Monthly Archives: March, 2016

FirstNet RFP opportunity assessed at IWCE 2016

LAS VEGAS – With approximately $6.5 billion on the table for the design and construction of a nationwide public safety LTE network, vendors are...

Analyst Angle: Galaxy S7, iPhone 6 show smartphone cameras nearly match DSLRs

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Apple’s iPhone 6 highlight the near convergence in camera technology with DSLR cameras Smartphone cameras today are as good as most...

How will Wi-Fi and unlicensed wireless shape the future of IoT, big data, smart cities, 5G and more? (sponsored content)

The Wireless Broadband Alliance is bringing key industry players together to answer those questions at Wireless Global Congress 2016, 27 – 30 June, Liverpool...

Analyst Angle: BTS OEM outlook for Q1 2016

The current first quarter 2016 outlook for the wireless base station original equipment manufacturer market is weak according to the latest report from EJL...

T-Mobile and NAB clash over 600 MHz broadcast spectrum transition timeline

T-Mobile and NAB filed comments with different perspectives on timing for transitioning 600 MHz broadcast spectrum for use by mobile broadband operators With the Federal...

Small cell deployments planned for this year

Retail and logistics industries most aggressive A survey of more than 500 hundred global companies across 17 industries found more than one-third either have deployed...

ZTE launches VoLTE trial for China Unicom

Voice-over-LTE trial set for Henan province ZTE launched a voice-over-LTE trial with China Unicom in China's Henan province. The deployment calls for ZTE to deploy an end-to-end...

IBM Watson IoT platform gets enterprise engineering functionality

IBM says continuous engineering is key to IoT IBM Watson, a data-analyzing computer platform that can answer open domain questions, first became famous in 2011...

NCAA Final Four draws AT&T network enhancement

While your coworkers complain about their NCAA basketball tournament brackets ahead of finals set for April 2-4 in Houston, AT&T has been busy upgrading...

What determines a high quality of experience for mobile video? (sponsored content)

Live or progressive? Which codec and compression rate? All these factors and more impact end user QoE and operator’s bottom-line. By 2020, more than half of...

Senators ask Verizon CEO to end labor dispute

Verizon recorded $39 billion profit over last three years, senators point out Since August, some 39,000 unionized Verizon Communications employees represented by the Communication Workers...

Viavi Webinar: How to efficiently detect, identify, and locate RF interference to increase RAN capacity and data throughputs

RF interference can reduce coverage, capacity, and throughput by desensitizing receivers, increasing noise floors, and lowering signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). These conditions can prevent the...

Verizon lays out open Internet vision as FCC Chairman Wheeler touts success

FCC Chairman Wheeler cited increased network investment, while Verizon laid out its own open Internet principals ahead of appeals court decision Just over nine months...

Verizon outlines SDN, NFV deployment progress, plans

Verizon provides insight into its SDN and NFV deployment plans, including current deployment challenges and potential hurdles ahead Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using...

FCC Chairman talks 5G, spectrum in House session

In a meeting today with the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Federal Communications Commissioner Chairman Tom Wheeler touched on the...

Open source software altering telecom operator, vendor space

The increased focus and adoption of open source software is bolstering telecom operator plans, forcing vendors to rethink strategy SANTA CLARA, California – Open source...

KPN launches smart home services with Deutsche Telekom

Smart home efforts target European telcos and verticals Dutch telecom operator KPN signed a deal with Deutsche Telekom to offer smart home services in the...

FBI has ‘outside party’ to unlock Apple iPhone

Apple court date canceled; Tim Cook reiterates during product launch the tech leader won't help FBI Set to meet in a California court today, the U.S....

Verizon jumps on Apple launch for expanded VoLTE, Wi-Fi voice calling

Verizon launches voice-over-Wi-Fi for Apple iOS 9.3, set for automatic provisioning of VoLTE Verizon Wireless is jumping on Apple’s latest mobile operating system roll out...

IoT as the defining 5G app and other reflections on MWC 2016

Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes...

Apple launches iPhone SE to mixed reactions

Some say just a repacked 5s, others say a more studied entrance to the midtier market Apple, turning the trend of increasingly large phones, on...

Reality Check: T-Mobile Binge On update and 3 headlines to impact Q1 broadband earnings

Jim Patterson reminds everyone he called the T-Mobile Binge On agreement with YouTube, and writes 3 headlines for Q1 broadband earnings This week, we’ll dive...

Reality Check: What is the telecom provider’s role in the digital economy?

Accenture looks at how telecom providers can play a key and integrated role in the growing digital economy Wireline and wireless service providers who have...

ZTE sanctions reconsidered

Is Huawei the government's next target? The U.S. Commerce Department made an unusual move, temporarily reversing its decision to deny export licenses to American companies...

CenturyLink touts data center expansion in shadow of strategic alternatives

CenturyLink said it plans data center capacity expansion at 4 locations this year citing growing demand for flexible hybrid IT capabilities CenturyLink is looking to...
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