Yearly Archives: 2016

Verizon Q1 operating revenues hit $32.2 billion; strike continues

Growth from IoT; 640K postpaid additions, according to Verizon Q1 earnings report Amid an ongoing union strike, the Verizon Q1 2016 earnings report indicates small...

Wi-Fi Now 2016: Ecosystem relationships shifting; Wi-Fi monetization

VIENNA, Va.—Wi-Fi is one of the factors contributing to a major shift in the wireless market, one that may ultimately lead to disruption in...

#TBT: Sprint strong but cautious; job market on the rocks … this week in 2001

Sprint posted strong Q1 results, but said it remains cautious on future growth, while job cuts across telecom space cause concern … 15 years...

CCA MCS event sees strong focus on 5G, IoT and spectrum challenges

Competitive Carriers Association Mobile Carriers Show highlights focus on 5G, IoT and spectrum challenges for carrier members The Competitive Carriers Association managed to deftly pull...

T-Mobile seen dominating Q1 subscriber gains

Wireless carriers don't start reporting earnings until Thursday, but researchers are already projecting that T-Mobile US will trounce its rivals when it comes to...

Telkomsel LTE network reaches 100 cities

4G LTE subscriber base reaches 5 million Indonesian telecoms operator Telkomsel announced its 4G LTE network currently reaches 100 cities across the country. The telco has...

Former TeliaSonera net profit up 1.4% in Q1

Telia Company’s Swedish operations accounted for over 43% of overall revenues Swedish telecom operator Telia Company (formerly TeliaSonera) posted a net profit of 3.76 billion...

Google gets called out by EU antitrust regulators

In the European Union's ongoing effort to ensure fair play in the mobile sector, antitrust officials notified Google that it is in breach of...

Huawei looks to raise $2 billion with bond issue

Chinese ICT giant Huawei, looking to boost its smartphone market share compared to competitors Apple and Samsung, is reportedly looking to raise $2 billion...

Intel to cut 12,000 jobs; focus shifting to the cloud

Intel shifting from PCs to data center, cloud and IoT businesses Intel CEO Brian Krzanich on Tuesday told employees a company-wide "restructuring initiative" will involve cutting...

Use cases and services driving 5G development (sponsored content)

As 5G standards progress, beamforming, mmWave technology are key While groups like 3GPP and the ITU push for standardization of 5G mobile network technology by 2020,...

Analyst Angle: It’s about APPU and QoE, not ARPU

Summary Traditionally, average revenue per user (ARPU) has been one of the key metrics used to measure service providers’ (SP) financial performance. Increased competition has...

Public Safety Communications and the Demand for DAS (sponsored content)

Consistency in nationwide public safety networks is critical; how DAS systems must measure up Public safety networks are critical to the safety of people everywhere...

Wi-Fi Now 2016: Wi-Fi dreams and reality

VIENNA, Va.—The tension between Wi-Fi dreams and reality was in play at Wi-Fi Now, as speakers addressed both the rosiest views of the technology...

Analyst Angle: Will indoor small cells ever scale?

Dell’Oro Group looks at challenges facing small cells as they try to garner scale in the consumer and enterprise space At a high level, small...

CCA CEO talks MCS show and CCA agenda; Ericsson NA CTO on 5G, IoT and NFV

On this week’s carrier wrap we speak with CCA CEO Steve Berry on the trade organization’s MCS show and upcoming agenda, and with Ericsson...

Ericsson: US spectrum moves to push global sub-1 GHz availability

The forward and reverse auction of valuable 600 MHz spectrum in the U.S. could prompt regulators around the globe make more sub-1 GHz spectrum...

3 ways small cells are changing network testing

Small cells are meant to boost mobile network coverage and capacity, but they can actually hurt network performance if they cause interference. Test equipment...

Sprint hires former Cox exec as West Area president

Jerry Gallegos joins Sprint amid major cost-cutting, network improvement plans As part of ongoing decentralization, Sprint has hired longtime former Cox Communications sales executive Jerry...

MOBI sees increase in managing IoT devices

Enterprise mobility management is starting to include "Internet of Things" deployments as well as traditional mobile devices, according to MOBI, as companies get to a...

Verizon to buy another media company

Verizon announced plans to buy a digital media company, but not the one many people were expecting. Verizon said on Monday that it is...

Ericsson inks managed services deal with Omantel

Equipment provisioning, network maintenance, CVM and more covered by managed services agreement Swedish vendor Ericsson and Oman mobile operator Omantel have signed a four-year managed...

Study urges operators to accelerate investments in 5G, cloud

Nokia Bell Labs said IoT connected devices will reach between 20 and 46 billion by 2020 Mobile operators will need to accelerate investments in areas...

IoT startups draw $31 billion in investments from 2011-2015

Ovum research highlights IoT growth The Internet of Things, or IoT, is and has been making major waves in both consumer and industrial applications, and...

Study: 5G will generate $247M in carrier revenue by 2025

ABI Research also forecasts 8.5 million small cells by 2020 Mobile broadband operators will reach revenues of $247 million in the 5G segment in 2025,...
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