2016

T-Mobile 5G plans are set for a boost as the carrier filed applications for experimental spectrum license usage around its Washington headquarters T-Mobile US is moving on plans to begin …

Reports indicate T-Mobile is set to unveil new rate plans offering data and messaging only targeting customers uninterested in traditional cellular voice T-Mobile US is reportedly set to update its …

Enterprises and businesses are at the cusp of a major transformation, a new wave of industrialization based on IoT IoT will involve the intersection of powerful supply and demand factors that will …

CPRI testing at the base station reduces truck rolls, tower climbs and OpEx Carriers are increasingly turning to centralized Radio Access Network (C-RAN) architecture and CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface) …

Nexmo looks at the growing opportunity and market for cloud and UC services It happened again at Mobile World Congress: while carriers and handsets are the major attractions, we’ve been …

Devicify argues IoT initiatives need to realize the business opportunity, not just the technology challenges Amidst the complexity and ambiguity of an “Internet of Things” initiative, it can be easy …

T-Mobile US CEO John Legere, an avid social media user, this week joined Pope Francis on the incredibly short list of individuals turned into an emoji by Twitter. Under Legere’s leadership, T-Mobile …

With $292M in funding, OMGTel could enter carrier market Singapore firm OMGTel has secured S$400 million ($292 million) in funding commitments to obtain the country’s fourth mobile telephony license, according …

U.S. Department of Justice attorneys on Monday vacated legal action against Apple seeking to require the technology giant to help federal investigators access an iPhone associated with the San Bernardino, …

New York, Pennsylvania, Boston hit by Sprint network outage Sprint customers in the Northeast on Monday reported a network outage impacting LTE services. Reports of network problems began Monday morning; …

Smart factory, smart manufacturing describe the vision of what industrial production will look like in the years to come In a smart factory, the manufacturing process will certainly be more …

Wi-Fi Now CEO says it comes down to performance, security Smart home automation is one of the early hits in the developing consumer “Internet of Things.” Personal assistants like Amazon.com’s …

AT&T SDN and NFV deployment continues with focus and support as it looks to reach 75% control by 2020 AT&T is often referenced as the gold standard among domestic carriers …

UK regulator Ofcom rolled out a pair of proposals designed to ease mobile number portability for wireless customers U.K. telecom regulator Ofcom proposed a pair of new rules designed to …

Dell is selling its IT services subsidiary, Perot Systems, to NTT Data of Japan for $3.1 billion, according to reports. The Dell holding provides IT services to the medical, government …

Internet pioneer talks smart grid, IoT and artificial intelligence Austin, Texas – Prior to this week’s 2016 Energy Thought Summit, Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf previews key topics including …

Plans are to shutdown the GSM network by January 2017 AT&T initially announced plans to shut down its 2G network in mid-2012, noting at the time the move would allow …

Vodafone upgrades sites in Qatar to improve 3G, LTE coverage Vodafone Qatar launched high-definition voice technology across its 3G network, designed to improve voice call quality for subscribers. The telco, a …

Indian telecommunications operator Reliance Communications extended the exclusivity period by two months for talks with rival Aircel to consider the potential merger of operations.   Reliance entered into merger talks with …

It looks like the Sprint recovery must be impacting Verizon Wireless’ business because they are now using comedian Ricky Gervais in their advertising to take swings at Sprint. Who would …

InterDigital claims a new model is needed to handle growing video traffic Video has crushed the Internet. In 2014, video represented 64% of all consumer Internet traffic, and that will …

Ixia looks at options for user experience monitoring in NFV deployments Ensuring a quality subscriber experience is a critical requirement in traditional and mobile carrier networks. Monitoring subscriber experience in …

Verizon Enterprise Solutions hack claims info on 1.5M customers, data offered up for $100,000 Verizon Communications’ Enterprise Solutions division was hit by a data breach that reportedly included information on …

Network testing vendors focused this week on preparing for more widespread 100 gigabit telecommunications networks as part of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, California. EXFO unveiled …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with Quortus to get a primer on mobile edge …