Monthly Archives: August, 2016

#TBT: Verizon dominates Q2, T-Mobile lags; 500,000 jobs from 500 megahertz … this week in 2011

Verizon continued to dominate rivals AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile, while a report tied a half-million new jobs to broadcast spectrum … 5 years ago...

Massive MIMO gets a boost from National Instruments

Tests show record increase in data throughput As mobile network operators explore ways to get more bandwidth from their limited spectrum, multiple-input-multiple-output antennas are among...

600 MHz spectrum auction update and impact on 5G

What impact will a now expected prolonged 600 MHz spectrum auction have on 5G deployment plans and will millimeter wave bands help bridge the...

Bell Canada and Nokia trial 5G using 73 GHz band

Canadian telecom operator Bell said the 5G technology trial with Nokia produced speeds six-times faster than current 4G technology Canadian telecom operator Bell has jumped...

CWA claims tentative approval on new AT&T Mobility labor contract

Labor union CWA said the tentative agreement, focused on health care and other benefits, covers 42,000 AT&T Mobility workers Three weeks after negotiations stalled on...

ISART 2016: More spectrum sharing means more spectrum monitoring

WESTMINSTER, Colorado – The move toward more spectrum sharing instead of sole licensees is driving the need for additional, advanced spectrum monitoring, and the wireless industry...

Comcast faces $100M consumer protection lawsuit

Washington state attorneys charge Comcast with 'illegally deceiving' customers Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Aug. 1 filed a lawsuit against Comcast on behalf of...

Singtel, Ericsson carry out live test of 5G radio prototypes

Singapore telco also demonstrated end-to-end low latency live video streaming over '5G' Singapore telecommunications operator Singtel and Swedish vendor Ericsson carried out what the companies...

Singtel, Ericsson carry out live test of 5G radio prototypes

The Singapore telco also demonstrated end-to-end low latency live video streaming over 5G Singapore telecommunications operator Singtel and Swedish vendor Ericsson carried out what the...

Sigfox to launch internet of things testbed in Taiwan

The 'internet of things' network will be nationwide in 2018 Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the IoT, and UnaBiz, an IoT network...

Sigfox to launch internet of things testbed in Taiwan

The internet of things network will be nationwide in 2018 Sigfox, a French provider of global communications service for the “internet of things,” and UnaBiz, an...

GameStop snaps up AT&T retailers, claims largest authorized retail title

Electronics retailer GameStop closed on acquisition of trio of AT&T authorized retailers, pushing footprint to more than 1,400 locations The relationship between telecom giant AT&T and electronics...

GWS tests Rio carrier networks ahead of Olympics

TIM came out on top of recent testing of Rio de Janeiro carrier networks, but visitors should expect spotty coverage at some of the city's...

Simplify field work with the right tools for the job (content provided by RCR and Westek)

Westek’s focus on technicians and quality helps streamline operations and reduce costs Driven by the move from LTE to 5G, macro builds, metro fiber deployments...

Rio Olympics: OpenSignal survey says carriers boosted LTE for the games

With the Rio Olympics starting later this week in host city Rio de Janeiro, the state of mobile networks is a concern. Projections suggest...

Rio Olympics: Sensors, big data to be the next revolution

Technology developments play a big role in transforming the Rio Olympics, whether improving result accuracy or increasing athletes’ performances. The next transformation and even...

Analyst Angle: Convergence across verticals means new revenue opportunities for the wireless industry

A recent trade show in the U.K. highlighted the growing opportunities available to the wireless industry thanks to increased convergence across markets The recent Cambridge...

AT&T selects Radcom to provide service assurance VNF probes

Deal calls for Radcom’s MaveriQ software to deploy virtual probes as VNFs running on cloud environment to monitor service assurance AT&T said it plans to...

Bosch launches connected scooter sharing service in Berlin

Industrial group Bosch is entering the consumer mobility sector with the launch of a connected scooter sharing service in Berlin. Coup is the name of...

Analyst Angle: What does CRAN stand for anyhow?

Confused about the various CRAN models? Mobile Experts looks to simplify CRAN and explain concepts behind various other RAN plans Imagine the possibility of a...

Verizon names Dunne to lead wireless, reassigns other executives

Ronan Dunne set to assume EVP position at Verizon Wireless in September, following departure from O2 UK last month When Ronan Dunne resigned from his...

5 connectivity challenges for drones

Amazon’s ambitions will push delivery drones’ battery lives to the limit and maybe beyond Last week, Amazon announced a partnership with the U.K. government to explore...

Five connectivity challenges for drones

Amazon’s ambitions will push delivery drones’ battery lives to the limit and maybe beyond Last week, Amazon announced a partnership with the UK Government to explore...

Dark fiber could yield deep savings for wireless carriers

Dark fiber is an investment that more wireless network operators are exploring as they look for ways to manage operational costs, because it is...
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