October 2016

Senet partners with IoT-focused water company Senet, the North American provider of public, low-power, wide-area networks (LPWANs) for long range (LoRa)-based internet of things (IoT) applications, today announced Trimble will …

HetNet Expo 2016: Crown Castle sets the tone with bullish small cell projections HOUSTON – Crown Castle CEO Jay Brown told members of the Wireless Infrastructure Association that the industry …

Wi-Fi Alliance launches WiGig certification The WiGig ecosystem should get a major kick-start with the launch of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s certification program for the technology, ensuring that WiGig products will be interoperable. …

Keeping things cool with IoT monitoring Every time the door to a milk cooler or freezer does not close properly, an alarm goes off on a computer screen in a …

HetNet Expo opens with emphasis on streamlined small cell and DAS deployments to support in-building wireless today, 5G tomorrow HOUSTON–The vision of 5G–ultra-dense networks and pervasive in-building wireless cellular connectivity–won’t …

HetNet Expo opens with emphasis on streamlined small cell and DAS deployments to support in-building wireless today, 5G tomorrow HOUSTON – The vision of “5G” – ultra-dense networks and pervasive …

Aggressive pricing moves against rivals T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T dampened consumer spending at Sprint, though recovery appears on track Sprint fleshed out its second fiscal quarter results highlighted by the …

In partnership with Ericsson, the 4.5G test reached access speeds of more than 500 Mbps Italian mobile operator TIM completed a field trial of “4.5G” technology in Turin, with download speeds …

SÃO PAULO – The “internet of things” is still taking shape in Brazil, though some pilot projects are being conducted in the country. At Futurecom 2016, companies showcased some IoT applications …

SÃO PAULO – Oi is not selling assets in Brazil as it continues to work on a restructuring plan, CEO Marco Norci Schroeder told journalists at the Futurecom event, held …

Recent research from Gartner suggests that there are three possible trends that will drive the move to 5G: new services and applications, 4G network obsolescence, and cost disruption. While overall …

The move allows Sprint to generate $3.5 billion in funding, with another $3.5 billion possible; garners investment-grade ratings from agencies Sprint moved on its plans to raise $3.5 billion in …

The companies helping Sprint deploy its ambitious small cell network have been largely silent for more than a year, but now Canada’s DragonWave has announced its participation. Sprint will use …

Robust customer growth and increased consumer spending bolsters T-Mobile US bottom line, celebrated by investors with new 52-week high As expected, T-Mobile US posted industry leading third-quarter customer growth and …

$85.4 billion deal would be largest acquisition since Verizon bought out Vodafone “The future of video is mobile and the future of mobile is video,” AT&T told investors this weekend …

Unclear about your BSA performance in the field? Basic drive test runs don’t show it all! These best practices show you how to benchmark BSA performance in the field to …

A major distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on Friday knocked out access to major websites including Netflix, Reddit, Spotify and Airbnb. As security experts have concluded, the attack was …

As CPRI and OBSAI gain traction, stay competitive while cutting costs To keep up with data-hungry customers, carriers are working to add capacity and flexibility to their networks. This trend …

Called Luca, the big data unit offers three lines of business Spanish telecommunications firm Telefonica launched a new big data services unit as part of the telco’s strategy to become a …

Similar to Q3 results from Verizon, AT&T posted slowing wireless growth and impact from planned 2G decommission, while T-Mobile and Sprint surge Goosed by its proposed $80 billion acquisition of …

Business, technology and operational challenges could trip up service providers as they look to take advantage of IoT opportunities This is the second article in a three-part series examining the …

IBM asked me to give a speech at its World of Watson event this week. In preparing my remarks, I realized what I will be talking about is so important, yet …

Published reports indicate AT&T has terms in place for an acquisition of Time Warner valued at $85 billion, which could be announced as soon as Sunday Following up on chatter …