October 2015

Connected cars are already driving the machine-to-machine space, research firm Infonetics has concluded. Gartner predicts there will be a quarter-billion connected vehicles on the road by 2020, with new vehicles dramatically increasing …

Red Hat remains focused on expanding, enhancing the NFV and OpenStack environment Open source continues to be a strong undercurrent in the move by telecom operators towards virtualized platforms using …

NetScout financial results NetScout Systems reported its first quarter of results since its massive network monitoring and security acquisition from Danaher. Company president and CEO Anil Singhal said the company is …

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 this column is a chance for …

MIMO, LAA, carrier aggregation push growth A new study found small cell shipments doubled or even tripled in many categories in 2015, but one market segment grew by up to …

Fake cell towers, aka stingrays, back in the news Devices that mimic cell towers, called stingrays and are essentially fake cell towers, are back in the news this week as …

LOS ANGELES – On this episode of HetNet Happenings, Sean Kinney gets an overview of the 2015 HetNet Expo from PCIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein. Adelstein and Kinney take …

That growth comes between January and September; the telco ended September with 194 million subscribers China Telecom ended the third quarter with 43.7 million subscribers in the 4G LTE segment, …

SÃO PAULO – Three years after having sales banned by telecom regulator Anatel due to customer complaints, TIM is undertaking a customer experience management transformation. Luis Minoru Shibata, who has …

SÃO PAULO — The concept of smart cities comprises various “Internet of Things” solutions. Combined, IoT and smart cities can help facilitate citizens’ lives and make public administration more efficient. …

Nokia tapped to join AT&T Domain 2.0 program to deliver carrier-grade SDN, NFV and cloud solutions AT&T continues to bolster its Domain 2.0 supplier program, announcing this week the addition …

AT&T and T-Mobile post solid Q3 results, but what does that mean for Sprint? AT&T and T-Mobile US over the past week released third-quarter financial results that showed strong connection …

The Deutsche Telekom field trial was deployed over base stations in Bonn Deutsche Telekom said it recently deployed the world’s first field implementation of narrow band “Internet of Things.” The …

Join Nokia for an exciting discussion on the current status of carrier cloud deployments across the globe and in the U.S.. Mobile broadband operators face many challenges and exciting new opportunities …

Real-time mobile enterprise Real-time enterprise mobility is on the rise. Increasingly, businesses are looking to mobilize their employees, offering the opportunity to work remotely while providing more flexibility than ever …

Sprint set to launch new ‘unlimited’ plan that throttles speeds once data limit reached Sprint is set to join T-Mobile US in alleviating overage concerns for customers with new data …

As the connected car market gains traction, some automotive manufacturers are seeking to add employees with expertise in mobile-related software, networking, security, testing and product development. Although the automotive industry …

LOS ANGELES – The “Internet of Things” is a hot buzzword in the ICT industry and as the technology takes shape, industry leaders are considering implications like the pending explosion …

Verizon IoT platform set for expansion with launch of ThingSpace, LTE connection focus Verizon Communications shined some light on its growing “Internet of Things” business, announcing nearly $500 million in …

4G fueling growth India is reportedly on its way to eclipsing 1 billion mobile subscribers. According to a report by Peter Evans, senior analyst Asia at BuddeComm, the world’s second …

1 Gbps fiber-to-the-home service expanding in cities with ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ Google Fiber, a subsidiary of Alphabet (remember that whole thing?) is now working with municipal leaders in Tampa and Jacksonville, …

LOS ANGELES – All four nationwide carriers are set to invest in small cells and distributed antenna systems next year, with the two largest carriers leading the way. That forecast …

Industry experts will discuss the evolution from 4G LTE to 5G mobile networks and more The telecommunications industry, now more than ever, is evolving. LTE networks are evolving to support …

The communications industry’s big push towards virtualizing network equipment, services, functions and applications is certainly much more than a fad. Telecom carriers, cable operators and other service providers are increasingly …