2015

Mobile operators are feeling increased pressure from over-the-top players to provide additional features and services that consumers have come to expect from the application world. Three ways they are looking …

CCA’s Steve Berry discusses competition in the wireless market, rules for the upcoming FCC auction and the duopolistiic nature of the space WASHINGTON – The Competitive Carriers Association, a Washington, …

According to the study, the Asian nation will reach 1B 4G connections by 2020 SHANGHAI – China is expected to have 913 million smartphones by the end of the year, up …

A new NFV study from ACG Research shows investment payback in 3 years One of the bigger hurdles facing mobile operators as they look at deploying virtualized network functions is …

Automating networks to keep pace with the speed of innovation helps increase enterprise efficiency, profit Software-Defined Networking, or SDN, could be the single- biggest opportunity for operational improvement in mobile …

Cyber threats, secret intrusions and very public data breaches are now part of everyday threats, and the types and vectors of threats are bewildering. In addition to cyber criminals, carriers …

Verizon Wireless could not control the weather at this year’s MLB All-Star Game, but the carrier did try to plan for every contingency related to mobile data use. Like the …

A new security extension for network functions virtualization aligns businesses and carriers at the forefront of cloud computing What is a network? That question was fairly easy to answer a …

Japanese mobile operator plans to use equipment from multiple vendors SHANGHAI – Japanese mobile operator SoftBank expects to carry out a technical trial of “TDD+” in Tokyo by the end …

Sprint prepaid brand Boost Mobile service linked exclusively to Sprint LTE network Sprint continues to bolster the capabilities of its prepaid brands, which have been a significant part of the …

As mobile networks get faster and more complex, potential bottlenecks in the backhaul network become increasingly important in quality of experience. Accedian Networks has reported that its virtualized solution that leverages big data analytics …

The Chinese company expects the solution to be commercially available in 2016 SHANGHAI – Huawei has launched its new TDD+ solution in collaboration with its industry partners China Mobile and …

NetScout has officially closed on its $2.3 billion acquisition of Danaher’s communications business, which includes Tektronix Communications, security firm Arbor Networks and parts of Fluke Networks, broadening the company’s portfolio …

“Due to the popularity of cable, satellite and Internet TV, the UHF spectrum is one of the most underutilized portions of the wireless spectrum in the United States. That’s a …

Goal is one-third Hispanic, African-American workforce Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure reportedly wants more diversity at his company. At a Hispanic national convention in Kansas City, he set a goal for …

T-Mobile US is set to boost data buckets for multiline accounts, but is doing away with the unlimited data option T-Mobile US announced a new family plan that continues to …

Critical communications are moving with the times. Having been largely based on systems that support ultra-reliable voice, such as Tetra, they are now shifting to IP and broadband. The choice …

Following years of collaborative development, the Wi-Fi Alliance has released Wi-Fi Aware, a sort of always-on mechanism for device-to-device discovery that doesn’t requires a GPS, cellular or hot spot connection. …

RadioOpt was founded in 2008 as a spinoff of the Technische Universität Dresden. Initially designed to offer voice analytics via a SIM card applet in partnership with Giesecke & Devrient, this …

Partnership aimed at boosting economy, improving health care The supercomputer that conquered all challengers at “Jeopardy” is now looking to new challenges in the Middle East and North Africa. IBM …

The mobile Internet presents a new wave of opportunities and challenges to the wireless industry. Dan Hesse, previous CEO of Sprint, shared his thoughts on the changing wireless industry and …

WASHINGTON – In a tongue-in-check effort to highlight a perceived lack of competition in the broadband space, a group of telecom companies and trade groups launched a faux pharmaceutical campaign …

Reports have circulated that AOL is working on a deal to acquire mobile ad network Millennial Media for an estimated $300 million to $350 million. Talk of the potential buyout, …

Four years ago, Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park installed a distributed antenna system to make sure it could keep up with mobile data demand. Today that demand has surpassed most …

Sprint claims MaaS platform streamlines mobile management Sprint furthered its attempt to lure enterprises with the launch of its “Mobility-as-a-Service” offer that it claims streamlines the management of multiline accounts …