Monthly Archives: October, 2015

Reality Check: Identity verification in the on-demand service economy

We are a country full of busy people on the move. We’re migrating in greater numbers to urban areas, and  travel more for work...

Virtualization platforms: Tips for CSPs looking to efficiently deploy and use NFV and SDN across their operations

Tips for CSPs looking to efficiently deploy and use NFV and SDN across their operations Virtualization technology has become one of the hottest topics in...

Wi-Fi calling remains important option for telecom operators

WASHINGTON – Wi-Fi over the last few years has gone from being something hotels say they have that doesn’t quite work right – but...

Viavi White Paper: Harnessing Subscriber Centric Optimization for the Next Generation of Self-Organizing Networks

Self-organizing networks (SON) have interested the cellular industry for many years. Work in this area started in 2006 at 3GPP with initial studies on...

IPhone 6s gets lukewarm welcome in India

Early indications show Apple's iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are not selling as well as its predecessors in India. Retailers in key cities such...

One merger moves forward as another hits a snag … 5 things to know today

1. Nokia appears to have cleared the last major hurdle in its $17.6 billion purchase of Alcatel-Lucent. Today, China's Ministry of Commerce gave conditional...

CCA members focused on spectrum and auction; LTE-U, 5G, NFV, SDN and small cells on radar

As expected, spectrum and the Federal Communications Commission’s upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction were hot topics at this year’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention,...

FCC releases incentive auction opening bid prices

After much anticipation, the Federal Communications Commission announced opening bid prices for the upcoming 600 MHz incentive auction. The spectrum auction, currently set to...

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FCC investigating AT&T, Verizon for unfair business practices

Verizon, AT&T and others argue FCC is too old fashioned The Federal Communications Commission is investigating AT&T, Verizon Communications, CenturyLink and Frontier Communications for alleged...

Kagan: Why Sprint opted out of the wireless auction

There has been lots of speculation about why Sprint opted out of the upcoming wireless spectrum auction. I have received loads of questions from...

Reader Forum: Google’s faith shows a bright future for RCS

Google’s recent acquisition of Jibe Mobile is an exciting move in the evolution of rich communications services and promises to be a real step...

Reader Forum: Small cells for faster time to revenue, lower deployment opex

There has been a lot of talk about small cell deployments in the past years. These low-powered, wireless radio access nodes are designed to...

Huawei Developers Conference marks challenge to traditional ICT software vendor community

First Huawei Developers Conference (#HDC2015) coupled with Huawei's recent announcement to train 10,000 cloud engineers signals a potential intent to challenge traditional ICT vendors providing...

The future is bright for millimeter wave spectrum

From automotive applications to virtual reality, millimeter wave spectrum could support data hungry applications AUSTIN, Texas – Millimeter wave spectrum has gone from being a...

Massive MIMO implications for 5G

Texas Wireless Summit attendees hear massive MIMO essentials and benefits AUSTIN, Texas – Service providers last year spent $41.3 billion on U.S. spectrum. Full realization...

SDWAN and NFV customization

SDWAN and NFV customization targeting enterprise customers Enterprise markets remain a significant target for telecom operators as organizations typically include a large number of very...

Sprint unlimited data customers could see speeds limited

Sprint unlimited data plan will have 23 GB cap before deprioritization occurs Sprint said in some situations it will begin to deprioritize customers signed up...

Test and Measurement: New NFC standards focus on RF, interoperability

The NFC Forum has released one new and three candidate specifications for near-field communications, which target improved radio frequency support, better interoperability and a...

Ericsson signs Humanitarian Connectivity Charter

Swedish telecom equipment vendor Ericsson has signed onto the GMSA Humanitarian Connectivity Charter, which aims to use technology to bolster crisis response in afflicted...

T-Mobile US joins Nasdaq

T-Mobile US announced it will be moving from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq Global Select Market effective Oct. 26 after market...

Dropped calls could cost Indian operators

Dropped calls are a big problem in India due to economics and sheer geography presenting hindrances to robust mobile network deployments. Now, national regulator...

Worst of the Week: Apple and Sprint play the tort game

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...

AT&T’s deal with Uber, Sprint LTE transition update … 5 things to know today

1. Sprint said that roughly 750 of its Educational Broadband Services licensees have moved their customers to LTE ahead of the scheduled shutdown of...

Chattanooga getting 10 Gbps home Internet

After Comcast failed to block a municipal fiber broadband network, the city of Chattanooga, Tenn., via EFB Fiber Optics, will offer what it bills...
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