Monthly Archives: August, 2016

T-Mobile and Sprint boost Lansing in latest RootMetrics market test

Boosted by strong network data speed performance from T-Mobile and Sprint, the Michigan market surged to the top in the latest RootMetrics test RootMetrics crowned...

AT&T set to launch drones for tower inspections

AT&T said its recent trials of drones as surrogate tower climbers have been highly successful, and that it plans to be using drones in...

5 key takeaways from Small Cell Forum Release 7

With the latest installment in its release program, Small Cell Forum is both focusing on practical operational elements for current hetnet implementations and taking...

Connectivity Technologies Powering the Internet of Things (content provided by Azimuth)

What do you think of when you hear “Internet of Things” (IoT)? Controlling your thermostat remotely with your cellphone? Getting a break on your...

Verizon partners with Bharti Airtel to push digital content into India

Verizon digital content distribution plans in India set to begin with four points of presence in Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and New Delhi Verizon Communications’ Digital...

How big data can save money and our environment

A growing problem with a win-win solution Society is far from reaching its greenhouse gas emissions goals. And, as part of the effort to reshape...

How big data can save our depleting water supply

The projected status of the world's water supply and quality in the next decade looks bleak: widespread shortages, difficulties growing food for a booming global...

NTT DoCoMo expands Premium LTE offering

NTT DoCoMo ended June with 143,500 LTE base stations across Japan Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo has expanded its "Premium 4G" service to 1,203 cities across Japan, according...

SK Telecom, Nokia develop portable LTE network for public safety

SK Telecom plans to trial the LTE network system this year Korean telecommunications operator SK Telecom and Finnish vendor Nokia have developed a portable, all-in-one public safety...

Open systems to shape the future of smart cities

Open systems will be key to unlocking value from different verticals and applications in future smart cities. Provided we can agree on what openness is. Standards are...

Reality Check: Why mobile carriers are failing at digital engagement

Capgemini breaks down why mobile carriers are failing customer expectations in terms of digital engagement, and how they can succeed Consumers want an improved digital...

Reality Check: Using fixed wireless to expand broadband internet

The growing demand for internet access is forcing service providers to look beyond traditional fiber installations and into fixed wireless solutions By 2017, there will...

Sprint joins T-Mobile with free ‘high-speed’ data for Olympic travelers

Countering similar promotions from T-Mobile and AT&T, Sprint customers traveling to Brazil to have unlimited ‘high-speed’ data throughout August Sprint is the latest domestic carrier...

AT&T hit with FCC fine tied to E-rate overcharging

AT&T alleged to have overcharged two Florida school districts E-rate prices ‘magnitudes higher’ than other state customers The Federal Communications Commission hit AT&T with a...

FCC grants Ericsson division Iconectiv final LNPA approval

The FCC recommendation calls for Iconectiv, which is part of Ericsson, to replace Neustar as number portability administrator Ericsson’s Telcordia Technologies division has been recommended...

Verizon’s $2.4B IoT deal

5 things to know today 1. The connected car is much more than a consumer market for Verizon. Today the company announced a major investment...

Verizon's $2.4B IoT deal, T-Mobile's flick tix … 5 things to know today

5 things to know today... 1. The connected car is much more than a consumer market for Verizon Communications. Today the company announced a major...

Former BT CTO: The future is about low-power more than 5G

Peter Cochrane also doesn't think 5G will supplant Wi-Fi In a new piece published by Computing, Peter Cochrane, the former CTO and head of research...

CTIA among handful of trade groups seeking Open Internet rehearing

The FCC’s controversial Open Internet rules remain a judicial target, with CTIA and other trade groups seeking a rehearing on the case A handful of...

Kagan: J.D. Power says AT&T Mobility, Consumer Cellular best

Over the last decade, all of the top-four wireless carriers have dramatically improved their customer satisfaction ratings. Even so, we tend to take our...

IBM opens innovation center in Dubai to target cloud, cognitive tech

IBM operates a similar innovation facility in Abu Dhabi IBM has opened a new industry and innovation center in the United Arab Emirates to offer...

Survey: enterprises brace for network impacts from Olympics

If you're planning to watch the Rio 2016 Olympics at work, fair warning – your employer will likely be keeping a closer eye on your...

Orange to launch smart meter pilot in Tunisia

The French operator will initially install 100 smart meter devices starting next month French telecommunications group Orange will launch what it claims to be Tunisia’s...

Verizon boosts data to counter T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T pressure

A new promotion offers up 2 GB per line of shareable data for Verizon Wireless customers selecting higher-tiered buckets Just weeks after thoroughly revamping its...

What is blockchain and what does it mean for IIoT?

Just about everyone is familiar with Bitcoin, or at least knows of its controversial history. Behind the most popular and polarizing cryptocurrency in existence...
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