthernLINC LTE network to offer ‘mission critical’ services

Regional wireless provider to support parent company, target enterprises and local governments Regional wireless telecom provider SouthernLINC is set to offer what it’s calling “mission...

RCRtv Weekly Recap: NWSA, NI Week, ItsOn, GigTank

In case you missed the latest episodes of RCRtv, our weekly recap is bringing you insight on topics and guests featured on RCRtv’s weekly programing. August...

NI Week – HetNet Happenings: Episode 25

AUSTIN, Texas – This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes viewers inside National Instrument's annual NI Week conference...

Sprint Open World counters T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon roaming moves

Sprint targets rivals with rollout of Open World international roaming package Sprint officially announced a new international roaming service that takes aim at recent updates...

Obama orders national strategic computing initiative

In an executive order issued July 29, President Obama outlined policy steps designed “to maximize benefits of high performance computing research, development and deployment...

Ericsson, Nokia hit by China’s currency move

China's decision to devalue its currency will make it even harder for Europe's wireless equipment makers to compete with Huawei and ZTE. Investors sold...

India cracks down on illegal towers

Customers are complaining about dropped calls and bad network connectivity after India’s South Corp. shut down 100 illegal towers across south New Delhi over...

EMEA: Jibe Mobile and Deutsche Telekom further European RCS offers

Jibe Mobile said it is working with Deutsche Telekom’s regional operating company Telekom Albania to offer rich IP communications services. The move builds on...

IT is a key competency for any business

Big data analytics, cloud computing, IoT and other technology driving transformation WASHINGTON – The Business Performance Innovation Network released a report on the growing impact...

Google rebrands as Alphabet, restructures company

In a post to the company’s blog, former Google CEO turned Alphabet CEO Larry Page announced the name change and restructuring as a vehicle...

TeliaSonera tests LTE-A technology in Copenhagen

The telco aims to expand the new technology to other cities in Denmark this year Danish mobile telephony operator TeliaSonera kicked off a test of...

Reality Check: The telco industry’s quest for digital transformation

Telecommunication service providers – both telecom and cable providers of Internet, video, voice and wireless service, commonly referred to as “telcos” – have had...

Reality Check: Conducting the digital symphony of the industrial Internet

The “Internet of Things” is growing at a phenomenal pace. Estimates about how many connected devices will be in operation by 2020 range from...

Reality Check: The telco mentality, Sprint update and T-Mobile fix

The telco mentality Last week we rounded out telecom and cable earnings. To no one’s surprise, cable is trouncing its competitors and quickly turning into...

GigTank and gigabit access – Coders Episode 21

On this episode of Coders I'm talking to the director of GigTank in Chattanooga, Tenn., Alex Lavidge. GigTank is a boutique accelerator that takes...

Sprint affiliates Shentel and Ntelos set to merge

$640M deal includes Sprint reworking affiliate agreements, plans to bolster LTE The regional telecommunications market is set to lose one of its players as Shenandoah...
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