2016

Facebook’s newest data center in Forth Worth, Texas, announced last July under the Project Ernst moniker, is well under way with construction costs passing $200 million, according to BuildZoom. The …

Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati says the struggling U.S. carrier is looking to the future and “5G” with its as-yet unspecified network improvement plans, which revolve around a densification strategy. Robbiati made …

AT&T unlimited data offer tied to its DirecTV and U-verse video service shows traction, expected to be sticky AT&T Mobility has managed to attract 2 million customers to its recently …

French telco targets 75% LTE coverage by the end of 2016 French telecom operator Iliad, which operates in the mobile market through its Free subsidiary, ended 2015 with 3.7 million …

Virtual reality is here … well, sort of. I have two questions. As a user, is it worth buying products like the Samsung Gear VR today, and, as an investor, …

Builds on 5G MoU signed by Ericsson, China Mobile Ericsson said it is joining China Mobile’s 5G Joint Innovation Center program to accelerate development of next-generation wireless networks. The program …

Register for CableLabs’ Inform[ED] Wireless Conference today The cable industry has been playing an increasing role in advancing wireless technologies as fixed and mobile networks are converging. Today the cable industry …

A new report from Twin Prime claims LTE is faster than Wi-Fi in most locations, while U.S. provides faster speeds across both Consumer demand for mobile data connectivity has placed …

Sprint Chairman Son tried to convince lawmakers a combined Sprint and T-Mobile was best for the country Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into …

Dish said the job cuts are set for May as it struggles with customer defections Dish Network is set to cut about 550 jobs as part of the closing of …

UBS report citing iTunes downloads claims Verizon Go90 video service is struggling Analyst firm UBS claims Verizon Communications’ Go90 video service is having trouble gaining traction in an increasingly competitive …

Dutch telco KPN looks to launch VoLTE services this year Dutch telecom operator KPN announced plans to save 300 million euro ($329 million) per year by 2019, under a new …

Facebook CEO calls addition of Google a ‘strong symbolic move’ SAN JOSE, California – The Open Compute Project, started by Facebook in 2011, has grown to encompass some of the biggest …

FCC Chairman Wheeler and Commissioner Clyburn circulate order to add subsidized broadband to Lifeline program The Federal Communications Commission this week moved on plans to add broadband connectivity to the …

AT&T AVP says openness is a ‘matter of survival’ SAN JOSE, California – After developing its niche in the hyperscale community, the Open Compute Project is now being embraced by …

Mobile operators face the challenge for supporting networks with a spurt of increase or decrease of traffic. For e.g., if there is some rugby or football event, then the need …

Google opened its pay-as-you-go mobile service to the entire country and discounted the network’s flagship handset, the LG Nexus 5X. Google’s Project Fi, which relies on Wi-Fi with cellular backup …

SAN JOSE, California – During the Open Compute Project Summit, Peter Winzer of Nokia Bell Labs discussed the research organization’s near 100-year history of open innovation, including a look at …

Facebook VP of infrastructure discusses Open Compute Project adoption by telecommunications industry SAN JOSE, California – Jason Taylor, Facebook VP of infrastructure and Open Compute Project Foundation chairman and and …

New entrants into the home broadband market – think Google Fiber, as well as various government-driven initiatives – are putting the pressure on cable and multiple-system operators. One new avenue …

Standards work on “5G” technology began in late 2015, and the first commercial networks probably won’t launch until 2020 at the earliest. But it’s not too early to begin pondering …

Radisys also announced DCEngine for hyperscale data centers SAN JOSE, California – In conjunction with the March 8 kick off of the Open Compute Project Summit 2016, Radisys announced it …

Verizon CFO sticks to guns that carrier will not dive back into unlimited data fracas Verizon Wireless remains down on bringing back an “unlimited” data option for customers, despite ongoing …

Seize the Opportunity While You Still Can The ongoing transformation of business communications presents significant opportunities for wireline and wireless carriers, but also great risk. The revenue opportunity is enormous. …

Cisco and Verizon said they plan to target enterprise and government users, while Verizon mulls data center future Cisco said it was partnering with Verizon Enterpriser Solutions to offer its …