2015

WASHINGTON – The Russian-made YotaPhone, which that country’s president, Vladimir Putin, has called his nation’s answer to the Apple iPhone, has stalled in its sales, but the company behind it is hopping …

Vodafone UK claims attack gained limited customer data from 1,827 customers Vodafone Group reported its United Kingdom operations late last week were hit by a cyberattack that gained access to …

AT&T’s government contract, Verizon’s small cell progress 1. AT&T signed a five-year contract with the U.S. Census Bureau, which will use the carrier’s LTE network and “Internet of Things” services …

U.S. Cellular showed financial upside; mixed customer growth boosted by improved churn U.S. Cellular’s aggressiveness in the mobile space against much larger rivals looks to have paid off during the …

Project Loon uses balloons to provide LTE Internet access; Indonesian trials set for 2016 Google Project Loon, in partnership with service providers Indosat, Telkomsel and XL Axiata, plans to begin …

CellSpot 4G LTE device provides on-demand coverage for T-Mobile US customers In the latest of its Un-carrier amped marketing events, T-Mobile US today announced the 4G LTE CellSpot, which the company …

A conversation with Philip Sorrells, Vice President of Strategic Marketing, CommScope Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the smart RAN report In this conversation on …

You’ve got to love it when an entrepreneur runs a public company. When Marcelo Claure became CEO at Sprint last year, he may not have understood all the work ahead …

Deliveries commenced in Q1 2015, will continue during 2016 Nokia Networks and China Mobile announced a framework agreement for the provision of mobile communications equipment and services valued at more …

Will gigabit, IoT, 4K, VR, 5G and Raspberry Pi revolutionize the cell phone store experience? The Apple Store concept was an evolutionary step in the cellphone store buying experience. Apple …

With 170,000 employees, $46B in 2014 revenue and operations in 170 countries, Huawei’s ICT transformation strategy is based upon providing enterprise, carriers and developers with open, yet integrated, end-to-end network, …

Over the past few years, the “bring-your-own-device” trend has become increasingly popular – providing opportunities for employees to use their mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets or laptops to solve …

By selectively optimizing data, mobile network operators can increase revenue. Although it seems like a paradox, the conventional wisdom that subscribers will pay for extra bytes beyond their data plan …

Connected cars are already driving the machine-to-machine space, research firm Infonetics has concluded. Gartner predicts there will be a quarter-billion connected vehicles on the road by 2020, with new vehicles dramatically increasing …

Red Hat remains focused on expanding, enhancing the NFV and OpenStack environment Open source continues to be a strong undercurrent in the move by telecom operators towards virtualized platforms using …

NetScout financial results NetScout Systems reported its first quarter of results since its massive network monitoring and security acquisition from Danaher. Company president and CEO Anil Singhal said the company is …

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MIMO, LAA, carrier aggregation push growth A new study found small cell shipments doubled or even tripled in many categories in 2015, but one market segment grew by up to …

Fake cell towers, aka stingrays, back in the news Devices that mimic cell towers, called stingrays and are essentially fake cell towers, are back in the news this week as …

LOS ANGELES – On this episode of HetNet Happenings, Sean Kinney gets an overview of the 2015 HetNet Expo from PCIA President and CEO Jonathan Adelstein. Adelstein and Kinney take …

That growth comes between January and September; the telco ended September with 194 million subscribers China Telecom ended the third quarter with 43.7 million subscribers in the 4G LTE segment, …

SÃO PAULO – Three years after having sales banned by telecom regulator Anatel due to customer complaints, TIM is undertaking a customer experience management transformation. Luis Minoru Shibata, who has …

SÃO PAULO — The concept of smart cities comprises various “Internet of Things” solutions. Combined, IoT and smart cities can help facilitate citizens’ lives and make public administration more efficient. …

Nokia tapped to join AT&T Domain 2.0 program to deliver carrier-grade SDN, NFV and cloud solutions AT&T continues to bolster its Domain 2.0 supplier program, announcing this week the addition …

AT&T and T-Mobile post solid Q3 results, but what does that mean for Sprint? AT&T and T-Mobile US over the past week released third-quarter financial results that showed strong connection …