2015

One of the very first lessons taught to telecommunications students is that radio frequency spectrum is a scarce resource. This limitation forces governments and other market players to seek alternatives …

FCC: Domestic violence, overdose among failed calls WASHINGTON – Imagine a loved one seizing up with a heart attack or waking up in the middle of the night from the sound …

Wi-Fi is in place and DAS in the works for Rust Belt fans With a deployment just in time for the kick-off of baseball season, Major League Baseball officials completed …

Good news for those who preordered the Samsung Galaxy S6. Sprint, T-Mobile US and AT&T Mobility are reportedly shipping orders for the new smartphone ahead of the April 10 release date. …

Reports indicate Google in talks with Hutchison on roaming deal Google’s plans to enter the domestic wireless telecom space through a mobile virtual network operator model could use international roaming …

  Fiber apparently is a tasty treat for monkeys, squirrels and other critters As the global explosion of data demand continues to pick up speed, network operators are racing to …

Stadiums, cities, companies, colleges, hospitals and hotels are all clamoring for the best possible wireless coverage, creating more demand for investment than the carriers can meet. Carriers have to prioritize …

Comcast, AT&T and Google Fiber move on Southeast hub Cable and Internet provider Comcast announced it will begin offering residential multi-gigabit home Internet service for Atlanta-area customers beginning in May. …

  ZTE is part of Chinese initiative to clean-up transportation WASHINGTON – ZTE, one of the largest global telecom manufacturers, is expanding into electric car charging. The South China Morning …

International investment to use IoT to connect major world hub WASHINGTON – Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors announced on March 27 it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Digital China …

The future really is in the palm of your hand. Mobile is everything, and today mobile is at the core of communication between businesses and consumers. In today’s 24/7 always-on …

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is suspending the funding for the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System’s LTE project that utilizes 700 Mhz Band 14 spectrum, one of five …

  According to the latest NI State of the Network report from JDSU’s Network Instruments, 85% of enterprise network teams are not involved in security investigations, which the company says …

The strengthening U.S. dollar will wipe out $20 billion in telecom capital expenditures during 2015, predicts a new Dell’Oro Group report. Global telecom operators invested heavily in their fiber and LTE networks …

Pilot of Project Ara set for Puerto Rico Google plans to launch its Project Ara, a modular, customizable smartphone platform, later this year in Puerto Rico, partnering with Ingram Micro …

If you’ve ever used hotel Wi-Fi, listen up. A major vulnerability discovered in hotel Wi-Fi devices could put your information at risk. The CVE-2015-0932 vulnerability has been discovered in a …

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 …

Two of mobile’s highest-profile ‘frenemies’ are reportedly teaming up again. Bloomberg reports that Samsung will win the contract to manufacture Apple’s A9 chips for the next iPhone. Samsung made Apple’s …

JMA Wireless upgrades distributed antenna system product line JMA Wireless upgraded its distributed antenna system portfolio to include multi-input, multi-output functionality, which serves to increase data throughput. The upgraded Omni-MIMO …

First cell tower death this year It has been reported that the first cell tower-related death of the year has taken place this week near San Angelo, Texas. Details are …

Social media moves AT&T to the top of the Elite Eight The 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four is almost here. With that Sysomos, a social intelligence engine, has …

  Upgraded DAS, Wi-Fi Hot Zone, Luneburg Lens included in Final Four deployment College basketball diehards will descend on Indianapolis for the NCAA Men’s Final Four championship April 4-6, and …

Brooklyn 5G Summit set for April 8-10 ATLANTA – A major question floated by industry insiders at the recent Competitive Carrier Association Global Expo: What is 5G, and when will it …

Enterprise mobile apps will be managed by IBM WASHINGTON – American hardware and software company IBM announced a deal with China Telecom to manage the state-owned Chinese firm’s enterprise-grade mobile …

Sprint dismisses Tidal investment claims, though does admit to talks Despite claims by published reports, Sprint put out a statement Thursday claiming it had not made a financial investment or …