Monthly Archives: February, 2017

Reader Forum: 3 critical trends guiding the future of operator strategies

Smartphones — thanks to superior user experiences and affordable pricing models — dominate the market worldwide. In the first quarter of 2016, they represented...

Kagan: Why Lenovo Motorola is failing

Since 2005, Lenovo has done very well. They acquired the ThinkPad brand of laptops from IBM and that success apparently gave them a false...

Reader Forum: Laying the groundwork for smart cities

Smartphones, smart cars, smart homes – once enough of the amenities and tools in our lives become “smarter,” it’s only natural that they would...

Reader Forum: No 5G without new technology

"5G" networks are expected to unleash solutions that will help overcome barriers to widespread internet of things adoption. Existing technology limitations lead to high...

Analyst Angle Report: Power at the Edge Processing and storage move from the central core to the network edge

The concomitant push to virtualization, and the heightened requirements for latency and QoE are changing the way mobile operators decide which functions and what...

Test and Measurement: Companies focus on Bluetooth testing

Bluetooth capabilities are becoming increasingly important for mobile devices, whether in the internet of things space or in traditional mobile devices. Bluetooth testing capabilities have...

AT&T extends unlimited data to all postpaid wireless customers

AT&T Mobility joined its rivals in offering "unlimited" LTE data to all postpaid wireless subscribers. The move follows a similar announcement earlier this week...

Ericsson, DNA carry out 5G test in Finland

Finnish telecommunications group DNA and Ericsson announced they have carried out a "5G" test achieving a transmission rate of 20 gigabits per second. “Last spring...

Sigfox selects LuxCarta for global IoT geodata requirements

The Sigfox IoT network currently reaches 30 countries French low power wide area network (LPWAN) operator Sigfox has selected LuxCarta to provide its latest countrywide...

Analyst Angle: Better performance in the enterprise with edge computing

A conversation on edge computing with Matt Montgomery, Director, Wireless Business Group, Verizon Wireless The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of the complete...

Orange signs deal with Huawei to collaborate on 5G, cloud

The French telecom group recently inked a 5G cooperation deal with Nokia. French telecommunications group Orange and Huawei signed a partnership to...

Verizon VP Mark Bartolomeo lays out IoT strategy

A fragmented ecosystem and sheer complexity are major challenges to IoT In a wide ranging discussion with RCR Wireless News, Verizon VP of IoT Connected...

Network convergence: A conversation with Boingo Wireless CTO Derek Peterson

NFV is key to Convergence 2.0 In a recent interview with RCR Wireless News, Derek Peterson, the chief technology officer of Boingo Wireless, discusses how...

Kagan: Verizon unlimited data is back, finally

AT&T Mobility did it. Sprint did it. T-Mobile did it. Now, finally, Verizon Wireless is doing it too. Verizon just announced they are re-launching...

AT&T, ShenTel trial FDD massive MIMO

AT&T and Shenandoah Telecommunications are both testing FDD massive multiple input-multiple output systems from Blue Danube Systems. Blue Danube CEO Mark Pinto said that the tests...

Allot: Users aware of mobile malware threats, but slow to adopt protections

Mobile users are aware of online threats and a significant number have experienced a mobile malware attack in the past 12 months, according to a...

Verizon buys drone management firm

Verizon has bought drone management firm Skyward for an undisclosed sum. Skyward is an Oregon software startup that helps more than 100 companies manage...

Analyst Angle: Network optimization at the edge

A conversation about network optimization with Jeff Sharpe, Senior Product Manager, Network & Communications, ADLINK Technology The below is only a summary. Download a transcript of...

Telefonica, Huawei deploy NB-IoT project in Chile

A local water utility water utility tested connectivity management of a telemetry solution for residential water meters. Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica, Chinese vendor Huawei and...

5G trials in the U.S

U.S mobile carriers are getting ready for the implementation of 5G technology in the coming years and 5G trials and testbeds are part of...

Alibaba Cloud expands capacity of its data center in Hong Kong

The move is part of the Chinese firm to expand operations in the APAC region Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Chinese e-commerce giant...

Ericsson launches 5G platform to help operators to offer advanced use cases

The new offering combines core, radio, and transport solutions with digital support systems, services and security Swedish vendor Ericsson has launched a 5G platform which...

#TBT: Nextel tower sale to SpectraSite sets mark; CTIA, PCIA bicker over competition … this week in 1999

Nextel deal to sell its tower portfolio to SpectraSite for $560M set a sales mark, while industry trade groups CTIA and PCIA fight over...

Anritsu launches pocket-sized mmWave spectrum analyzer series for 5G

One of the biggest challenges with testing 5G systems has been the cost and complexity of the instruments available for assessing millimeter wave frequencies....

Gigabit LTE brings new capabilities

The age of Gigabit LTE is here. Australian operator Telstra will begin commercial service in late February, starting with a single mobile-hotspot device. Smartphones...
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