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It is common wisdom these days to say that there is a “spectrum crunch.” That is, that we, the consuming public, are consuming more and more wireless data, and that …

Orange, Ericsson, Sequans, LoRa and publicly traded Silver Spring Networks launch of Starfish makes waves in the “Internet of Things” space this week on IoT Innovation, sponsored by Anritsu and Telecomcareers. IoT …

What are the potential rewards, risks from the latest AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile battle Domestic wireless carriers have been busy over the past several weeks rolling out promotions taking …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check show we look at NFV TCO deployment analysis and top news stories of the past week Mobile carriers continue their march towards virtualization platforms …

Signal Hound reported this week one of their customers, Australian company Innovative Drone Solutions, is using Signal Hound’s compact signal analyzer with an airborne drone to characterize the radiation patterns of …

Verizon Wireless is hopping on the free data train, confirming it will launch a “sponsored data” pilot program in the next few days that will allow customers to access certain …

1. Sprint named a new CMO and a new president for one of its four national regions. Roger Solé will replace Kevin Crull as the carrier’s CMO and Crull will …

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 …

Winning spectrum bidders to be announced in March The Spanish government postponed plans to award mobile spectrum in the 2.6 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands to January 2016, according to …

AT&T’s “Internet of Things” initiatives in 2016 are set to include a focus on sensing and tracking, wearables, connected health and smarter cities. Igal Elbaz, VP of ecosystem and innovation …

FAA updates tower lighting regulations The Federal Aviation Administration this week released updates to its airspace obstructions standards in an effort to increase airspace safety surrounding towers. Advisory Circular 70/7460-1L …

SAN DIEGO – As Internet connections expand from people to objects with the “Internet of Things,” and next-generation “5G” mobile network technology takes shape, the Institute for Electrical and Electronics …

FCC grants T-Mobile US permission to sell spectrum to Verizon The Federal Communications Commission rejected a complaint by SiriusXM claiming T-Mobile US was responsible for solving interference issues near its …

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere continues aggressive marketing against rival carriers T-Mobile US, led by colorful CEO John Legere, has pulled no punches in calling out rival carriers as part …

More and more, people throughout the world are relying on their smart devices to stay connected with friends, family and colleagues when they are traveling. Cellular roaming services have been …

Operators now have multiple technology options available when it comes to deploying in-building wireless services. Options include passive Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), active DAS, Distributed Radio Systems (DRS) and Distributed …

If there is one technology that could be considered a wild card in 2016, it’s voice over LTE, with an undercard from voice over Wi-Fi. Mobile carriers and vendors have …

Strategy Analytics predicts big data analytics software market to hit $81B in revenue by 2022 A new report from Strategy Analytics predicts big data analytics software will generate $81 billion …

Outdoor small cells are a challenge for mobile operators. Nodes are often deployed to increase capacity in places where the network is struggling, but a spot that needs a small …

Huawei Fellow Wen Tong laid out the need for an application-driven network during the IEEE Globecom conference SAN DIEGO – Huawei reps this week made the case for a new …

Democrat FCC Commissioner Rosenworcel now awaits full Senate vote on new term Jessica Rosenworcel won unanimous approval from the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for reappointment to the Federal …

Streaming, virtual reality, networked lifestyle and sensing homes are just some of the hot tech trends Ericsson’s research branch ConsumerLabs is looking out for in 2016. The Ericsson Consumer Insight …

T-Mobile is offering Verizon Wireless customers 1 year of Hulu, 50% accessory discount T-Mobile US’ holiday marketing attack on its rivals hit its conclusion today as the nation’s No. 3 …

The First Responders Network Authority board unanimously approved the request for proposal giving broad outlines and direction for a nationwide, public-private LTE network for first responders. The FirstNet RFP is set to be …