Monthly Archives: February, 2017

Kagan: Sprint targets Verizon Wireless in Super Bowl ad

This year’s Super Bowl had all sorts of funny television commercials including one from Sprint attacking Verizon Wireless. This is a bold new move...

Reader Forum: FCC tells IoT vendors to implement cybersecurity or face potential regulation

Update: The FCC has rescinded its cybersecurity white paper as of February 3, but the comment period for the notice of inquiry is still...

Reader Forum: 5G millimeter waves – tomorrow’s last-mile connectivity option for today’s operators

Millimeter wave spectrum bands are shaping up to be a key component of 5G fixed wireless deployment plans. Editor’s Note: In an...

LTE keeps pop-up stores connected

Tiny pop-up stores are a huge business at events like the Super Bowl, as retailers look to capitalize on the crowds to boost sales...

SD-WAN technology seen as altering global connectivity management

Aryaka scored $45M in recent funding round to bolster the global reach of its SD-WAN platform as market continues to grow. On this week’s "NFV/SDN...

Test and Measurement: Spirent boosts automotive Ethernet testing

Spirent Communications continues to augment its position in Ethernet-related testing for automobiles. The company this week said it is cooperating on automotive Ethernet testing and...

Are autonomous cars on a race to nowhere?

Autonomous cars on the roads today are no better than human drivers, according to Professor Gerhard Fettweis, the Vodafone chair at the Technical University...

TM Forum finds lack of ‘glue’ challenging telecom’s open source efforts

Has the rash of new open source-focused organizations hindered the deployment of open source solutions or is it just a lack of cohesion? ...

Sprint CFO: consolidation may be needed to compete

Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati this week addressed the perennial question of a merger with T-Mobile US during the company's earnings call. Asked if he thought...

Enterprise IoT Summit: Transforming water and energy management

Enterprise internet of things solutions are all about creating efficiencies – using data and smart devices to do more and better work while consuming...

SK Telecom ends 2016 with more than 21 million LTE subscribers

SK Telecom reported operating revenue of $3.82 billion. South Korean operator SK Telecom said it ended 2016 with 21.07 million LTE subscribers, surging 11.1%...

OPNFV set to release fourth NFV platform under ‘Danube’ moniker

Open source-focused NFV organization OPNFV said next release to drop in late March or early April, bolstering telecom move towards software platforms. ...

Salus implements Ayla Networks IoT platform for smart buildings

The IoT platform is set to allow the company to connect smart building products to the cloud. Salus, a provider of energy...

Worst of the Week: Sprint taunts T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T by doing more with less

Sprint again slashes capital expense forecasts with confidence it can do more with less than rivals T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T. Hello! And welcome...

Help solve cell site acquisition challenges with concealment

Learn how 3M helps carriers speed deployment by reducing visual impact Consumer demand for mobile data is growing at an explosive rate. For carriers, this...

Test companies report mostly positive results

The most recent quarter has so far been largely positive for test and measurement companies. -Teradyne reported a record quarter for orders as it closed out...

Keysight White Paper: Implementing a Flexible Testbed for 5G Waveform Generation and Analysis

Ensure you have the flexibility needed for creation and analysis of prototype 5G signals. With the early start of 5G research and several candidate...

Understanding the importance of IoT network optimization

Aeris revealed the main benefits network optimization offers in the IoT field IoT network optimization is increasingly gaining relevance due to the expected huge increase...

Telenor to pilot automotive IoT app for Nordic drivers

Continuing automotive IoT focus, the Norwegian telco also announced the establishment of the Nordic Car Connect Forum Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor announced the pilot of...

IoT firm Telit acquires GainSpan to address new verticals

The new acquisition will allow Telit to grow in IoT segments including smart cities, home automation, healthcare and asset management Telit, a global enabler of...

AT&T 5G Evolution plans move under Network 3.0 Indigo tag

AT&T said initial 5G Evolution markets under the Network 3.0 Indigo label to include Austin, Indianapolis; sets 55% SDN control target for year-end. ...

Analyst Angle: MEC gets ready for the enterprise and IoT

A conversation about MEC with Caroline Chan, Vice President Data Center Group and General Manager 5G Infrastructure Division, Intel The below is only a summary. Download a...

AT&T ECOMP released to open source community through The Linux Foundation

AT&T made good on its plans to release its ECOMP SDN and NFV platform into the open source community through The Linux Foundation. ...

New products suggest market shift toward enterprise DAS

Learn how DeltaNode, a Bird Technologies Company, is addressing both carrier and enterprise distributed antenna system needs Just like any other business, carriers and service...

#TBT: Sprint picks AT&T, Nortel for $3B build; carriers look at in-building … this week in 1996

Sprint awarded $3B in contracts to AT&T and Nortel for CDMA network build, while carriers targeted in-building services to bolster revenues … 21 years...
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