Monthly Archives: April, 2017

5G, IoT and video set to alter network, operations landscape for CCA members

Ericsson and Cisco hyped opportunities for CCA members in adopting a greater focus on 5G, IoT and video services. LAS VEGAS –...

Verizon launches nationwide IoT network

Verizon Wireless activated its Category M1 LTE network, making it the first U.S. carrier to launch a nationwide LTE network dedicated to the internet...

Sprint outlines vision for IoT network

President of Sprint Business invites IoT innovators to partner with carrier. AUSTIN, Texas – Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son envisions 1 trillion devices...

T-Mobile loses labor fight

T-Mobile US may have to dissolve its employee representative group, T-Voice, after a National Labor Relations Board judge ruled T-Voice violates a 1935 law...

Kyocera launches IoT services in Japan through Sigfox IoT network

Kyocera looks to provide nationwide IoT services by 2020. Japanese firm Kyocera Corporation announced its subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems has started providing...

Telenor launches experimental IoT offering in Norway

Telenor to set up a physical LPWA experimental network and provide free development kits to startups, students and developers for testing. Norwegian telecommunications group...

CommScope and Kathrein to share patents

Two of the largest makers of base station antennas have agreed to cross-license their patent portfolios. CommScope and Kathrein signed an agreement that will...

AT&T trials white box switch running live customer traffic

AT&T claimed the white box trial was a telecom industry first and included partners Intel, Delta Electronics, Broadcom, SnapRoute, Edgecore and Barefoot. ...

Singapore raises $816 million in new spectrum auction

Singapore regulator awarded 175 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz and 2.5 GHz bands. Singapore telecommunications regulator Info-communications Media...

What makes an IoT deployment successful?

The internet of things is a topic of conversation in almost every Fortune 500 company boardroom, according to Homaira Akbari, president and CEO of...

Plan the wireless networks of tomorrow with advanced geodata

Advanced cartographic geodata for wireless network planning With advanced 4G networks expanding and 5G right around the corner, network planners have a big job: build...

Analyst Angle: What is your guest Wi-Fi DNA?

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in...

Is LTE Broadcast ready to handle streaming mobile video demand? – Carrier Wrap Ep. 64

LTE Broadcast technology looks set to take on the streaming video challenge of mobile networks ahead of expected 5G deployments. On this week’s “Carrier...

Verizon to create new company called Oath

Armstrong says AOL and Yahoo are under Oath Verizon Communications plans to merge its AOL and Yahoo divisions into a new media company called Oath....

Swedish regulator to make available spectrum for 5G trials this year

PTS will offer spectrum in the 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz and 26 GHz bands. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority announced plans to make...

Nokia, Huawei win contracts to deploy wholesale 4G network in Mexico

The network is expected to be fully operational by March 2018. Nokia and Huawei won deals to build a nationwide 4G wholesale network...

SoftBank selects Gemalto for IoT connectivity services

The Dutch firm will provide its remote SIM Provisioning platform Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank has selected Dutch digital security firm Gemalto as a partner for...

OPNFV unveils Danube release to bolster open source NFV adoption

OPNFV said its fourth platform release brings development and operations methodologies to the NFV space, and is a “turning point” for organization. The...

Cellular service is crucial, but not all amplifiers are created equal

In today’s hyper-connected world, we rely on consistent cellular service in both our personal and professional lives. The use of cellular technology allows us to...

Moving to 5G: Spectrum as a shared resource

Light-licensing models for 3.5 GHz band open new ways to deploy and operate wireless networks Despite the impressive number of slide decks explaining what 5G...

Reader Forum: Test and measurement innovation to play key role in 5G mobile 1 Gbps promise

Will the promise of 5G get bogged down in cost concerns over necessary test and measurement advances? Editor’s Note: In an attempt to...

CCA Mobile Carriers Show set to tackle challenges of new administration; provide 5G, IoT support for members

This week's CCA Mobile Carriers Show comes on the heels of the FirstNet contract, end of the FCC 600 MHz incentive auction. The...

Sprint and DT join AT&T, Verizon and China Unicom at CORD Project

The CORD Project, which is focused on using NFV, SDN and cloud technology to re-invent data centers, adds carriers Sprint and Deutsche Telekom to...

Key takeaways from the FirstNet-Rivada Mercury ruling

A public ruling issued in the pre-award bid protest case of Rivada Mercury offers more insight into the process that ultimately resulted in AT&T last week...

Apple drops major chip supplier

Apple told Imagination Technologies it will no longer need the British company's intellectual property to create graphics processors, wiping out more than two-thirds of...
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