Yearly Archives: 2016

Verizon to trial LTE-U with SpiderCloud Wireless

LTE-U tests set to begin this summer Verizon Wireless said it will test LTE in the 5 GHz band using the indoor small cell solution...

BT trials cloud RAN over G.fast enabled copper

The UK telco is collaborating with US firm Cavium on G.fast tests UK telecoms operator BT has successfully used G.fast technology to deliver a Cloud...

Building a new SDN and NFV network service infrastructure: A case study (sponsored content)

Juniper helps Orange Business Services overcome a business challenge Orange Business Services has always had a close relationship with its customers and in 2013, one...

5 retail technologies that could revolutionize the in-store experience

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, e-commerce sales were up 15.1% in the third quarter of 2015. When compared to an 1.6% increase...

In depth: Big data, smart cities

Embedded sensors, big data analytics make smart cities run More and more cities across the world are implementing smart city projects in order to modernize...

Analyst Angle: Death of the hard disk drive in mobile

Flash solid state storage is becoming more viable in mobile devices as price per GB continues to fall Let me ask you a...

Versa partners with EMC on VNF supporting security, network management

Versa VNF software validated for interoperability with EMC NFVI platform Networking and security vendor Versa Networks said it received validation for a new platform designed...

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile plans for 600 MHz spectrum auction

Carrier Wrap looks into 600 MHz auction strategies for Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile The Federal Communications Commission’s highly anticipated 600 MHz incentive auction is soon...

Super Bowl gives public safety a glimpse of FirstNet

FirstNet's LTE network for public safety is getting some early use at major sporting events, with small-scale temporary deployments that are giving first responders...

Sweden to award 1800 MHz spectrum by the end of 2016

The new mobile spectrum licenses will be valid for 10 years The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) expects to award a block of spectrum...

Verizon CEO confirms interest in possible Yahoo acquisition

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam, in an interview with Jim Cramer on CNBC's Mad Money, confirmed the carrier's interest in a potential acquisition of Yahoo. The...

DAS for the enterprise: VARs as a path to market

Value-added resellers help DAS vendors target enterprise customers How real is the market for enterprise DAS? The companies that make and market distributed antenna systems...

IBM pushing security for telco hybrid cloud platforms

Telecom operators are increasingly turning to the cloud as a cost-effective way to provide enterprise customers with the scalable compute, storage and other functionality...

LinkNYC part of Qualcomm smart cities strategy

LinkNYC, an ambitious project to convert old New York City phone booths in public Wi-Fi access points, is still in the beta phase, but...

Increasing spectral efficiency in the RAN by optimizing transmission in the core

A conversation about RAN optimization with Ofer Gottfried, CTO, Flash Networks Download a transcript of the interview and be the first to receive the Getting the...

The network of the future: At the end of the 5G rainbow (sponsored content)

About 90% of mobile service providers globally have already moved to 4G LTE, to support the exploding mobile data demands of today. But each...

Precision agriculture helps farmers improve productivity, reduce risks

Verizon, AT&T, Telefonica putting stakes into precision agriculture With the forecasted growth in the global population, agriculture faces a very big challenge to rapidly increase...

Reality Check: For telecom companies, finding right mix of growth investments is key for sustainable growth

PwC Strategy& Consulting touts what telecom companies need to balance in order to sustain growth For U.S. telecommunications services companies, much attention has been paid...

Viavi White Paper: DAS Deployment Overview – Streamlined approaches for DAS deployments

The introduction of new cellular technologies has significantly improved spectral efficiency; however, data demand has outpaced the spectral efficiency benefit. Cellular spectrum holdings cannot...

Mobile World Live TV: Back in Barcelona (sponsored content)

It’s almost time for the doors to open on the world’s biggest annual mobile tech event: Mobile World Congress. And this year the Mobile...

Customer Benefits Through Automation with SDN and NFV (sponsored content)

Executive Summary The telecommunication industry has experienced unprecedented change over the past 10 years. The emergence of connected devices, over-the-top (OTT) applications, and the Internet...

Verizon zero rates Go90, BlackBerry cuts jobs … 5 things to know today

Verizon and Facebook catch net neutrality heat ... 5 things to know today 1. Verizon Wireless is under fire for zero rating its Go90 mobile...

Catering to impatient users, Google is accelerating mobile pages

Called AMP, Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages initiative will essentially provide content publishers with an open source framework that allows for web pages to load...

T-Mobile, Verizon take network fight to the Super Bowl

Super Bowl 50 ended with Peyton Manning adding an unexpected win to his career, but for network watchers, the real battle played out between...

Swisscom reports Q4 profits totaling $306 million

Despite profits, the telco announces plan to close call centers Swiss mobile telephony operator Swisscom recorded revenue of 3.02 billion francs ($306 million) in the...
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