Monthly Archives: February, 2016

ETSI NFV ISG touts collaboration progress from workshop

ETSI NFV ISG said meeting was first to bring together standards, open source community The European Telecommunications Standards Institute recently concluded an industry workshop designed...

Wireless infrastructure: managed services cut capex for enterprises

Companies cut costs and complexity by outsourcing wireless infrastructure Wireless infrastructure is increasingly differentiated by software, and enterprises are learning that they can reduce complexity...

Anritsu Webinar: Validating the performance of cellular networks with CPRI fiber interfaces

With the rapid roll out of tower mounted radios and deployment of C-RAN network architectures, new installation and maintenance methods have to be developed...

Apple reportedly preps new iPhone for March … 5 things to know today

Apple preps new phone, telecom employment holds steady ... 5 things to know today 1. Apple will reportedly launch a new 4-inch iPhone on March...

Test and Measurement: New Viavi CEO takes the helm

Viavi Solutions has a new CEO as of this week, with Oleg Khaykin taking over from interim president and CEO Richard Belluzzo. Viavi had been...

Worst of the Week: Have Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile reached network nirvana?

WOTW congratulates Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile for perfect networks Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of...

Report: Google eyeing Qualcomm to replace Intel chips in data centers

According to a report by Bloomberg, Google, which buys its data center server chips from Intel, could take that highly lucrative business to competitor Qualcomm...

Cell Tower News: Tower accidents and reducing climbs

One fatality, one tower climber injury and one rescue this week After a relatively quiet January in the tower world, there have been reports of...

Antenna concealment could ease small cell deployment

On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney, managing editor at RCR Wireless News, learns about antenna concealment solutions from Jon Fitzhugh, CEO...

Vodafone reports fiscal Q3 revenues of $14.91B

The telco ended 2015 with 34.8 million LTE subs in 20 markets British telecom group Vodafone recorded revenues of £10.3 billion ($14.91 billion) in its...

AT&T 5G plans target Austin trial with diverse spectrum bands

AT&T 5G plans laid out in FCC filing Despite claims of skepticism regarding upcoming launch plans from rival Verizon Wireless, AT&T appears set to begin...

European Commission clears Liberty Global carrier acquisition

EU conditions meant to guarantee competition in Belgian market The European Commission cleared the acquisition of Belgian mobile operator BASE by U.S. company Liberty Global,...

T-Mobile to FCC: ‘Tread lightly’ in Binge On investigation

Amid scrutiny of its Binge On video streaming service, a T-Mobile US executive this week urged the Federal Communications Commission to "tread lightly" as...

VoLTE Deployment Delays–Can the Curse Be Lifted? (sponsored content)

There is no way around Voice over LTE (VoLTE). It is the future of voice communications via wireless networks. A recent study on how...

2016 Predictions: Digital transformation and millennials

Amdocs looks at the impact the digital transformation and millennials will have on telecom in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless...

Tips for CSPs in deploying SDN and NFV

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Tech Mahindra...

2016 Predictions: Top 5 virtual networking predictions for 2016

The Linux Foundation expects continued momentum for NFV- and SDN-based virtual networking in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has...

Juniper to buy BTI in move to boost optical and SDN business

Juniper expects deal to close by mid-year, bolster optical and SDN platforms Juniper Networks said it has entered into an agreement to purchase BTI Systems...

Public cloud set for influx of enterprise storage spending

451 Research report notes at least doubling in public cloud storage spend by 2017 A recent report from 451 Research claims enterprises will continue to...

VoLTE calls drop 3-4 times as much as 2G/3G, Amdocs finds

Voice-over-LTE users can encounter three to four times as many dropped calls as they experience on legacy voice systems, according to Amdocs' annual State...

US lauded for LTE coverage, dinged for LTE speed

OpenSignal report shows U.S. LTE networks near top in coverage, near bottom in speed Following up on a report released earlier this week ranking network...

Verizon gets small cell boost in time for Super Bowl

Small cell deployment in San Francisco shows results Jake Hamilton has spent two years preparing for the Super Bowl, but when Sunday afternoon comes he...

Google expands self-driving car tests to rainy Washington

Having already racked up 1.4 million miles on the road, Google is expanding its testing program for self-driving cars to Kirkland, Washington. According to an...

Verizon prepaid battle against AT&T and T-Mobile strengthened with more data

Verizon prepaid plans gain more data Verizon Wireless is bolstering its prepaid plans in an attempt to turn around sagging fortunes in the space and...

India smartphone shipments exceed 100 million in 2015

India surpassed the US smartphone user base Smartphone shipments in India totaled more than 100 million units during 2015, representing an increase of 23% compared...
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