Yearly Archives: 2017

Test and Measurement: Next-gen Ethernet focus at OFC 2017

With the Optical Networking and Communication Conference coming up next week, test vendors are emphasizing their focus on the next generation of optical networking...

Operators fear impact from lack of 5G deployment diversity

A new report from TIA, Tolaga Research and InterDigital found 5G deployment hurdles to include too much of a focus on specific sites, backhaul...

The importance of pole facilities in small cell deployments

New Wireless Infrastructure Association report details the key role street lights, utility poles and traffic signals in helping speed small cell initiatives. Increasingly dense networks...

IoT development boards: Qualcomm, Intel, Gemalto target makers

Enabling the internet of things Many of the applications and devices set to drive future sales of wireless hardware have not yet been invented and...

Worst of the Week: RadioShack strife a damper on Sprint turnaround

The recent second bankruptcy filing by RadioShack hit WOTW from out of left field and could trip up turnaround plans at Sprint. ...

Reliance, Aircel merger plan gets key regulatory approvals

Reliance and Aircel initially signed a merger agreement in September 2016. Indian telecommunications firms Reliance Communications and Aircel obtained approval to merge their...

License Assisted Access (LAA) puts gigabit LTE in reach for 90% of global operators

Combine carrier aggregation, 4x4 MIMO, 256-QAM, and LAA to provide a gigabit LTE experience for users, while increasing network efficiency As the standards and testing...

Orange set to inaugurate Open IoT Lab in France

The Orange IoT facility will focus on LTE-M technology and provide support for partners looking to accelerate device development. French telecommunications group Orange is planning...

FCC Chairman Pai champions spectrum above 95 GHz for 5G support

During a speech at Carnegie Mellon University, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said he would move on opening up spectrum above 95 GHz as a...

ETSI touts NFV interoperability progress, though complex challenges remain

Results from a recent ETSI Plugtests event showed near complete success in some NFV test schemes, with work still needed on more complex operations....

Texas Instruments: security and simplicity are top IoT concerns

Internet of things developers cite security and interoperability as key challenges. Texas Instruments has staked a claim in the growing IoT development community,...

BlueCats enables mobile operator’s connected city solution

Mobile network and LPWAN infrastructure operators expect to play a major role in tomorrow’s “smart cities,” and they are learning that their networks can...

mmWave: The Battle of the Bands

This white paper will cover how wireless communication infrastructure can evolve to support growing user and data demands, ass well as how service operators are investigating...

#TBT: AT&T goes after T-Mobile; Sprint counters with Evo 4G device … this week in 2011

AT&T made a $39 billion play for T-Mobile, while Sprint countered the competitive threat with its Evo 4G device … 6 years ago this...

Video: Gigabit LTE

Serge Willenegger, Qualcomm SVP of product management, explains how gigabit LTE will enable new use cases for wireless, including consistent cloud connectivity, industrial IoT...

CommScope’s Philip Sorrells talks virtualization, 5G & solving customer issues

CommScope's Vice President, Portfolio Marketing Philip Sorrells talks CommScope's role in the evolution of virtualization and fiber strategy to move from theoretical implementation to...

Nokia scores TIM Brazil deal to add 700 MHz support for LTE

The deal is said to build on a previous 3G and LTE network enhancement agreement between Nokia and TIM Brazil. Nokia said it...

3GPP approves 5G NSA standard acceleration, stage set for 2018 deployment push

Standards-based 5G networks could begin hitting the market as soon as year-end, with AT&T touting mobile 5G services by end of 2018. Proponents...

Nokia focuses on smart grid and other ‘high growth’ verticals

New wireless router for field area networks for smart grid, smart city and other IoT applications. Digital transformation is driving change in nearly all enterprise...

Sprint tech exec breaks down carrier’s recent LTE and 5G moves

Sprint COO of Technology Guenther Ottendorfer digs into the carrier’s recent technology announcements set to bolster LTE and 5G plans. On...

IoT startup Evrythng secures nearly $25 million in financing

The funding round was led by U.S. investor Sway Ventures. London-based internet of things company Evrythng said it raised $24.8 million in a...

Smart building success: fiber supports DAS, Wi-Fi, HVAC, security

Vendors include Cisco, CommScope, Johnson Controls Florida's Ave Maria University is built to withstand the 100-mile-per-hour hurricane winds that are an annual threat in the...

Antenna sharing models help MNOs cut costs and drive scale (content provided by CommScope and RCR)

Multiport base station antennas allow operators to maintain control while speeding LTE and LTE-Advanced deployments All across the globe, mobile network operators are working to...

Case study: Rock in Rio festival implements Vodafone smart city solutions

Smart toilet technology informs festival attendees of bathroom wait times. Organizers of the Rock in Rio festival selected Vodafone to supply smart city...

NEC trials IoT network control technology

NEC used VPN routers as well as SDN controllers and switches in IoT tests. NEC said it carried out a system trial...
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