2016

The mobile carrier plans more LTE base stations by end of March Japanese telecom operator NTT DoCoMo said its “Premium” LTE service is currently available in 825 cities across Japan, …

Deutsche Telecom and Orange received shares, £3.46 billion in cash BT confirmed the completion of its £12.5 billion ($17.8 billion) acquisition of U.K. mobile operator EE, which was previously controlled …

The Federal Communications Commission granted Qualcomm permission for a small-scale LTE Unlicensed trial at two Verizon Wireless locations. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler extended Special Temporary Authority to Qualcomm today, responding to …

As better network visibility becomes available via monitoring platforms, geolocation information and other big data, operators are able to minimize expensive in-person drive testing or cover situations in which drive-testing would not be …

5 things to know today … 1. Smartphone apps that will let you draw cash out of your bank at an ATM are coming this year, according to Bank of …

KentuckyWired is public-private partnership to create statewide broadband network A plan called KentuckyWired, which envisions creating a “middle mile” fiber backbone in the state to provide broadband to all 120 …

Swedish telco posted a net loss of $349 million in Q4 Swedish telecom operator TeliaSonera expects total investments excluding license and spectrum fees to reach 14 billion to 15 billion …

Crown Castle announces new CEO, better than expected numbers Crown Castle International announced both its fourth quarter financial results as well as plans for a new CEO this week. The company’s CFO Jay …

New facility combines virtual platforms, cloud solutions to connect 20,000 engineers With an eye on streamlining research and development around “5G” mobile networks, Ericsson this week announced the opening of …

AT&T has a major focus on the “Internet of Things” with major investments in consumer-facing products and industrial products like its Global SIM, which has tremendous utility in verticals like container …

TBR forecasts early adopters of NFV and SDN to reap greatest benefits Telecom operators are expected to increase their reliance on software technologies based on network functions virtualization and software-defined …

Open Compute Project launches telco focus with support from DT, EE, SK, Verizon and AT&T The Open Compute Project, which was formed five years ago under the umbrella of reimagining …

Sprint remains a hot WOTW topic, while T-Mobile US is accused of shrewdness Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff …

Cass sees increased BYOD adoption in 2016, bolstered by more robust management platforms Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts …

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we look at some top news items from across the space as well as speak with CloudGenix on the impact of SDN on enterprise …

Mobile-first mentality seen as key enterprise and managed mobility trends for the new year Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry …

Billions of devices are expected to be wirelessly connected as part of the “Internet of Things” evolution – and in order to ensure that they work correctly, these smart meters, …

What is the Open Compute Project? The Open Compute project is nonprofit founded in 2011 with the goal of reimaging the design of server, storage and other data center hardware …

IDC smartphone tracking shows Apple, Huawei and Xiamoi had year-over-year growth in smartphone shipments For smartphone shipments around the world, 2015 was a good year. IDC reports smartphone sellers moved nearly 1.433 …

The controversial T-Mobile Binge On service picks up new customer control options T-Mobile US is looking to make its controversial Binge On video service less controversial by increasing consumer options …

New broadband player Starry looks to undercut broadband providers by disrupting infrastructure model The founder of now defunct Aereo, Chet Kanojia, is looking to disrupt the home broadband market by offering …

Shared LTE network set to launch later this year Mobile operators VimpelCom and MegaFon announced a joint project to develop base stations and share LTE network infrastructure and operations across 10 regions …

Verizon Plan monthly device payment option now being offered to enterprise customers Verizon Wireless expanded its device payment plans to enterprise accounts, allowing businesses with multiple lines to take advantage …

Infrastructure investment to cost approximately $1.5 billion Thai mobile operator True Move is looking to invest 56 billion baht ($1.56 billion) to launch the country’s first LTE-Advanced network this year, …

Set-top box leasing costs U.S. consumer $20 billion annually With an eye on driving competition in cable TV, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on laid out a proposal to …