2016

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 seen when a user looks through …

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 provide LTE network infrastructure for …

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 tower unit Inwit, Italian newspaper …

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 says the 34 million residents still …

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 also sign up for the …

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 is really just throttling the speed …

IoT products – including world’s smallest computer – on display at 2016 Consumer Electronics Show LAS VEGAS – From wearable technology to smart home automation solutions, the “Internet of Things” …

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 million. Dallas-based PEG Bandwidth in Jan. …

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 industry analysts and executives on …

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 different people. Over the years, …

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 from leading industry analysts and …

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 exponentially, business opportunities in the …

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 Randall, GM for the networking …

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 with streaming video services as …

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 Lifecycle Manager software for free …

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 Oi to merge assets in …

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 to operates like a tablet but …

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

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

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 this column is a chance for …

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 the FirstNet project takes shape, while …

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 created Wi-FM, a tool that …

IoT partnership focused on open ecosystem ideal for makers LAS VEGAS – Microsoft and Samsung, two heavyweights in the consumer electronics space, are joining forces to bring Windows 10 to …

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 the carrier hit software control …

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 week after AT&T said it …