Yearly Archives: 2016

Google teams with Lenovo, Microsoft MVNO … 5 things to know today

1. Google tapped China's Lenovo to build its first Tango smartphones. Tango uses 3-D scanning to superimpose information about a location onto the image...

Report: Nokia Networks wins India LTE contract

Nokia Networks set to deploy LTE infrastructure for Vodafone in three circles Finnish telecom equipment provider Nokia Networks reportedly was awarded a three-year contract to...

Telecom Italia receives three offers for stake in Inwit

Telco aims to close deal in June; bids from Cellnex, F2i, others Telecom Italia received three non-binding offers for the company’s 45% stake in telecoms...

FCC says U.S. fixed broadband not up to snuff

In its annual broadband status report, the Federal Communications Commission determined U.S. broadband deployments are not happening in a “reasonable and timely fashion.” The commission...

AT&T unlimited data dangled in latest DirecTV, U-verse promotion

AT&T unlimited data brought out of hibernation for those selecting TV service AT&T is dangling unlimited data in front of current mobile customers willing to...

Kagan: T-Mobile Binge On embarrassed by EFF

T-Mobile US had a rough week. The Electronic Frontier Foundation said the way the carrier's optimizes streaming video for its new Binge On service...

IoT innovations from ARM ecosystem partners

IoT products – including world's smallest computer – on display at 2016 Consumer Electronics Show LAS VEGAS – From wearable technology to smart home automation...

Telecom REIT buys PEG Bandwidth for $409 million

Little Rock, Arkansas-based Communications Sales and Leasing, a telecom infrastructure-specific real estate investment trust, late last week purchased fiber-to-the-tower provider PEG Bandwidth for $409...

2016 Predictions: Network densification, DAS needed to support market

Cobham Wireless predicts increased focus on network densification in 2016 Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading...

Reader Forum: NFV won’t deliver differentiation – so create your own

OpenCloud looks at the need for NFV differentiation in the market When the Internet community started talking about the cloud, it meant different things to...

2016 Predictions: Why 5G, demand for spectrum and increased capacity will drive operator strategies

Mobile data traffic to pressures market for 5G, spectrum and increased capacity Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions...

Reader Forum: 5 keys to ICT project success in developing nations

Flexenclosure provides tips on ICT project deployments in developing nations With the data boom in parts of Asia and much of Africa continuing to grow...

Open source importance in NFV and SDN environments

On this week’s NFV/SDN Reality Check, we speak with Metaswitch on the importance of open source for telecom virtualization This week we spoke with Andy...

Carrier streaming video optimization strategies

On this week’s Carrier Wrap, we dig into the growing push by wireless carriers into streaming video services Wireless carriers have had a tough relationship...

Openet looks to boost NFV adoption with free VNF manager software

Openet claims free access to its open software designed to hasten NFV adoption Business support systems platform provider Openet is planning to offer its VNF...

Telecom Italia denies merger talks with Brazil’s Oi

European telco operates in Brazil through its TIM unit Italian telecommunications group Telecom Italia confirmed the company was not in talks with Brazilian telecoms operator...

Test and Measurement: Rohde & Schwarz launches handheld oscilloscope

Rohde & Schwarz says it has combined five instruments into one portable instrument that weighs a little more than five pounds. The handheld oscilloscope is said...

Study: smart home is closer than you think

LAS VEGAS – Smart home technology is a focal point of this year’s CES show. Coldwell Banker Real Estate is a company that has...

Cell Tower News: Study links tower radiation and diabetes

A new study from a university in Saudi Arabia claims to prove exposure to radiation from cell towers can cause Type 2 diabetes mellitus....

Worst of the Week: T-Mobile Binge On fires up the fringe

Hello! And welcome to our Friday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so...

AT&T plans to ‘aggressively’ pursue FirstNet network

An AT&T executive said this week the carrier plans to aggressively pursue the chance to build out a nationwide LTE network for public safety users as...

Great ideas in Wi-Fi: Fixing Wi-Fi quality with FM broadcast radio

Wi-Fi Now Episode 18 On this episode of Wi-Fi Now, host Claus Hetting talks with Aleksander Kuzmanovic, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University, who has...

Microsoft, Samsung announce Internet of Things partnership

IoT partnership focused on open ecosystem ideal for makers LAS VEGAS – Microsoft and Samsung, two heavyweights in the consumer electronics space, are joining forces...

AT&T software plans gain steam, focus on cloud and open source

AT&T software plans updated, highlighting open source targets, cloud milestones LAS VEGAS – AT&T continues to steadily march towards a virtualized future, which will see...

Sprint to end new contracts, Lenovo sunsetting Motorola brand … 5 things to know

5 things to know today... 1. Sprint will no longer offer subsidized pricing or two-year contracts to new customers. The move comes less than a...
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