2015

Predictions for the spectrum auction haul top $80B, though process could take 9 months FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Federal Communications Commission’s planned 600 MHz incentive auction may not have …

CCA panel suggests rural operators begin investigating moves to SDN and NFV FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Software-based network transformations are growing throughout the telecom space, with a number of larger …

The Wi-Fi calling feature comes on the heels of FCC waiver grant On the heels of gaining a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission regarding teletypewriter functionality, AT&T Mobility announced …

Verizon move follows Sprint decision to increase unlimited data prices Verizon Wireless is reportedly set to turn the screws on current “unlimited” data customers with plans to increase the per-line …

WASHINGTON – Farming, since the days of Babylon and Ur, remained largely unchanged until the mechanization of the Industrial Revolution when machines began to do more work in an hour …

WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission has granted carrier AT&T Mobility a waiver related to voice-over-Wi-Fi calling as it applies to people with hearing problems.  The waiver is valid until …

Sprint has some inroads into retail, logistics; T-Mobile US biding its time WASHINGTON – The “Internet of Things” is quickly popping up on the radar of enterprises across verticals, and …

Churn is one of the most important metrics by which an operator is measured. In a saturated telecom market such as the U.S., it becomes particularly important to keep customers …

Spectrum monitoring is a powerful tool that can be used to ensure that the RF communications we all depend on for both civilian and defense applications work, and work well. The …

Google this week announced a new open source initiative, the Accelerated Mobile Pages Project, to facilitate instantaneous loading of mobile web pages, even those including rich content like videos and animations. …

New advertising program set to begin in November Verizon Communications closed on its $4.4 billion purchase of AOL in June with an eye on boosting its content portfolio, and, based …

BYOD evolves to BYON (bring your own network) With almost 50 million Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide, Wi-Fi has never been more available. Trusted, secure Wi-Fi is less prevalent, and service …

Partnership stipulates future field trials in Japan Chinese vendor Huawei has successfully carried out a large-scale field trial of “5G” radio access technologies, which was conducted jointly with Japanese telecom …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a full hearing that examined “removing barriers to wireless broadband deployment,” against the backdrop of lawmakers considering policies …

CRC resolves to attract more MVNOs to Colombia Colombia’s Communications Regulation Commission issued a resolution that facilitates the entry of mobile virtual network operators to the country’s telecom market. The goal …

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T-Mobile US, CCA members expect little impact from Sprint’s decision to forgo 600 MHz incentive auction FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Sprint’s recent decision to sit out the upcoming 600 MHz …

CCA CEO Steve Berry discusses final challenges ahead of 600 MHz incentive auction FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The speaker and topic lineup for this week’s Competitive Carriers Association Annual Convention …

Reports indicate at least five lawsuits filed against T-Mobile US and Experian connected to data hack The recent hack of consumer data at one of T-Mobile US’ vendors has drawn …

Connected car hack research extends reach I recently had an opportunity to speak with Martin Hunt, BT Global Services‘ automotive industry practice lead, at the CyberSecure Car 15 conference in Dresden, Germany. …

On this episode of Cell Tower News, host Joey Jackson talks with Nathan Schuett, CEO of Prenav, about the applications of precision drones in the tower industry and looks at …

A draft of the “Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015″ is currently circulating the House Communications Subcommittee in hopes of creating a framework for the Federal Communications Commission’s reclaimed wireless broadband …

Virgin Mobile to offer free music streaming service Oct. 9 on data plans T-Mobile US is set to be joined in the free streaming music space by Sprint prepaid brand …

The French telco expects its 4G service to reach 99% of the population via network sharing French telecom operator Bouygues Telecom expects to see growing revenue in the coming years …