2016

DAS makes sense for the enterprise even if carriers won’t pay for it Distributed antenna systems and in-building small cells have traditionally been used by carriers to keep enterprise customers …

IoT-centric usage-based insurance is finally coming of age and it is turning the traditional car insurance sector upside down. Internet of Things (IoT) adoption in various vertical markets is set …

Text messaging remains a significant form of communication between people, but it also looks set to become an ordering platform for businesses Remember when you could sign up for online …

Iain Gillott parses out Sprint network plans in light of recent comments, noting what’s there today will likely be the same in a year Market research analysts love change and …

5g, 4g, SDN, NFV, Small Cells – what is a common requirement for the success of each of these? Reliable, scalable, performance driven backhaul. Tier1 Cell carriers have recently added …

The First Responders Network Authority is planning to award a contract for a new, nationwide public safety LTE network to a commercial partner by November 1, with caveats that the …

Sprint unlocks Global Wireline Business Unit to target enterprise market, though tasked with ‘full profit-and-loss responsibility’ Sprint may be most known as the domestic market’s former No. 3 wireless carrier, …

T-Mobile brings back focus on its 6 GB family plans as it looks to continue applying postpaid pressure on rivals Verizon, AT&T and Sprint T-Mobile US continues to play musical …

Shentel promises LTE expansion for Ntelos markets and access to Sprint nationwide LTE network for roaming Nearly nine months after announcing the deal, Sprint network affiliate Shenandoah Telecommunications completed its …

Despite growth, Vodafone plans to shut down the M-Pesa service in South Africa on June 30 Vodafone Group said it recently passed 25 million active customers for its M-Pesa mobile …

A conversation about voice testing with Robert Bichefsky, Senior Manager, and Jagdish Vadalia, Senior Manager, GL Communications Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the report …

4G backhaul deal worth $29 million Avanti Communications, a provider of satellite data communications services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, won a contract to supply U.K. mobile operator …

As BSS/OSS blend, ‘mass personalization’ is key, Ericsson says NICE, France – Customer experience is a function of rapid, personalized service offerings, said Ove Anebygd, VP of OSS/BSS for Ericsson, …

As BSS/OSS blend, ‘mass personalization’ is key, Ericsson says NICE, France–Customer experience is a function of rapid, personalized service offerings, Ove Anebygd, VP of OSS/BSS for Ericsson told members of …

The lack of IIoT security investments could put UK manufacturers at risk from cyberthreats A majority of U.K. manufacturers (62%) have plans to increase their investments in Internet-connected capital equipment …

The lack of IIot security investments could put UK manufacturers at risk from cyber threats. A majority of UK manufacturers, 62 percent, have plans to increase their investments in internet-connected …

Outdoor use cases for small cells and DAS range from cities to venues to suburbia Outdoor small cells and distributed antenna systems can be used by mobile network operators to …

A new report from the Small Cell Forum titled “HetNet and SON Foundations” includes a poll of tier-one and tier-two operators, two-thirds of whom indicated heterogeneous networks would be “very …

Comptel partners with Telefónica, Orange on NFV, virtualization for TM Forum Live catalysts NICE, France – Competition from over-the-top players leveraging massive cloud operations to quickly bring services to market …

There’s been a few questions asked recently in RCR Wireless News and Network World about the go-to-market challenges faced by the small cell community, especially in the enterprise space. And …

Jim Patterson tackles the latest Sprint results and lays out 3 ways in which the carrier can regain its standing in the market There’s a lot to cover with Sprint’s …

Using IBM API and TM Forum tools, Garden Sharing wins TM Forum Live Open Hack focused on smart cities tech NICE, France – Ahead of the start of the TM …

Here are five trends set to impact growth in the smart home M2M market in APAC through 2020. The smart home machine-to-machine market in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) is set for …

The Kansas City smart city program, in partnership with Sprint, Cisco and ThinkBig, will include free Wi-Fi, smart lighting and interactive kiosks. Kansas City has partnered with Cisco, Sprint and …

Smart cities could waste $341 billion by 2025, by implementing nonstandardized IoT solutions. The lack of open “Internet of Things” standards has often been blamed for slowing widespread adoption of IoT solutions. …