2015

Auction 97 bidding activity slow, but continues The Federal Communications Commission’s ongoing spectrum auction continues to defy predictions of its demise as bidders continue to put up at least a …

SK Telecom and Nokia Networks claim first commercialization of EICIC SK Telecom announced Wednesday that it, along with Nokia Networks, has commercialized “enhanced inter-cell interference coordination,” as part of the LTE-Advanced …

Competitive pressures impact revenue, churn The domestic market’s dynamic nature was apparent in the latest quarterly results from AT&T, which showed its wireless business attracting more connections despite increased churn. …

CommScope confirmed today that it has agreed to buy TE Connectivity’s telecom, enterprise and wireless businesses for roughly $3 billion. Together, the two network infrastructure giants had $5.8 billion in …

Elon Musk eyes a Mars colony Google and SpaceX will partner on bringing Internet access to underserved areas of the world using a constellation of orbiting satellites. Last week Space …

A conversation with Mike McFarland, senior director of product management and marketing, Airvana Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete …

Four industry groups issued a statement  on Jan. 26 that the European Union’s proposed net neutrality rules shouldn’t force them to treat traffic on their networks equally. The statement was backed by ETNO, GSMA, Cable …

Telekom Austria has announced a partnership with Porsche Holding Salzburg in order to provide a broader solution set in the telematics arena. The machine-to-machine space isn’t new for Telekom Austria, which created …

Another possible Google Fiber expansion announcement later this year As expected, Google Fiber is coming to 18 new cities in four metropolitan areas, according to a Jan. 27 announcement from …

Today, everyone connects effortlessly to the Internet via Wi-Fi technology when at home or in coffee shops, or on the move via the 3G or 4G networks used by smartphones …

Cloud economics Capital expenses vs. operating expenses has been debated rigorously for some time now, and many cite capex reduction as the reason for moving to the cloud. However, whether …

Mobile applications continue to explode, and there is a new trend among enterprise application developers. With the pervasiveness of smartphones and tablets, the delivery vehicle is in place for businesses …

There is no debate on the premise that the “Internet of Things” sector is poised for massive growth and, with that, represents endless opportunities across all industries and subsectors. With …

It is the opinion of almost everyone that the future is going to be digital. But what exactly does that mean? Well, it can mean a lot of things. The …

Abby Audet looks right at home writing code for Silicon Labs, but she’s not an employee. She’s a high school sophomore who writes code well beyond her years. Jason Savage …

Companies from Google to Comcast, AT&T and Verizon are looking for qualified candidates to fill content delivery jobs, ranging from sales to network, software and information technology positions. RCR explored …

Ericsson said today that a slowdown in the North American market weighed on earnings, and the company expects more of the same in the months ahead. CFO Jan Frykhammar said …

FCC fined Verizon $5M tied to failed investigations covering 26 rural areas Verizon Communications is set to pay a $5 million fine to the Federal Communications Commission to settle claims …

Atlanta, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte in the mix Google Fiber is poised to expand to four more U.S. markets, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal citing people familiar …

Bharti Airtel partners with Nokia Networks to launch 4G services in India’s first FDD-LTE on 1800 MHz Bharti Airtel has announced that it is partnering with Nokia Networks to expand …

Linkbit Studio and Legion Test Solutions Verifies LTE & 3G Network Functionality and Performance Stability Linkbit, Inc., announced today that F5 Networks selected Linkbit’s Test Solution to help ensure the quality of …

A conversation with Javier Lorca Hernando, Project Manager for the RAN, Telefonica R&D Download a transcript of the complete interview now and be among the first to receive the complete …

Sites for small cell, Wi-Fi, towers Melody Wireless Infrastructure on Jan. 26 announced the acquisition of 908 locations. The relatively new independent wireless infrastructure player controls more than 2,000 locations …

The data-threat landscape continues to gain sophistication. With every solution launched to protect our data, there seems to be a new tactic in play to undermine that protection. F-Secure is working …

Self-driving cars are not a pipe dream – they are inevitable. When you count up the benefits, the value is huge: found time, increased safety, better energy use, much better …