Monthly Archives: April, 2016

Verizon 5G fixed wireless pilot tracking for 2017

CFO discusses Verizon 5G, densification plans during earnings call Verizon CFO Fran Shammo, during a Q1 earnings call Thursday, discusses the carrier's ambitious plans for...

Nokia integration and updates to CloudBand platform

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we speak with Ron Haberman, VP of Nokia Network’s CloudBand Business Unit, to discuss platform updates and get...

How the Industrial IoT is changing enterprise asset management

Increase productivity with enterprise asset management cloud and data analytics tools Companies of all sorts, particularly those working in physical plant-intensive markets, need to keep...

MulteFire removes LTE-U need for licensed spectrum anchor

The concept of deploying LTE in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) has taken several forms including LAA, which requires an anchor deployed in licensed spectrum, LWA,...

Ericsson reorganizes, shuffles executive team

New business units and changes in North America Ericsson reported another quarter of disappointing financial results and said that it will reorganize and change parts...

Millimeter wave tech will be a key to 5G

While 5G is still in the process of standardization, the industry agrees that access to new, high-band spectrum, as well as millimeter wave beamforming...

T-Mobile calls out Verizon for having a ‘midlife crisis’

As T-Mobile continues its targeted attacks on rivals, Verizon is the latest in the crosshairs. T-Mobile says Verizon is having a "midlife crisis" and...

Swisscom, Ericsson test LTE-Advanced Pro technology

Goal is to commercially launch LTE-Advanced Pro in 2017 Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom has successfully tested LTE-Advanced Pro, reaching a peak connection speed of 1 Gbps....

Verizon Q1 operating revenues hit $32.2 billion; strike continues

Growth from IoT; 640K postpaid additions, according to Verizon Q1 earnings report Amid an ongoing union strike, the Verizon Q1 2016 earnings report indicates small...

Wi-Fi Now 2016: Ecosystem relationships shifting; Wi-Fi monetization

VIENNA, Va.—Wi-Fi is one of the factors contributing to a major shift in the wireless market, one that may ultimately lead to disruption in...

#TBT: Sprint strong but cautious; job market on the rocks … this week in 2001

Sprint posted strong Q1 results, but said it remains cautious on future growth, while job cuts across telecom space cause concern … 15 years...

CCA MCS event sees strong focus on 5G, IoT and spectrum challenges

Competitive Carriers Association Mobile Carriers Show highlights focus on 5G, IoT and spectrum challenges for carrier members The Competitive Carriers Association managed to deftly pull...

T-Mobile seen dominating Q1 subscriber gains

Wireless carriers don't start reporting earnings until Thursday, but researchers are already projecting that T-Mobile US will trounce its rivals when it comes to...

Telkomsel LTE network reaches 100 cities

4G LTE subscriber base reaches 5 million Indonesian telecoms operator Telkomsel announced its 4G LTE network currently reaches 100 cities across the country. The telco has...

Former TeliaSonera net profit up 1.4% in Q1

Telia Company’s Swedish operations accounted for over 43% of overall revenues Swedish telecom operator Telia Company (formerly TeliaSonera) posted a net profit of 3.76 billion...

Google gets called out by EU antitrust regulators

In the European Union's ongoing effort to ensure fair play in the mobile sector, antitrust officials notified Google that it is in breach of...

Huawei looks to raise $2 billion with bond issue

Chinese ICT giant Huawei, looking to boost its smartphone market share compared to competitors Apple and Samsung, is reportedly looking to raise $2 billion...

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs; focus shifting to the cloud

Intel shifting from PCs to data center, cloud and IoT businesses Intel CEO Brian Krzanich on Tuesday told employees a company-wide "restructuring initiative" will involve cutting...

Use cases and services driving 5G development (sponsored content)

As 5G standards progress, beamforming, mmWave technology are key While groups like 3GPP and the ITU push for standardization of 5G mobile network technology by 2020,...

Analyst Angle: It’s about APPU and QoE, not ARPU

Summary Traditionally, average revenue per user (ARPU) has been one of the key metrics used to measure service providers’ (SP) financial performance. Increased competition has...

Public Safety Communications and the Demand for DAS (sponsored content)

Consistency in nationwide public safety networks is critical; how DAS systems must measure up Public safety networks are critical to the safety of people everywhere...

Wi-Fi Now 2016: Wi-Fi dreams and reality

VIENNA, Va.—The tension between Wi-Fi dreams and reality was in play at Wi-Fi Now, as speakers addressed both the rosiest views of the technology...

Analyst Angle: Will indoor small cells ever scale?

Dell’Oro Group looks at challenges facing small cells as they try to garner scale in the consumer and enterprise space At a high level, small...

CCA CEO talks MCS show and CCA agenda; Ericsson NA CTO on 5G, IoT and NFV

On this week’s carrier wrap we speak with CCA CEO Steve Berry on the trade organization’s MCS show and upcoming agenda, and with Ericsson...

Ericsson: US spectrum moves to push global sub-1 GHz availability

The forward and reverse auction of valuable 600 MHz spectrum in the U.S. could prompt regulators around the globe make more sub-1 GHz spectrum...
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