2016

The Wireless Broadband Alliance is bringing key industry players together to answer those questions at Wireless Global Congress 2016, 27 – 30 June, Liverpool UK The telecommunications ecosystem is changing …

The current first quarter 2016 outlook for the wireless base station original equipment manufacturer market is weak according to the latest report from EJL Wireless Research titled “Vector Analysis of …

T-Mobile and NAB filed comments with different perspectives on timing for transitioning 600 MHz broadcast spectrum for use by mobile broadband operators With the Federal Communications Commission’s 600 MHz incentive …

Retail and logistics industries most aggressive A survey of more than 500 hundred global companies across 17 industries found more than one-third either have deployed small cells or plan to …

Voice-over-LTE trial set for Henan province ZTE launched a voice-over-LTE trial with China Unicom in China’s Henan province. The deployment calls for ZTE to deploy an end-to-end VoLTE solution including voice over …

IBM says continuous engineering is key to IoT IBM Watson, a data-analyzing computer platform that can answer open domain questions, first became famous in 2011 when it beat two “Jeopardy” …

While your coworkers complain about their NCAA basketball tournament brackets ahead of finals set for April 2-4 in Houston, AT&T has been busy upgrading its network in the area to …

Live or progressive? Which codec and compression rate? All these factors and more impact end user QoE and operator’s bottom-line. By 2020, more than half of all mobile data will be …

Verizon recorded $39 billion profit over last three years, senators point out Since August, some 39,000 unionized Verizon Communications employees represented by the Communication Workers Association and International Brotherhood of …

RF interference can reduce coverage, capacity, and throughput by desensitizing receivers, increasing noise floors, and lowering signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). These conditions can prevent the use of higher modulation coding schemes …

FCC Chairman Wheeler cited increased network investment, while Verizon laid out its own open Internet principals ahead of appeals court decision Just over nine months since going into effect, the …

Verizon provides insight into its SDN and NFV deployment plans, including current deployment challenges and potential hurdles ahead Telecom operators moving towards software solutions using software-defined networking and network functions …

In a meeting today with the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Federal Communications Commissioner Chairman Tom Wheeler touched on the future of “5G” and the attendant …

The increased focus and adoption of open source software is bolstering telecom operator plans, forcing vendors to rethink strategy SANTA CLARA, California – Open source software continues to gain support …

Smart home efforts target European telcos and verticals Dutch telecom operator KPN signed a deal with Deutsche Telekom to offer smart home services in the Netherlands. The service, called KPN …

Apple court date canceled; Tim Cook reiterates during product launch the tech leader won’t help FBI Set to meet in a California court today, the U.S. Department of Justice and FBI …

Verizon launches voice-over-Wi-Fi for Apple iOS 9.3, set for automatic provisioning of VoLTE Verizon Wireless is jumping on Apple’s latest mobile operating system roll out to insert enhanced call quality …

Here’s the thing about Mobile World Congress: exhibitors are working hard to dazzle attendees with splashy, show-stopping demonstrations of cutting edge technology, although oftentimes that technology is years from being …

Some say just a repacked 5s, others say a more studied entrance to the midtier market Apple, turning the trend of increasingly large phones, on Monday released its latest iPhone …

Jim Patterson reminds everyone he called the T-Mobile Binge On agreement with YouTube, and writes 3 headlines for Q1 broadband earnings This week, we’ll dive into three headlines that will …

Accenture looks at how telecom providers can play a key and integrated role in the growing digital economy Wireline and wireless service providers who have staked their business on voice …

Is Huawei the government’s next target? The U.S. Commerce Department made an unusual move, temporarily reversing its decision to deny export licenses to American companies that sell products to ZTE. …

CenturyLink said it plans data center capacity expansion at 4 locations this year citing growing demand for flexible hybrid IT capabilities CenturyLink is looking to further its global data center …

Smart City Challenge finalists take part in Google initiative The U.S Department of Transport has partnered with Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, to develop Flow, a …

5 things to know today … 1. Apple introduced a new iPhone, called the iPhone SE. The company said customers have been asking for a more powerful version of the …