2015

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 secure all these new connections.  At …

WASHINGTON – “Internet of Things” technology has a wide range of applications from precision agriculture to a smart city and even a smart building. Like so much with IoT, what …

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 Commission for the Certification of …

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 Mobility over the weekend …

A big challenge to deploying telecom infrastructure is access to fiber optic cabling – sometimes cables just aren’t available where infrastructure needs to be in order to provide end users the value …

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 CEO John Legere. Now, Sprint has …

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 continues to be a growing …

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 “4G” enabled, according to a …

WASHINGTON – Federal Chief Information Officer: “We are facing a crisis …” The U.S. government, despite commanding a $3.8 trillion budget, is lagging behind many other developed countries in IT …

CTI Towers, which is majority-owned by triple-pay giant Comcast, announced the purchase of 120 telecom towers from Vyve Broadband; the portfolio includes tenancy from Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US …

A distributed antenna system is a go-to solution for bringing multicarrier cellular connectivity throughout a large venue like a stadium, but the same refined deployment also works for outdoor spaces. …

GEN15 show brings carriers and cable companies together; Cox announcement highlights cooperation AT&T and Verizon Communications shared the spotlight with the cable industry’s heaviest hitters at GEN15, the Metro Ethernet Forum’s …

Mobile testing keys for better performance Every year, the number of mobile personal devices continues to grow steadily. Various mobile brands struggle for annual leadership. It is a common belief …

There’s no doubt about it: Smartphones have become the world’s favorite cameras Approximately 1 trillion images will be created this year, according to Josh Haftel, who manages mobile photography solutions …

Communications Workers of America allege Verizon has allowed its copper network to deteriorate in Maryland and other states Five months into a negotiation with Verizon Communications regarding employment contracts for …

Keysight Technologies beat analysts’ expectations when it posted fourth-quarter and full-year results this week, with what company officials described as “strong profit in a soft market.” In terms of quarterly …

DALLAS — It is becoming widely accepted that small cell networks are essential to cost-effectively bolster network capacity. At this year’s LTE North America conference, Amit Jain, VP of business …

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 …

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney discusses the nuances of LTE-U, self-optimizing networks as related to small cells and deployment and more with Renuka Bhalerao, principal systems …

iPad crashes, union demands and another Cisco acquisition 5 things to know today … 1. Cisco is buying a video conferencing software company. Acano is a London-based company with a …

Sprint set for $1.2B cash injection from newly formed entity Sprint released details of its highly anticipated device leasing division, which it formed with parent company SoftBank and will operate …

The telco plans to launch the first Vodafone-branded store in the city Mobile operator MTS Ukraine, which has recently branded its operations under the Vodafone Ukraine brand, announced it’s in …

Japanese telco announced a contract with Smart Communications Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo announced it will provide mobile network consulting services to overseas mobile operators. Starting Nov. 23, the Japanese operator …

Suicidal teen rescued from tower Earlier this week a deputy in Salem, Oregon, spotted what appeared to be young girl climbing a 150-foot monopole cell tower. As he began talking …

FCC Chairman Wheeler said T-Mobile Binge On service ‘highly innovative and highly competitive’ The T-Mobile Binge On program appears to have received the cautious approval of Federal Communications Commission Chairman …