June 2016

T-Mobile stopped selling the iconic Sidekick device in a move that killed the brand, while Sprint talked LTE and smartphone plans … 6 years ago this week Editor’s Note: RCR …

As the telecommunications industry is readying for 5G, the first use case for 5G networks might be about supporting increasing IP traffic LONDON – Mission-critical applications, connected cars and, in …

Use cases for 5G are still on the drawing board but global standards and network slicing expected to be key to 5G LONDON – We can easily envision multiple plausible …

The mobile telecom market’s race towards 5G and the internet of things requires players to rethink spectrum plans, availability and models Wireless spectrum remains a hot topic in the commercial …

ZTE wants its Unified Air Interface technology integrated into 5G new radio, promotes a pre-5G approach LONDON – The 3GPP announced earlier this week the first formal specifications for “5G” technology, …

Last year appears to have been a turning point for the small cell market, when small cell revenues exceed $1 billion for the first time. The momentum is continuing in …

NTT DoCoMo also confirmed plans to commercially launch 5G networks in 2020 SHANGHAI – Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo expects its Premium 4G LTE service to reach speeds of up …

NTT DoCoMo also confirmed plans to commercially launch 5G networks in 2020 SHANGHAI – Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo expects its Premium 4G LTE service to reach speeds of up …

5G trials conducted ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea SHANGHAI – Korean telecommunications company KT confirmed “5G” technology will be available during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which are …

5G trials conducted ahead of 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea SHANGHAI – Korean telecommunications company KT confirmed “5G” technology will be available during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, which are …

Asian telcos expressed interest in trialling ZTE multi-user shared access technology SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor ZTE announced its cooperation with more than 10 operators on pre-“5G” technologies in a move to …

China currently counts 100 million cellular M2M connections SHANGHAI – China’s machine-to-machine market is expected to reach 1 billion connections by 2020, with the majority coming from the developing low-power, wide-area …

Telecom workforce management is changing as the so-called “gig economy” continues to penetrate the industry. An increasingly “hybrid” workforce of contract and full-time workers is emerging as operators put more …

Wi-Fi Alliance is officially launching 802.11ac Wave 2 certification, supporting the growth of new features designed to increase performance and capacity in Wi-Fi. Although products with Wave 2 features have been on …

SK Telecom and Ericsson tout first SD telecom infrastructure demo targeting 5G network slicing, while Ericsson mobile 5G test hits 7 Gbps speeds in transit SK Telecom and Ericsson claimed …

América Móvil agreed to pay the fine connected with stock purchases of Puerto Rico Telephone by CEO Carlos Slim and family Mexico-based telecom giant América Móvil agreed to pay a …

Verizon bonds will reportedly be secured by EIP payments Verizon Communications plans to offer bonds to investors that will be backed by smartphone contracts. The news comes from one of the banks …

CEO discusses Huawei efforts around network operations and maintenance, cloudification During an event in Shanghai, Huawei’s rotating CEO Eric Xu said in the near-term future, by 2025, technology will have …

Security is primary hold up to enterprise ‘internet of things’ The majority of enterprises have already deployed internet of things solutions, according to a new report from 451 Research, which …

Security is primary hold up to enterprise internet of things The majority of enterprises have already deployed internet of things solutions, according to a new report from 451 Research, which …

Sprint prepaid and wholesale business operations to be led by former Ntelos CEO Jim Hyde, with former head of prepaid set to focus on Virgin Mobile Management changes at Sprint …

China currently counts 100 million cellular M2M connections SHANGHAI – China’s machine-to-machine market is expected to reach 1 billion connections by 2020, with the majority coming from the developing low-power, wide-area …

More than 80 percent of mobile data traffic today originates or terminates indoors, and with the explosive adoption worldwide of both 4G and Wi-Fi technologies, ABI Research predicts that, by …

Asian telcos expressed interest in trialling ZTE multi-user shared access technology SHANGHAI – Chinese vendor ZTE announced its cooperation with more than 10 operators on pre-“5G” technologies in a move to …

Samsung announced plans to acquire cloud services provider Joyent in a move that sets the equipment maker up to be a player in the cloud space Samsung will become the …