Monthly Archives: November, 2015

Indian operator Reliance to unload stake in tower company

Indian telecom operator Reliance Communications is set to announce the sale of its stake in telecom tower company Reliance Infratel to a private equity firm. According...

Telecom Italia aims to sell new stake in Inwit

Telecom Italia plans to keep up to 20% of the infrastructure firm Telecom Italia is looking to sell a part of its Inwit holdings, with CEO Marco Patuano...

LatAm: Mexico sets AWS spectrum auction rules; Telefónica taps partners

Mexico telecom regulator Federal Institute of Telecommunications unveiled rules for an upcoming auction of spectrum in the 1700/2100 MHz AWS bands specifically geared toward the...

Enterprise, open standards driving SDN market maturity

TBR report cites increased customer adoption of SDN indicates technology ‘here to stay’ The enterprise market and continued adoption of open standards is driving the...

LTE North America: 6 key takeaways from the show

LTE continues to evolve and present new challenges and opportunities, even as the industry begins to chase "5G" dreams. At last week's LTE North...

Ericsson preps for live 5G trials

Ericsson said it is ready to supply the first radios designed to enable mobile operators to conduct live field trials of "5G" network technology,...

Idea Cellular to buy $500M in spectrum from Videocon

Acquisition to bolster 4G network rollout In an effort to boost high-speed data rates, India’s third-largest telco, Idea Cellular, agreed to buy nearly $500 million...

Verizon highlights 7 tech workforce skills in demand

Verizon Wireless lists a range of newer tech workforce skills with potential The telecom market today is straining to fill positions across the board, with...

Google global lead talks data center and cloud

Enterprises want to focus on business value, not IT infrastructure Google is one of the largest server manufacturers in the world and among the four...

Kagan: Wireless carriers simplify price models

Wireless and telecom bills have historically been large and confusing. So much so that it created an entire cottage industry of bill auditors. However,...

Li-Fi trials hit 1 Gbps throughput

Li-Fi works like Wi-Fi, but relies on optical data transmission Velmenni, an Estonia-based tech startup, is conducting trials of Li-Fi in commercial and industrial settings,...

C Spire targets Verizon, AT&T with ‘combos’

Regional carrier claims new packages simpler, cheaper than larger rivals' Regional telecom operator C Spire unveiled new package pricing for rate plans and devices in...

Alcatel-Lucent wins contract with China Telecom

The deal stipulates deployment of LTE infrastructure in 12 Chinese provinces China Telecom awarded a contract to Alcatel-Lucent to expand the deployment of LTE infrastructure...

Reality Check: Sprint device leasing structure explained and Q3 wrap

Is Sprint device leasing arrangement a competitive advantage? Last Friday, Sprint announced a new leasing structure, which could provide the company with a global...

Reality Check: Mobile operators cashing in on real life data intelligence

For years, telecom operators have watched as over-the-top services utilize their networks to deliver revenue-generating services at the expense of operators’ traditional revenue sources,...

T-Mobile unlimited data set for 3-month promo to Simple Choice customers

T-Mobile US to launch rival specific promos starting next week As part of a holiday promotion, T-Mobile US said it will provide current postpaid customers...

Small cell demand: VoLTE motivates carriers to spend

U.S. carriers serve hundreds of locations that could get better coverage or more capacity from a small cell, but the benefits of adding the...

IoT security: More connections means more concerns

WASHINGTON – As the "Internet of Things" becomes a staple of the conversation across all aspects of the economy, there’s a growing concern around how to...

The smart building leading the wave of IoT adoption

WASHINGTON – "Internet of Things" technology has a wide range of applications from precision agriculture to a smart city and even a smart building....

NWSA launches first two certification programs

Signalperson and rigger programs available now The National Wireless Safety Alliance officially introduced its first two assessment and certification programs. In partnership with the National...

AT&T VoLTE video calling, RCS messaging launched with limited support

AT&T VoLTE video calling, RCS messaging support limited to just a pair of Samsung devices UPDATED: Story updated to clarify billing for Advanced Messaging service. AT&T...

UK town deploys public Wi-Fi underground

A big challenge to deploying telecom infrastructure is access to fiber optic cabling – sometimes cables just aren't available where infrastructure needs to be...

Sprint takes marketing battle to T-Mobile HQ

T-Mobile US has staked its claim as the No. 3 U.S. carrier, bypassing Sprint earlier this year largely through aggressive marketing driven by colorful...

How is open source impacting NFV and SDN deployments?

On this week's show we look at how open source is impacting NFV and SDN deployments and top stories from the past week Open source...

Smartphone shipments to India up 21.4% since Q3 2014

Samsung leads the market with 13.1% growth One out of three smartphones shipped in the Indian market in the third quarter of this year were...
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