2015

The daughter of Uzbek President Islam Karimov is the focus of an investigation into alleged payments that authorities believe secured spectrum in Central Asia for three European carriers. Gulnara Karimova, …

Installed 4G dongle on wooden mast then connected it to his house with fiber cable British farmer Richard Guy, who lives in rural Salisbury Plain, got sick of slow Internet …

As mobile phones have become “smarter” over the past few years, they have also become essential to our everyday lives. Beyond merely connecting people, smartphones stream videos and music, monitor …

Since 2009, there has been a significant push to encrypt all Web traffic in order to protect Internet users against surveillance of the content of their communications. The goal was …

How vendors are using virtualization technologies to meet carrier network service levels One challenge for telecom operators as they move towards the rollout of virtualized platforms using network functions virtualization, …

This week on HetNet Happenings Sean Kinney, RCR Wireless News managing editor, discusses trends in the small cells space with Current Analysis Service Director Jason Marcheck. With major carriers like …

IoT Innovation is brought to you by Anritsu. Download the free white paper: Understanding 5G. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/219091514″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This week Chris Hare speaks with Jason Marcheck of Current Analysis, Jason is …

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As testing labs prepare for the new SISO and MIMO OTA testing standards from CTIA, PCTest Engineering Laboratory said it is expandings its capabilities in those areas with a MIMO …

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 …

In an effort to cut costs by 35%, Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC, is reportedly planning to cut its workforce by 15%. The move comes after the company saw its stock …

The news this week shows that Wi-Fi continues to gain ubiquity. In the developing world, Cubans are lining up to spend their hard-earned paychecks on expensive connectivity; and, here in …

Mobile operators know they need more spectrum, and many are realizing that not all spectrum comes at a price. Unlicensed spectrum, traditionally the domain of Wi-Fi, is squarely in the …

Update: 8/17/15 8AM CST: The name of the man who fell to his death from a tower last week has been released. The 20-year old man’s name is Tyler Bresnahan, a R.I. …

Apple’s diversity report shows the company has made small strides in hiring more women and minorities, but it still has a long way to go to move away from a white-male-dominated company. …

AT&T rolled out adjustments to its Mobile Share Value plans that continue to support device subsidies Keeping pace with rivals, AT&T Mobility is set to adjust its shared data plans …

Town uses tower lease agreement for good Almost every week without fail there are a slew of stories about cities across the U.S. protesting the placement of new cell towers. …

The telco ended June with 2 million 4G LTE subscribers in Singapore Singapore Telecommunications reported a net profit of SG$942 million ($673 million) in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, …

Danish company TT-Network, the joint venture between the local units of Swedish operator TeliaSonera and Norway’s Telenor, has completed the final phase of its Single RAN network sharing project, for …

AT&T Mobility continues mastery of J.D. Power survey, while Sprint prepaid brands rule no-contact space AT&T Mobility often finds itself playing second fiddle to rival Verizon Wireless in terms of …

Field Dailies was recently awarded patent protection for its software system that supports submission of daily field reports and closeout documentation for the tower climbing industry. Field Dailies, the pioneer …

NYC, Stockholm, Ericsson and Data Scientist are featured in this week’s episode of Inside Telecom Careers This episode of Inside Telecom Careers is sponsored by Nexius: Accelerating Network and Business Transformation …

Mobile news: 5 things you need to know today 1. Samsung is launching new products today. The world’s largest smartphone maker is introducing a new version of the Galaxy S6 …

Softbank increases Sprint stake to 80%, while WSJ reports failed attempt to find Sprint buyer Softbank bolstered its backing of U.S. operator Sprint, purchasing $87 million of outstanding stock in …

Tower assets are consolidating as the carriers sell their portfolios and independent tower owners sell to larger companies. Meanwhile the service industry is also consolidating as providers seek efficiency and …