Yearly Archives: 2017

6 things to know about the Rivada Mercury/FirstNet lawsuit

Last November, Rivada Mercury filed a lawsuit over the contract award process for the $6-billion-plus nationwide public safety LTE network being developed under the...

Indian telco BSNL to replace 2G with 3G and 4G infrastructure

Vast majority of BSNL’s current customer base are connected to the carrier’s 2G network. Indian state-owned mobile network operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited...

Telecom Italia inks agreement with Turin municipal government to deploy 5G

Telecom Italia said it plans to carry out a 5G trial in Turin next year, with plans to cover the city by 2020. Telecom...

Google expands telecom SDN support, partners with Bharti Airtel and SK Telecom

Google said it plans to build software platforms allowing mobile operators to run network services in virtualized environments. Google recently bolstered its...

Vodafone signs Nokia’s Nuage Networks to boost SD-WAN efforts

Nuage Networks, which is a division of Nokia, is set to supply a SDN platform to Vodafone in support of data center and VPN+...

Small cell power, backhaul and site acquisition

Commscope execs discuss the major challenges with scaling small cell deployments. Small cell deployments have long fell short of industry projections. The...

TestFlow: Achieving efficient, compliant and visible network field testing

Telecommunications carriers depend on optical fiber networks with ever-faster speeds and greater capacity to serve the insatiable data demands of their customers. Whether for...

Reality Check: The wired operator in a wireless world

Wired network operators should look to tap their current infrastructure to provide an enhanced wireless experience. Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality...

Reality Check: Bringing back old-school customer service with new-school IoT tech

Particle looks at how the customer service experience can be bolstered with IoT technology. Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality Check section...

Fiber as the ‘physical layer empowerment’ of virtualization

Network densification, particularly with increasing carrier deployments of small cells, enables pinpoint coverage and capacity for data-hungry subscribers. But, as more and more access...

Kagan: Smart cities grow with AT&T, GE, Intel

AT&T, GE, Intel, Harman and others were busy showing off their smart city products and services at Mobile World Congress 2017. Themes at the...

Southern Cross Cables selects HK-based firm to survey route for NEXT submarine cable

The submarine cable system, which will link Australia, New Zealand and the U.S., is set to be completed in 2019. Southern Cross...

Deutsche Telekom announces partners and features for its public cloud platform

DT said partners for its public cloud include Akamai and Bitnami, and support for a big data analytics SaaS platform. Deutsche Telekom...

Dish raises $1B as it looks to build NB-IoT network by 2020

Dish Network raised $1 billion through a debt offering just weeks after announcing plans to build a NB-IoT network with its spectrum stash. ...

On the road to 5G, a new network architecture is needed

Nokia discusses the role of virtualization from the EPC to the baseband unit The explosion of connected, smart devices, coupled with unyielding demand from consumers...

Reader Forum: Whisper it quietly – connectivity is key

The Mobile World Congress question: Is it better to go visit people on their stands and filter their undiluted marketing, or to sit in...

Reader Forum: Using big data to combat DDoS security threats

Kentik looks at how telecom operators can use big data in their DDoS security platforms. Editor’s Note: In an attempt to broaden our interaction with...

Enterprise IoT Summit to showcase trends including security

New Gartner report calls lists IoT technologies 'that should be on every organization's radar' including security In a new report, Gartner Inc., an IT research...

TM Forum CEO highlights enterprise digitalization as driver for telco growth

'Engaging enterprise is mandatory for all operators to really grow their business,' according to TM Forum CEO Nik Willetts. In an interview...

Linux Foundation ONAP builds on open source ECOMP, Open-O

The Linux Foundation discusses its ONAP Project, which is focused on consolidating efforts around open source orchestration and management. On this week’s “NFV/SDN...

User Guide: Selecting the Best Wireless Cellular Connectivity Solution for Your Home or Business

The use of cellular technology allows us to work remotely and stay connected on the go, but unreliable service and dropped calls still affect...

AT&T SVP of IoT discusses connected car business strategy

Chris Penrose offers insight into the value IoT provides to automotive manufacturers, and discusses new connected car partnership with the Bridge Alliance During an interview...

Verizon touts data center simplification from carrier grade rack platform

The CG-OR-19 specification is said to slash Verizon data center deployments from months to days, with benefit of simplified maintenance. SANTA CLARA, California...

Test and Measurement: IoT expected to drive test market

There are big expectations for the impact the internet of things will have on the test market over the next few years. Vendors are...

5G and IoT network evolution to include a power supply rethink

Power management seen as a key component to growing the small cell footprint necessary for support of telecom industry’s 5G and IoT plans. ...
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