Monthly Archives: April, 2016

AT&T partners with Globecomm for Industrial IoT services

AT&T has been saying for months that satellites will be part of its "Internet of Things" strategy, and this week the carrier finally shared...

As Verizon strike continues, network sabotage allegations spike

'At least' 24 instances of damage to network infrastructure as Verizon strike continues in Northeast, mid-Atlantic After starting April 13, a Verizon Communications strike involving...

Chinese billionaire calls Apple ‘outdated’ as gov’t kills iTunes

Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting, CEO of LeEco, told CNBC in a recent interview that technology giant Apple is "outdated," amid a government shutdown of Apple's...

T-Mobile lawsuit, iCar update … 5 things to know today

5 things to know today .... 1. A former T-Mobile US customer is trying to bring a class action lawsuit against the "Un-carrier." A man...

T-Mobile intensifies prepaid assault on Sprint, AT&T and Verizon

T-Mobile prepaid brand MetroPCS launches promotion with boosted data bucket for customers porting from Sprint, AT&T and Verizon T-Mobile US’ MetroPCS prepaid brand unveiled a...

Service assurance is necessary for SDN, cloud success (sponsored content)

As data pipes gain intelligence and flexibility, network owners have to provide monitoring to monetize investments The flexibility associated with cloud computing and fully programmable,...

Verizon claims largest NFV OpenStack cloud deployment

Verizon said it recently completed NFV OpenStack cloud deployments across five U.S. data centers, with international and edge network push by year-end Verizon Communications claims...

Reliance Jio to launch commercial LTE in the coming months

The telco currently counts 500,000 subscribers in its LTE trial Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm aims to launch commercial LTE services across India in...

Zain Q1 revenues total $919 million, flat year-over-year

Zain was impacted by social unrest and tax increases in Iraq Kuwait-based telecom operator Zain recorded 277 million dinars ($919 million) in consolidated revenues during the...

ETSI Mobile Edge Computing ISG releases trio of specs

ETSI’s Mobile Edge Computing ISG looks to define MEC terminology, lay out technical requirements and use cases for mobile network deployments The European Telecommunications Standards...

Feds seek input on Internet of Things impacts

The Internet of Things is projected to connect billions of previously unintelligent objects to global telecommunications networks opening up the possibility of gaining new,...

Kagan: Verizon, AT&T and the CWA union

Why is AT&T able to strike a deal with the Communications Workers of America and Verizon Communications is not? Why is Verizon still struggling...

5G: A triumph of hype over expectation?

A primer on 5G, when it will be deployed and what difference it is likely to make The 5G future is closer than you think....

Reader Forum: VoLTE service evolution with no change requests

OpenCloud rounds out a three-part series to look at how carriers have options when it comes to support for their VoLTE deployments In my previous...

Reader Forum: Containing the content explosion – the case for cloud

Synchronoss discusses the cloud opportunity for wireless carriers looking to help consumers manage content During the past 20 years, the mobile industry has connected billions...

Nine Wi-Fi gadgets that reflect IoT momentum

With predictions of billions of new devices with wireless connectivity over the coming years, the "Internet of Things" is expected to have a major...

5G standards work enables global scale

Industry leaders discuss the importance of involvement in 5G standards process There’s a lot of industry excitement around 5G and associated use cases, but, as...

5G standards work enables global scale

Industry leaders discuss the importance of involvement in 5G standards process There’s a lot of industry excitement around 5G and associated use cases, but, as...

Wi-Fi Now 2016: Wi-Fi enabling diverse business models

VIENNA, Va.--Wi-Fi is enabling new market entrants and business models, and a wide range of businesses are capitalizing on unlicensed spectrum. A few of...

Musk hints at autonomous urban transport solution

Tesla CEO makes guarded comments at transportation conference in Norway Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, hinted at an autonomous-driving solution to...

Test and Measurement: P3 Group opens new Mobility Innovation Center for automotive

P3 Group’s automotive division is opening a new automotive-focused Mobility Innovation Center in the metro Detroit, Mich. area and plans to hire nearly 100...

Orange to launch mobile-only banking in 2017

The French telco acquired a controlling stake in Groupama Banque French telecom group Orange announced an agreement to acquire a 65% stake in compatriot financial...

AT&T talks 5G, Crown Castle beats estimates … 5 things to know today

5 things to know today ... 1. AT&T will primarily use fixed wireless to test 5G this summer in Austin, Texas. Speaking at...

5G Americas: LatAM markets lack mobile spectrum

A study revealed that only four markets have allocated more than 30% of the spectrum suggested by the ITU The lack of sufficient spectrum for...

Cell Tower News: Crown Castle acquires tower company

Crown Castle acquiring Tower Development Corporation Crown Castle announced the acquisition Tower Development Corporation, an American tower company that owns and operates 336 towers in...
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