2015

Data revenue now represents 34% of group’s overall revenue Qatar-based telecom group Ooredoo posted revenue of QAR 8 billion ($2.2 billion) in the second quarter of the year, down 5% …

Still no details of Sprint’s ‘Next Generation Network’ initiative, which is expected to favor small cells Speaking this week at the Converge Tech Conference in Hong Kong, SoftBank President Nikesh …

Crown Castle, American Tower, SBAC report Q2 earnings It’s that time of year when the tower industry’s largest companies report their earnings for the second quarter of 2015. First up is Crown Castle. The …

When RF engineer David Ohanlon took a contract job working for C Spire Wireless through LCC, he thought he’d be installing small cells or a distributed antenna system. These are …

A new J.D. Power survey found low customer-satisfaction scores for EIP, despite wider acceptance Equipment installment plans for mobile devices have officially swept the domestic wireless space, with just about …

Vast majority of OpenDaylight members targeting SDN, see NFV and cloud as top use cases The Linux Foundation’s OpenDaylight program has been actively supporting the growing adoption of virtualized network …

“Internet of Things” Innovation is often started with the CEO or board expecting to add an IoT “theme” to their business – often not aware what that means – and that their business …

TIRAP provides DOL-credentialed apprenticeship programs What is the Telecommunications Industry Registered Apprentice Program? Watch the latest episode of Inside Telecom Careers, hosted by Karla Macias and Jeff Mucci, as they discuss and view …

A new device study by Juniper Research said smartphone shipments reached 338 million units globally for the second quarter of 2015. That is a 16% increase over last year. In …

Ever heard of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act? Not many people have, but the bill, which is progressing through the legislative process, could give government agencies access to huge amounts …

In another sign that smartphone sales may be leveling off, Samsung said today that profits for its mobile device unit were down more than 37% versus last year. Samsung’s profits …

SBA Communications recently surprised some investors with news that it will sell its stake in ExteNet Systems, and today the company shed some light on the decision during its second-quarter …

The telco’s LTE trial currently reaches 28% of local population Telekom Austria’s Bulgarian subsidiary Mobiltel has acquired fixed-line operator Blizoo Bulgaria. Blizoo Bulgaria is the second-largest fixed-line operator in the …

Wi-Fi Sense automatically shares encrypted Wi-Fi passwords to various contact lists A new default feature of Microsoft Windows 10, called Wi-Fi Sense, automatically shares an encrypted version of your Wi-Fi …

Sri Lanka is looking to take advantage of Google’s initiative to outfit the world with Internet access. The remote Asian country of about 20 million people has signed a deal with …

Investors warm to T-Mobile US’ positive financials with stock price up in early trading T-Mobile US’ strong customer growth has not come without a bit of financial strain, although the …

WASHINGTON – A recent undercover report by a CBS affiliate in Denver exposed what appears to be blatant abuse of the government’s Universal Service Fund Lifeline program, the federal initiative that …

Telefónica is boosting its “Internet of Things” international strategy. The Brazilian unit of the Spanish telecom group said it has partnered with Jasper to expand the reach of its machine-to-machine …

FreedomPop to tap new funding, Axiata’s network to launch services across Southeast Asia Mobile virtual network operator FreedomPop continues to rake in the funds, announcing an additional $10 million, and …

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Deutsche Telekom is taking the “Internet of Things” to the cloud, solving what I believe is a key challenge to more widespread adoption. We’ve all seen the huge prediction for …

Aggressively priced multiline account targets potential switchers, Sprint’s stock rebounds Sprint looks set to redirect some of the pressure currently emanating from its stock price and operational performance toward its …

American Tower said today that it already has more than 900 lease applications in the pipeline for the tower portfolio it recently acquired from Verizon. The nation’s largest wireless carrier …

Sprint chief network officer talks balance of security and access, along with innovation Sprint, in a heated battle with AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile US and Verizon Wireless for market share, has …