2015

Italian Embassy hosts Digital Diplomacy panel discussions WASHINGTON – Since late 2012, diplomats at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C., have hosted a series of events called Digital Diplomacy. The goal of …

MUNICH – This week, Munich was home to the 14th annual Wearable Technologies Conference – Europe. There was a large showing of participants ranging from startups still in the funding …

A conversation with Philippe Chanclou, team manager Orange Labs Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Philippe …

Antonio Carlos Valente, the president of Telefónica Vivo, said the company is waiting for a decision from the Administrative Council for Economic Defense before moving forward with integrating GVT’s operations. Telefónica bought GVT last …

Amdocs has released its annual State of the RAN report this week, which looks at the implications of increasing data usage growth and LTE as a solution to that challenge. The methodology for the …

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Verizon Wireless cuts data bucket rates; Sprint lumps Apple lease deals Two weeks after stating it would not chase low-value customers, Verizon Wireless is set to make cuts to data-bucket …

FCC chairman releases ‘fact sheet’ showing Title II plans for net neutrality The Federal Communications Commission is set to bring the Title II hammer down on Internet service providers, with …

Rotten Wi-Fi asks users to run speed tests Free, public Wi-Fi access is often a big draw for businesses like restaurants and cafes looking to keep customers busy browsing the …

As the debate regarding net neutrality heats up ahead of a Federal Communications Commission vote later this month, corporations and federal lawmakers are engaged in a tug-of-war that seeks to …

Dish Network DE partners SNR and Northstar snag $3B discount The recently completed Auction 97 proceedings witnessed a record amount of revenue generated by the federal government, highlighting the demand …

“Roam like home” is the promise that some European operators make to their customers, who cross national borders more frequently than do their North American counterparts. But few of these …

A conversation with Ken Sandfeld, EVP, SOLiD Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete report when finalized. Solid wants to …

VimpelCom selling Djezzy for $2.6B While other carriers look for mergers and acquisitions in Europe, two major Dutch telecoms are shrinking their asset portfolios. VimpelCom recently announced it is selling its 51% …

SpaceX satellite Internet could challenge grounded telcos Its official: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, also co-founder of PayPal and carmaker Tesla, has joined forces with Google to bring Internet access to everyone. …

Apple has reached a deal with the state of Arizona to open a $2 billion global network “command center,” according to a Feb. 2 announcement from state Gov. Doug Ducey. …

Much has been written in the last week or so about Google’s “rumored” upcoming mobile virtual network operator play, including the reasons it will not be successful and the challenges …

As mobile networks evolve from present architectures and business models to NFV/virtualized, software-based architectures and customer-centric business models, network planners and architects have come to recognize Analytics as a foundational …

The use of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) severely complicates the process of measuring eNodeB power and modulation quality in LTE systems. The difficulties include the fact that spectrum analyzers …

AKKA Technologies focuses on the automotive and aerospace sectors in Germany and France, employing close to 11,000 engineers and consultants in more than 20 countries. MBtech, a member of AKKA Group, …

Global mobile networks will see a tenfold increase in data over the next five years, according to Cisco’s mobile visual networking index for 2015. Traffic is expected to reach an …

The Linux Foundation’s recently launched Open Platform for NFV Project expanded its membership role as well as announced a director to head up the OPNFV plans to provide a “carrier-grade, …

Regional telecom operator Ntelos expanded the reach of its LTE network to more than 81,000 potential wireless customers in portions of Roanoke, Va., and Charleston, W.Va. The expansion included enabling …

First in Europe to auction 700 MHz band Germany’s Federal Network Agency, which regulates the telecommunications, utilities, postal and railway industries, announced it would conduct a spectrum auction in the …

Deals could pocket Verizon $15B per reports Verizon Communications is reportedly moving closer to an asset sale that could include both tower and wireline properties, netting the telecom giant close …