2015

BARCELONA, Spain – NXP showcased its vision for the connected car of the future this week at Mobile World Congress. The topics highlighted not only addressed typical car connectivity functions, but …

Kyocera Torque durability demonstrated at MWC 2015 BARCELONA, Spain – Kyocera may not be a company associated with handsets in Europe, but it’s looking to change that perception. With the …

Brazilian telecom operator Oi has begun a project to implement an optical transport network aimed at a 57-times increase in its backbone data transmission capacity. The OTN project covers 30,000 kilometers reaching …

SK Telecom announces trio of MoUs tapping into LTE network experience South Korean telecom provider SK Telecom said it has signed memorandum of understandings at this week’s Mobile World Congress …

AT&T Mobility replaces T-Mobile US for all Audi in-car cellular connections AT&T Mobility picked up the rest of Audi of America’s in-car connectivity business, announcing at this week’s Mobile World …

Carriers eyeing spectrum, IoT and 5G; devices diversifying in price BARCELONA, Spain – Jeff Wang, senior partner at IBB Consulting, attended Mobile World Congress 2015 to take a look at …

Increasing use of mobile data service is driving wireless network service issues, according to the latest network quality survey by J.D. Power. The report also crowned Verizon Wireless as the operator with …

Changing channels: small cell vendors find new path to market Small cell vendors continue to tailor their solutions for carrier partners, but at the same time these companies are finding …

BARCELONA, Spain — The growth in smartphone penetration and adoption of 3G services benefited logistics company Celistics. The company, which is focused on Latin America, said it managed 192 million …

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Ericsson Internet of everything plans focus on public safety, transport and utilities BARCELONA, Spain – Ericsson executives laid out a grand vision for a connected future at Mobile World Congress 2015 …

Telefónica to tap HP’s OpenNFV platform to drive NFV, SDN, cloud transformation Spain-based telecommunications giant Telefónica reported a partnership with Hewlett-Packard to act as the technology provider and systems integrator …

Vodafone Netherlands will be the first operator to deploy Ericsson’s RBS 6402 launched last year at the Consumer Electronics Show. The RBS 6402 targets venues that are too small to …

Samsung is down but definitely not out, Lenovo offers a clear picture of its future plans and Microsoft makes an offer that may be hard to refuse. Mobile World Congress smartphone …

BARCELONA, Spain – Of the “five waves” of computing, the “Internet of Things” is quickly becoming the largest factor in the ongoing evolution of telecom computing, though that push is seen …

Cisco: connected world driving business value BARCELONA, Spain – Networking infrastructure giant Cisco Systems made numerous major announcements at Mobile World Congress 2015, all dedicated to the theme of “transformation …

For the first time since 2011, Apple has taken the top spot in the global smartphone market, according to the analysts at Gartner. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models …

Infonetics Research report found robust SDN plans across North America The market for software-defined networking solutions is expected to blossom over the next several years, with robust SDN opportunities for …

Deutsche Telekom said it is planning to invest more than $6.68 billion in network expansion across Europe over the next three years. DT, Europe’s largest phone company, announced that it has connected the …

It is shaping up to be a very interesting 2015 in the world of wireless infrastructure. As operators and investors evaluate how to play their cards this year and beyond, there are …

In the face of unstoppable corporate and consumer adoption of mobile devices, security and privacy implications of cloud and mobile are a deepening concern for many security professionals. Most organizations …

Partnership taps OPNFV platform for test lab, small cell gateway, C-RAN Wind River said it has partnered with China Mobile on a number of network function virtualization projects, including an …

BARCELONA, Spain — Latin America’s upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction and the expected expansion of LTE deployments and coverage is set to drive discussion about the region. With operators having …

BARCELONA, Spain — While the expansion of LTE is expected to be a major topic this year in Latin America, vendors who do business with local carriers expect the fourth …

Verizon claims Dish collusion with DEs impacted fairness of Auction 97 You can add Verizon Communications to the list of companies unhappy with Dish Network’s bidding activity during the Federal …