2015

Verizon Wireless slashes roaming rates in Canada, Mexico, though falls short of T-Mobile US promo Verizon Wireless updated its international roaming options on the heels of major revamps from rivals. …

IoT, smart cities, STEM education, video delivery and cloud-based security among funding goals A high-level meeting earlier this month between United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron and Cisco Chairman and …

Pair of 2014 outages lasted 3 hours, impacted T-Mobile US’ nationwide network The Federal Communications Commission said it has reached a record $17.5 million settlement with T-Mobile US connected to …

President Obama: ‘If we don’t get these young people the access to what they need to achieve their potential, then it’s our loss; it’s not just their loss’ President Barak …

This week on HetNet Happenings, RCR Wireless News Managing Editor Sean Kinney takes a look at the booming wireless ecosystem developing in New York City. Former Federal Communications Commission member …

Aircel stand out winner with MTNL and Reliance bringing up the rear Business newspaper LiveMint conducted a survey of 4,000 Indian cellphone customers to measure customer satisfaction as it relates …

I had the opportunity to attend Harman’s Technology Day late last week, with Budii the autonomous car as the event’s centerpiece. The concept car program is led by Rinspeed, with …

With the “Internet of Things” reaching into every aspect of modern life, analysts predict the number of connected devices to reach around 5 billion by the end of this year …

Due to the proliferation of mobile devices, higher demand for mobile data and increased competition, communications service providers are constantly seeking new ways to monetize the immense amount of data …

ChatSim looks to Asia-Pacific market for growth SHANGHAI – Italian instant messaging provider ChatSim said it expects to reach nearly 1 million users by the end of this year, compared …

China Mobile claims 220 Mbps peak data transmission rates achieved during demo SHANGHAI – China Mobile said it has carried out a demonstration inter-band LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation using spectrum in …

Huawei unveiled 5G prototype during the MWC Shanghai 2015 event SHANGHAI – Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei estimates that each country will need to allocate between 300 megahertz and 500 …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check we talked with Ken Dilbeck, head of collaboration program at the TM Forum on moving NFV and SDN from hype to reality Few would …

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JDSU has announced the official timeline for its split into Lumentum and Viavi Solutions: the division and re-naming of the companies will be effective as of Aug. 1. Lumentum shares will be …

Intel’s solid second quarter results topped analysts’ estimates and led to at least two upgrades and a price target increase. Late Wednesday, the Santa Clara, Calif.,-based chipmaker notched stronger revenue …

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 …

The Internet of Things (IoT) holds a great deal of promise for the future on many levels. With projections for anywhere from 20 billion to 100 billion connected things by …

Summer of tower theft continues The months-long streak of cell tower battery thefts continued in both Illinois and Ohio this week. A few weeks ago in the Frankfort Township, Ill., …

Initial testbeds in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Detroit; carrier aggregation expanded to almost 40 more markets A photo of Sprint promotional material, leaked onto Reddit by an apparent Sprint employee, details …

Report says Samsung’s new flagship phones, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, ‘failed to wow consumers’ A new market research report published by Argus Insights found that consumer demand …

LoJack thinks so. I recently had the opportunity to speak with LoJack about the current state of vehicle theft and the implications of connected vehicles. Although one can’t say with …

The FCC adopted a Report and Order to reform its DE program following claims of fraud While the Federal Communications Commission pushed off specific rulemaking tied to the planned 600 …

The way mobile operators market devices and design service plans could change dramatically if a reported collaboration between carriers and device makers comes to fruition. According to the Financial Times, …

This week Chris Hare with guest Steven Collier, aka SmartGridMan, Director Smart Grid Strategies at Milsoft Utility Solutions. Most of the focus so far in this series has been the consumer view …